جستجوی استاد راهنمای دانشگاهی

Aaron Benanavمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار

• Automation
• Future of Work
• Unemployment
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Aaron Benanav is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Global Development at Cornell University's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. As a historian, sociologist, and economic theorist, Benanav's interdisciplinary research examines automation's impact on employment, global unemployment trends since 1940, and alternative economic systems. His work challenges conventional narratives about technological unemployment by analyzing structural economic factors driving labor market precarity. Benanav's research spans critical theory, historical analyses of economic development, and futures of work in post-scarcity economies. He explores how economic planning and democratic politics could transform labor relations in increasingly automated economies. His scholarship combines quantitative economic analysis with theoretical frameworks from critical social theory to examine the political economy of work. Benanav has received numerous fellowships including a 2024-25 residential fellowship at the New Institute in Hamburg and leads a University of Chicago research project on economic planning and democratic politics. He serves on editorial boards of New Left Review and International Labor and Working-Class History and publishes widely in academic and public intellectual forums.

Andrew Balthropمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار

• Supply Chain Policy
• Freight Transportation
• Trucking Industry
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Andrew Balthrop is an Assistant Professor at the University of Tennessee’s Baker School of Public Policy & Public Affairs and the Department of Supply Chain Management . He holds a doctorate in economics from the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies at Georgia State University. His research bridges freight transportation, supply chain dynamics, and regulatory policy, with specialized expertise in empirical analysis of environmental and safety regulations within the trucking industry. His work has been published in leading journals including the Journal of Operations Management , Journal of Business Logistics , and Energy Economics . Research Focus Balthrop investigates critical intersections between policy frameworks and supply chain efficiency, emphasizing: Impacts of safety regulations (e.g., electronic logging devices, inspection protocols) on trucking operations Economic consequences of environmental policies in freight transportation Labor market dynamics and occupational choices within logistics sectors Resource extraction economics and regulatory design for energy commodities Publication Trends His 15 most recent articles (2012–2025) demonstrate evolving focus areas: early work analyzed oil/gas production economics and fiscal decentralization, while recent studies address trucking safety, regulatory compliance, and workforce retention. Methodologically, he employs advanced econometric techniques—regression discontinuity, power-law distributions, and behavioral response modeling—to dissect industry-specific challenges.

Philip Howardمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Food systems
• Political ecology
• Data visualization
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Philip Howard is a Professor in the Department of Community Sustainability at Michigan State University (MSU), affiliated with the College of Agriculture & Natural Resources. His research focuses on the food system’s structural dynamics, including corporate consolidation, power asymmetries, and sustainability. He teaches courses on food systems, political ecology, and agriculture. Key projects include analyzing diversity in food systems (e.g., plant seeds, alcoholic beverages) and bridging information gaps via ecolabels. Howard is a leading voice on food system concentration, as evidenced by his book *Concentration and Power in the Food System* and frequent presentations on topics like seed industry consolidation and craft beer economics. His work emphasizes visualizing data (e.g., ownership maps, market trends) to highlight systemic challenges in agriculture and food distribution. He is also affiliated with the Center for Regional Food Systems and other MSU initiatives, contributing to policy discussions on equitable food systems. Howard’s research spans global and local scales, addressing issues such as meat supply chain governance, corporate ownership opacity, and the ethics of lab-grown proteins. He critiques industrial agriculture’s environmental and social impacts, advocating for alternatives like diversified farming systems and community-based solutions. Recent publications (2020–2025) reflect a focus on multinational agribusiness power, fair trade complexities, and the political economy of food access. While no specific student advisees are listed, his role as an educator and researcher likely involves mentoring graduate students in sustainability, food policy, and agroecology. His work is supported by grants and collaborations with organizations addressing food system equity. Howard’s contributions extend to public engagement through accessible data visualizations and advocacy for transparent, resilient food networks.

Deborah Fitzgeraldمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• History of Technology
• Agricultural History
• Industrialization of Agriculture
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Deborah Fitzgerald is the Leverett Howell and William King Cutten Professor of the History of Technology at MIT's Program in Science, Technology, and Society. She holds a Ph.D. in History and Sociology of Science from the University of Pennsylvania and previously served as Kenan Sahin Dean of MIT's School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (2006-2015). B.A. in History and English, Iowa State University (1978) Ph.D. in History and Sociology of Science, University of Pennsylvania (1985) Her research examines the transformation of American agriculture through industrialization, focusing on institutional frameworks, rural modernization, and the intersection of technology, economics, and ecology. Current work explores WWII-era food industrialization. She has co-sponsored the MIT Seminar in Environmental and Agricultural History since 2006. Her notable scientific award includes the 2003 Theodore Saloutos Prize from the Agricultural History Society for Every Farm a Factory , which analyzes the adoption of industrial principles in agriculture during the 1920s.