Cornell University, Resource Economics, 2007, Ph D

Cornell University, Resource Economics, 2003, MS

Vanderbilt University, Economics, Political Science, 1999, BA

My research program addresses policy-relevant issues related to land use and water resource management. The research primarily relies on empirical analysis that uses geo-spatial modeling, survey research, and experimental methods to analyze how humans respond to the incentives generated by resource characteristics, natural disasters, and management policies. Current research that I am engaged in assesses the economic tradeoffs associated with groundwater and salinity management using hydro-economic modeling, the economic impacts of irrigated land retirement, the influence of social comparisons and incentives on water resource use, and the impact of wildfire on drinking water systems and recreation. (Research Interests: Water resource management, land use policy, experimental economics, spatial analysis)