207 International Center
East Lansing, MI 48824
Phone: (517) 355-2352
Fax: (517) 353-7254
ispdean@msu.edu
Titus Awokuse (Ah-woe-COO-Shay) is the vice provost and dean for International Studies and Programs. He is also the Red Cedar Distinguished Professor of Agricultural and Applied Economics. Awokuse previously served as ISP's associate dean for research and strategic partnerships (2021-2024) and as chairperson in MSU's Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource Economics (2015-2021).
Before joining MSU, he was chairperson and professor in the Department of Applied Economics and Statistics at the University of Delaware. His research interests and activities examine how international trade and food market liberalization policies enhance economic growth, improve food supply chains, and promote food security in developing countries. He has published scholarly research papers in leading professional journals, and his works have been cited in the popular press, including the Canadian Journal of Economics, Economic Letters, European Review of Agricultural Economics, Global Food Security, Journal of Comparative Economics, World Development, The Economist, and LA Times.
Awokuse is an internationally respected scholar who has consulted for national governments, international development agencies, non-governmental organizations and private businesses. He also made notable contributions to the agricultural and applied economics profession through his leadership roles and service on various committees, advisory boards and professional associations. He currently serves as an elected member of the Agricultural and Applied Economic Association (AAEA) and is on the Executive Board of the International Agricultural Trade Research Consortium. He served as journal editor of Agricultural and Resource Economics Review (from 2007-2010) and served as a member of the editorial board of several academic journals. He was the former Chair of the National Association of Agricultural Economics Administrators (NAAEA) section of the AAEA.
Awokuse earned a Ph.D. in applied and agricultural economics from Texas A&M University.