A graduate degree in agricultural, food, and resource economics from Michigan State University will prepare you to face the significant challenges of the 21st Century, including:
designing policies to attack rural poverty and hunger;
managing food and farm businesses in a global setting;
resolving increasing pressures on the world's resource base;
working across disciplines to evaluate new technologies and policies;
adding to the knowledge base of theory and methods in the discipline.
Jobs Taken by Recent Graduates
The jobs listed below are generally the first jobs taken by the graduates or the first "target" job taken after a short period of temporary employment, and is not necessarily their current position.
2025
Sungmin Cheu, Ph.D. - Assistant Professor, Department of Agricultural Economics and Economics, Montana State University
Dahye Kim, Ph.D. - Researcher, Food and Agriculture Team at Solutions for Our Climate and Lecturer, Department of Food and Resource Economics , Korea University
Seowoo Lee, Ph.D. - Assistant Extension Specialist/Assistant Professor, Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics, Rutgers University
Natalie Loduca, Ph.D. - Assistant Professor, Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Jose Maria Martinez, Ph.D. - Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Economics, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
Samuel Rickman, Legislative Budget and Policy Analyst, Colorado General Assembly
Sampriti Sarkar, Ph.D. - Assistant Professor, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Tennessee
2024
Sibbir Ahmad, Ph.D. - Development Economics Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Economics, University of Virginia
Mohammed Beroud, Ph.D. - Research Associate, University of Alberta
Kayla Braggs, M.S. - Ph.D, Agriculture Education and Communications Department, University of Florida
Judhajit Chakraborty, Ph.D. - Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Colorado State University
Caitlin Herrington, Ph.D. - Advisor of Impact Evaluations, Impact Economics Unit at KIT Royal Tropical Institute based in Amsterdam, Netherlands
Alexander Hopkins, Ph.D. - Agricultural Economist, Dairy Program at USDA-AMS
Thomas Keene, Ph.D. - Assistant Professor - Agricultural Economics, University of Kentucky
Daye (Daniela) Kwon, Ph.D. - Economist, Economic Development Department, State of New Mexico
Rania Lachhab, Ph.D. - Postdoctoral Scholar, Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics, University of California Berkeley
Pei-Jyun Lu, Ph.D. - Postdoctoral Research Scholar, School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning (SGSUP), Arizona State University
Minsu Kim, Ph.D. - Postdoctoral Scholar, Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development, Pennsylvania State University
Asma Yeasmin Sampa, M.S. - Ph.D. Student, Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics, Michigan State University
Sevval Buse Sariman, M.S. - Ph.D. Student, Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics, Michigan State University
Sudhir Singh, Ph.D. - Postdoctoral Associate, Department of Economics, University of Rochester
Jiayu Sun, Ph.D. - Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics, Michigan State University
2023
Eric Abaidoo, Ph.D. – Economist, Amazon
Camila Alvayay-Torrejon, Ph.D. - Assistant Professor, Universidad Católica del Norte
Rahul Dhar, Ph.D. – Senior Data Analyst, Progressive
Dervis Durmaz, M.S. - Researcher, Republic of Turkey Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, General Directorate of Agricultural Research and Policies
Ming Fang, Ph.D. – Assistant Professor, School of Economics, Central University of Finance and Economics, Beijing
Ian Fisher, M.S. - Ph.D. Student, Michigan State University
Drew Frommelt, M.S. - Economic and Analysis Manager, Dairy Farmers of America
Hyunjung Kim, Ph.D. - Postdoctoral Scholar, University of Guelph
Charuta Parkhi, Ph.D. - Economic Analyst, Department of Treasury, State of Michigan
Ashish Pokharel, M.S. - Ph.D. Student, Michigan State University
Jisub (Joseph) Seong, Ph.D. - Research Associate, Department of Horticulture, Michigan State University
Aaron Staples, Ph.D. - Assistant Professor in Consumer Marketing and Demand, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Tennessee
Jose Quintero, M.S. – Agricultural Enterprise Analyst, University of Arizona
2022
April Athnos, Ph.D. - Assistant Professor of Practice, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Arizona
Abubakr Ayesh, Ph.D. - Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Economics, University of Victoria
Tharcisse Guedegbe, Ph.D. - Africa Fellow and Consultant, The Word Bank Group
Zeying Huang, Ph.D. - Assistant Vice President, Citi
Yanan Jia, Ph.D. - Postdoctoral Research Associate, School of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development, Renmin University
Oishi Kazi, M.S. - Associate (Economics), Industrial Economics, Incorporated
Valerie Kilders, Ph.D. - Assistant Professor in Agribusiness Marketing, Department of Agricultural Economics, Purdue University
Pin Lu, Ph.D. - Associate Director, Aon Reinsurance Solutions
Evgeniya Moskaleva, Ph.D. - Visiting Assistant Professor of Economics, Department of Economics, Oberlin College & Conservatory
Ramyani Mukhopadhyay, Ph.D. – Data Scientist, Price Waterhouse Coopers
Ahmed Salim Nuhu, Ph.D. – Economist, Amazon Web Services (Central Economics)
Godwin Nutsugah, M.S. - Ph.D. Student, University of Georgia
Aastha Pudasainee, M.S. - Ph.D. Student, Virginia Tech
Paul Samboko, M.S. - Assistant Director, Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit, Office of the Vice President, Government of the Republic of Zambia
Kaitlynn Sandstrom, M.S. – Ph.D. Student, University of California Los Angeles
Zehra Siddiqui, M.S. - Economist, State of Michigan Department of Treasury's Office of Revenue and Tax Analysis
Ziwei Ye, Ph.D. - Assistant Professor, School of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development, Renmin University
2021
Christina Biedny, M.S. - Ph.D. Student, Oklahoma State University
Gregory Boudreaux, M.S. - Economist, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Yuyuan Che, Ph.D. - Postdoctoral Research Scholar, North Carolina State University
Caitlinn Hubbell, M.S. - Agriculture Instructor/Co-Program Coordinator, Illinois Valley Community College
Josephat Koima, Ph.D. - Economist, Amazon
Aakanksha Melkani, Ph.D. - Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute
Takashi Miyahara, Ph.D. - Research Specialist, Economic and Social Research Institute
Christine Sauer, Ph.D. - Research Agricultural Economist, USDA Economic Research Service
Qi Tian, Ph.D. - Data Scientist, Vanguard Group
Danielle Ufer, Ph.D. - Research Agricultural Economist, USDA Economic Research Service
Asa Watten, Ph.D. - Research Fellow, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
2020
Ekene Stephen Aguegboh, M.S. - Lecturer, University of Nigeria
Megan Bellinger, M.S. - Research Analyst, Ipsos
McKenna Clifford, M.S. - Financial Advisor, Credent Wealth Management
Simone Faas, M.S. - Research Analyst, International Food Policy Research Institute
Jarrad Farris, Ph.D. - Research Agricultural Economist, USDA Economic Research Service
Francisco Flores Moreno, M.S. - Ph.D. Student, Cornell University
Danielle Kaminski, Ph.D. - Instructor and Advisor, Fort Hays State University
Zachary Luther, M.S. - Ph.D. Student, Vanderbilt University
Scott Knowles, M.S. - Financial Analyst, ProQuest
Braeden Van Deynze, Ph.D. - Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Washington School of Marine and Environmental Affairs/NOAA Northwest Fisheries Science Center
2019
Soojung Ahn, M.S. - Ph.D. Student, University of Connecticut
Adedamola Akinlembola, M.S. - Data Analyst, Enterprise Business Solutions
Brian Bartle, M.S. - Agronomy Product Innovation Manager, Indigo
Sarah Chase-Walsh, M.S. - Associate Analyst, Modea
Ben DeMuth, M.S. - Management Training Program Trainee, Kroger
Mary Doidge, Ph.D. - Assistant Professor, McGill University
Joshua Gill, Ph.D. - Director of Analytics, Global Innovation Fund
Xuche Gong, M.S. - Ph.D. Student, Iowa State University
Austin Hunt, M.S. - Sr. Research Associate, Hanover Research
Jongwoo Kim, Ph.D. - Research Fellow, Korea Energy Economics Institute
Angelos Lagoudakis, M.S. - Ph.D. Student, Iowa State University
Samantha Padilla, Ph.D. - Agricultural Economist, USDA Economic Research Service
Caroline Peters, M.S. - International Economist, U.S. International Trade Commission
Myat Win, M.S. - Research Coordinator, Myanmar
Jina Yu, Ph.D. - Lecturer, Beijing Normal University - Hong Kong Baptist University
2018
Tanner Connors, M.S. - Performance Assessment Analyst Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
William Dyar, M.S. - Research Associate, MSU North Central Regional Center for Rural Development
Jungmin Lim, Ph.D. - Research Associate, MSU North Central Regional Center for Rural Development
Sean Posey, M.S. - PhD Student, University of Georgia
David Olson, M.S. - Economist, Economic Research Service
Jason Snyder, Ph.D. - Research Associate, MSUAFRE
Daniel Ochs, M.S. - Farm Management Educator, MSU Extension
Miguel Castro, Ph.D. - Inter-American Development Bank
Sophia Tanner, Ph.D. - Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Arizona
Maolong Chen, Ph.D. - Assistant Professor, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics
Hamza Haider, Ph.D. - Economist, Amazon
Mukesh Ray, Ph.D. - Economist, IMPAQ International
Nathaly Rivera, Ph.D. - Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Alaska Anchorage
Sarah Kopper, Ph.D. - Research Manager, Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab
Stephen Morgan, Ph.D. - Assistant Professor, University of Florida
2017
Aissatou Ouedraogo, Ph.D. - Postdoctoral Fellow, Tufts University, Medford, MA
Christopher Root, MS - Evaluation Consultant, International Solutions Group, Senegal
Edward Opoku, MS - Business Analytics, University of North Texas, Denton, TX
Elena Dulys-Nusbaum, MS - Data Scientist, Simple Energy, Boulder, CO
Godwin Debrah, Ph.D. - Visiting Assistant Professor, Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI
Joseph Goeb, Ph.D. - Economist/Data Scientist, Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI
Marie Steele-Adjognon, Ph.D. - Senior Research Associate, KNG Health Consulting, LLC, Rockville, MD
Michael Dolislager, Ph.D. - Assistant Professor of Economics & Economic Development, Messiah College, Mechanicsburg, PA
Sarah Klammer, MS - Research Associate, Center for Integrated Pest Management, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC
2016
Li Cheng, Ph.D. - Research Scientist, Amazon.com, Seattle, WA
Erin Collier, MS - Markets and Trade Analyst, Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET), Washington, DC
Ramziath Adjao, Ph.D. - Agricultural Economist, World Bank Group, Food and Agriculture Global Practice, Washington, DC
Ashesh Prasann, Ph.D. - Young Professional, World Bank, Agriculture Global Practice, Washington, DC
Serge Adjognon, Ph.D. - Economist, DECIE, World Bank, Washington, D.C.
Keneilwe Kgosikoma, Ph.D. - Lecturer, Botswana University of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Gaborone Botswana
Craig Carpenter, Ph.D. - Assistant Professor and Extension Economist, Texas A & M University, College Station, TX
Leonard Polzin, MS - Assistant Extension Professor, Center for Farm Financial Management, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, MN
Daniel Gough, MS - Brownfield Coordinator, Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, Brownfield Redevelopment Unit, Jackson, MI
2015
Ayala Wineman, Ph.D. - Visiting Assistant Professor, Michigan State Univesity, East Lansing, MI
Eliot Mghenyi, Ph.D. - Economist, World Bank, Washington, DC
Miltone Ayieko, Ph.D. - Senior Researcher, Tegemeo Research Institute, Egerton University, Nairobi, Kenya
Kimberly Klaiman, MS - Economist, Office of Energy Consumption and Efficiency Analysis, U.S. Energy Information Administration, Washington, DC
Hui Wang, Ph.D. - Economist, Amazon.com, Seattle, WA
Leah Harris Palm-Forster, Ph.D. - Assistant Professor, Department of Applied Economics and Statistics, University of Delaware, Newark, DE
Carson Reeling, Ph.D. - Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Western Michigan
Traci Taylor, MS - Senior Analyst, Anderson Economic Group, East Lansing, MI
Levine, Nicole Kendra, MS - Manager, US Supply Chain Sustainability with McDonald’s (corporate), Oak Brook, IL
Chenguang Wang, Ph.D. - Model Validation Senior, Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, McLean, VA
Rie Muraoka, Ph.D. - Research Fellow, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies, Tokyo, Japan
Guilherme Signorini, Ph.D. - Consulting Associate, Markestrat Consulting Group, Ribeirao Preto, SP- Brazil
Thelma Namonje, MS - Research Associate, Indaba Agricultural Policy Research Institute, Lusaka, Zambia
Wolfgang Pejuan, Ph.D. - Associate Professor, Agribusiness Department, Zamorano University, Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Sangjun Lee, Ph.D. - Associate Research Fellow, Climate change Research Division, Korea Energy Economics Institute, Gyeonggi-do Korea
2014
Uchook Duangbootsee, Ph.D. - Assistant Professor, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand
Paige Van Poppelen, MS - Account Associate, Foodservice, The NPD Group, Inc., Rosemont, ILL
Jessica Klatt, MS - Survey Statistician, USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, East Lansing, MI
Patrick Ofori, MS - Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist, Ministry of Food and Agriculture, Accra, Ghana
Sara Qanti, MS - Assistant Professor, Agriculture, Padjadjaran University, West Java, Indonesia
Ty Lawson, - MS - Presidential Management Fellow at National Institutes of Health, Washington, D.C.
Alexandra Peralta, Ph.D. - Lecturer, University of Adelaide, Australia
Xuan Wei, Ph.D. - Research Associate, Gulf Coast Research and Education Center, University of Florida, Wimauma, FL
Mariam (Sako) Thiam, MS - Consultant in Financial Analysis, J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, Columbus, OH
Nathalie Me-Nsope, Ph.D. - Research Associate, International Studies and Programs, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
Vivek Pandey, Ph.D. - Assistant Professor, Institute of Rural Management Anand (IRMA), Gujarat, India
Jessica Vila-Goulding, MS - Economist, Middle East & Africa, Ford Motor Company, Dearborn MI
Adam Lovgren, Ph.D. - Strategy Consultant, Roll Global LLC, Los Angeles, CA
Eleanor Turner, MS - Research Initiatives Manager, Center for Effective Global Action (CEGA) at the University of California, Berkeley, CA
2013
Kathleen Sprouse, MS - Agriculture and Natural Resources Extension Educator, Purdue Univesity, West Lafayette IN
Christina Plerhoples, Ph.D. - Research Associate, The Urban Institute, Washington, DC
Dale Yi, Ph.D. - Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Adelaide, Adelaide Australia
Min Chen, Ph.D. - Senior Risk Modeler, Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac)
Hillary Sackett, Ph.D. - Assistant Professor, Dept. of Business Management & Economics, Westfield State University, Springfield, MA
Sung Hoon Kang, Ph.D. - Associate Research Fellow, Korea Institute of Public Finance, Seoul, South Korea
Timothy Hodge, Ph.D. - Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Allegheny College, Meadville, PA
Thasanee Satimanon, Ph.D. - Assistant Professor, National Institute of Development Administration, School of Development Economics, Bangkok, Thailand
Charapon Chantorn, MS - Policy Analyst, Office of Agricultural Economics, Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, Bangkok Thailand
Milu Muyanga, Ph.D. - Assistant Professor, Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
Jordan Chamberlin, Ph.D. - Assistant Professor, Indaba Agricultural Policy Research Institute (IAPRI), Zambia
Dingiswayo Banda, MS - Chief Economist, Planning Dept. Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock, Lusaka, Zambia
Fang Xia, Ph.D. - Assistant Professor, Central University of Finance and Economics, Beijing, China
Julius Kirmi Sindi, Ph.D. - Impact Assessment Specialist, International Potato Center, Nairobi, Kenya
Joshua Ariga, Ph.D. - Scientist-Economics, IFDC Headquarters, Office of Program, Economics & Markets Dept, Muscle Shoals, AL
2012
Scott Weicksel, MS - Senior Analyst, Nielsen, Marketing Performance Division, Chicago, IL
Benjamin Magen, MS - Survey Statistician, USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, East Lansing, MI
James Allen, MS - Research Director, Community and Economic Development Initiative of Kentucky, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
Richard Melstrom, Ph.D. - Assistant Professor of Economics, Salisbury University, Salisbury, MD
Peter Richards, MS - Postdoctoral Research Associate, Brown University, Environment Change Initiative and Population Studies and Training Center, Providence, RI
Brenda Lazarus, MS - Food Security Analyst with FEWS Net project, Chemonics International, Inc., Washington, DC
Tim Komarek, Ph.D. - Assistant Professor, Dept of Marketing and Economics, Harley Langdale Jr. College of Business Administration, Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA
Jacob McManus, MS - Associate Business Consultant, Lookout Ridge Consulting, Kalamazoo, MI
Anne Weir, MS - Supply Planning Analyst, Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc., Johnston, IA
Jennifer Meyer, MS - Program Director, Farmer Training Initiative, Angelic Organic Learning Center, Caledonia, IL
Rachel Ford, MS - Executive Director, Taiya Inlet Watershed Council and Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park, Skagway, AK
2011
Feng Wu, Ph.D. - Post-Doctoral Researcher, Food and Resource Economics Dept., University of Florida, Gulf Coast Educational Center, Wimauma, FL
Shan Ma, Ph.D. - Postdoctoral Scholar, Natural Capital Project, Woods Institute for the Environment, Stanford University, Stanford, CA
Aleksan Shanoyan, Ph.D. - Assistant Professor, Depart. of Agricultural Economics, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS
Megan Sheahan, MS - Independent Consultant, Irvine, CA
Nathaniel Victor, MS - Global Market Economist, General Motors, Lansing, MI
Jacob Ricker-Gilbert, Ph.D. - Assistant Professor, Dept. of Agricultural Economics, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
Subramanian Kumarappan, Ph.D. - Assistant Professor, Ag Tech Institute, The Ohio State University, Wooster, OH
Andrew Kizito, Ph.D. - Assistant Lecturer, Dept. of Statistics and Actuarial Sciences, Makerere University. Kampala, Uganda
2010
Amadou Diallo, MS - HGSF Programme Manager, Partnership for Child Development, Bamako, Mali
Fang Xie, Ph.D. - Manager, American Express Co., Phoenix, AZ
Feng Song Ph.D. - Assistant Professor, School of Economics, Renmin University of China, Beijing, China
Laura James, MS - Consultant, Public Sector Consultants, Inc., Lansing, MI
David Binkley, MS - Clean Energy Advanced Manufacturing Analyst, Department of Energy, Labor & Economic Growth, Lansing, MI
2009
George, Young Ph.D. - Associate Professor, Dept. of Agricultural Economics, Liberty University, Lynchburg, VA
Nicole J. Olynk, Ph.D. - Assistant Professor, Dept. of Agricultural Economics Department, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
Mukiti Mwiinga, MS - Lecturer/Researcher, University of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia
Elliot Mghenyi, MS - Young Professional, The World Bank, Washington, DC
Anna Medrano, MS - Staff Consultant, Asian Development Bank, Philippines
Joleen Hadrich, PhD - Assistant Professor, Dept. of Agribusiness and Applied Economics, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND
Malika Chaudhuri, PhD - Instructor, Department of Finance, Eli Broad School of Business, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
Domenico Dentoni, PhD - Assistant Professor, Dept of Agriculture, Food and Wine, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
Ernalyn Lising, MS - Consultant, Asian Development Bank, Mandaluyong City, Philippines
Ross Bowmar, MS - Commodity Market Trader, Archer Daniels Midland Company, Decatur, IL
2008
Mariah Branch, MS - Director of Planning and Development, Prout Research Institute of Venezuela, Caracas, Venezuela
Lilian Kirimi, PhD - Lecturer, Egerton University, Njoro, Kenya
Tomokazu Nagai, MS - Engineer, Rural Development Division, NTC International Co., Ltd., Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
Eric Wittenberg, MS - Research Specialist, Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
Catherine Ragasa, Ph.D. - Consultant, Agriculture & Rural Development Department, World Bank, Washington, DC
Mary Mathenge, PhD - Lecturer, Dept. of Agricultural Economics, Egerton University, Njoro, Kenya
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