Educational Background

May 2002 - Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics December 1999 - M.S. in Economics August 1999 - M.S. in Agricultural Economics	Boğaziçi University   Istanbul, Turkey July 1996 - B.A. in Economics

Classes I teach

Student Organization I co-Advise

ONGOING PROJECTS

"Information and Communication Technology Adoption of Northern Illinois farmers"

"Examination of Risk Management Practices and Crop Insurance Purchase Decisions of Illinois Farmers"

"College Students' Perceptions, Concerns and Knowledge of Obesity, Body Image and Health"

 "The Practice of Fall applied nitrogen: farmer reactions with fall nitrogen restrictions"

Sample of Scholarly Activities

Refereed Publications (* denotes student co-author)

*Sophie Theron, J. Randy Winter, David Loomis, and Aslıhan D. Spaulding, (2011). “Attitudes Concerning Wind Energy in Central Illinois.” 2011 Journal of ASFMRA, vol. 74, no.1, 120-128.

Steffen, R. W. and Aslıhan D. Spaulding, (2010). “Educating Guidance Professionals of Opportunities in Agriculture:  A Delphi Study of Illinois Guidance Counselors.” Proceedings of the 29th Annual National Agricultural Mechanics Professional Development Seminar.  Vol.29.October 21, 2010.  Indianapolis, IN.  National FFA Agricultural Mechanics Committee. 

*Schmidgall, Timothy J., Kerry Tudor, Aslıhan D. Spaulding, and Randy Winter. (2010) “Ethanol Marketing and Input Procurement Practices of U.S. Ethanol Producers: 2008 Survey Results.” International Food and Agribusiness Management Review, vol. 13, issue 4, November 2010.

*Ginder, Matthew G., Aslıhan D. Spaulding, J. Randy Winter, and Kerry W. Tudor. (2010) “Crop Insurance Purchase Decisions: A Study of Northern Illinois Farmers.” Journal of ASFMRA, vol.73, no.1, 3-22.

Rodríguez, Luis F., Changying Li, Madhu Khanna, Aslıhan D. Spaulding, Tao Lin, and Steven R. Eckhoff, (2010) "An Engineering and Economic Evaluation of Quick Germ Fiber Process for Dry-Grind Ethanol Facilities: Model Description and Documentation." BioResource Technology. (Doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2010.01.139.) vol. 101 (14), July 2010, 5275-5281.

Rodríguez, Luis F., Changying Li, Madhu Khanna, Aslıhan D. Spaulding, Tao Lin, and Steven R. Eckhoff, (2010) "An Engineering and Economic Evaluation of Quick Germ Fiber Process for Dry-Grind Ethanol Facilities: Analysis." BioResource Technology. (Doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2010.01.140.) vol. 101 (14), July 2010, p.5282-5289. 

Richard W. Steffen and Aslıhan D. Spaulding (2009) “Guidance Counselor Perceptions and Knowledge of Higher Education and Career Opportunities in CTE Fields.” Proceedings of the 28th Annual National Agricultural Mechanics Professional Development Seminar. vol 28.  October 22, 2009. Indianapolis, IN. National FFA Agricultural Mechanics Committee. 

*Ginder, Matthew G., Aslıhan D. Spaulding, Kerry W. Tudor, and J. Randy Winter, (2009) “Factors Affecting Crop Insurance Purchase Decisions by Northern Illinois Farmers” Agricultural Finance Review. vol. 69. No.1. pp.113-125.

Saghaian, Sayed H., Gokhan Ozertan, and Aslıhan D. Spaulding, (2008) “The Impacts of Atlantic Bonito Rush and the Avian Influenza on Meat Products in Turkey.” Economics Bulletin. 17:16, 1-10.

Saghaian, Sayed , Gokhan Ozertan, and Aslıhan D. Spaulding, (2008) “The Dynamics of Price Transmission In The Presence of a Major Food Safety Shock:  The Impact of H5N1 Avian Influenza on the Turkish Poultry Sector.” Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics, 40:3, 1015-1031.

*Li, Dongmei, Mercy Nyamiah, Sivakumar Ramaswamy, Kerry W. Tudor and Aslıhan D. Spaulding, (2008) “The North Central Aquaculture Region as a Potential Market for Farm-Raised Hybrid Striped Bass.” Aquaculture Economics and Management, 12:2, 107-129.

*Akben, Elif, Gokhan Ozertan, Aslıhan D. Spaulding, and Sayed Saghaian, (2008) “Consumer Responses to the H5N1 Avian Influenza: The Case of Turkey.” Economics Bulletin, 4:15, 1-9.

Spaulding, Aslıhan D., Bryon R. Wiegand, and Patrick O’Rourke, (2007) “College-Age Consumers’ Knowledge and Perceptions of Food Irradiation.” Journal of Food Products Marketing, 13:4, 99-113.

*Chimmiri, Nagesh, Kerry W. Tudor, and Aslıhan D. Spaulding, (2006) “An Analysis of McLean County, Illinois Farmers' Perceptions of Genetically Modified Crops.” AgBio Forum, the Journal of Agrobiotechnology Management and Economics, 9:3, 1-14.

Spaulding, Aslıhan D., and Timothy A. Woods (2006) “An Analysis of the Relationship between Supply-Chain Management Practices and New Product Development Time: A Case of the North American Confectionery Manufacturers.” Journal of Food Distribution Research, 37:2, 1-11.

Featherstone, Allen M., Gregory A. Ibendahl, J. Randy Winter, and Aslıhan D. Spaulding, (2005) “Farm Financial Structure.” Agriculture Finance Review. 65:2, Agricultural Finance Research: Past, Present and Future.

Kingman, Douglas M., Aslıhan D. Spaulding, and William E. Field, (2004) “Predicting the Potential of Engulfment Utilizing an On-Farm Grain Storage Hazard Assessment Tool.” Journal of Agricultural Safety and Health, 10:4, 235-243.

Presentations

*Janelle Taghan-Mason, Richard Steffen, Aslihan Spaulding and Robert Rhykerd “The Educational Impact of Participating on a Collegiate Soil Judging Team.” Accepted for presentation at the 2011 American Society of Agronomy meetings. San Antonio, TX. October 2011.

Spaulding, Aslıhan D. and Richard Steffen. “Illinois Guidance Counselors' Knowledge and Perceptions of Career and Technical Education Fields and Implications for Higher Education and Employers in the Agricultural Field.” 2011 Agricultural and Applied Economics Association meetings. Pittsburgh, PA. July 26, 2011.

Spaulding, Aslıhan D. and Richard Steffen, (2011) “Illinois Guidance Counselors' Knowledge and Perceptions of Career and Technical Education Fields and Implications for Higher Education and Employers in the Agricultural Field.” Accepted for presentation at the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association Annual Meetings. July 2011. Pittsburgh, PA.

*Spaulding, Aslıhan D., Kayla Roy, Randy Winter, and Kerry Tudor, (2010) “Risk Management Strategies of Illinois Farmers.” Selected Poster Session. Agricultural and Applied Economics Association Annual Meetings. July 2010. Denver, CO.

*Spaulding, Aslıhan D., Kayla Roy, Randy Winter, and Kerry Tudor, (2010) “Examination of Factors Influencing Crop Insurance Purchase Decisions of Illinois Farmers” Selected Poster Session. Agricultural and Applied Economics Association Annual Meetings. July 2010. Denver, CO.

*Emmanuel Foday, Whitacre, Rick, and Aslıhan D. Spaulding (2010) “Factors Influencing Restaurant Managers' Willingness to Feature Locally Produced Meat” Selected Poster Session. Agricultural and Applied Economics Association Annual Meetings. July 2010. Denver, CO.

*Spaulding, Aslıhan D. and Timothy J. Schmidgall. “Examination of Ethanol Marketing and Input Procurement Practices of the U.S. Ethanol Producers.”  American Agricultural Economics Association Annual Meetings. July 27-20, 2008. Orlando, FL.  

Steffen, Richard. W., Patrick D. O’Rourke, and Aslıhan D. Spaulding. “Impact of Learning Styles on Student Success with an Agribusiness Simulation.”  (2008) WERA72 Annual Meeting. June 19, 2008. Santa Clara University, CA.

Hoelscher, Mark, Iris Varner, Peter Kaufman, Aslıhan D. Spaulding, and Klaus Schmidt. “The Export Project: A Cross Campus Collaborative Effort.”  2008 Teaching and Learning Symposium- Gladly We Learn & Teach: Past, Present, and Future. Bloomington, IL. January, 2008.

Saghaian, Sayed , Gokhan Ozertan, and Aslıhan D. Spaulding. “The Impact of Atlantic Bonito Rush and the Avian Influenza on Meat Products in Turkey.”  2008 Southern Agricultural Economics Association Meetings. Dallas, TX.

Fletcher, Kim R., Doug M. Kingman, Bryon R. Wiegand, Aslıhan D. Spaulding, and Patrick O’Rourke. “Selected Opinions and Perceptions of John Deere Autotrac Self-Steering Systems.”  26th Annual National Agricultural Mechanics Professional Development Seminar and Blue Ribbon Papers. October 2007, 23-33.

Rick Whitacre and Aslıhan D. Spaulding.“Grain Marketing Tools: A Survey of Illinois Grain Elevators.”  American Agricultural Economics Association Annual Meetings. Portland, OR. July 29- August 1, 2007. (selected paper)

Sayed Saghaian, Gokhan Ozertan, and Aslıhan D. Spaulding.“The Dynamic Impact of H5N1 Avian Influenza on the Turkish Poultry Sector.”  International Food and Agribusiness Management Association (IAMA) Annual Meetings. June 23-26, 2007. Parma, Italy. (selected paper)

Gokhan Ozertan, Sayed Saghaian, and Aslıhan D. Spaulding.“Impact of the 2005-2006 Avian Influenza Crisis on the Turkish Chicken Sector.”  6th International Conference of the Middle East Economic Association at Zayed University, Dubai, UAE. March 14-16, 2007. (selected paper)

Dongmei Li, Mercy Nyamiah, Sivakumar Ramaswamy, Aslıhan D. Spaulding, and Kerry W. Tudor. “The North Central Aquaculture Region as a Potential Market for Hybrid Striped Bass.” World Aquaculture Society Meetings 2007, San Antonio, Texas. (selected paper)

Matthew Ginder and Aslihan D. Spaulding. “Factors Affecting Crop Insurance Purchase Decisions in Northern Illinois.” American Agricultural Economics Association Annual Meetings. 2006. (selected paper)

Aslihan D. Spaulding. "New Product Development Practices of the U.S. Confectionery Manufacturers: 2006 Survey Preliminary Findings"  American Agricultural Economics Association Annual Meetings. 2006. (selected paper)

If interested in my full CV, feel free to contact me.

Last updated on Wednesday February 08, 2012 by Dr. Aslihan D. Spaulding.