Alexis Villacis Aveiga
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Phone: 480-727-1408
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Santan Hall 235F Mesa, AZ 85212
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Alexis Villacis is an Assistant Professor at the W. P. Carey School of Business, Morrison School of Agribusiness. He joined in Fall 2020 and he currently teaches Introduction to Agribusiness and Food & Agribusiness Policy Issues.
Professor Villacis is an applied microeconomist studying the social welfare implications of agriculture, with a particular interest in food value chains, food security, and behavioral economics. He has worked extensively in the Latin American region, including countries such as Honduras and Nicaragua. He has also conducted research with USAID in El Salvador and worked for the Department of Agriculture of Ecuador.
Before joining W.P. Carey, he completed a Ph.D. in Agricultural and Applied Economics from Virginia Tech, and an M.Sc. in Agricultural Economics from Purdue University. He has also been a fellow at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and at Innsbruck University.
- Ph.D. Agricultural and Applied Economics, Virginia Tech
- M.Sc. Agricultural Economics, Purdue University
- B.Sc. Agribusiness Management, Zamorano University
- International Agribusiness
- Food Supply Chains
- International Agricultural Development
- Applied Microeconomics
- Production Economics
Courses
2024 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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AGB 100 | Introduction to Agribusiness |
2023 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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AGB 414 | Food and Agribus Policy Issues |
AGB 100 | Introduction to Agribusiness |
AGB 100 | Introduction to Agribusiness |
2023 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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WPC 300 | Prob Solving & Act Anlytics |
AGB 100 | Introduction to Agribusiness |
2022 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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AGB 100 | Introduction to Agribusiness |
AGB 100 | Introduction to Agribusiness |
2022 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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AGB 100 | Introduction to Agribusiness |
AGB 100 | Introduction to Agribusiness |
2021 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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AGB 414 | Food and Agribus Policy Issues |
AGB 100 | Introduction to Agribusiness |
AGB 100 | Introduction to Agribusiness |
2021 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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WPC 300 | Prob Solving & Act Anlytics |
2020 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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AGB 414 | Food and Agribus Policy Issues |
AGB 100 | Introduction to Agribusiness |
IFAMA Rising Star Award - Winner
- International Food and Agribusiness Management Association (IFAMA), 2022.
Randolph L. Grayson Outstanding CALS Diversity Scholar
- College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Virginia Tech 2020
Outstanding Graduate Student of the Year
- Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, Virginia Tech 2020
Future Leaders Fellow
Latinos in Agriculture Fellow
OpenCon Fellow
Young Scholars GSCASS Fellow
Ambassador for the country of Ecuador
- One Young World 2013
USAID Scholarship for Graduate Studies
- Department of Agricultural Economics, Purdue University 2010-2012
Summa Cum Laude
- Department of Agribusiness Management, Zamorano University 2008
Espiritu Santo University UEES, Guayaquil, Ecuador
- Assistant Professor, School of International Studies ICP 2014-2015
Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Aquaculture and Fisheries of Ecuador, Guayaquil, Ecuador
- National Director of Sustainable Agricultural Productivity 2012 - 2014