Our Team

CRES Staff

Dr. Michael Sykuta

Michael Sykuta

Director of CRES and Associate Professor, Division of Applied Social Sciences; College of Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources

Deana Volle

Deana Volle

Program Operations Coordinator for CRES and for the Financial Research Institute,

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TBA

We are currently seeking a Sr. Research Project Analyst to both conduct and provide leadership for CRES’s directed research activities and current policy response activities.

Olawufemi (David) Ogunjemilua

Oluwafemi David Ogunjemilua

Graduate Research Fellow, Ph.D. in Economics

Affiliate Scholars & Staff

A multidisciplinary team of University of Missouri scholars engage in research with implications for rural energy security. These individuals provide academic leadership and guidance for CRES’s research programs.

Dr. Lael Kaiser

Lael Kaiser

Professor and Director, Truman School of Government & Public Affairs

Dr. Sanjeev Khanna

Sanjeev Khanna

Professor, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, and Director, Midwest Industrial Training & Assessment Center, College of Engineering

Dr. Austin Landini

Austin Landini

Post-Doctoral Scholar, Department of Economics, College of Arts & Science

Ewell Lawson

Ewell Lawson

Associate Director of Strategic Operations, Financial Research Institute

Dr. Seunghoon Lee

Seunghoon Lee

Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, College of Arts & Science

Dr. Victor McFarland

Victor McFarland

Associate Professor, Department of History, College of Arts & Science

Dr. Zack Miller

Zack Miller

Professor and Department Chair, Department of Economics, College of Arts & Science

Dr. Adrienne Ohler

Adrienne Ohler

Associate Professor, Division of Applied Social Sciences; College of Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources

Dr. Hua Qin

Hua Qin

Associate Professor, Division of Applied Social Science; College of Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources

Professor Robin Rotman

Robin Rotman

Associate Professor, Energy and Environmental Law & Policy, School of Natural Resources; College of Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources

Dr. Wyatt Thompson

Wyatt Thompson

Professor, Division of Applied Social Sciences and Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI); College of Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources.