Position Title
Vice Chair
Faculty Advisor
Professor
Position Title
Vice Chair
Faculty Advisor
Professor
- Environmental Science & Policy
Bio
Bio
I am an environmental and resource economist with a focus on resource management and decision-making.
What was your first job?
Newspaper route then beekeeper
Where's your hometown?
Vernon, B.C., Canada
What does your research focus on?
I work on problems of resource management and decision-making under environmental risk and uncertainty. I work in several applied areas including disease, invasive species, endangered species, fisheries and fire. My methods include econometrics, dynamic optimization, and Bayesian learning processes.
Share a piece of advice you wish you had known when you began graduate school.
Make sure to make time for friends/family and exercise. If you have to, block out time in your calendar--treat it like an appointment not to be missed.
Courses
- ESP 162: Environmental Policy
- ESP 165: Climate Policy
- ENV 200B: Environmental Policy Evaluation
Research Interests & Expertise
- Environmental Economics & Finance
- Conservation Management
- Environmental Data Science