About Me
I am an Associate Professor in the School of Public Policy at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. My primary research fields are environmental and natural resource economics and policy, with a focus on water resources and ecosystems.
I am also a Fellow at Resources for the Future (RFF) in Washington, DC, a member of the Water Science and Technology Board (WSTB) at the National Academies, and an at-large appointee to the Chesapeake Bay Program’s Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee (STAC).
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I was born in Toronto, Canada, and raised in Santiago, Chile, where I lived until I graduated high school. When I'm not working, I enjoy hiking, running, cooking, and spending time with my family.
Education
Ph.D., Agricultural and Applied Economics
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2011
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M.S., Economics
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2006
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A.B., Economics
Amherst College, 2004
Research and Teaching Interests
Environmental economics and policy
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Water resources and ecosystems
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Integrated socio-environmental systems
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Socioeconomic value of Earth science information