Academic background, research experience, publications, and technical expertise.

Researcher I

Center for Sustainability and the Global Environment (SAGE), Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies, University of Wisconsin–Madison

• Hydro-economic and geospatial research on irrigation system transitions, groundwater sustainability, and bioenergy crop systems across U.S. agricultural regions.
• Optimization and decision-support models integrating agricultural production, groundwater availability, irrigation technology, and economic outcomes.
• Field-scale and national-scale analysis of irrigation efficiency, upgrade opportunities, and water–energy–carbon trade-offs.
• Integrated systems modeling within the U.S. Department of Energy Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center (GLBRC).

Research Associate

Center for Sustainability and the Global Environment (SAGE), University of Wisconsin–Madison

• Led geospatial analysis (ArcGIS/ArcPy) and hydro-economic optimization modeling with national-scale agricultural datasets to assess long-term water and land-use transitions.
• Developed modeling frameworks linking production decisions, groundwater dynamics, irrigation technology upgrades, and renewable energy feedstocks.

Research Fellow

Jordan College of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, California State University–Fresno

• Built a spatial equilibrium model in GAMS to evaluate Chinese retaliatory tariffs on the U.S. tree nut industry.
• Constructed a price-endogenous linear programming model to forecast mill assessment revenue for the California Department of Pesticide Regulation.
• Economic impact analysis of pesticide applicator certification rules and cost–benefit analysis of the proposed Temperance Flat Reservoir.

Graduate Research Associate and Assistant; Technical Paraprofessional

Department of Agricultural Economics, Oklahoma State University

• Hydro-economic and spatial analysis of subsurface drip irrigation adoption under groundwater constraints in the Southern High Plains.
• MODFLOW simulation of groundwater flow to assess conservation irrigation districts; EPIC crop-growth calibration for irrigated corn, sorghum, and wheat.
• Mixed-integer programming model for multi-period irrigation system investment; crop enterprise budgets across well capacities.
• Instructed graduate students in GIS-based spatial analysis and supported teaching for Farm and Agribusiness Management.

Agricultural Economics

Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma

Dissertation: Economics of Alternative Groundwater Management Strategies in Oklahoma. Advisors: Jeffrey Vitale and Arthur L. Stoecker.

Agricultural Economics

Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma

Thesis: Economics of Irrigated Crop Choices Using Center Pivot Systems in the Oklahoma Panhandle. Advisor: Arthur L. Stoecker.

Agricultural and Irrigation Engineering

College of Engineering Guindy, Anna University, Chennai, India

Thesis: Cost-effective Approaches to Weed Management in Irrigation Tanks in Southern India.

Closing the Loop on Sustainable Plasticulture

Co-Investigator (PI: C. Hillyer), Colorado State University, $115,000

Economics of Groundwater Interaction between Producers and Competing Crops

Co-Investigator (PI: J. Vitale), USGS 104(b) Program, Oklahoma Competitive Research Grants, $5,000

Optimal Location for Cooperative Irrigation Districts in the High Plains of Oklahoma

Co-Investigator (PI: A. L. Stoecker), USGS 104(b) Program, Oklahoma Competitive Research Grants, $5,000

Endowed International Agricultural Economics Fellowship

Oklahoma State University

Leonard F. Miller Distinguished Graduate Fellowship in International Rural Development

Oklahoma State University

Spielman Scholarship (Graduate Fellowship)

Oklahoma State University

Characterizing Land Availability for Bioenergy Across the United States

GLBRC Sustainability Retreat, Kellogg Biological Station, Michigan State University, 2024

Presented on behalf of Tyler J. Lark, the invited speaker, who was unable to attend.

Poster judge and abstract reviewer

• Poster Judge, GLBRC Annual Science Meeting, 2024, 2025, and 2026.
• Selected Poster Judge, UW–Madison Postdoctoral Research Symposium, 2026.
• Abstract Reviewer, AAEA Annual Meeting: International Development (2021), Resource and Environmental Analysis Policy (2020), Production Economics (2018).

Research presentations to policy advisory bodies

Presented USGS 104(b) project findings (2018) and proposal (2016) on the economics of groundwater interaction and competing crops to the U.S. Geological Survey Water Research Advisory Board, Oklahoma.

Guest lectures

• Integer and Mixed-Integer Programming for Agricultural Optimization Models, AGEC 6103, Oklahoma State University, 2018.
• Economic Analysis of Groundwater Depletion and Crop Choice in the Ogallala Aquifer, AGEC 6103, Oklahoma State University, 2014.

Professional memberships

Agricultural & Applied Economics Association (AAEA); American Geophysical Union (AGU); Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center (GLBRC).