I am an Assistant Professor at Farmingdale State College, and my research interests include:
Agricultural Economics, Biofuels, Energy Economics, Environmental Economics, Natural Resource Economics, and Stated Preference Methods.

I was previously a Visiting Assistant Professor at Oberlin College, and prior to that I was a Postdoctoral Research Associate and Graduate Research Assistant in the Center for Agricultural and Rural Development (CARD) at Iowa State University.

I studied with Dr. Sébastien Pouliot, who was my dissertation advisor. My dissertation research focused on US energy policy, biofuels, the feasibility of expanding the Renewable Fuel Standard, and specifically the demand for E85. The aims of my future research are to combine behavioral economics and agricultural/environmental economics to support analysis of public policies, marketing techniques, and nudges.

Publications

• "Estimating Willingness to Pay for E85 in the United States Using an Intercept Survey of Flex Motorists" (with Sébastien Pouliot and Bruce A. Babcock). American Journal of Agricultural Economics 100, no. 5, (2018).

• "Motorists’ Willingness to Pay for E85 versus E10" (with Sébastien Pouliot). Agricultural Policy Review 2017, no. 1 (2017).

Working Papers

• "The Effect of Seasonal Parking Fees on Disc Golfing" (with Jimena Gonzalez-Ramirez, Kevin Meyer, and Victoria Adams)

• "Econometric Analysis of Minnesota Motorists' Preference for Ethanol in Motor Fuel" (with Sébastien Pouliot).

• "Self-Selection in Intercept Surveys: Estimating Willingness to Pay for Ethanol in Motor Fuel" (with Sébastien Pouliot and Bruce A. Babcock).

Presentations

• Estimating Willingness to Pay for E85 in the United States - Farmingdale State College Business and Economics Seminar Series. October 16, 2018.

• Estimating Willingness to Pay for E85 in the United States - New York State Economics Association 70th Annual Conference. October 7, 2017.

• Discussant for Paper: "A Visualization of the Geoeconomic Relationships Linking Coastal Commercial Marine and Fishing Firms to Tourism Activities found on Long Island" by Emily A. Fogarty - New York State Economics Association 70th Annual Conference. October 7, 2017.

• Estimates of the Demand for E85 Using Stated-Preference Data Off Revealed-Preference Choices - AAEA Annual Meeting, Selected Paper. August 2, 2016.

• Demand for Ethanol: Evidence from Consumer Choice Between E85 and E10 - Iowa NSF EPSCoR Energy Policy Workshop. October 14, 2015.

• Econometric Analysis of Motorists' Preference for Ethanol in Motor Fuel - AAEA Annual Meeting, Selected Paper. July 27, 2015.