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Team Members

   Fisseha Tegegne, Team Coordinator

Rank/Title:

Research Associate Professor

Educational Background:

Ph.D., 1990, Michigan State University

M.S., 1977, Strathclyde University

B.A., 1973, Haile Sellassie I University

Field of Specialization:

Resource Economics

Current Research Areas:

Community economic development

Food and economics policy

Resource management

Contact Information:

Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Research
Tennessee State University
3500 John A. Merritt Blvd.
Nashville, TN 37209-1561

Voice:  615.963.5830

E-mail:  ftegegne@tnstate.edu

  

   Carter Catlin, Jr.

Rank/Title:

Associate Dean

Educational Background:

Ph.D., 1992, Michigan State University

M.A.M.R.D., 1975, University of Florida

B.S., 1971, Alabama A&M University

Field of Specialization:

Forest Economics

Current Research Area:

Agricultural economics

Contact Information:

Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Research
Tennessee State University
3500 John A. Merritt Blvd.
Nashville, TN 37209-1561

Voice:  615.963.5819

E-mail:  ccatlin@tnstate.edu

  

   Enefiok P. Ekanem

Rank/Title:

Research Associate Professor

Educational Background:

Ph.D., 1992, University of Minnesota

M.S., 1987, Ohio University

M.A., 1986, Ohio University

M.A., 1983, Ohio University

B.S.I.S.E., 1981, Ohio University

Field of Specialization:

Agricultural and Applied Economics

Current Research Areas:

Agricultural policy and production

Agricultural trade and marketing

Economics of food safety

Natural and environmental resource economics and management

Rural development

Contact Information:

Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Research
Tennessee State University
3500 John A. Merritt Blvd.
Nashville, TN 37209-1561

Voice:  615.963.5823

E-mail:  eekanem@tnstate.edu

  

   Safdar Muhammad

Rank/Title:

Research Associate Professor

Educational Background:

Ph.D., 1997, Mississippi State University

M.S., 1992, University of Agriculture, Pakistan

B.S., 1989, University of Agriculture, Pakistan

Field of Specialization:

Agricultural Economics

Current Research Areas:

Agricultural marketing

E-commerce

Micro and small enterprises

Rural development

Small farms

Sustainable agriculture

Welfare economics

Contact Information:

Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Research
Tennessee State University
3500 John A. Merritt Blvd.
Nashville, TN 37209-1561

Voice:  615.963.5824

E-mail:  smuhammad@tnstate.edu

  

   Surendra P. Singh

Rank/Title:

Professor

Educational Background:

Ph.D., 1972, Pennsylvania State University

M.S., 1965, Agra University

B.S., 1963, Agra University

Field of Specialization:

Agricultural Economics

Current Research Areas:

Agribusiness curriculum development

Agricultural marketing

Micro enterprise development

Rural development

Small and part-time farms

Contact Information:

Department of Agricultural Sciences
Tennessee State University
3500 John A. Merritt Blvd.
Nashville, TN 37209-1561

Voice:  615.963.5829

E-mail:  ssingh@tnstate.edu