About Me

I am an Assistant Professor of Economics at Farmingdale State College. My current research focuses on applying environmental economics and nonmarket valuation tools to assess the demand for disc golf and the societal value of disc golf courses. Through this work, I aim to inform policy decisions and public land use, particularly in urban areas where recreational spaces are in high demand.

My broader research interests include Environmental Economics, Natural Resource Economics, Energy Economics, and Stated Preference Methods. Before joining Farmingdale, I was a Visiting Assistant Professor at Oberlin College. Prior to that, I worked as a Postdoctoral Research Associate and Graduate Research Assistant at the Center for Agricultural and Rural Development (CARD) at Iowa State University.

I completed my Ph.D. under the guidance of Dr. Sébastien Pouliot, focusing on U.S. energy policy, biofuels, and the demand for renewable fuels like E85. My work aims to integrate behavioral economics with agricultural and environmental economics to analyze public policies, marketing strategies, and behavioral interventions.

Publications

• "Impact of Entrance Fees on Disc Golf Course Attendance: Empirical Insights from Heckscher State Park" (with Jimena Gonzalez-Ramirez and Kevin Meyer). New York Economic Review, vol. 54, (2024).

• "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). https://doi.org/10.1093/ajae/aay041

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

Working Papers

• "Estimating the Value of a Disc Golf Course with Revealed and Stated Preferences" (with Jimena González-Ramírez and Kevin Meyer).

• "The Effect of Seasonal Parking Fees on Disc Golfing" (with Jimena González-Ramírez, 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 the Value of a Disc Golf Course with Revealed and Stated Preferences. Northeastern Agricultural and Resource Economics Association (NAREA) Scholar’s Circle. April 18, 2024.

• Estimating Disc Golf Demand: A Travel Cost Perspective. New York State Economics Association (NYSEA) - 75th Annual Conference. October 21, 2023.

• Price Responsiveness and Course Substitutability among Disc Golfers. Eastern Economic Association (EEA) - 49th Annual Conference. February 25, 2023.

• High Society - Economics of Cannabis: Markets and Policy. Get Started in the Cannabis Industry Workshops. Queens College and Farmingdale State College. June 18, 2022.

• The Demand for Disc Golf and the Value of Disc Golf Courses. Northeastern Agricultural and Resource Economics Association (NAREA) - Annual Meeting. June 14, 2022.

• The Recreation Demand for Disc Golf near New York City. Eastern Economic Association (EEA) - 48th Annual Conference. May 7, 2022.

• High Expectations: How Cannabis Legalization Affects Demand. New York State Economics Association (NYSEA) - 74th Annual Conference. October 16, 2021.

• Teaching and Learning Principles of Economics with Online Synchronous Classes: An Empirical Assessment using COVID-19 as a Natural Experiment - Farmingdale State College Business and Economics Seminar Series. March 16, 2021.

• Teaching and Learning Principles of Microeconomics with Online Synchronous Classes: An Empirical Assessment using COVID-19 as a Natural Experiment. New York State Economics Association (NYSEA) - 73rd Annual Conference. October 3, 2020.

• The Price is Wrong: Analysis of Player Prices and Values in Fantasy Football. Farmingdale State College Research Colloquium. February 27, 2020.

• Analysis of Player Prices in Fantasy Football: Find Value and Win Money. Farmingdale State College Business and Economics Seminar Series. November 7, 2019.

• 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 (NYSEA) - 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.