Glory Esohe Okpiaifo
Glory Esohe Okpiaifo
Graduate (PhD) Student
Graduate (PhD) Student
About Me
I am a PhD student in the Food and Resource Economics Department at the University of Florida. Prior to beginning my PhD program, I earned an M.S. in Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness from the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville in 2019.
My research focuses on using experimental and survey methods to study individual/consumer behavior, and I am currently being advised by Dr Bachir Kassas. I have worked on projects which investigate consumer behavior within and outside the United States. I am currently working on various projects which investigate consumer decision-making behavior regarding food biotechnology and healthy snacking. My research program also includes interests in applying experimental tools in Development Economics.
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ufl.edu Research
Working Papers
Okpiaifo, G., Morgan, S., Kassas, B. Maximizing Experimental Power Through Dynamic Treatment Assignment
Okpiaifo, G., Dormoy, B., Kassas, B., Gao, Z. Consumer preferences for Healthy Snacking in the United States.
Works in Progress
Consumer Preferences for Gene-edited Citrus: The Role of Risk and Behavioural Traits
(with Bachir Kassas, John Lai, Lisa House, Rudy Nayga)
The Influence of Framing Effects on Consumer Preferences for Gene-editing
(with Bachir Kassas, John Lai, Lisa House, Rudy Nayga)
Research and Extension on the Craft Brewery and Distillery Markets for Emerging Florida-Grown Crops
(with Meri Hambaryan, Bachir Kassas, John Lai, Shinsuke Agehara, Charles Barett, De Broughton, Matt Smith, Mark Warren, Kevin Korus, Luke Harlow, Kevin Athearn)
Presentations
Conference Presentations
Okpiaifo, G., Dormoy, B., Kassas, B., Gao, Z. Consumers Preferences for Healthy Snacking in the United States. Paper presentation at the 2022 Annual meeting of Southern Agricultural Economics Association (SAEA)
Okpiaifo, G., Morgan, S., Kassas, B. Maximizing Power Through Dynamic Treatment Assignment. Paper presentation at the 2021 Annual meeting of Southern Economics Association (SEA)
Okpiaifo, G., Durand-Morat, A., West, G.H., Nalley, L.L., Nayga Jr, R.M., Wailes, E. Consumer Preferences for Sustainable Rice Practices in Nigeria. Paper presentation at the 2020 Annual meeting of Southern Agricultural Economics Association (SAEA).
Durand-Morat, A., Okpiaifo, G. Impact of Egyptian Rice Acreage Reduction on the Global Rice Market. Paper presentation at the 2019 Annual meeting of Southern Agricultural Economics Association (SAEA).
Others
Okpiaifo, G., Hambaryan, M., Kassas, B., Lai, J., Agehara, S., Barett, C., Broughton, D., Smith, M., Warren, M., Korus, K., Harlow, L., Athearn K. Research and Extension on the Craft Brewery and Distillery Markets for Emerging Florida-Grown Crops. Paper presentation at the UF SEEDIT Grant progress meeting.
Honors and Awards
- Matthew Okpebholo Foundation Scholarship, 2015
- Outstanding Master’s student award, April 2019
- Second place award, Graduate school research colloquium, May 2019
- Grinter Fellowship award, August 2019
- Graduate Student Council travel grant, 2019, 2021
- Phillip L Herndon Endowment in Economics, August 2020
- Agricultural & Applied Economics Association travel grant, August 2021
- Ofelia Anzola Memorial Scholarship, August 2021
- Research Scholar of the Sadie Collective in partnership with Brookings Institution, February 2022
- Agricultural & Applied Economics Association - Experimental Economics Section scholarship, March 2022
- College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS) Council Graduate Student Leadership Award, April 2022
Interests/Hobbies
- Jesus Christ
- Family
- Reading
- Swimming
- Travelling
- Cycling
- Cooking
