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Palma, Marco

Marco Palma

Professor and Director of the Human Behavior Laboratory and Leader of Research
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AGLS 330D, Centeq Building B Suite 221
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[email protected]
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(979) 393-0928
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Education

Undergraduate Education
B.S. Food and Resource Economics, University of Florida
Graduate Education
M.S. Food and Resource Economics, University of Florida
Ph.D. Food and Resource Economics, University of Florida

Areas of Expertise

  • Consumer Economics
  • Food Choices
  • Experimental and behavioral Economics
  • Neuroeconomics

Professional Summary

Marco A. Palma, Ph.D. is a professor in the Department of Agricultural Economics, a Texas A&M Presidential Impact Fellow and the director of the Human Behavior Laboratory. The Human Behavior Laboratory is a transdisciplinary facility that integrates state of the art technology to measure neurophysiological responses of human decision-making. The Human Behavior Laboratory aims to facilitate the integration of neurophysiological responses to traditional methods of studying human behavior to better understand, predict, and change behavior that improves people’s health and well-being.

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