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Rodolfo M. Nayga, Jr.Department of Agricultural Economics, Texas A&M University Professor (2003-present) Associate Professor (1999-2003) Assistant Professor (1997-1999) Rodolfo M. Nayga, Jr. is Professor and TAES Faculty Fellow in the Department of Agricultural Economics at Texas A&M University. He presently teaches agribusiness marketing, economics, and management classes at the undergraduate and graduate levels. His research and consulting interests are focused on the economics of food quality and on obtaining an understanding of how emerging consumer issues affect food and nutrient consumption/demand and public policies. Current and recent topics include product and program valuation related to GMOs, irradiated foods, health claims, nutritional label use and diet quality, obesity, intra-household time/resource allocation and children's dietary behavior. Dr. Nayga received his Ph.D. from Texas A&M. Prior to joining Texas A&M, he was a faculty member at Massey University, New Zealand for about a year and at Rutgers University, New Jersey for 4 years. In spring 2001, he was a visiting professor and Fulbright Senior Scholar at the Marketing and Consumer Behavior department of Wageningen University, The Netherlands. He has published more than 120 refereed articles in several journals including American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Health Economics, Economics Letters, European Journal of Health Economics, Social Science and Medicine, European Review of Agricultural Economics, European Journal of Marketing, Academy of Marketing Science Review, Bulletin of Economic Research, Agricultural Economics, Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics, Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Review of Agricultural Economics, Agricultural and Resource Economics Review, Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics, Applied Economics, Education Economics, Economics Bulletin, Agribusiness, International Food and Agribusiness Management Review, International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management, Int’l Journal of Retail and Distribution Management, Journal of Retailing Consumer Services, Journal of Consumer Affairs, Food Policy, Journal of Health and Social Policy, Health Marketing Quarterly, Food Quality and Preference, Nutrition and Food Science, and Journal of the American Dietetic Association. He has received at least $4 million in research grants and contracts and has given more than 200 invited talks and lectures in the US and several other countries including Austria, Spain, Germany, Denmark, Switzerland, Italy, Belgium, Greece, France, Portugal, Netherlands, Norway, UK, Serbia, Montenegro, New Zealand, Australia, Philippines, India, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Indonesia, Thailand, China, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Peru, El Salvador, South Africa, and Canada. He is or has been a member of editorial board of five scholarly journals and was co-Editor of Choices, a publication of the American Agricultural Economics Association. Dr. Nayga and his graduate students are the recipients of numerous research awards, including those from the American Agricultural Economics Association, American Council on Consumer Interests, Food Distribution Research Society, Norman E. Borlaug International Agricultural Science and Technology Fellowship Program, and the Southern Agricultural Economics Association. Dr. Nayga has also been an expert evaluator and/or member of panels organized by various organizations including the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the International Atomic Energy Agency of the UN, the Mideterranean Agronomic Institute (CIHEAM), France’s INRA National Food Research Program, Croatia’s Unity Through Knowledge Research Program, Canada’s Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, US National Science Foundation, the Food and Drug Administration, the National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education and Economics Advisory Board, American Society for Nutritional Sciences, The Council on Food, Agricultural, and Resource Economics, USDA’s National Research Initiative Competitive Grants Program, and Economic Research Service’s Food and Nutrition Research Program. Dr. Nayga was also awarded by the American Agricultural Economics Association a Presidential Recognition Service Award in 2007 and by Texas A&M University the 2006 TAES Faculty Fellow designation and title in recognition of significant scholarly achievements, the 2005 International Excellence Award for building international linkages and dedication to promoting international education and research, and the 2003 Honor Professor Award for outstanding teaching achievements. Coverage of his research has appeared in numerous popular media outlets. Special Focus: Food Economics and Agribusiness Marketing Phone: (979)845-8376 E-mail: rnayga@tamu.edu Classes Taught: AGEC 105 - Introduction to Agricultural Economics AGEC 695 – Frontiers Course in Markets and Information
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