Consumer behavior; Nutrition; Food Insecurity

CERTIFICATES AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Teaching Certification, a six-month program that supports new faculty in developing excellence in teaching, Chile 2017
Master Certified Tutor, International Training Tutor Program Certification, University of Georgia (UGA), October 2016
Athens, GA, US
Future Faculty Program participant, Center for Teaching and Learning, UGA, Athens, US August 2015-May 2016
A one-year program for 15 teaching-award winning graduate students selected from among all Outstanding Teaching Assistants (OTAs) at UGA to improve their teaching and preparing them for academic positions.
International Agriculture Certificate, UGA, Athens, GA, US May 2013-Present

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

Melo*, G., A. Rabinowitz. “Food Choice of SNAP participants at Convenience and Large Retailers”, AAEA Annual Meeting, Washington DC, August 2018.
Melo, G., A. Rabinowitz, L. Yizao, and S. Ver Ploeg. “The Retailer Choice of SNAP and WIC Participants for Fill-In Purchases”, SAEA Annual Meeting, Jacksonville, FL, February 2018.
Melo*, G., and C. Zhen. “The Impact of NuVal Shelf Nutrition Labels on Consumer Purchasing Decisions: Evidence from Frozen Dinner”, Selected Poster, AAEA Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, August 2017.
Melo*, G., and G. C.W. Ames. “Input Factors of Agricultural Production in China. Is Investment in Labor-Saving Technology important?”, Selected Poster, IFAMA, Miami, FL, June 2017.
Melo*, G., and C. Zhen. “Are scanner panelists representative of shoppers at the stores”, Using retail and household panel scanner data in research Track Session, AAEA Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, August 2017.
Melo*, G., and C. Zhen. “The Impact of NuVal Shelf Nutrition Labels on Consumption of Cold Cereal: Evidence from a Natural Experiment”. Selected Paper, SAEA Annual Meeting, Mobile, AL, February 2017.