Meet the team
Faculty advisors
Dr. Olga Isengildina-Massa is an Associate Professor in the Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics. She conducts research in Agricultural Economics where she evaluates market and price analysis issues, implements advanced forecasting and modeling approaches, and demonstrates agribusiness and risk management applications of these findings.
Dr. Shamar Stewart is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics. His recent research projects have focused on exchange rate stability and the synchronicity of economic growth. His broad research interests center on the fields of international finance, applied time series econometrics, and macro-finance.
Chi Ta is an energy and environmental economist interested in policy evaluation, policy design, and incentive mechanisms to promote conservation and sustainability. She also studies policies to improve disadvantaged populations' economic and environmental well-being. She combines different theoretical and empirical strategies in her research, such as general equilibrium modeling, optimal control theories, randomized control trials, and natural or policy experiments.
Agriculture Division Head:
Soybean, Corn, Wheat, Sugar
Soybeans
Corn
Wheat
Sugar
Metals Division Head:
Gold, Silver, Copper
Gold
Silver
Copper
Energy Division Head: WTI/Brent Crude Oil, Gasoline, Natural Gas
WTI Crude Oil
Brent Crude Oil
Gasoline
Natural Gas
Quantitative Division Head: Metals, Energy, Agriculture, Infrastructure
Metals
Energy
Agriculture
Infrastructure
Head of Professional Development: Theo Maciel
Social Chair: Flory Brockwell
Head of Alumni Relations:
Claire Shin
Graduate Fellow: Will McGuirk
Co-Recruitment Chair: Jay Rajurkar
Co-Recruitment Chair: Shlok Rajeev