Erin M. Hardin
(816) 564-8943│ emhardin210@gmail.com
EDUCATION
Texas A&M University
Doctorate of Philosophy, Agricultural Economics (GPA 3.83 in major coursework, 3.45 overall)
 Dissertation: Farmland Valuation: The Return of a Bubble and the Possibility for Hedging
Loyola University Chicago
Bachelor of Business Administration, Finance and Economics, Magna Cum Laude (GPA 3.8)
College Station, TX
December 2016
Chicago, IL
May 2012
AWARDS AND HONORS
Excellence Fellowship, $5,000 per semester
First Year Experience Fellowship, $2,000 per semester
Cherry Scholarship, $1,500 per semester
Poster Presentation for the Southern Agricultural Economic Association Annual Conference
Paper Presentation at the Agriculture and Applied Economics Association Annual Conference
Fall 2012-Spring 2013
Fall 2012-Spring 2013
Fall 2013- Fall 2015
2014
2015
LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE
Graduate Student Association
President
2014- Current
 Inaugurated and managed networking events for graduate students and faculty. Events emphasize the necessity of not
only growing community in the department but also as a way to create an open forum for students and professors to
learn from one another and create opportunities for future research and collaboration.
 Have acquired the responsibility of being a liaison for prospective students. Responsibilities include arranging
meetings with groups of graduate students with similar interests and experience to answer questions and concerns.
Also act as a source of communication or guidance for the students after their on-campus visit.
 Organize and facilitate community service events as a way for our group to give back to the community in which we
live. Service trips have included a food drive, the Big Event and Hospice.
 Began a tutoring service for graduate students to assist undergraduates throughout the year. Positive feedback from
students, professors and advisors on the success of the services.
Seminar Series
Program Coordinator
2014- Current
 Primary contact and recruiter of speakers for educational presentations and networking. Speakers include top
professors in their field across the nation and internationally, industry leaders and alumni.
 Began a department wide conference where students, professors and outside speakers will present research both
through oral and poster presentations. The conference serves as both a teaching tool for students in becoming
effective communicators as well as a tool for members of the department to learn about and from their colleagues.
Chicago Mercantile Exchange Trading Competition
Chicago, IL
Team Leader
2012
 Headed a team of 5 for a 1-month competition trading light sweet crude oil and gold futures contracts. Through the
use of both technical and fundamental trading strategies we were able to capture market swings as well as supply and
demand variations so as to maintain a healthy portfolio pushing us to the top 10 for the majority of the competition.
 Began our analysis focusing on the top five countries influencing the price of each commodity. Then narrowed our
research to factors outside mere supply/ demand shifts dictating prices within each country. We focused a lot on
political, economic and supply chain stability.
Erin M. Hardin
(816) 564-8943│ emhardin210@gmail.com
WORK EXPERIENCE
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX
Lecturer & Teaching Assistant
August 2012- Currently Employed
 Assistantship responsibilities have ranged from senior level, capstone classes focused on corporate finance and
pricing analysis to introductory courses on the fundamentals of economics. Obligations include drafting and
articulating the subject matter to the students in an efficient and innovative manner. Two-hour instruction sessions
once a week for 40 students. Tutoring
 Asked to take on an instructor position after only one semester of teaching assistant responsibilities.
 As lecturer, developed the entire coursework and lesson plans for a 300 level financial management class with 113
students. An emphasis was put on creating an innovative curriculum to explain difficult or foreign ideas to students
with varying backgrounds and majors through the use of in-class instruction as well as written and quantitative
assignments and examinations. Following the completion of this course, have been asked to teach three other courses.
 Instructed a 200 level, math and statistics intensive course required for all students majoring in Agricultural
Economics. Taught about 200 students in four sessions a week. Creativity in communicating material was necessary
as mastery level and experience in the subjects covered ranged significantly.
AgriLogic Insurance Services
College Station, TX
Assistant Research Analyst
June 2013-July 2013
 Developed and reviewed the effectiveness and feasibility of new insurance products. Used Simetar and Excel to
manage, clean and analyze the data. Forecasted price movements and relationships of corn and soybeans.
SKILLS, ACTIVITIES & INTERESTS
Technical Skills: Simetar, STATA, MS Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Adobe CS5 Programs
Activities and Organizations: American Legion Auxiliary (lifelong member and past presidential page at the annual
conference), fly fishing, hunting, running, cooking and gardening