The Team

Elinor Benami, Ph.D.

Kohl Centre Affiliate and Assistant Professor

• elinor@vt.edu
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John Bovay, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, David M. Kohl Junior Faculty Fellow

• Area: Extension
• bovay@vt.edu
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Michael Cary, Ph.D.

Research Assistant Professor

• Area: Data Science for the Public Good
• macary@vt.edu
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Dixie Watts Dalton, Ph.D.

Kohl Centre Affiliate and Professor of Practice

• dixie@vt.edu
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Olga Isengildina Massa, Ph.D.

Kohl Centre Affiliate and John B. and Kristi L. Rowsell Professor

• oimassa@vt.edu
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Klauss Moeltner, Ph.D.

Kohl Centre Affiliate and Professor

• moeltner@vt.edu
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Shamar Stewart, Ph.D.

Kohl Centre Affiliate and Assistant Professor

• stewartls@vt.edu
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Chunbei Wang, Ph.D.

Kohl Centre Affiliate and Associate Professor

• chunbeiwang@vt.edu
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Le Wang, Ph.D.

Kohl Centre Director and David M. Kohl Chair

• lewangecon@vt.edu 
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Alex White, Ph.D.

Kohl Centre Affiliate and Instructor

• axwhite@vt.edu
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Yujuan Gao, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Research Associate

• yujuangao@vt.edu
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Chenguang (Steve) Wang, Ph.D.

Presidential Postdoctoral Fellow

• cswang@vt.edu
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Melissa Vidmar

Dept. of Agricultural and Applied Economics: Marketing, Communications, and Partnerships Manager

• Area: Kohl Centre marketing, communications, partnerships, and general centre operations
• vidmar@vt.edu
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