Department of Agricultural, Environmental, and Development Economics

AEDE was well represented at the recent World Congress of Environmental and Resource Economists. Attending the meeting in Portugal were: Associate Prof Daniela Miteva; Prof Sathya Gopalakrishnan, PhD student Roberto; Junyi Hua, 2023 PhD now Assistant Prof at Macau University; David Wolf, 2018 PhD now Associate Prof at Kobe University; and Yun Qiu, 2016 PhD now Associate Prof at Jinan University.

New research findings! 📢 New study from Dr. Jared Grant and team suggests local food access strategies could better address food insecurity. Read the story: https://go.osu.edu/localfoodaccess

Given the recent bad air in Ohio, this article from Dr. Brent Sohngen about the cause and effect of forest fires might be of interest to you. 🌲 https://go.osu.edu/forestfire

Most rural households on private wells believe their water is safe. Few have tested it recently. 💧

A new $590,000 USDA NIFA grant will support three years of work studying how households with private wells make decisions about water quality, testing, and treatment. It is one of only four projects funded nationally under NIFA's Environmental and Natural Resource Economics initiative.

AEDE's Gabriel Lade, C. William Swank Chair in Rural-Urban Policy, will co-lead the project along with Jacqueline Comito (Iowa Learning Farms), alongside David Keiser (Yale School of the Environment) and Catherine DeLong (ISU Extension and Outreach). It builds on their 2022 Iowa Rural Drinking Water Survey, which found roughly three-quarters of surveyed households were at risk of exposure to potentially unsafe water.

Read more: https://bit.ly/3RO2EwQ

We're proud to share more recognition from 2026 AAEA Annual Conference! 🎉 Margaret Jodlowski, Assistant Professor, received the 2026 Outstanding Research Award from the Agricultural Finance and Management Section of the AAEA. 👏 Congratulations Dr. Jodlowski!

The accolades continue from the 2026 AAEA Annual Meeting! Congratulations to Dr. Ian Sheldon, whose article in the Choices series, "Economic Consequences of the Tariff War," received the AAEA Outstanding Choices Article Award. This recognition highlights the importance of his scholarship in advancing understanding of one of today's most significant global trade issues.
Congratulations, Dr. Sheldon! 🎉

We're proud to celebrate another outstanding achievement by our faculty at the 2026 AAEA Annual Meeting in Kansas City! 👏
Congratulations to Dr. Abdoul G. Sam, who received the Distinguished Teaching Award for Graduate Teaching: Ten or More Years' Experience. This well-deserved recognition reflects his enduring dedication to graduate education and student success.

Congratulations, Dr. Sam! 🎉

We're proud to celebrate another outstanding achievement by our faculty at the 2026 AAEA Annual Meeting in Kansas City! 👏 Congratulations to Dr. Abdoul G. Sam, who received the Distinguished Teaching Award for Graduate Teaching: Ten or More Years' Experience. This well-deserved recognition reflects his enduring dedication to graduate education and student success.

Congratulations, Dr. Sam! 🎉

News from 2026 AAEA Annual Meeting in Kansas City! 👏 Assistant Professor Jared Grant was awarded the COSBAE Section Outstanding Young Professional! Congratulations Dr. Grant - you are doing amazing things!

We are excited to welcome Dr. Tim Haab back to AEDE. After serving as Director, School of Environmental and Natural Resources for the past two years, he is returning to AEDE as a faculty member, in addition to his new role as Faculty Athletics Representative. We look forward to seeing you in the building!