• Ph.D., Agricultural and Applied Economics, University of Georgia, 2022
• M.S., Food and Resource Economics, University of Florida, 2018
• Exchange Student, Agribusiness, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, 2016
•  B.Sc., Agricultural and Resource Economics, Federal University of Technology, Akure, 2016
   
   
  
  

Background:

    Dr. Kehinde Elizabeth Ojo is a Senior Research Economist at the Patuxent Environmental and
Aquatic Research Laboratory (PEARL) at Morgan State University where she also worked
previously as a postdoctoral research associate. She holds a Ph.D. in Agricultural and Applied
Economics from the University of Georgia, an M.S. in Food and Resource Economics from the
University of Florida, and a B.S. in Agricultural and Resource Economics from the Federal
University of Technology, Akure.

    Her research and teaching interests include environmental and natural resource economics, non-
market valuation, development economics, and agricultural economics. The overarching goal of
her research is to apply economic models to environmental issues with the aim of informing
management and policy decisions. Dr. Ojo has conducted research funded by state and federal
agencies, including the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Maryland Sea Grant, the
Maryland Port Administration, and the United States Department of Agriculture. She has led
multiple government-funded projects, including economic assessments of the impact of offshore
wind energy on ocean fisheries and studies on coastal urban green spaces. Her current research
explores access to blue and green spaces, recreational behavior related to blue-catfish invasive
species management, consumer preferences for sustainable seafood, and the economic impacts of
harmful algal blooms (HABs) on freshwater ecosystems.

Specific Research Interests:

•  Environmental and Natural Resource Economics
•  Non-market Valuation
• Tourism Economics
• Economic Impact analysis
•  Development Economics
• Agricultural Economics
    

Selected Publications:

• Ojo, K. E., Ferreira, S., Salazar, J., Bergstrom, J., & Woosnam, K. M. (2022). Recreational travel behavior and COVID-19: insights from expected utility and the theory of planned behavior. Tourism Economics, 13548166211059642.https://doi.org/10.1177/13548166211059642

• Ojo, K. E., Ferreira, S., Salazar, J., & Bergstrom, J. (2021). Travel Behavior in the United States Amidst COVID-19.Travel & Tourism Research Association: Uncharted Territory: Reimagining Tourism for a New Era conference, Fort Worth, Texas. June 14-16, 2021. https://scholarworks.umass.edu/ttra/2021/research_papers/62/