Education
Doctorate Degree
PhD in Agricultural and Resource Economics
Univ of Maryland College Park, 2008
Master's Degree
MS in Agricultural and Resource Economics
Univ of Maryland College Park, 2004
Master's Degree
MS in Agricultural Management
Renmin University of China, 2001
Bachelor's Degree
BS in Agricultural Management
Southwest University, China, 1998
Teaching Interests
Research Interests
Featured grants
- Shi, Xijun (Principal), Drewery, Merritt L (Co-Principal), Liu, Xiangping (Co-Principal), Alkire, Linda (Co-Principal). Utilization of Agricultural Wastes in Sustainable Concrete, Multi-disciplinary Internal Research Grant (MIRG), Texas State University, $29980. (Submitted: February 2022, Funded: 2022). Grant.
- Liu, Xiangping (Principal), Tesic, Jelena (Co-Principal), Balaji Bhaskar, Maruthi Sridhar (Co-Principal), Abongwa, Pride (Co-Principal), Jayachandran, Krishnaswamy (Co-Principal). Comprehensive Experiential Learnings to Promote Climate Resilient Agriculture for Under-Represented Minority Students, USDA NIFA HSI, Federal, $1200000. (Submitted: February 7, 2024, Funded: October 1, 2024 - September 2028). Grant.
- Serenari, Christopher (Principal), Liu, Xiangping (Co-Principal), Starns, Heath (Co-Principal), Donvan, Victoria (Co-Principal). Modeling CRPs Role in Wildfire Resilience, United States Department of Agriculture, Federal, $1146849. (Funded: September 1, 2024 - August 31, 2028). Grant.
- Ekin, Tahir (Principal), Tesic, Jelena (Co-Principal), Qasem, Apan Muhammad (Co-Principal), Valles Molina, Damian (Co-Principal), Summers, Lucia (Co-Principal), Hewitt, Barbara A (Supporting), Liu, Xiangping (Supporting), Chang, Carolyn T (Supporting), Mendez, Francis A (Supporting), Irvin, Jennifer A (Supporting), Resendiz, Maria D (Supporting). Expanding AI Curriculum and Infrastructure at Texas State University to Advance Interdisciplinary Research and Grow a Diverse AI Workforce, National Science Foundation, Federal, $400000. (Submitted: June 2023, Funded: January 2024 - December 2026). Grant.
- Menezes De Carvalho, Marcelo (Principal), Tesic, Jelena (Co-Principal), Ikehata, Keisuke (Co-Principal), Liu, Xiangping (Co-Principal). F.L.A.S.H. - Flash Flood Local Alert & Safety Hub, Research Accelerator Program, Texas State University, $15000. (Submitted: August 7, 2025, Funded: August 11, 2025 - July 31, 2026). Grant.
Featured scholarly/creative works
- Pandey, S., Liu, X., Soti, P., & Racelis, A. (2025). Estimating Economic Benefits of cover cropping on Carbon and Nitrogen storage in Organic Farming. Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems. Retrieved from https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/21683565.2025.2469071?af=R
- Kenchanna, D., (Waliczek) Cade, T. M., & Liu, X. (2025). Measuring the Impact of Education on Waste Streams from Multifamily Housing. Recycling. Recycling, 10(3), 102. Retrieved from . https://doi.org/10.3390/recycling10030102
- Liu, X., Parsley, E. C., & (Waliczek) Cade, T. M. (2025). Awareness of Campus Sustainability Initiatives: A Comprehensive Analysis Using Survey Data. International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 27(10), 37–78. https://doi.org/DOI%2010.1108/IJSHE-09-2024-0611
- Moore, E., Liu, X., & Drewery, M. (2024). Pelagic fish spared from ocean catch by integrating Black Soldier Fly Larvae in aquaculture production. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, Section Aquatic Foods, 8(1297414). https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2024.1297414
- Parsley, E., Liu, X., & Tina Cade. (2024). Developing a Questionnaire for Measuring the Importance of Campus Sustainability Initiatives. Journal of Sustainability Education, 29. Retrieved from https://www.susted.com/wordpress/content/developing-a-questionnaire-for-measuring-the-importance-of-campus-sustainability-initiatives_2024_03/
Featured awards
- Award / Honor Recipient: Favorite Professor Award, Alfred H. Nolle Chapter of the Alpha Chi National College Honor Society. 2024 - May 2024
- Award / Honor Recipient: Teaching Award of Honor, Texas State Alumni Association. 2020
Featured service activities
- Reviewer / Referee
Federal Grant Peer-Review Panelist (Invited). Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) USDA, National Institute of Food and Agriculture.
- Member
Department Governance Committee
- Member
Faculty Fellow for Texas State Center for Analytics and Data Science (TXST CAD)
- Editor
Frontiers in Environmental Economics-- Resource Economics section
- Other
Program coordinator for Agribusiness program at Dept. of Ag Science
- Reviewer / Referee
American Journal of Agricultural Economics