Graduate Student Career Potential
Our Ph.D. graduates enjoy great success in careers in academia, government, and industry. Quality employers value the strong foundations our students develop during their time in the Department of Agricultural Economics. Recent graduates have taken positions in universities (including K-State, Purdue, Michigan State, Oklahoma State, Iowa State, and more), governmental service, agribusiness, trade organizations, and private consulting.
Alexi Thompson, Ph.D. '12
Assistant Professor
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Jason Fewell, Ph.D. '12
Assistant Professor
University of Tennessee
Koichi Yamaura, Ph.D. '12
Post-Doctoral Fellow
Sophia University, Tokyo
Sam Funk (ABD)
Chief Economist
United Soybean Board
Pedro Garay (ABD)
Country Economist
Inter-American Development Bank
Washington, D.C.
Lee Schulz, Ph.D. '12
Assistant Professor
Iowa State University
Elizabeth Yeager, Ph.D. '11
Assistant Professor
Purdue University
Craig Smith, Ph.D. '11
Assistant Professor
Fort Hays State University
Linda Burbidge, Ph.D. '10
Lecturer
North Dakota State University
Kara Ross, Ph.D. '10
Post Doctoral Research Associate
Kansas State University
Yacob Zereyesus, Ph.D. '10
Post Doctoral ResearchAssociate
Kansas State University
Kelly Chen, Ph.D. '09
Assistant Professor
National Chung Hsing University
Dale Levering, Ph.D. '09
Adjunct Faculty
Manhattan Christian College
Amin Mugera, Ph.D. '09
Assistant Professor
University ofWestern Australia
Alexandra Gregory, Ph.D. '08
Assistant Professor
University of Puerto Rico
John Michael Riley, Ph.D. '08
Assistant Professor
Mississippi State University
Zhifeng Gao, Ph.D. '07
Research Assistant Professor
University of Florida
Preceles Manzo, Ph.D. '07
Assistant Secretary
Department of Agriculture-Philippines
Lawton Lanier Nalley, Ph.D. '07
Assistant Professor
University of Arkansas
Yapo N'Guessan, Ph.D. '07
Cabinet Director
Ministry of Agriculture, Ivory Coast
Adriana Chacon-Cascante, Ph.D. '06
1st Job: Economist then Faculty
Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education Center (CATIE)
Sarah Dorsey, Ph.D. '06
Assistant Professor
Cameron University
Dustin Pendell, Ph.D. '06
Assistant Professor
Colorado State University
Glynn Tonsor, Ph.D. '06
1st Job: Assistant Professor
Michigan State University
Currently: Associate Professor
Kansas State University
Molly Brant, Ph.D. '05
Assistant Professor
Arkansas Technical University
Hanas Abdul Cader, Ph.D. '05
Assistant Professor
American University of Kuwait
Brian Coffey, Ph.D. '05
Teaching Fellow
Cooperative Studies Inc.
Ya Ding, Ph.D. '05
Research Associate
University of Nebraska
Bill Golden, Ph.D. '05
Research Assistant Professor
Kansas State University
Brad Lubben, Ph.D. '05
Assistant Professor
University of Nebraska, Lincoln
January Mafura, Ph.D. '05
Director
Tanzania Ministry of Agriculture
Odeh Oluwarotimi, Ph.D. '05
Assistant Professor
Virginia State University
Leah Tsoodle, Ph.D. '05
Research Analyst
Kansas State University
Luc Valentin, Ph.D. '05
1st Job: Assistant Professor
Purdue University
Currently: Farm Management Partner
Vulgamore Family Farms
Kranti Mulik, Ph.D. '04
Senior Economist
Union of Concerned Scientists
Ebenezer Ogunyinka, Ph.D. '04
Economist
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries
Fengxia Dong, Ph.D. '02
1st Job: Associate Scientist
Center for Agricultural Development, Iowa State University
Currently: Research Associate
University of Wisconsin
Maria Marshall, Ph.D. '02
1st Job: Assistant Professor
Purdue University
Currently: Associate Professor
Purdue University
Christine Wilson, Ph.D. '01
1st Job: Assistant then Associate Professor
Purdue University
Currently: Assistant Agriculture Dean
Kansas State University
Jayson Lusk, Ph.D. '00
1st Job: Assistant Professor
Mississippi State University
2nd Job: Associate Professor
Purdue University
Currently: Professor & Willard Sparks Endowed Chair
Oklahoma State University
Patrick Berends, Ph.D. '98
1st Job: Assistant Professor
California State University, Fresno
Currently: Professor
California State University, Fresno
Darrel Mark, Ph.D '98
Associate Professor
University of Nebraska, Lincoln
Joe Parcell, Ph.D. '98
Associate Professor
University of Missouri, Columbia
