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Aaron Adalja

Aaron Adalja

  • Associate Professor

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Faculty Area

Interdisciplinary Theme

Faculty Expertise

  • Applied Economics
  • Food and Beverage Management
  • Food and Agricultural Economics
  • Hospitality and Services Design, Management and Operations
  • Sustainable Business
  • Quality Disclosure and Labeling

Contact

Cornell Peter and Stephanie Nolan School of Hotel Administration

607.255.8971

aaa362@cornell.edu

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Biography

Aaron Adalja is an associate professor of applied economics and policy at the Cornell Peter and Stephanie Nolan School of Hotel Administration in the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business. He earned his PhD in agricultural and resource economics from the University of Maryland, College Park. Adalja's research interests cover a range of topics in food and agricultural economics, where he combines consumer theory, industrial organization, and marketing to tackle empirical questions in food labeling, food safety, marketing policy, and agri-food supply chain sustainability.

Before entering academia, Adalja worked as a chef de partie at Per Se, the New York City flagship of the Thomas Keller Restaurant Group, an experience that catalyzed his passion for hospitality and food economics. He draws on this background to teach courses in the Nolan School’s food and beverage management curriculum, enriching the classroom with practical insights from the restaurant industry.

Selected Publications

Recent Courses

  • HADM 3310/HADM 6310 - Environmental, Social and Governance Strategy in the Food and Beverage Industry
  • HADM 1361 - Principles of Food and Beverage Operations Management

Academic Degrees

  • PhD University of Maryland, College Park, 2017
  • MS University of Maryland, College Park, 2015
  • AOS Culinary Institute of America, 2009
  • BS Weatherhead School of Management, Case Western Reserve University, 2003
  • BA Case Western Reserve University, 2003