Biography

Education

Master of Science, Agricultural and Applied Economics
Aug 2024 – May 2026
University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA
CGPA: 3.87
Thesis: “The Impact of SNAP on National Food Security: A Two-Sample Instrumental Variables Approach”
Bachelor of Science, Agricultural Economics
Feb 2017 – July 2023
University of Ibadan, Nigeria
Thesis: “Wellness Sustainability of Household Food Security Status in Ibadan North LGA of Oyo State, Nigeria.”
Supervisor: Professor B. T. Omonona (<a

Research Experience

Graduate Research Assistant
May 2025 – July 2025
Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, University of Georgia, USA
Supervisor: Dr. Berna Karali

• Used Bloomberg Terminal to source, clean, and analyze commodity data, mapping price and volatility patterns across USDA markets.
• Built an analysis-ready dataset by extracting and standardizing price, volatility, and seasonal trends from over 400 news articles and PDFs.

Graduate Researcher
March 2025 – Present
Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, University of Georgia, USA
The Impact of SNAP on National Food Security: A Two-Sample Instrumental Variables Approach
Supervisor: Dr. Travis Smith

• Leading research on the impact of SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) on rural food security.
• Collecting and managing CPS (Current Population Survey) data and conducting econometric analysis.
• Writing methodology and results sections for submission to peer-reviewed journals.

Undergraduate Researcher
Aug 2022 – June 2023
Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Ibadan, Nigeria
Wellness Sustainability of Household Food Security Status in Ibadan North LGA of Oyo State, Nigeria
Supervisor: Professor B. T. Omonona

• Profiled and assessed household food security status and dietary wellness levels.
• Used STATA, SPSS, and Excel for data entry and multinomial and binomial logistic regression analysis.