Mohamed Shabani Kariburyo

Curriculum Vitae

Education:

• Ph.D., Natural Resource Economics, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV (Expected May 2021)
• Dissertation: Essays in Applied Spatial Economics.
• M.A., Applied Economics, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI, 2016
• B.A., Bachelor in Business Economics, Saint Cloud State University, St Cloud, MN, 2012

Research Interests:

• Natural Resource and Environmental Economics
• Economic Development and Regional Economics
• Food and Health Economics
• Applied Econometrics
• Spatial Econometrics
• Geographic Information System

Work in Progress:

• Kariburyo, M.S. Drivers and Types of Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) in Africa: are Chinese FDI different?
• Kariburyo, M.S., L. Andress, and P. Kinder. The Association Between Food Providers and Chronic Diseases in West Virginia.

Conference and Seminar Presentations:

• Mohamed Shabani Kariburyo. “Drivers and Types of Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) in Africa: are Chinese FDI different?” Graduate Seminar, West Virginia University (September 2019), Ph.D. mentored research paper.

Research and Teaching Experience:

• January 2019- present: Research Assistant, Natural Resource Analysis Center, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV
• Collected data on food providers and population health in West Virginia.
• Created food desert maps for West Virginia using ArcGIS.
• 2016-2018: Teaching Assistant, Clark University, Worcester, MA
• International Development

Software Proficiency:

• Stata, R, SAS, ArcGIS, Geoda and Latex

Languages:

• Native: French, Swahili, Kirundi
• Fluent: English
• Intermediate: Spanish