College of Agriculture & Natural Resources Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics

Major Professor: Molly Sears and James Sears 

Area of Specialization: Environmental and Resource Economics

Expected Graduatiion Date: August 2026

Personal Website: https://noormahriz.github.io/Noormah-Rizwan/

Noormah Rizwan is a Ph.D. candidate in Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics at Michigan State University, specializing in environmental and resource economics. Her research examines how climate shocks and resource constraints, which disproportionately affect vulnerable populations, shape adaptation in both agricultural and urban contexts. She focuses on crop choice, irrigation adoption, and urban water markets, combining econometric analysis, spatial data, and structural modeling to evaluate the drivers and welfare impacts of adaptation. Her recent work includes developing the first micro-level dataset on illegal urban water markets in Karachi and integrated crop choice–yield models for climate adaptation in Serbia.