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Tuhinur Rahman Chowdhury
tuhchowd@ttu.edu | +1 701-200-2798 | Texas Tech University
Education
PhD, Agricultural & Applied Economics · Texas Tech University · 2024–Present
MS, Agricultural & Applied Economics · Virginia Tech · 2023
MS, Agribusiness & Applied Economics · North Dakota State University · 2022
BSS, Economics · Shahjalal University of Science & Technology, Bangladesh · 2015
Publications
Chowdhury, T.R., et al. (2022). Risk factors for child stunting in Bangladesh. Archives of Public Health, 80(1), 126.
Chowdhury, T.R., et al. (2020). Factors associated with stunting and wasting in children under 2 years in Bangladesh. Heliyon, 6(9), e04849.
Chowdhury, T.R., et al. (2018). Socio-economic risk factors for early childhood underweight in Bangladesh. Globalization and Health, 14(1), 54.
Research Experience
Graduate Research Assistant | Texas Tech University | Jan 2024–Present
Supervisor: Dr. Syed Badruddoza
Rural hospital closures on health outcomes
Labor market forecasting using linear and nonlinear models
Marijuana legalization effects on agricultural employment
Graduate Research Assistant | Virginia Tech University | Aug 2023–Jan 2024
Supervisor: Dr. Chi Ta
· Energy audit mandates using 12-year firm-level panel data
Graduate Research Assistant | North Dakota State University | Jan 2021–Aug 2022
Supervisor: Dr. Lei Zhang
COVID-19 impacts on housing markets
Teaching Experience
Graduate Teaching Assistant | Virginia Tech University · AAEC 4984 Energy Economics · Spring 2023
Graduate Teaching Assistant | Virginia Tech University · AAEC 5014 Applied Economic Analytics · Fall 2022
Lecturer | Metropolitan University, Bangladesh · Economics · 2020
Lecturer | Feni Girls Cadet College, Bangladesh · Economics · 2020–2021
Conference Presentations
Chowdhury, T.R., Badruddoza, S. Effects of Recreational Marijuana Legalization on Agricultural Employment. AAEA Annual Meeting, Denver, CO, July 2025.
Chowdhury, T.R., Badruddoza, S. Investigating Factors Behind U.S. Rural Hospital Closure. Davis College, TTU, Sep 2024.
Zhang, L., Chowdhury, T.R. Impacts of Stay-at-home Orders on Housing Markets. SRSA 2023.
Chowdhury, T.R., Badruddoza, S. Effects of Recreational Marijuana Legalization on Agricultural Outcome. SAEA Annual Meeting, Louisville, KY, Feb 2026.
Fellowships & Grants
Bayer CropScience Graduate Fellowship | 2024, 2025
Department Travel Grant | Texas Tech University · 2025, 2026
Graduate School Travel Grant | Texas Tech University · 2025
AAEA Travel Grant | 2025
Skills

Python R Stata SPSS SQL LaTeX Tableau

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<div style="font-size:0.88rem; color:#555; margin-bottom:16px;">tuhchowd@ttu.edu | +1 701-200-2798 | Texas Tech University</div>

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<div><strong>PhD, Agricultural & Applied Economics</strong> · Texas Tech University · 2024–Present</div>
<div><strong>MS, Agricultural & Applied Economics</strong> · Virginia Tech · 2023</div>
<div><strong>MS, Agribusiness & Applied Economics</strong> · North Dakota State University · 2022</div>
<div><strong>BSS, Economics</strong> · Shahjalal University of Science & Technology, Bangladesh · 2015</div>
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<div style="font-size:1rem; font-weight:700; color:#1a2744; margin-bottom:10px;">Publications</div>
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<div style="margin-bottom:8px;">Chowdhury, T.R., et al. (2022). Risk factors for child stunting in Bangladesh. <em>Archives of Public Health</em>, 80(1), 126.</div>
<div style="margin-bottom:8px;">Chowdhury, T.R., et al. (2020). Factors associated with stunting and wasting in children under 2 years in Bangladesh. <em>Heliyon</em>, 6(9), e04849.</div>
<div style="margin-bottom:8px;">Chowdhury, T.R., et al. (2018). Socio-economic risk factors for early childhood underweight in Bangladesh. <em>Globalization and Health</em>, 14(1), 54.</div>
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<div style="font-size:1rem; font-weight:700; color:#1a2744; margin-bottom:10px;">Research Experience</div>
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<div style="margin-bottom:10px;"><strong>Graduate Research Assistant | Texas Tech University</strong> | Jan 2024–Present<br>Supervisor: Dr. Syed Badruddoza<br> Rural hospital closures on health outcomes<br> Labor market forecasting using linear and nonlinear models<br> Marijuana legalization effects on agricultural employment</div>
<div style="margin-bottom:10px;"><strong>Graduate Research Assistant | Virginia Tech University</strong> | Aug 2023–Jan 2024<br>Supervisor: Dr. Chi Ta<br>· Energy audit mandates using 12-year firm-level panel data</div>
<div style="margin-bottom:10px;"><strong>Graduate Research Assistant | North Dakota State University</strong> | Jan 2021–Aug 2022<br>Supervisor: Dr. Lei Zhang<br> COVID-19 impacts on housing markets</div>
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<div style="margin-bottom:8px;"><strong>Graduate Teaching Assistant | Virginia Tech University</strong> · AAEC 4984 Energy Economics · Spring 2023</div>
<div style="margin-bottom:8px;"><strong>Graduate Teaching Assistant | Virginia Tech University</strong> · AAEC 5014 Applied Economic Analytics · Fall 2022</div>
<div style="margin-bottom:8px;"><strong>Lecturer | Metropolitan University, Bangladesh</strong> · Economics · 2020</div>
<div style="margin-bottom:8px;"><strong>Lecturer | Feni Girls Cadet College, Bangladesh</strong> · Economics · 2020–2021</div>
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<div style="margin-bottom:8px;">Chowdhury, T.R., Badruddoza, S. Effects of Recreational Marijuana Legalization on Agricultural Employment. AAEA Annual Meeting, Denver, CO, July 2025.</div>
<div style="margin-bottom:8px;">Chowdhury, T.R., Badruddoza, S. Investigating Factors Behind U.S. Rural Hospital Closure. Davis College, TTU, Sep 2024.</div>
<div style="margin-bottom:8px;">Zhang, L., Chowdhury, T.R. Impacts of Stay-at-home Orders on Housing Markets. SRSA 2023.</div>
<div style="margin-bottom:8px;">Chowdhury, T.R., Badruddoza, S. Effects of Recreational Marijuana Legalization on Agricultural Outcome. SAEA Annual Meeting, Louisville, KY, Feb 2026.</div>
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<div>Bayer CropScience Graduate Fellowship | 2024, 2025</div>
<div>Department Travel Grant | Texas Tech University · 2025, 2026</div>
<div>Graduate School Travel Grant | Texas Tech University · 2025</div>
<div>AAEA Travel Grant | 2025</div>
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