Education
- Ph.D., Agricultural Economics - University of California, Davis, 1989
- B.S., Agricultural Economics - University of California, Davis, 1987
Research Interests
- Economics of Smart Growth, Development, and Land Use
- Farmland Preservation
- Local Government Financial Issues
- Bayesian Econometrics
- Forecasting
- Dynamic Economic Systems
- Optimization
- Applied Quantitative Policy Analysis
Awards and Honors
- Member, Board of Directors, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association 2016-2019
- Fellow, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, 2013
- Editor, American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2009-2012
- Chair, Econometrics Section of AAEA, 2010-2011
- D.W. Brooks Teaching Award, 2004
- Southern Agricultural and Applied Economics Association Outstanding Teaching of a Course Award, 2004
- ESCOP/ACOP Leadership Development Program, 1996-1997
- Gamma Sigma Delta Junior Faculty Awards of Merit (Research), 1995
- Named "Outstanding Undergraduate Teacher" in the Department of Agricultural & Applied Economics, by Undergraduate Student Association, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2006
- Named "Outstanding Graduate Faculty Teacher," in the Department of Agricultural & Applied Economics, by the Graduate Student Association, 1991 and 1992
- Advisor, William Yen, AAEA Honorable Mention, Outstanding M.S. Thesis, 1995
- Valedictorian, University of California, Davis. 1987