Graduate Student Placement Coordinator: Ben Cowan
Job Market Guide
Previous Job Placements
Current 2023-24 PhD Students Job Market Placement
Yazeed Aldhafian
Email:
yazeed.aldhafian@wsu.edu
Dissertation Title: The Effect of Weather Shocks and a Strategic Investor on Competition and Abatement Efforts under Environmental Regulation
Major Professor: Felix Munoz-Garcia, Ana Espinola-Arredondo, and Alan Love Cook
Research Interest: Microeconomics, Industrial Organization, Applied Game Theory, and Environmental Economics
Position Accepted: Tenure-track Assistant Professor, King Saud University
yazeed.aldhafian@wsu.edu
Dissertation Title: The Effect of Weather Shocks and a Strategic Investor on Competition and Abatement Efforts under Environmental Regulation
Major Professor: Felix Munoz-Garcia, Ana Espinola-Arredondo, and Alan Love Cook
Research Interest: Microeconomics, Industrial Organization, Applied Game Theory, and Environmental Economics
Position Accepted: Tenure-track Assistant Professor, King Saud University
Suhina Deol
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Email: suhina.deol@wsu.edu
Dissertation Title: Three Applied Economics Essays on Washington Agricultural Water Resources.
Major Professor: Dr. Jonathan Yoder
Research Interest: Agricultural Economics, Econometrics, Experimental and Behavioral Economics
Position Accepted: Post-doctoral Fellowship at Oklahoma State University
Email: suhina.deol@wsu.edu
Dissertation Title: Three Applied Economics Essays on Washington Agricultural Water Resources.
Major Professor: Dr. Jonathan Yoder
Research Interest: Agricultural Economics, Econometrics, Experimental and Behavioral Economics
Position Accepted: Post-doctoral Fellowship at Oklahoma State University
Carly Dollin
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Email: carly.dollin@wsu.edu
Dissertation Title: Economics of Development, Labor and Technology
Major Professor: Dr. Mark Gibson
Research Interest: Industrial Economics, Labor Economics, Development Economics, Applied Econometrics
Position Accepted: Post-doctoral researcher, Washington State University
Email: carly.dollin@wsu.edu
Dissertation Title: Economics of Development, Labor and Technology
Major Professor: Dr. Mark Gibson
Research Interest: Industrial Economics, Labor Economics, Development Economics, Applied Econometrics
Position Accepted: Post-doctoral researcher, Washington State University
Kairon Shayne Garcia
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Email: kaironshayne.garcia@wsu.edu
Dissertation Title: The Impact of School Closures in years 2020-21 on parents and children
Major Professor: Dr. Ben Cowan
Research Interest: Labor Economics, Economics of Education, Econometrics (Causal Inference)
Position Accepted: Tenure-track Assistant Professor California State University -Long Beach
Email: kaironshayne.garcia@wsu.edu
Dissertation Title: The Impact of School Closures in years 2020-21 on parents and children
Major Professor: Dr. Ben Cowan
Research Interest: Labor Economics, Economics of Education, Econometrics (Causal Inference)
Position Accepted: Tenure-track Assistant Professor California State University -Long Beach
Magdana Kondaridze
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Email: magdana.kondaridze@wsu.edu
Dissertation Title: Three Essays on the Gravity Model of International Trade
Major Professor: Dr. Jeff Luckstead
Research Interest: International Trade, Agricultural Economics, Consumer Economics, Applied Econometrics
Position Accepted: Tenure-track Assistant Professor Gonzaga University
Email: magdana.kondaridze@wsu.edu
Dissertation Title: Three Essays on the Gravity Model of International Trade
Major Professor: Dr. Jeff Luckstead
Research Interest: International Trade, Agricultural Economics, Consumer Economics, Applied Econometrics
Position Accepted: Tenure-track Assistant Professor Gonzaga University
Xueying Ma
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Email: xueying.ma@wsu.edu @wsu.edu
Dissertation Title: ESSAYS ON CONSUMER DEMAND: MARKETING AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS FROM PRIMARY AND SECONDARY DATA
Major Professor: Dr. Karina Gallardo
Research Interest: Agricultural Economics, Consumer Demands
Position Accepted: Postdoctoral Research Fell, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Email: xueying.ma@wsu.edu @wsu.edu
Dissertation Title: ESSAYS ON CONSUMER DEMAND: MARKETING AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS FROM PRIMARY AND SECONDARY DATA
Major Professor: Dr. Karina Gallardo
Research Interest: Agricultural Economics, Consumer Demands
Position Accepted: Postdoctoral Research Fell, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Putriesti Mandasari
Email:
putriesti.mandasari@wsu.edu
Dissertation Title: Essays on Firm Performance and Agribusiness
Major Professor: Dr. Joseph Cook
Research Interest: Agricultural Economics, Agribusiness, Environmental Economics, Firm Behavior, and Consumer Economics
Position Accepted: Tenure-track Assistant Professor, Sebelas Maret University
putriesti.mandasari@wsu.edu
Dissertation Title: Essays on Firm Performance and Agribusiness
Major Professor: Dr. Joseph Cook
Research Interest: Agricultural Economics, Agribusiness, Environmental Economics, Firm Behavior, and Consumer Economics
Position Accepted: Tenure-track Assistant Professor, Sebelas Maret University
Namloc Nguyen
Email: Namloc.nguyen@wsu.edu
Dissertation Title: Three Applications of Time-Series Econometrics: Assessing Commodity Price Risk, Food Price Inflation, and Market Integration
Major Professor: Dr. Randall Fortenbery
Research Interest: Time-Series Analysis. Price Risk. Food Price Inflation.
Position Accepted: Post-doctoral researcher at Stanford University’s Climate and Energy Policy Program
Dissertation Title: Three Applications of Time-Series Econometrics: Assessing Commodity Price Risk, Food Price Inflation, and Market Integration
Major Professor: Dr. Randall Fortenbery
Research Interest: Time-Series Analysis. Price Risk. Food Price Inflation.
Position Accepted: Post-doctoral researcher at Stanford University’s Climate and Energy Policy Program
Almira Salimgarieva
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Email: almira.salimgarieva@wsu.edu @wsu.edu
Dissertation Title: Unpacking Environmental Enforcement: Causal Inference, Regulatory Mechanisms, and Social Implications
Major Professor: Dr. Wesley Blundell
Research Interest: Environmental Economics, Applied Microeconomics, Econometrics
Position Accepted: Senior Data Scientist, Citizens Bank
Email: almira.salimgarieva@wsu.edu @wsu.edu
Dissertation Title: Unpacking Environmental Enforcement: Causal Inference, Regulatory Mechanisms, and Social Implications
Major Professor: Dr. Wesley Blundell
Research Interest: Environmental Economics, Applied Microeconomics, Econometrics
Position Accepted: Senior Data Scientist, Citizens Bank
Wisnu Sugiarto
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Email: wisnu.sugiarto@wsu.edu
Dissertation Title: Three Essays in Applied Microeconomics with Policy Implications on Safety and Environment in Transportation Sectors
Major Professor: Dr. Jia Yan
Research Interest: Spatial, Transportation, Urban, and Environmental Economics
Position Accepted: Tenure-track Assistant Professor Whitman College
Email: wisnu.sugiarto@wsu.edu
Dissertation Title: Three Essays in Applied Microeconomics with Policy Implications on Safety and Environment in Transportation Sectors
Major Professor: Dr. Jia Yan
Research Interest: Spatial, Transportation, Urban, and Environmental Economics
Position Accepted: Tenure-track Assistant Professor Whitman College
Katelin Swanson
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Email: katelin.swanson@wsu.edu
Dissertation Title: Three Essays in Applied Agricultural Economics
Major Professor: Dr. Randy Fortenbery
Research Interest: Agricultural Economics, Food Security, Crop Insurance, Health Economics, Nutrition, Environmental Justice
Position Accepted: PostDoc Impact Center, Washington State University
Email: katelin.swanson@wsu.edu
Dissertation Title: Three Essays in Applied Agricultural Economics
Major Professor: Dr. Randy Fortenbery
Research Interest: Agricultural Economics, Food Security, Crop Insurance, Health Economics, Nutrition, Environmental Justice
Position Accepted: PostDoc Impact Center, Washington State University
Jiaying Wang
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Email: jiaying.wang2@wsu.edu
Dissertation Title: Essays in Industrial Organization and Economics
Major Professor: Dr. Wesley Blundell
Research Interest: Industrial Organization, Applied Econometrics, Bayesian Inference
Position Accepted: Quantitative Risk Modeling Analyst, the Huntington National Bank
Email: jiaying.wang2@wsu.edu
Dissertation Title: Essays in Industrial Organization and Economics
Major Professor: Dr. Wesley Blundell
Research Interest: Industrial Organization, Applied Econometrics, Bayesian Inference
Position Accepted: Quantitative Risk Modeling Analyst, the Huntington National Bank
Qi Zhang
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Email: qi.zhang4@wsu.edu
Dissertation Title: Three Essays on Applied Microeconomics
Major Professor: Dr. Wesley Blundell
Research Interest: Applied Econometrics; Public Economics; Labor Economics; Development Economics; Political Economics
Position Accepted: Post-doctoral researcher at University of Idaho
Email: qi.zhang4@wsu.edu
Dissertation Title: Three Essays on Applied Microeconomics
Major Professor: Dr. Wesley Blundell
Research Interest: Applied Econometrics; Public Economics; Labor Economics; Development Economics; Political Economics
Position Accepted: Post-doctoral researcher at University of Idaho