Listening to the Diverse Voices of AAEA
| Recording Date | Name | Affiliation | Position/Title | Link to Clip | |
| April 1, 2025 |
Jaclyn Kropp (Moderator) |
University of Florida | Professor of Food and Resource Economics | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FZY_XCVQ74 | |
| Cynthia Nickerson | USDA | Deputy Chief Economist for Policy Analysis | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FZY_XCVQ74&t=104s | ||
| Jill McCluskey | Washington State University | Regents Professor | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FZY_XCVQ74&t=844s | ||
| Tatiana Borisova | USDA | Agricultural Economist | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FZY_XCVQ74&t=1451s | ||
| Jennifer Ifft | Kansas State University | Associate Professor | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FZY_XCVQ74&t=2123s | ||
| November 8, 2024 |
Alicia Rosburg (Moderator) |
University of Northern Iowa | Department Head & Professor of Economics/ AAEA Mentorship Committee member | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELOSigaBX7U&t=0s | |
| Amelia Finaret | Allegheny College | Associate Professor Business and Economics; Global Health |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELOSigaBX7U&t=120s | ||
| Michée Lachaud | Florida A&M University | Assistant Professor of Agribusiness | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELOSigaBX7U&t=808s | ||
| Richard Gallenstein | Catholic University of America | Assistant Professor of Economics | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELOSigaBX7U&t=1468s | ||
| October 20, 2023 | Andrew Sowell (Moderator) |
USDA Economic Research Service | Agricultural Economist/ AAEA Mentorship Committee member |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mK2tcLPAOc&t=0s | |
| Lazaro Sandoval | USDA Foreign Agriculture Service | Senior Agricultural Attaché | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mK2tcLPAOc&t=1574s | ||
| Kate Vaiknoras | USDA Economic Research Service | Research Agricultural Economist | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mK2tcLPAOc&t=2473s | ||
| Vidalina Abadam | USDA Economic Research Service | Agricultural Economist | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mK2tcLPAOc&t=3980s | ||
| May 2, 2023 | Alicia Rosburg (Moderator) |
University of Northern Iowa | Interim Head of Economics/ AAEA Mentorship Committee member |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWlBzHNQnWw&t=0s | |
| Luis Peña-Lévano | University of Wisconsin-River Falls | Assistant Professor | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWlBzHNQnWw&t=93s | ||
| Amy Ando | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | Department Chair and Professor | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWlBzHNQnWw&t=454s | ||
| Sierra Howry | University of Wisconsin-River Falls | Agricultural Economist Professor | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWlBzHNQnWw&t=1072s | ||
| Jason Bergtold | Kansas State University | Agricultural Economist Professor | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWlBzHNQnWw&t=1644s | ||
| December 12, 2022 | Titus Awokuse (Moderator) |
Michigan State University | Associate Dean for Research and Strategic Partnerships | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQWNKfS1DCU&t=400s | |
| Sarah Low | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | Professor and head, Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQWNKfS1DCU&t=400s | ||
| Nathan Kauffman | Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City | Senior vice-president, Economist | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQWNKfS1DCU&t=1170s | ||
| Grace Melo | Texas A&M University | Assistant Professor in the Department of Agricultural Economic | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQWNKfS1DCU&t=1584s | ||
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March 10, 2022 |
Michael Gunderson (Moderator) | Purdue University | Head of Agriculture Research and Strategy | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3bhm-noi6k&list=PLmt3DAy9QvL6_aB5-zlIvKtOuSRyDtb5u&index=2&t=0s | |
| Kathleen Liang (Moderator) | North Carolina A&T State University | Professor of Agribusiness Econ | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3bhm-noi6k&list=PLmt3DAy9QvL6_aB5-zlIvKtOuSRyDtb5u&index=2&t=1642s | ||
| Jason Brown | Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City | Vice President and Economist | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3bhm-noi6k&list=PLmt3DAy9QvL6_aB5-zlIvKtOuSRyDtb5u&index=2&t=56s | ||
| Mary Ledman | Rabobank | Global Sector Strategist - Dairy | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3bhm-noi6k&list=PLmt3DAy9QvL6_aB5-zlIvKtOuSRyDtb5u&index=2&t=450s | ||
| Matt Salois | Veterinary Study Groups, Inc. | Chief Economist And Head of Veterinary Economics | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3bhm-noi6k&list=PLmt3DAy9QvL6_aB5-zlIvKtOuSRyDtb5u&index=2&t=1145s | ||
| December 3, 2021 | Kathleen Liang (Moderator) | North Carolina A&T State University | Professor of Agribusiness Econ | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zx0Z-NcEpQU&t=0s | |
| Mary Ahearn | Economic Research Service | ERS Consultant | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zx0Z-NcEpQU&t=76s | ||
| Kenrett Jefferson Moore | North Carolina A&T State University | Director of Agriculture Business Innovation Center | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zx0Z-NcEpQU&t=708s | ||
| Michael Gunderson | Purdue University | Head of Agriculture Research and Strategy | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zx0Z-NcEpQU&t=1367s | ||
| Luba Kurkalova | North Carolina A&T State University | Economics Professor | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zx0Z-NcEpQU&t=1980s | ||
| July 13, 2021 | Kathleen Liang (Moderator) | North Carolina A&T State University | Professor of Agribusiness Econ | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ffb-fjLyumM&t=0s | |
| Siny Joseph | Kansas State University | Associate Professor | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ffb-fjLyumM&t=80s | ||
| Cesar Escalante | University of Georgia - Athens | Professor of Agriculture & Applied Economics | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ffb-fjLyumM&t=617s | ||
| Kelly Maguire | USDA-Economic Research Service | Assistant Administrator | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ffb-fjLyumM&t=1283s | ||
| Yusuke Kuwayama | University of Maryland, Baltimore | Assistant Professor, Public Policy | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ffb-fjLyumM&t=2160s | ||
| Mar 3, 2021 | Kathleen Liang (Moderator) | North Carolina A&T State University | Professor of Agribusiness Econ | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmaennS5MdI&t=22s | |
| Dawn Thilmany | Colorado State University | Agricultural Economist and Professor | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmaennS5MdI&t=167s | ||
| Rodolfo Nayga | Texas A&M University | Professor and Department Head | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmaennS5MdI&t=702s | ||
| Kimberly Rollins | University of Connecticut | Department of Agriculture Head | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmaennS5MdI&t=1259s | ||
| Shadi Atallah | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | Associate Professor | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmaennS5MdI&t=1871s | ||
| Dec 14, 2020 | Kathleen Liang (Moderator) | North Carolina A&T State University | Professor of Agribusiness Econ | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xP4H7OTrk6Q&t=0s | |
| Madhu Khanna | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | Director, Institute for Sustainability, Energy, and Environment | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xP4H7OTrk6Q&t=34s | ||
| Titus Awokuse | Michigan State University | Chairperson in the Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource Economics | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xP4H7OTrk6Q&t=477s | ||
| Jeffrey O’Hara | USDA - Agricultural Marketing Service | Deputy Director, Office of Energy Policy Use | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xP4H7OTrk6Q&t=1024s | ||
| Yoko Kusunose | University of Kentucky | Associate Professor, Department of Agricultural Economics | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xP4H7OTrk6Q&t=1582s | ||
| David Zilberman | University of California, Berkeley | Professor, Department Chair of Agricultural and Resource Economics | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xP4H7OTrk6Q&t=2210s |







