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Listening to the Diverse Voices of AAEA

Recording Date Name Affiliation Position/Title Link to Clip
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

 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