CV

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Academic positions

• Assistant professor, Department of Agricultural Economics, Purdue University (since Jan. 2022)
• Postdoctoral researcher, Institute of Economics and Econometrics, University of Geneva (July–Dec. 2021)

Education

• Ph.D. Applied Economics and Management, Cornell University (2021)
• M.S. Economics, Federal University of São Carlos, Brazil (2013)
• B.S. Computer Engineering (with distinction), University of Campinas , Brazil (2010)

Fields of Interest

• Primary: Environmental and Resource Economics
• Secondary: Industrial Organization, Public Economics, Energy, Transportation

Research

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Research Experience

• Research Assistant
  • Cornell University, Dyson School
    • To Ivan Rudik (2018-2020)
  • Iowa State University, Department of Economics
    • At CARD, Center for Agricultural and Rural Development (2017-2018)
    • To Ivan Rudik (2016-2017)
    • At the Water & Climate Change Project (2016)
• Research Intern
  • Resources For the Future (Summer 2017)
  • Embrapa, Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation, Brazil (2009)
• Visiting Researcher
  • University of Manitoba (Canada), Department of Agricultural Economics (Fall 2012 – Winter 2013)

Teaching Experience

• Instructor, Iowa State University
  • Energy, Environmental, and Resource Economics (Spring 2018)
• Teaching Assistant
  • Cornell University, Dyson School
    • Environmental and Resource Economics, with Ivan Rudik (Spring 2021)
    • Environmental and Resource Economics (Masters level), with Ivan Rudik (Fall 2020)
    • Behavioral Corporate Finance, with Vicky Bogan (Fall 2019)
  • Iowa State University, Department of Economics
    • Intermediate Microeconomics, with Peter Orazem (Spring 2017)
    • Applied Economic Optimization, with Sunanda Roy (Fall 2015)
    • Intro Microeconomics and Intro Macroeconomics, with Terry Alexander, Brent Kreider, and Otavio Bartalotti (2014-2015)
  • Federal University of São Carlos, Department of Economics
    • Introduction to Microeconomics (Spring 2012)

Honors & Awards

• George F. Warren Award - First place, Cornell University (2021)
• Travel Grant for the Water Resources & Policy Workshop, AAEA (2017)
• Brown Graduate Fellowship, Iowa State University (2016)
• Gamma Sigma Delta inducted, Iowa State University (2016)
• Teaching Excellence Award, Iowa State University (2015)
• T. W. Schultz Graduate Fellowship, Iowa State University (2014-2015)
• Emerging Leaders in the Americas Scholarship, Canadian Bureau for International Education (2012)
• Master’s Scholarship, Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Level Personnel, Brazil (2011-2012)
• Honorable Mention, XVII Latin America Undergraduate Research Conference, Argentina (2009)
• ESCALA Exchange Scholarship, visiting Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Argentina (2008)
• Scientific Initiation Scholarships, National Council for Scientific Development, Brazil (2006 & 2007)

Presentations and invited talks (including scheduled)

• 2021: Northeast Workshop on Energy Policy and Environmental Economics; Association of Environmental and Resource Economists Summer Conference; Eastern Economic Association Conference; Society for Benefit-Cost Analysis Conference; Federal University of Juiz de Fora, Norwegian School of Economics; Hamilton College; Institute for Policy Integrity; Purdue University; Suffolk University; Syracuse University; University of the Balearic Islands; University of Connecticut; University of Geneva; ZEW
• 2020: CREEA Annual Conference; Seminar in Water Economics Online (SWELL); Online Summer Workshop in Environment, Energy, and Transportation (OSWEET); CREEA Early Career Workshop; Universidad Ricardo Palma (Peru)
• 2016: Federal University of São Carlos (Brazil)
• 2013: Southeastern Economists Meeting (Brazil)
• 2009: South American Undergraduate Research Conference (Argentina); National Agro-Informatics Conference (Brazil)

Additional Training

• Teaching training:
  • At Cornell University: International TA Program (26h, 2018)
  • At Iowa State University: CIRTL Associate Level Certificate (2018), Team-Based Learning (8h, 2018), Make It Stick (4h, 2017), Project LEA/RN (14h, 2016)
• Graduate College Emerging Leaders Academy for leadership and diversity, Iowa State University (2016-2017)
• Sustainable Climate Risk Management Summer School, Penn State University (2016)
• ESTIMATE workshop, Michigan State University (2016)

Service

• Refereeing:
  • Water Resources and Economics
  • Brazilian Society for Rural Economics, Management, and Sociology
• Organizations (all at Iowa State University):
  • Graduate and Professional Student Senate (senator and member of the Grants and Awards Committee)
  • Economics Graduate Student Association (president)
  • Academic Writing Peer Review Group (organizer)

Other Professional Experience

• Data Scientist, Verisoft Group, Brazil (2013-2014)
• Software Engineer, Verid Consulting, Brazil (2010-2012)

Additional Information

• Professional associations: American Economic Association (AEA), Econometric Society, Association of Environmental and Resource Economists (AERE), Latin American Association of Environmental and Resource Economists (LAERE)
• Languages: Portuguese (native), English (fluent), Spanish (fluent), French (intermediate), Italian (basic)
• Programming: R, Julia, Matlab, Stata, Python, Java, C, SQL