Niaz M.Chowdhury Ph.D. Candidate
Bio
I am a researcher in the field of Environmental and Resource Economics at the Department of Economics and Cooperative Extension at the University of Nevada, Reno. My research explores the pattern and drivers of land use and land cover dynamics, the ecological impacts of changing climates, landscapes, wildlife management, wildland restoration, and the implication of these changes for ecosystem services. My previous research has examined drivers of land-use change and land-use conversion decision in the Prairie Pothole Region of the United States, spatial analysis, spatial econometrics, survey design and implementation, non-market valuation, the transition of assets and management of next-generation South Dakota Producers, renewable and non-renewable resource analysis management of Bangladesh, economics growth dynamics in the United States and Bangladesh, investigation of the determinants of foreign exchange reserve and inflation, and economic development analysis in the less developed countries.
My work has been cited in excess of 196 times by researchers from all over the world, including research groups at major national institutions such as the USDA, ARS Official, the U.S Geological Survey at the Earth Resources and Observation Science Center (EROS), Farm Management Department, Atmosphere and Environmental research, the International Center for Climate and Global Change Research, the American Association for the Advancement Science, the U.S. Geological Survey, and South Dakota Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Unit. My work has also been directly implemented by the United States Department of Agriculture, and I am therefore confident that it will continue to have a considerable impact on the field in the United States and beyond.
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Education
I am a Ph.D. (Econometrics and Quantitative Economics) candidate at the University of Nevada Reno and my expected graduation date is in May of 2022. I received my B.S.S. from the University of Chittagong in economics. I also received an M.S.S. in that same subject from the same university. Later I received an M.S. in that subject from South Dakota State University, USA.
Employment
I have been employed as a Graduate Research Assistant under the supervision of Dr. Michael H. Taylor and Dr. Mark Pingle of the Department of Economics and Cooperative Extension at the University of Nevada Reno, and this employment will end July of 2022. During my master's studies at South Dakota State University, South Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station, I was employed as a Graduate Research Assistant under the supervision of Dr. Larry Janssen. My master's research work was funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the National Institute of Food and Agriculture. In order to accomplish my research goals, I have been seeking opportunities to continue my work in the United States. I am currently in contact with my advisor, Dr. Michael H. Tylor, Assistant Professor, and Dr. Mark Pingle, Professor at the University of Nevada Reno.