Tag: Food and Resource Economics Faculty

Dr. Lisa House, UF/IFAS Food and Resource Economics Professor and Department Chair

FRE Department Chair Dr. Lisa House Recognized as 2026 AAEA Fellow


February 9, 2026

UF/IFAS Food and Resource Economics Professor and Chair Dr. Lisa House has been recognized as a 2026 Fellow - the highest honor of the Agricultural & Applied Economics Association (AAEA).  Long Term Involvement in AAEA  AAEA fellows ... READ MORE

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Tags: AAEA, AAEA Fellow, Food And Resource Economics, Food And Resource Economics Faculty, FRE100, IFAS Faculty, Leadership, Mentorship, Student Involvement
Dr. Fan Fan, Assistant Professor of Agribusiness at UF

Dr. Fan Fan brings financial industry experience and Agribusiness research expertise to new FRE Assistant Professor of Agribusiness


February 2, 2026

In September 2025, Dr. Fan Fan joined the University of Florida IFAS Food and Resource Economics Department as an assistant professor of agribusiness. Fan, who earned her Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics in 2025, focuses her research on agribusiness ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness
Tags: Agribusiness, Agricultural Economics, Applied Economics, Crop Insurance, Finance, Food And Resource Economics, Food And Resource Economics Faculty, Food And Resource Economics Research, Microeconomics, Risk
Environmental and Resource Economics Dr. Youngho Kim

Dr. Youngho Kim brings new perspectives to UF as Assistant Professor of Food & Resource Economics


January 26, 2026

This Fall, Dr. Youngho “Young” Kim joined the University of Florida Department of Food and Resource Economics as an assistant professor, focusing on environmental and resource economics.    Kim, who completed his Ph.D. in ... READ MORE

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Tags: Environmental Economics, Food And Resource Economics, Food And Resource Economics Faculty, FRE100, Resource Economics
Dr. Tara Wade, who specializes in Natural Resources Economics has worked extensively on BMPs for citrus such as cover crop adoption.

Dr. Tara Wade, Expert in Natural Resources Economics, Promoted to Associate Professor


September 17, 2025

Dr. Tara Wade has been promoted to associate professor, a well-deserved recognition of her impactful work in the field of natural resources economics since joining the University of Florida.  Wade is an agricultural economist who joined ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Environmental Economics, Extension, Food And Resource Economics, Food And Resource Economics Department, Food And Resource Economics Faculty, Food And Resource Economics News, Food And Resource Economics Research, Natural Resource Economics, Natural Resources Economics, Southwest Florida, Tara Wade, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS SWFREC
Bachir Kassas

Experimental Economist Dr. Bachir Kassas Promoted to Associate Professor of Food and Resource Economics


September 16, 2025

Dr. Bachir Kassas, who joined the University of Florida in August 2018, has recently been promoted to the rank of associate professor. This is a well-deserved recognition of his scholarly pursuits and leadership in engaging the next generation ... READ MORE

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Tags: Experimental Economics, Food And Resource Economics, Food And Resource Economics Faculty, Food And Resource Economics Research
Food and Resource Economics Undergraduate Coordinator Misti Sharp Receives 2025 Teaching Award at AAEA Conference

Food and Resource Economics Undergraduate Coordinator Dr. Misti Sharp Recognized for Distinguished Undergraduate Teaching Program at AAEA Annual Meeting


August 18, 2025

From participating in her local high school’s Future Farmers of America (FFA) to receiving recognition by the Agricultural & Applied Economics Association (AAEA) as a distinguished food and resource economics undergraduate teacher, Misti ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: Food And Resource Economics, Food And Resource Economics Awards, Food And Resource Economics Faculty, Food And Resource Economics Undergraduate, Teaching

FRE Professor Caleb Stair Receives 2025 Outstanding Teaching Award from the Southern Agricultural Economics Association


February 17, 2025

Dr. Caleb Stair, Instructional Assistant Professor in the UF/IFAS Food and Resource Economics Department, received the 2025 Outstanding Teaching of a Course Award from the Southern Agricultural Economics Association (SAEA) during their annual ... READ MORE

Category: Professional Development, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: Awards And Recognition, Food And Resource Ecnomics, Food And Resource Economics Awards, Food And Resource Economics Faculty, Food And Resource Economics Teaching
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Dr. Malek Hammami brings new insights into South Florida’s complex agricultural landscape as assistant professor


October 16, 2024

This August, Dr. Malek Hammami, an agricultural economist with expertise in international trade and food market economics, joined the UF/IFAS Tropical Research and Education Center (TREC). As an assistant professor of Food and Resource Economics, ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Food And Resource Economics, Food And Resource Economics Faculty, TREC, Tropical Research And Education Center

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