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Agricultural Economics & Rural Sociology Graduate Students Stories

Learn more about our Auburn Ag Economics and Rural Sociology graduate students by reading their bios and stories below:

Derick Adu

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  • Ph.D. Student, Applied Economics
  • Graduate Research Assistant

Field(s): Agricultural Economics
Advisor: Dr. Wendiam Sawadgo

Began program: 2019
Anticipated graduation: 2022

About me: Listening to music and watching soccer and football; originally from Ghana.

dta0009@auburn.edu
Comer Hall 206
Auburn Univ, AL 36849

 EDUCATION

  • B.S. University of Ghana
  • M.S. University of Ghana

NABIN BHANDARI

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Ph.D. Student, Applied Economics

Field of Interest: Environmental Economics, Agricultural production and risk management, and Circular Economy
Email | CV

Prokash Deb PALASH

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Ph.D. Student, Applied Economics

Field of Interest: Consumer Economics, Food and Nutrition Security, Applied Econometrics, Aquaculture & Fisheries Economics
Website | Email | CV

Ummey Honey

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Ph.D. Student, Applied Economics

Field of Interest:
Food Access, Food Retail Environment, Food Policy, Evaluation of Tax subsidies on Local Food Environment
Email | CV

Kai Ling

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  • Ph.D. Student, Applied Economics
  • Graduate Research Assistant

Field(s): Consumer Economics
Advisor: Dr. Wenying Li

Began program: 2022
Anticipated graduation: 2026

About me: Hobbies are ice hockey and soccer; originally from China.

kzl0095@auburn.edu
Comer Hall 206
Auburn Univ, AL 36849

 EDUCATION

  • B.S. Penn State University
  • M.S. George Washington University

Pritam Mitra

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Ph.D. Student, Applied Economics

Field of Interest:
Applied Behavioral Economics, Labor Economics and Poverty, Agricultural Production
Email | CV

ROSHAN SAHA

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Ph.D. Student, Applied Economics

Field of Interest: Development economics, production economics, and agricultural labor markets
Website | Email | CV

 

Cassandra O’Connor

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  • M.S. Student, Rural Sociology
  • Graduate Research Assistant

Field(s): Meteorology and Environmental Science
Advisor: Dr. Michelle Worosz

Began program: 2022
Anticipated graduation: 2024

About me: I love Disney everything, and I like watching TV, playing games, and hanging with friends; originally from Lake Worth, Florida, USA.

clo0024@auburn.edu
Comer Hall 308
Auburn Univ, AL 36849

 EDUCATION

  • B.S. Florida Institute of Technology

Emmanuel Kossy Okonkwo

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  • Ph.D. Student, Applied Economics
  • Graduate Research Assistant

Field(s): Agricultural Economics & Agri-Food Economics and Trade
Advisor: Dr. Wendiam Sawadgo

Began program: 2022
Anticipated graduation: 2026

About me: Playing soccer, board games, travelling; originally from Nigeria.

eko0013@auburn.edu
Comer Hall 206
Auburn Univ, AL 36849

 EDUCATION

  • B.S. Federal University of Technology Owerri
  • M.S. Poznan University of Life Sciences, Poland

Jessica Rowan

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  • M.S. Student, Agricultural Economics

Field(s): AgricuAgricultural Business and Economics
Advisor: Dr. Wendiam Sawadgo

Began program: 2022
Anticipated graduation: 2025

About me: Originally from USA.

jab0170@auburn.edu
Auburn Univ, AL 36849

 EDUCATION

  • B.S. Auburn University

Pathmanathan Sivashankar (Siva)

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  • Ph.D. Student, Applied Economics
  • Graduate Research Assistant

Field(s): Agricultural Economics
Advisor: Dr. Samir Huseynov

Began program: 2021
Anticipated graduation: 2024

About me: Hobbies Hiking, jogging; originally from Sri Lanka.

kzl0095@auburn.edu
Comer Hall 206
Auburn Univ, AL 36849

 EDUCATION

  • B.S. University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
  • M.S. University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka

Azaz Zaman

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  • Ph.D. Student, Applied Economics
  • Graduate Research Assistant

Field(s): Production and Environmental Economics
Advisor: Dr. Ruiqing Miao

Began program: 2022
Anticipated graduation: 2026

About me: Writing, reading lives of famous people, seeking wisdom; originally from Bangladesh.

azz0023@auburn.edu
Comer Hall 307
Auburn Univ, AL 36849

 EDUCATION

  • M.S. Oklahoma State University, USA
  • B.B.A. North South University, Bangladesh
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