Research and Publications
Research Highlights
Congratulations Susana Ferreira who is the PI on a new project funded by Georgia Sea Grant. Susana’s project focuses on assessing and mitigating environmental risks in Brunswick, Georgia, specifically targeting the challenges posed by coastal inundation and contamination. Read More
Congratulations to our own Dr. Mike Adjemian for his work on the University of Georgia’s economic impact on the state. His study measures the value of the university’s teaching, research, public service, and Extension through the university’s education and training programs. This year, the impact reached a record $8.1 billion.
Publications and Podcasts
Congratulations to Ellen McCullough, Meichen Lu (UGA Agricultural and Applied Economics Ph.D., 2022), Yawotse Nouve (UGA Agricultural and Applied Economics Ph.D., 2022), Joanne Arsenault, and Chen Zhen for their publication in Nature Food entitled “Nutrient adequacy for poor households in Africa would improve with higher income but not necessarily with lower food prices”.
Congratulations Ben Campbell, Will Secor, and Jocey Ricks (MAB, 2021 from the UGA Agricultural and Applied Economics department) whose journal article in HortScience entitled “Consumer preference for microgreens in the presence of LED lights and information treatments” was recently highlighted by the American Society for Horticultural Science.
Congratulations to Vanessa Shonkwiler for coauthoring the recent journal article “Exploratory Study of Romanian Generation Z Perceptions of Green Restaurants" and published in the journal, Administrative Sciences.
Are you curious how front-of-package food labels and policies can have unintended consequences on grocery prices and consumer choice? Listen to Chen Zhen, GA Athletic Association Professor in Food Choice, Obesity, and Health in the Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, discuss his research in the latest insightful Food Bullying Podcast with Michele Payn and Nicole Rodriguez.
Congratulations to Mateusz Filipski for his new journal article coauthored with Huanguang Qiu, Junqiao Hong, and Xiangrui Wang entitled: “Home sweet home: Impacts of living conditions on worker migration with evidence from randomized resettlement in China” published in the Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization.
Congratulations to Wojciech Florkowski for his new journal article coauthored with Faruk Urak, Abdulbaki Bilgic , and Gürkan Bozma entitled: “Confluence of COVID-19 and the Russia-Ukraine conflict: Effects on agricultural commodity prices and food security” published in the Borsa Istanbul Review.
Congratulations to Wojciech J. Florkowski and Sulakshan Neupane for their new journal article entitled “Cooking fuel frequency in urban Uganda: addressing household air pollution,” published in the journal Environmental Science and Pollution Research.
Congratulations to Gopi Munisamy and Dikshit Poudel (Ph.D. student in the Agricultural and Applied Economics Department) for their recent article in Global Food Security entitled "Political Instability and Undernourishment: Nepal's Decade-Long insurgency."