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Professional Preparation
Ph.D. - Economics The University of Wyoming - 1982
B.S. - Economics Grand Valley State College - 1978
Research Areas
Research Interests
Urban economics, environmental economics, spatial econometrics, program evaluation.
Publications
Systematic neighborhood observations at high spatial resolution: Methodology and assessment
of potential benefits (with Tammy Leonard and Judy Mays), PLoS ONE, forthcoming. forthcoming - Publication
An Analysis of the Neighborhood Impacts of Mortgage Assistance Program in Dallas (with
Wenhua Di and Jielai Ma), Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 29, Fall 2010, 682-697 2010 - Publication
"The Neighborhood Effects of Foreclosure" (with Tammy Leonard). Journal of Geographcal Systems, 11, Nov 2009, 317-332. 2009 - Publication
The voluntary provision of a pure public good and the Montreal Protocol: behavioral and data concerns (with Todd Sandler), Oxford Economic Papers, 61, Jan 2009, 197-200. 2009 - Publication
Access to Grocery Stores in Dallas (with Nathan Berg), Int. J. Behavioural and Healthcare Research, Vol. 1, May 2008, pp. 22-37. 2008 - Publication
The Impact of the Mortgage Assistance Program in Dallas, Texas (with Wehhua Di and Jielai Ma), Williams Review, 2 (2007) 59-90. 2007 - Publication
Framing the Economic Potential of the Dallas Area, Williams Review, Vol. 1, October 2006, 2-32. 2006 - Publication
Framing the Economic Potential of the Dallas Area, Williams Review, 1 (2006) 2-32. 2006 - Publication
Appointments
Director The J.McDonald Williams Institute [2007–Present]
Program Head University of Texas at Dallas [2006–2008]
Senior Fellow The J.McDonald Williams Institute [2006–2006]
Dean University of Texas at Dallas [2001–2005]
Director University of Texas at Dallas [1999–2001]
Professor University of Texas at Dallas [1996–Present]
Assocate Dean University of Texas at Dallas [1996–1999]
Senior Fellow University of Texas at Dallas [1995–1995]
Associate Professor University of Texas at Dallas [1990–1996]
Director Auburn University at Montgomery [1988–1990]
Projects
Participation Decision Versus Level of Participation in an Environmental Treaty: A Spatial Probit Analysis
2018–2018Empirical Implications of Theoretical Models Workshop, University of Michigan, June 25, 2009
Additional Information
Professional recognitions, memberships, and honors
Member, American Economics Association, Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, Regional Science Association, American Real Estate and Urban Economics Association, American Agricultural Economics Association.
Faculty Advisor, 1990 - 1999, Omicron Delta Epsilon, Psi Chapter, University of Texas at Dallas.
Student's Choice Outstanding Undergraduate Teacher, School of Social Sciences, 1991, University of Texas at Dallas.
Editorial Council, 1988 - 1992, Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, Academic Press.
Editorial Board, 1988-1993, The Southern Business and Economic Journal, Auburn University at Montgomery.
John P. Ellbogen Outstanding Teaching Award, 1981, University of Wyoming.
Best Economics Ph.D. Student Award, 1981, University of Wyoming.
Honors and other Recognitions
Student's Choice Outstanding Undergraduate Teacher, School of Social Sciences, 1991, University of Texas at Dallas.
John P. Ellbogen Outstanding Teaching Award, 1981, University of Wyoming.
Best Economics Ph.D. Student Award, 1981, University of Wyoming.
Bugas Fellowship in Economics, 1979-80, University of Wyoming.
Awards and Fellowships
Visiting Scholar, Sep. 2009 - Aug. 2010, Federal Reseve Bank of Dallas, Dallas, TX.
Senior Fellow, Jan. 1995 - May 1995, Cecil and Ida Green Center for the Study of Science and Society, University of Texas at Dallas, School of Social Sciences, Richardson, TX.
Student's Choice Outstanding Undergraduate Teacher, School of Social Sciences, 1991, University of Texas at Dallas.
John P. Ellbogen Outstanding Teaching Award, 1981, University of Wyoming.
Best Economics Ph.D. Student Award, 1981, University of Wyoming.
Bugas Fellowship in Economics, 1979-80, University of Wyoming.
Activities
Professional Memberships
Member, American Economics Association, Regional Science Association
Funding
Risk and Protective Factors Contributing to Violence among Urban Dallas Youth
$1 million - Centers for Disease Control [2010–2013]
RAPID: The Impact of Stimulus Spending on Energy Efficiency In a Low-Income Dallas Neighborhood: Implications for Science Policy
$198,000 - National Science Foundation [2009]
AOC: Publicly Driven Investment, Neighborhood Change and Household Behavior
$1.01 million - National Science Foundation [2008]
Evaluation of Education Is Freedom
$156,000 - Education Is Freedom [2008–2010]
The Effects of Off-Campus Health Occupations Enrichment and Information Programs on the Selection of College Major in a Sample of College Bound Students from Three High Schools in the Dallas Independent School District