About
Emmanuel holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics with First Class Honors from Gregory University Uturu, Nigeria, where he received multiple merit awards for academic excellence. He further advanced his studies by earning a Master of Arts in Economics from Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA. Subsequently, he pursued both a Master of Science and a Ph.D. in Applied Economics at Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX. His research is focused on tackling real-world economic and business issues through the application of advanced econometric techniques, machine learning, and artificial intelligence models. His work is driven by the goal of generating actionable insights that contribute to economic policy and decision-making.
Education
Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX.
Doctor of Philosophy in Agricultural and Applied Economics (Concentration: Econometric, Machine Learning, and Health Economics) - Expected 2025
Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX.
Master of Science in Agricultural and Applied Economics (Concentration: Machine Learning, and Health Economics) - 2024
Georgia State University Atlanta, GA.
Master of Arts in Economics (Concentration: Health and Quantitative Economics) - 2020
Gregory University Uturu
Bachelor of Science (BSc.) in Economics (First Class Honors) - 2016
Awards, Scholarships and Honors
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Erin A. Wheeler-Cook Endowed Scholarship 2024
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Helen DeVitt Jones Graduate Fellowship 2021, 2022, 2023
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W.B. Rushing Family Endowed Agricultural Marketing Scholarship 2022, 2023
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Bayer Crop Science Graduate Endowed Agricultural Scholarship 2022
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Outstanding Master’s student Award 2019
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Best Graduating Student Leader 2016
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Best Graduating Student in the Economics Department 2016
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Best Graduating Scholar, Joseph Boakai College 2016
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2015 Chancellor’s Merit Summer Exchange Program Scholarship 2016
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Academic Session Overall Highest CGPA (2nd Place) 2013-2014
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Academic Session Overall Highest CGPA (1st Place) 2012-2013