Past Students

2021-22 PhD Students Job Market Placement

Zhazira Alisheva.

Zhazira Alisheva

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Email: zhazira.alisheva@wsu.edu

Dissertation Title: Three Essays on Health Economics

Major Professor: Bidisha Mandal 
Research Interest:
Research Interest: Health Economics, Applied Econometrics, Applied Microeconomics, Change Point Estimation

Position Accepted: Post-doctoral researcher, National Foundation for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Salim Ahmed Said Al Jahwari.

Salim Ahmed Said Al Jahwari

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Email: s.aljahwari@wsu.edu

Dissertation Title: The International Economics of Gulf Cooperation Council Deficits and Reserves 

Major Professor: Dr. Jinhui Bai, Dr. Salvador Ortigueira, and Dr. Mark Gibson

Research Interest: International Economics, Public Economics, Applied Econometrics

Position Accepted: Financial Stability Executive, Central Bank of Oman 
Nawwaf Mohammed.

Nawwaf Mohammed Aljulaifi

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Email: nawwaf.aljulaifi@wsu.edu

Dissertation Title: The Strategic Effects of Environmental Regulation on Investment in Environmental R&D and Advertising

Major Professor: Ana Espinola-Arredondo

Research Interest: Microeconomics, Industrial Organization, Environmental Economics

Position Accepted: Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, King Saud University
Botir Okhunjanov.

Botir Okhunjanov

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Email: botir.okhunjanov@wsu.edu

Dissertation Title: Three Essays on Applied Microeconomics

Major Professor: Dr. Jill McCluskey, Dr. Ron Mittelhammer and Dr. Ana Espinola-Arredondo

Research Interest: Industrial Organization, Applied Econometrics and Statistics, Environmental & Resource Economics

Position Accepted: Visiting Assistant Professor, Denison University
Joshua Olsen.

Joshua Olsen

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Email: joshua.olsen@wsu.edu

Dissertation Title: Essays on Wildland Fire and Housing

Major Professor: Jonathan Yoder, Gregmar Galinato, and Randy Fortenbery

Research Interest: Econometrics, Environmental Economics and Industrial Organization

Position Accepted: Data Scientist/Economist at Colaberry Inc. for Bayer Crop Science
Tiana Randriamaro.

Tiana Randriamaro

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Email: mary.randriamaro@wsu.edu

Dissertation Title: Essays on water utility economics and the value of time

Major Professor: Joe Cook

Research Interest: Behavioral Economics, Natural Resource Economics, Experimental Economics, and Environmental Economics

Position Accepted: Economist at A2F Consulting in Rockville, Maryland
Golam Saroare Shakil.

Golam Saroare Shakil

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Email: golamsaroare.shakil@wsu.edu

Dissertation Title: Three essays in econometrics, agricultural and welfare economics

Major Professor: Dr. Thomas L. Marsh, Dr. Jill McCluskey, and Dr. Ron Mittelhammer

Research Interest: Econometrics and Applied Econometrics, International Trade and Policy, Agricultural Economics and Input Substitute Choice.

Position Accepted: Post-doctoral researcher, Global Health Group, Washington State University
Azhar Uddin.

Azhar Uddin

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Email: azhar.uddin@wsu.edu

Dissertation Title: Essays on Development Economics and Consumer Demand: Evidence from Primary Data

Major Professor: Shanthi Manian, R. Kariina Gallardo, and Jill McCluskey

Research Interest: Development Economics, Experimental Economics, Consumer demand and novel technologies

Position Accepted: Post-doctoral Research Associate 
Institute for Research and Education to Advance Community Health 
Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine
Washington State University

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