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Agricultural & Applied Economics
University of Wyoming
1000 E. University Ave.
Laramie, WY 82071
Phone: (307) 766-2386
Email: coupal@uwyo.edu
Research Area: agricultural development, climate change, WTO negotiations and agricultural trade.  In his free time he enjoys traveling and sports.

Muhammad Al Amin

Research Area: agricultural development, climate change, WTO negotiations and agricultural trade. In his free time he enjoys traveling and sports.
Advisor: TBD
Thesis topic: TBD |
Research Area: issues at the intersection of agriculture and the environment

Jenna Bagnall

Research Area: issues at the intersection of agriculture and the environment
Advisor: Dannele Peck, John Ritten and Jay Norton (Renewable Resources)
Thesis topic: TBD |
Research Area: feasibility of a water quality trading scheme for Coal-Bed-Methane produced water in the Powder River Basin

Peter Burgess

Research Area: feasibility of a water quality trading scheme for Coal-Bed-Methane produced water in the Powder River Basin
Advisor: Kristi Hansen and Dannele Peck
Thesis topic: TBD |
Research Area: water resource and environmental economics, and environmental philosophy

Andrew Hodges

Research Area: water resource and environmental economics, and environmental philosophy
Advisor: Kristi Hansen, Scott Miller (Renewable Resources) and Jill Lavato (ENR)
Thesis topic: TBD |
Research Area:  advanced training in agricultural economics so she can better serve her Kenyan students, and promote research in financial innovations for agriculture and natural resource conservation

Jane Kapkiyai

Research Area: advanced training in agricultural economics so she can better serve her Kenyan students, and promote research in financial innovations for agriculture and natural resource conservation
Advisor: John Ritten
Thesis topic: TBD |
Research Area: agricultural production

Shane Ruff

Research Area: agricultural production
Advisor: TBD
Thesis topic: TBD |
Research Area: environmental management

Anna Scofield

Research Area: environmental management
Advisor: Don McLeod and Scott Lieske (WyGISC)
Thesis topic: TBD |
Research Area: bargaining and auctions, organizational behavior, and agricultural trade and development

Betty Tran

Research Area: bargaining and auctions, organizational behavior, and agricultural trade and development
Advisor: TBD
Thesis topic: TBD |
Research Area: natural resource economics and geographic information systems

Susan Wells

Research Area: natural resource economics and geographic information systems
Advisor: TBD
Thesis topic: TBD |
Research Area: Agricultural Markets, Experimental Economics

Kaytlyn Cooksey

Research Area: Agricultural Markets, Experimental Economics
Advisor: Chris Bastian and Dale Menkhaus
Thesis topic: Market impacts of shocks and risks in the food supply chain |
Research Area: Production/Marketing

Kendall Eiesle

Research Area: Production/Marketing
Advisor: Chris Bastian and John Ritten
Thesis topic: Evaluation of feeding strategies and market risk for feeder cattle |
Research Area: Environmental and Natural Resource Economics

Paul Frankowski

Research Area: Environmental and Natural Resource Economics
Advisor: Dannele Peck and Ben Rashford
Thesis topic: Economic modeling of foot-and-mouth disease in a range livestock system |
Research Area: Production

Lane Gardiner

Research Area: Production
Advisor: Ben Rashford
Thesis topic: Economic impacts of ram mating behavior |
Research Area: Environmental and Natural Resource Economics

Alex Gorski

Research Area: Environmental and Natural Resource Economics
Advisor: TBD
Thesis topic: TBD |
Research Area: Production

Jessica Hansen

Research Area: Production
Advisor: Mariah Ehmke
Thesis topic: Profitability of maternal bovine supplementation during drought |
Research Area: International Trade

Mina Hejazi

Research Area: International Trade
Advisor: Dannele Peck
Thesis topic: The impact of domestic livestock disease on the volume and composition of US trade |
Research Area: Environmental and Natural Resource Economics

Mandy Kauffman

Research Area: Environmental and Natural Resource Economics
Advisor: Dannele Peck and Ben Rashford
Thesis topic: Effects of brucellosis management policies on demand for guided elk hunts in the Greater Yellowstone Area |
Research Area: Consumer/Behavioral Economics

Katrina Krutkramele

Research Area: Consumer/Behavioral Economics
Advisor: Mariah Ehmke
Thesis topic: Young consumers’ valuation of natural sweetener alternatives |
Research Area:

Brian Lee

Research Area:
Advisor: TBD
Thesis topic: TBD |
Research Area: Environmental and Natural Resource Economics

Natalie Macsalka

Research Area: Environmental and Natural Resource Economics
Advisor: Ben Rashford
Thesis topic: TBD |
Research Area: Agribusiness

Tanya Madden

Research Area: Agribusiness
Advisor: Larry Held
Thesis topic: TBD |
Research Area: Environmental and Natural Resource Economics

Abby Mellinger

Research Area: Environmental and Natural Resource Economics
Advisor: TBD
Thesis topic: TBD |
Research Area: Development Economics

Betsy Mock

Research Area: Development Economics
Advisor: Roger Coupal
Thesis topic: TBD |
Research Area: Production

Moses Obbo Owori

Research Area: Production
Advisor: Dannele Peck
Thesis topic: TBD |
Research Area: Production

Trent Roberts

Research Area: Production
Advisor: Dannele Peck and John Ritten
Thesis topic: Costs to cattle producers of brucellosis management practices |
Research Area: Agricultural Markets, Experimental Economics

Darlington Sabasi

Research Area: Agricultural Markets, Experimental Economics
Advisor: Chris Bastian and Dale Menkhaus
Thesis topic: Market impacts of captive supplies: An experimental investigation |
Research Area: Production

Jordan Steele

Research Area: Production
Advisor: TBD
Thesis topic: TBD |
Research Area: Agricultural Development

Wenxing Song

Research Area: Agricultural Development
Advisor: TBD
Thesis topic: TBD |
Research Area: Production, Regional Economics

Bryan Wilson

Research Area: Production, Regional Economics
Advisor: Dannele Peck and Roger Coupal
Thesis topic: Regional economic impacts of using a split-state regulatory framework to manage brucellosis |

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