Projects

Ongoing 

Enhancing Economic Benefits of Small Farms in Tennessee through Enterprise Diversification and Agritourism. Funding Agency: USDA/NIFA

Income Risk, Financial Constraints, and Diversification Strategies for Small Farm Households. Evans-Allen Program, Funding Agency: USDA/NIFA

An Economic Analysis of Food Environment and Demand for Fruits and Vegetables in A Food Desert Cluster in Tennessee--⎯Implications for Ameliorating Obesity and Promoting Healthy Diet. USDA/NIFA (involved in implementing different objectives of the project)

Farm Aerial View

Recent Honors and Awards

Outstanding Young Scholar of Agricultural Finance and Management, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association (American Ag Economics Association), AAEA, AFM section, 2018.

2018 Outstanding Young Researcher Award. College of Agriculture, Tennessee State University.

AAEA Foundation Young Professional and Graduate Student Travel Grant, 2013. 
Outstanding PhD Student Award, Department of Agricultural Economics, LSU, 2014.
Gamma Sigma Delta Graduate Student Merit Honor Roll Award from Gamma Sigma Delta Honor Society LSU Chapter, April 2014.
Graduate Student Travel Grant from Graduate school of Louisiana State University