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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
- 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 Unv, AL 36849
EDUCATION
- B.S. University of Ghana
- M.S. University of Ghana
Ekene Aguegboh
- Ph.D. Student, Applied Economics
- Graduate Research Assistant
Field(s): Environmental and Natural Resource Economics
Advisor: Dr. Adam Rabinowitz
Began program: 2020
Anticipated graduation: Summer 2023
About me: Hobbies are soccer, and ping pong; originally from Nigeria.
esa0013@auburn.edu
Comer Hall 206
Auburn Unv, AL 36849
EDUCATION
- B.S. University of Nigeria
- M.S. Durham University Business School
Prokash Deb
- Ph.D. Student, Applied Economics
- Graduate Research Assistant
Field(s): Integrated Agricultural Sciences & Agricultural Economics
Advisor: Dr. Wenying Li
Began program: 2021
Anticipated graduation: 2025
About me: Originally from Bangladesh.
pzd0035@auburn.edu
Comer Hall 206
Auburn Unv, AL 36849
EDUCATION
- B.S. Sylhet Agricultural University
- M.S. Texas State University
Ummey Honey
- Ph.D. Student, Applied Economics
- Graduate Research Assistant
Field(s): Plant Science & Agribusiness Management
Advisor: Dr. Joel Cuffey
Began program: 2019
Anticipated graduation: 2023
About me: I love to grow flowers & vegetables; originally from Bangladesh.
uzh0003@auburn.edu
Comer Hall 206
Auburn Unv, AL 36849
EDUCATION
- B.S. University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
- M.S. Tennessee State University
Zaw Lin
- M.S. Rural Sociology
Field(s): Rural Sociology
Advisor: Dr. Joseph Molnar
Began program: 2021
Anticipated graduation: 2023
About me: Hobbies are soccer, guitar, photography, drawing, movies; originally from Myanmar (Burma).
zzl0136@auburn.edu
Comer Hall 308
Auburn Unv, AL 36849
EDUCATION
- B.A. Lashio University, Northern Shan State, Myanmar
Kai Ling
- 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 Unv, AL 36849
EDUCATION
- B.S. Penn State University
- M.S. George Washington University
Pritam Mitra
- Ph.D. Student, Applied Economics
- Graduate Research Assistant
Field(s): Agricultural Economics
Advisor: Dr. Ruiqing Miao
Began program:
Anticipated graduation:
About me: Originally from India.
pzm0051@auburn.edu
Comer Hall 206
Auburn Unv, AL 36849
EDUCATION
- B.S. University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India
- M.S. University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India
- M.S. Auburn University
Cassandra O’Connor
- 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 Unv, AL 36849
EDUCATION
- B.S. Florida Institute of Technology
Emmanuel Kossy Okonkwo
- 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 Unv, AL 36849
EDUCATION
- B.S. Federal University of Technology Owerri
- M.S. Poznan University of Life Sciences, Poland
Jessica Rowan
- 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 Unv, AL 36849
EDUCATION
- B.S. Auburn University
Jihyun Shin
- M.S. in Rural Sociology
- Graduate Research Assistant
Field(s): Sociology
Advisor: Dr. Ryan Thomson
Began program: 2021
Anticipated graduation: 2023
About me: I love to watch movie previews (previews only!); originally from South Korea.
jzs0260@auburn.edu
Comer Hall 307
Auburn Unv, AL 36849
EDUCATION
- M.S. Mississippi State University
Pathmanathan Sivashankar (Siva)
- 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 Unv, AL 36849
EDUCATION
- B.S. University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
- M.S. University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
Azaz Zaman
- Ph.D. Student, Applied Economics
- Graduate Research Assistant
Field(s): Consumer 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 206
Auburn Unv, AL 36849
EDUCATION
- B.S. Penn State University
- M.S. George Washington University