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Academic positions

• Assistant professor, Department of Agricultural Economics, Purdue University (since Jan. 2022)
• Postdoctoral researcher, Institute of Economics and Econometrics, University of Geneva (July–Dec. 2021)

Affiliations

• Faculty Affiliate, Purdue University, Institute for a Sustainable Future (since Sept. 2022)
• Editorial Board Member, Water Economics and Policy (Since Jan. 2023)

Education

• Ph.D. Applied Economics and Management, Cornell University (2021)
• M.S. Economics, Federal University of São Carlos, Brazil (2013)
• B.S. Computer Engineering, University of Campinas, Brazil (2010)

Research

Publications and Working Papers

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Grants

• A global agricultural supply-demand-climate-trade model calibrated to Baseline. USDA/ERS (PI, $450,199)
• Validating agrivoltaic technology with underserved agricultural producers. USDA/NRCS (Co-PI, $2,248,074)

Conference presentations and invited talks (including scheduled)

• 2024: ASSA, MEA
• 2023: AERE Summer Conference, AERE@OSWEET, FAERE Annual Conference, Heartland Workshop, USAEE Annual Conference
• 2022: Nordic Annual Environmental and Resource Economics; World Bank Healthy Longevity Initiative Workshop; Michigan State University (AFRE); Federal University of São Carlos
• 2021: Northeast Workshop on Energy Policy and Environmental Economics; AERE Summer Conference; Eastern Economic Association Conference; Society for Benefit-Cost Analysis Conference; Federal University of Juiz de Fora, Norwegian School of Economics; Hamilton College; Institute for Policy Integrity; Purdue University; Suffolk University; Syracuse University; University of the Balearic Islands; University of Connecticut; University of Geneva; ZEW
• 2020: CREEA Annual Conference; Seminar in Water Economics Online (SWELL); Online Summer Workshop in Environment, Energy, and Transportation (OSWEET); CREEA Early Career Workshop; AGU Fall Meeting; Universidad Ricardo Palma
• 2016-2019: Southern Economic Association Annual Meeting; Heartland Environmental and Resource Economics Workshop; Federal University of São Carlos

Teaching

• Application of Quantitative Analysis: Mathematical Programming (Purdue AGEC 652, PhD, 2022 & 2023)
• Topics in Machine Learning for Applied Economics (Purdue AGEC 690, PhD, 2023)
• Quantitative Techniques for Firm Decision Making (Purdue AGEC 352, undergraduate, 2023)
• Energy, Environmental, and Resource Economics (Iowa State ECON 380, undergraduate, 2018)

Advising

• Thesis committee member, PhD: Yuxi Chen (expected 2026), Yi Wang (expected 2026)
• Capstone project advisor, MS-MBA: Justin Englebert (2023)

Service

• Refereeing
  • Peer-reviewed journals: Agricultural Economics; Applied Mathematical Modelling; Applied Economics Policy & Perspectives; Climatic Change; Journal of Economics, Race, and Policy; Water Economics and Policy; Water Resources and Economics; Water Resources Research
  • Funding agencies: USDA grant review panel
• Professional
  • Abstract reviewer: AAEA, US Association for Energy Economics Conference; Journal of Purdue Undergraduate Research; Brazilian Society for Rural Economics, Management, and Sociology Conference
  • Invited discussant: CREEA Annual Conference
  • Other: Faculty mentor for the USDA/AAEA Local Food Economics Data Visualization Challenge

Honors & Awards

• George F. Warren Award 1st Place, Cornell Dyson (2021)
• Lasserre-Renzetti Prize for best student paper, CREEA (2020)
• Brown Graduate Fellowship, Iowa State University (2016)
• Gamma Sigma Delta inducted, Iowa State University (2016)
• Teaching Excellence Award, Iowa State University (2015)
• T. W. Schultz Graduate Fellowship, Iowa State University (2014-2015)
• Emerging Leaders in the Americas Scholarship, Canadian Bureau for International Education (2012)
• CAPES Master’s Scholarship, Ministry of Education, Brazil (2011-2012)

Additional Training

• Teaching training:
  • At Cornell University: International TA Program (26h, 2018)
  • At Iowa State University: CIRTL Associate Level Certificate (2018), Team-Based Learning (8h, 2018), Project LEA/RN (14h, 2016)
• Graduate College Emerging Leaders Academy, Iowa State University (2016-2017)
• Sustainable Climate Risk Management Summer School, Penn State University (2016)
• ESTIMATE workshop, Michigan State University (2016)

Previous employment

• Graduate Assistant, Dyson School, Cornell University (2018-2021)
• Research Intern, Resources for the Future (Summer 2017)
• Graduate Assistant, Dept. of Economics, Iowa State University (2014–2018)
• Data Scientist, Verisoft Group, Brazil (2013-2014)
• Software Engineer, Verid Consulting, Brazil (2010-2012)
• Research Intern, Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (Embrapa) (2009)

Additional Information

• Professional associations: American Economic Association (AEA), Association of Environmental and Resource Economists (AERE), Latin American Association of Environmental and Resource Economists (LAERE), US Association for Energy Economics
• Languages: Portuguese (native), English (fluent), Spanish (fluent), French (intermediate), Italian (basic)