Division of Applied Social Sciences
Feb. 25, 2018
John Tummons
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Feb. 25, 2018
Jon Simonsen
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Aug. 27, 2017
Julian Binfield
Binfield has over 20 years of policy analysis experience with the Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute. Over that period, he has used dynamic partial equilibrium models to analyze a range of policies including trade policies and domestic support policies, as well as the impact of external factors such as weather and changes in the macroeconomy. He has coordinated several long-term research projects with international colleagues in Europe and Africa. Binfield teaches two policy related undergraduate classes and advises at the postgraduate level at the University of Missouri. Educational background Courses taught…
Aug. 27, 2017
Theodoros Skevas
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Aug. 8, 2017
Wyatt Thompson
Wyatt Thompson is a professor of Agricultural and Applied Economics. He joined the Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute at the University of Missouri in 2006 to work on biofuel markets and policies, agricultural policies, and trade. Before joining the team, he worked at the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development in Paris, France, analyzing export competition policies, measuring agricultural policy support, and assessing market impacts of policies, particularly those of the European Union, Mexico, and the United States. He also worked on similar topics at the Policy Research Institute of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries in…
Aug. 8, 2017
Harvey S. James, Jr.
Harvey S. James, Jr., PhD, is Professor of Agricultural and Applied Economics in the Division of Applied Social Sciences at the University of Missouri. He also serves as Director of the Division, where he works with faculty and staff to support applied research, teaching, and engagement across agriculture, food, and community development. James teaches a course on agricultural ethics and has previously taught microeconomics and organizational economics. His research focuses on the economic foundations of trust, ethics, and happiness, with additional interests in organizational and institutional economics and sustainable agriculture. He is currently studying fairness perceptions among farmers…
Aug. 8, 2017
Michael Sykuta
Michael Sykuta, PhD, is an economist working at the intersections of organizational economics, industrial organization, new institutional economics, public choice, and law. His work ranges from issues in agribusiness and agrifood value chains to energy policy and public utility regulation. He is Executive Director of the Financial Research Institute (FRI), whose programs focus on public utilities regulation and utility industry issues, and Director of the Center for Rural Energy Security (CRES), which focuses on federal and state energy policy and its implications for rural America. Sykuta is an affiliate scholar with the International Center for Law & Economics and…
Aug. 8, 2017
Scott Brown
Scott Brown joined Mizzou in 1989 as a research associate in FAPRI, the Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute. He is an expert in Missouri agricultural policy, as well as the livestock market outlook and dairy policy. He has testified before the U.S. Congress on the quantitative effects of changes in federal dairy and livestock policies, and currently works with the Missouri legislature on the economic effects of state policy options on Missouri agriculture. He also provides regular market outlook on the livestock and dairy industries. He received the 2016 C. Brice Ratchford Memorial Fellowship from the UM…
July 20, 2017
Mauro Palmero
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July 20, 2017
Pei Liu
Liu has extensive experience in applied research, ranging from consumer consumption behaviors to food handlers’ food safety practices, in various food system settings, such as restaurants, schools, faith-based organizations, and private homes. Her research has been funded by federal and state grant agencies, and she has led three USDA NIFA Grants with a total of over $1 million. Her research contributions are evidenced by over 20 publications in prestigious journals, and she has been an active presenter of her research findings at numerous national and international conferences. Educational background Courses taught…