AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS DEPARTMENT
FACULTY PHOTO DIRECTORY
Purdue Ag Econ Administration
Nicole Olynk Widmar,
Department Head, Professor 
Jake Ricker-Gilbert,
Associate Department Head, Professor 
Brenna Ellison,
Undergraduate Program Coordinator, Professor 
Carson Reeling,
Graduate Program Chair, Associate Professor 
Allan Gray,
Director of the MS-MBA Program, Land O’Lakes Chair in Food and Agribusiness, Professor 
Roman Keeney,
Extension & Outreach Coordinator, Associate Professor 
Jay Akridge
Trustee Chair in Teaching and Learning Excellence, Professor of Agricultural Economics
Channing Arndt
Research Professor and Director, Center for Global Trade Analysis
Joseph Balagtas
Professor, Director of the Center for Food Demand Analysis & Sustainability
765.494.4298
Maksym Chepeliev
Research Assistant Professor in Global Economic Analysis
765.494.4318
Joana Colussi
Research Assistant Professor, Commercial Agricultural and Production Economics
Bernhard Dalheimer
Assistant Professor, Macroeconomics and Trade
W. Scott Downey
Professor, Center for Food and Agricultural Business Director
765.494.4325
Brenna Ellison
Professor, Agribusiness Management, Undergraduate Program Coordinator
Roberto Gallardo
Associate Professor, Vice President for Engagement
Allan Gray
Director of the MS-MBA Program, Professor, Land O’Lakes Chair in Food and Agribusiness
765.494.4323
Thomas Hertel
Distinguished Professor of Agriculture
765.494.4199
Bhagyashree Katare
Berdine Martin Food Economics Associate Professor
765.494.7709
Roman Keeney
Extension & Outreach Coordinator, Associate Professor
765.494.4253
Valerie Kilders
Marshall Martin Agricultural Science and Technology Policy Assistant Professor
Todd Kuethe
Professor, Schrader Chair in Farmland Economics
765.494.4251
Michael Langemeier
Professor, Director Center for Commercial Agriculture
765.494.9557
Mindy Mallory
Associate Professor, Clearing Corporation Endowed Chair in Food & Agricultural Marketing
765.494.4244
Trey Malone
Associate Professor, Boehlje Chair in Managerial Economics for Agribusiness
765.494.4191
Maria Marshall
Professor, James and Lois Ackerman Chair in Agricultural Economics
765.494.4268
Lourival Carmo Monaco Neto
Research Assistant Professor in Digital Innovation Entrepreneurs, Research Manager at Purdue DIAL Ventures
Laura Montenovo
Assistant Professor, State and Local Finance
Carson Reeling
Associate Professor, Graduate Program Chair
765.496.6197
Jacob Ricker-Gilbert
Professor, Associate Department Head
765.494.4260
Guy Tchuente
Assistant Professor, Quantitative Methods in Spatial Analysis
Dominique van der Mensbrugghe
Research Professor, Director of GTAP
