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Graduate Student Placement

Our students find jobs domestically and internationally in academia, government agencies and central banks and in the private sector for companies in the agriculture, technology, finance, and private research industries. Browse our recent placements for graduate students.

Ph.D. Job Placement

2021-2022

Yabin Da, Assistant Professor – AGEC,  Renmin University, China
Advisor: Bruce McCarl

Xiaoyang Deng, Analytic Scientist, Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company
Advisor: Bruce McCarl

Jennifer Young Kee, Research Ag Economist, USDA Economic Research Service
Advisor: Marco Palma

Clifford Dale Shelton, Economist, AgAmerica Lending
Advisor:  Richard Woodward

Chrystol Thomas-Winston, Instructional Assistant Professor, Texas A&M University
Advisor: Ximing Wu

Wang, Ying, Research Assoc, Dept of Ag, Food and Resource Economics, Michigan State University
Advisor: Richard Woodward


2020-2021

Long Goa, Postdoctoral Associate, Texas Tech University
Advisor: Oral Capps

Yu-Kai Huang, Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Georgia
Advisor: Marco Palma, Bruce McCarl

Nishita Sinha, Assistant Research Scientist, Texas A&M Transportation Institute
Advisor: Richard Woodward, Luis Ribera

Peilu Zhang, Postdoctoral Associate, Cornell University
Advisor: Marco Palma

Daniel Chavez, Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Kentucky
Advisor: James Mjelde

Samir Huseynov, Assistant Professor, Auburn University
Advisor: Marco Palma

Pulkit Marwah, Associate Manager of Strategy, The Wonderful Company
Advisor: Dr. Yu “Yvette” Zhang

Ze Shen, Assist Professor, Zhejiang Gong Shang University
Advisor: David Leatham

Lizhihan Yu, Data Scientist, Nationwide Insurance
Advisor: Bruce McCarl

Michael Black, Federal Economist, U.S. Food & Drug Administration
Advisor: Richard Woodward

Keehyun Lee, Postdoc Scholar, University of Kentucky
Advisor: Oral Capps



2019-2020

Chen Gao, Data Scientist, Facebook Inc. (Meta)
Advisor: David Leatham

Panit Arunanondchai, Senior Data Analyst, Hulu
Advisor: David Leatham

Minglu Wang, Associate Professor, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics
Advisor: Bruce McCarl

Xiaotong Yuan, Modeling Analyst, The Cincinnati Insurance Company
Advisor: Yu Zhang

Meng Jiang, Data Scientist, Nationwide Insurance Company
Advisor: Ariun Ishdorj

Yuri Calil, Assistant Professor, Federal University of Itajuba
Advisor: Luis Ribera

Charles Martinez,
Assistant Professor, University of Tennessee
Advisor: John Park

Aurora Vargas, Quantitative Analyst Consultant, Model T Racing (MTR), LLC
Advisor: Bruce McCarl

Master’s Job Placement

2021-2022

Margaret Denena, Development Supervisor, Mustang Cat
Advisor: David Anderson

Colton Russell, Research Associate, Corteva
Advisor: Joe Outlaw

Allison Wilton, Economic Policy & Global Analysis Coordinator, National Milk Producers Federation
Advisor: Joe Outlaw

2020-2021

Landyn Young, Program Coordinator, Center for North American Studies
Advisor: Luis Ribera

Brannick Sweetser, Policy Analyst, AgriLogic Consulting, LLC
Advisor: David Leatham

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