Name
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Thesis/Major Paper Title and Employment
|
Advisor
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Year 2006
|
|
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Buck, Steven
|
Employed: Ph.D. student, Department of Agricultural and
Resource Economics, University
of California, Berkeley
|
Dr.
Alwang
|
Metcalf, Todd Andrew
|
“Modeling Farm-Level Costs of the Yield Reserve
Program.” Employed: Legislative Aide Baltimore
County, Maryland
|
Dr.
Bosch
and
Dr.
Pease
|
Feizollahi, Ali
|
Non-thesis/paper M.S.
|
Dr.
Taylor
|
Maupin, Jason Derek
|
“Valuing the Environmental Benefits from GM Products Using
an Experimental Procedure: Lessons From the United
States and the Philippines.” Employed: Ph.D. student, Department of
Agricultural and Applied Economics, Virginia Tech
|
Dr.
Norton
|
Spitzer, Ryan
|
Non-thesis/paper M.S., Employed: Ph.D. student
School of Public and
International Affairs, Virginia Tech
|
Dr.
Taylor
|
Young, Darin Clifton
|
“Profitability Analysis of Forage Based Beef Systems in Appalachia.”
Employed: Carolina Farm Credit, Pilot Mountain, North
Carolina
|
Dr.
Bosch
and
Dr.
Groover
|
Year 2005
|
|
|
Ames,
Allison Jennifer
|
“Monte Carlo
Experiments on Maximum entropy Constructive Ensembles for Time Series
Analysis and Inference”
Employed: Ph.D.
student, North Carolina
State University.
|
Dr.
Hilmer
and
Dr.
Spanos
|
Baez, Carolina
|
“Potential Economic Benefits from Plantain Integrated Pest
Management Adoption: The Case of Coastal Rural Households in Ecuador.”
Employed: Instructor, Universidad de SanFrancisco, Banos, Ecuador
|
Dr.
Norton
and
Dr.
Alwang
|
Edwards, Josh
|
“Feed
Price Risk Management: A Case Study of
a Virginia Poultry Integrator.”
Employed:
Assistant Program Director, Agrimetrics Associates,
Inc.
Midlothian,
Virginia
|
Dr.
Pease
|
Kleczyk, Ewa
|
Non-thesis/paper
M.S., Employed: TargetRX, Horsham, Pennsylvania
|
Dr.
Bosch
|
Knight, Russell Henry
|
“Export Taxes In Argentina: A Case Study”
Employed:
Agricultural Economist, National Agricultural Statistics Service, United
States Department of Agriculture
|
Dr.
Geyer
|
Mauceri, Maria
|
“Adoption of Integrated Pest Management Technologies: A
Case Study of Potato Farmers in Carchi,
Ecuador”
Employed: AmeriCorps, Chapel Hill, North
Carolina
|
Dr.
Alwang
|
Ricker-Gilbert, Jacob
|
“Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation of Integrated Pest
Management (IPM) Extension Methods and Programs: The Case of Bangladesh”
Employed: Economic Research Service, United States
Department of Agriculture
|
Dr.
Norton
|
Tanellari, Eftila
|
“The Economic Impact of Investment in the Food Processing
Industry in US Rural Counties: The Case of Scott
County, Virginia”
Employed: Ph.D. student,
Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, Virginia Tech
|
Dr.
Reaves
|
|
|
|
Year 2004
|
Thesis/Major Paper Title and Employment
|
Advisor
|
Andino, Alexandra Elizabeth
|
“Price Risk Management Strategies for Virginia Dairy
Producers”
Employed: Research Associate, Department of Agricultural
and Applied Economics, Virginia Tech
|
Dr.
Purcell
|
Coppedge, Emily Jean
|
“An Economic Impact Assessment of the Green Industry of Virginia”
Employed: International Business Machines, Washington, D.C.
|
Dr.
Alwang
and
Dr.
Eaton
|
Morris, Alicia Moyer
|
“A Case Study Assessment of the Feasibility of Blended
Training for Agricultural Lenders”
Employed: Research Associate, Department of Agricultural
and Applied Economics, Virginia Tech
|
Dr.
Kohl
|
Moyo, Sibusiso
|
“The Economic Impact of Peanut Research on the Poor: The
Case of Resistance Strategies to Control Peanut Viruses in Uganda.” Employed: Statistical Analyst, TargetRX, Horsham,
Pennsylvania
|
Dr.
Norton
|
Victoria, Vanessa Francesca Villanueva
|
“Impacts of Best Management Practices on Farm Financial
Performance.”
Employed:
Senior Project Economist, Triangle Economic Research, Durham, NC.
|
Dr.
Kohl
|
Zhang, Xiaowei
|
“The Effects of Conservation Easements on Land Values”
Employed: M.S. student, Department of Accounting and
Information Systems, Virginia Tech
|
Dr. Geyer
|
Year 2003
|
Thesis/Major Paper Title and Employment
|
Advisor
|
Bakshi, Nishita
|
“Sanitary and Phytosanitary
Measures: The Case of Mexican Avocados”
Employment: Independent Consultant, San Francisco
|
Dr. Orden
and
Dr. Peterson
|
Bonham, John
|
“Effects of Spatial Information on Estimated Farm Nonpoint Source Pollution
Control Costs”
Employed: Research Associate, Department of Agricultural
and Applied Economics, Virginia Tech
|
Dr. Bosch
|
Hutchins, Blair Henderson
|
“Rotational Grazing and Greenhouse Gas Reductions: A Case
Study in Financial Returns”
|
Dr. Bosch
|
Mishra, Sanjiv
|
“An Ex-Ante Economic Impact Assessment of Bt Eggplant in Bangladesh, the Philippines
and India”
Employed: Ph.D. student, Department of Agricultural and
Resource Economics, Oregon
State University
|
Dr. Norton
|
Mutuc, Maria Erlinda
Manalo
|
“Increase in Calorie Intake Due to Eggplant Grafting: Proof
of Concept With the Use of Minimum Datasets”
Employed: Ph.D. student, Department of Agricultural and
Applied Economics, Texas
Tech University
|
Dr. Norton
|
Mykerezi, Elton
|
“Education and Socio-Economic Wellbeing in Racially
Diverse Rural Counties: The Contribution of Historically Black Colleges
and Universities
Employed: Ph.D. student, Department of Agricultural and
Applied Economics, Virginia Tech
|
Dr. Mills
|
Rios, Arturo, D.
|
“The Economic Feasibility of Partially Replacing Coal with
Poultry Litter During the Production of Energy in Virginia’s Chesapeake Bay Watershed”
Employed: Economist, North Carolina Department of Revenue
|
Dr. Taylor
|
Watson, Daniel
|
Non-thesis/paper M.S., Employed: Brown & Edwards
Accounting
|
Dr. Geyer
|
Wetzel, George L.
|
“A Parametric Simulation Model for Evaluating Cost
Effectiveness of Remote Monitoring for Risk Reduction in Rural Water Supply
Systems and Application to the Tazewell
County, Virginia
System”
|
Dr. Reaves
and
Dr. Younos
|
Whitacre, Brian
|
Employed: Ph.D.
student, Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, Virginia Tech
|
Dr. Mills
|
Year 2002
|
Thesis/Major Paper Title and Employment
|
Advisor
|
Boakye-Yiadom, Louis
|
“An Economic Surplus Evaluation of Aflatoxin-Reducing Research: A Case Study of Senegal's
Confectionery Groundnut Sector”
Employed: Ph.D. Student, University of Bath, UK
|
|
Bonabana-Wabbi,
Jackline
|
“Assessing
Factors Affecting Adoption of Agricultural Technologies: The Case of Integrated
Pest Management (IPM) in Kumi District, Eastern Uganda”
Employed:
Assistant Lecturer, Department of Agricultural Economics, Makerere University,
Kampala, Uganda
|
|
Cartwright, Lauren
|
“The
Influence of Conservation Programs on Residential Water Demand: Synthesis and
Analysis for Shared Vision Planning in the Rappahannock River Basin”
Employed:
Institute for Water Resources, Alexandria,
Virginia
|
|
Crouse, Tricia L.
|
“Comparisons
of the Educational Outcomes from Distance Delivered versus Traditional
Classroom Instruction in Principles of Economics”
Employed:
Grant Administrator, Office of Sponsored Programs, Virginia Tech
|
|
Dickinson, Keith
Randolph
|
“Deciding
to Diversify: A Case Study of Seven Virginia Farm Businesses”
Employed:
Associate Extension Agent, Warrenton,
VA
|
|
Hareau, Guy Gaston
|
“The
Adoption of Genetically Modified Organisms in Uruguay’s Agriculture: An Ex-Ante
Assessment of Potential Benefits.”
Employed: Researcher at the
National Agricultural Research Institute, Uruguay
|
|
Johns, Andrew
|
Non-thesis/paper
M.S., Employed: Internal Revenue Service, Washington D.C.
|
|
Lensing, Christine
|
“The
Economic Implications of Proposed Changes in the Retail Meat Pricing Series”
Defended:
September, 2002
Employed:
Research Associate, Virginia Tech
|
|
Mamaril, Cezar
Brian Castillo
|
“Transgenic
Pest Resistant Indica Rice: An Ex-ante Economic
Evaluation of an Adoption Impact Pathway in the Philippines
and Vietnam
for Bt Rice”
Employed:
Instructor, Department of Agricultural Economics, University of the Philippines
Los Baños
|
|
Wilkerson, Joseph
Edward
|
“A
Case Study on the Economic Feasibility of Producing Maple Liners in a
Traditional Tobacco Greenhouse.”
|
|
Young, Micki
|
“Cooperative
Infrastructures for Small Water Systems:
A Case Study”
|
Dr. Jones
|
Year 2001
|
Thesis/Major Paper Title and Employment
|
Advisor
|
|
Angelis, Lucy
|
Non-thesis Master’s degree
Defended: May, 2001
Employed: Rapid Response Unit, Private Sector Advisory
Services, The World Bank, Washington,
D.C.
|
Dr. Taylor
|
|
Bergtold, Jason
|
“Projected Economic Impacts of the New Partnership
Agreement Between the EU and ALP
States on the Senegalese
Groundnut Sector”
Defended: August,
2001
Employed: Ph.D.
student, Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, Virginia Tech
|
Dr. Norton
|
|
Ghosh, Joydeep
|
“The Role of Virginia Tech in Human Capital Formation”
Defended: July,
2001
Employed: Ph.D.
student, Department of Agricultural Economics, Washington State
University
|
Dr. Mills
|
Hudson, Taylor
|
“Strategic Alliances in Beef: Concepts and Design”
Defended: January,
2001
Employed: Market
Analyst, M&M/Mars, Hackettstown,
NJ
|
Dr. Purcell
|
Jenkins, Brian
|
“Tools and Techniques for Managing Risk for Virginia Grain
and Oilseed Producers”
Defended: July,
2001
Employed: Commodity
Analyst, Bellingham Commodities, Reston, VA
|
Dr. Kenyon
|
Sink,
Scott
|
“Developing Sustainable Agricultural Enterprises for
Rural Communities: The Case of Packaged Agri-Tourism
in Southside Virginia”
|
Dr. Coale
|
Soufi, Widad
|
“Agricultural research in Senegal: Economic surplus evaluation of the adoption
of peanut farmers”
Defended: June,
2001
Employed: Ph.D.
student, Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, University of Wisconsin
|
Dr. Taylor
|
Spear, Ken
|
“Effects of Access to Credit, Women’s Empowerment and
other Factors on child Nutrition in Malawi”
Defended: August,
2001
Employed: Peace
Corps, Togo
|
Dr. Alwang
|
Xu, Miao
|
“The Exchange Rate and U.S./Canadian Relative Agricultural
Prices”
Defended: August,
2001
Employed: Research
Assistant, Virginia Tech
|
Dr. Orden
|
Year 2000
|
Thesis/Major Paper Title and Employment
|
Advisor
|
|
Beddow, Jason
|
“Protocols for the Assessment of Economic and Environmental Effects of Integral Management
Programs”
Defended: May, 2000
Employed: Ph.D.
Student, Department of Applied Economics, University of Minnesota
|
Dr. Norton
|
|
Kee, Gary
|
“Hog Profit Margin Hedging: A Long-term Out-of-Sample Evaluation”
Defended: April,
2000
Employed: Associate
Risk Manager, Kraft Foods, Glenview,
IL
|
Dr. Kenyon
|
|
Shangguan, Zhaoyun
|
“Understanding Food Stamp Program Participation Among
Female-Headed Households: Has it Been
Affected by Participation in the AFDC/TANF Program?”
Defended: July,
2000
Employed: Graduate
Student, Accounting Department, University
of Connecticut
|