Ritika Khurana
Email: rk0022@mix.wvu.edu
Curriculum Vitae
Education:
- Ph.D. (Pursuing). Natural Resource Economics, West Virginia University, United States
- M.A. in Agribusiness Economics, Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics,
India
Thesis: “Climate Change and Agriculture: Does Gender Really Matter?”, 2014 - B.A. Economics, Delhi University, India, 2011
Research Interests:
- Natural Resources
- Climate Change
- Agriculture Economics
- Environmental Economics
- Public Economics
Teaching Experience:
- Teaching assistant at West Virginia University to Dr. Michael Strager--Introduction to Geographic Information System (GIS)
Publications:
- Aryal, J., T. Sapkota, R. Khurana, A. Khatri-Chhetri, D.B. Rahut., M.L. Jat (2019). Climate change and agriculture in South Asia: Adaptation options in smallholder production systems. Environment, Development and Sustainability. (Accepted)
- Aryal, J. P., Sapkota, T. B., Khurana, R. , & Khatri-Chhetri, A. (2019). Climate change mitigation options among farmers in South Asia. Environment, Development and Sustainability, 1-23. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10668-019-00345-0
- Khatri-Chhetri, A., J.P. Aryal, T.B. Sapkota and R. Khurana (2015). Economic benefits of climate-smart agricultural practices to smallholder farmers in the Indo-Gangetic Plains of India. Current Science , Vol. 110 (7). doi: 10.18520/cs/v110/i7/1251-1256
Work in Progress:
- Khurana, R. & L. Elbakidze (2019). Solar Initiatives in the Sunshine State: Analysis of 2016 Florida Amendment Votes.
- Khurana, R., D. Mugabe, & X. Etienne (2019). Climate change, natural disasters and institutional integrity?
- Khurana, R. & L. Elbakidze (2019). Institutional Integrity, energy consumption and carbon emissions
Selected Conference Presentations:
- Do Climate Change Induced Natural Disasters Disrupt Legal System Integrity? A poster presentation at 2018 AAEA Annual Meeting, 5-7August, Washington DC.
- Gender dimensions of climate change adaptation through conservation agriculture in India. Conference Paper in Innovation in Indian Agriculture: Ways Forward, India International Centre, New Delhi, India; 12/2014.
Book Chapters:
- Sapkota, T. B. Majumdar, K., Khurana, R., Jat, R. K., Stirling, C. M., & Jat, M. (2016). Precision Nutrient Management under Conservation Agriculture-Based Cereal Systems in South Asia. In U. S. Nagothu (Ed.), Climate Change and Agricultural Development Improving Resilience through Climate Smart Agriculture, Agroecology and Conservation (p. 322). Routledge.
Work Experience:
- 2017, Intern, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), New Delhi
- 2015-17, Research Consultant, Bioversity International, New Delhi
- 2015-2016, Research Consultant, International Maize Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), New Delhi
- 2014-16, Research Consultant, CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS), South Asia Regional Program, New Delhi
- 2013-2014, Research Intern, International Wheat and Maize Improvement Center (CIMMYT), New Delhi, India
- Project: Impact Evaluation of Integrated Watershed Management Project (IWMP)
in Maharashtra, India
- Project: 5GCapital program led by IEMaC and Bioversity International
Awards and Honors:
- Northeastern Agricultural and Resource Economics Association Conference Award, 2019
- Thomas F. Torries ARE Student Actualization Endowment Grant, WVU, 2019
- Dale Colyer Division of Resource Management Award, Davis College, WVU, 2018
Skills:
- STATA, GIS, Excel & Latex, Python