Bio:
Joined the Department in 1985. Ph.D. from Oregon State University (1979) with a field of specialization in natural resource economics. Taught at Allegheny College for several years (1980-85), Waseda University, Japan (1990-91), Africa University, Zimbabwe (the Fall semester of 2000 and the Spring semester of 2002), and most recently at the University of Botswana (2006-07) as a Fulbright scholar. Chair of the Department of Economics and Business from 1988-2000 and 2004-2006. Chair of the Faculty Executive Committee (1996-1998).
Have taught numerous courses in applied microeconomics, applied statistics, mathematical economics, and environmental and resource economics. Recipient of the 1996 Florence J. Lucasse Lectureship award for Excellence in Teaching--the most prestigious award given to a faculty of Kalamazoo College. Published articles on subject matters dealing with population growth and economic development; the impact of technological changes in agricultural production and total productivity; implications of the second law of thermodynamics on the substitutability of energy resource; ecosystem valuations; interrelationships of population development and the environment in the developing countries; and global warming. Published a textbook in environmental and resource economics (First edition in 2000 and second edition in 2004, Routledge publishing). The first edition of this book is translated into Chinese (2005). |
