PERC Past Visiting Fellows
2024
Rosa Brooks, Lone Mountain Fellow
Georgetown Law
Research topic: All the Way to Heaven and All the Way to Hell: Land, Power, and Belonging in the American West
Robert Heilmayr, Lone Mountain Fellow
University of California, Santa Barbara
Research topic: The environmental and economic impacts of indigenous land restitution in Chile
Danae Hernandez-Cortes, Lone Mountain Fellow
Arizona State University
Research topic: Designing Environmental Trading Systems to Address Environmental Inequities
Michel Kohl, Lone Mountain Fellow
University of Georgia
Research topic: Quantifying urban wildlife habitat in a rapidly changing world
Christian Langpap, Lone Mountain Fellow
Oregon State University
Research topic: Do environmental groups mitigate free-riding in transboundary pollution?
David Molitor, Lone Mountain Fellow
University of Illinois
Research topic: Evaluating the effectiveness and equity of U.S. federal policy to provide clean drinking water
Stephen Newbold, Lone Mountain Fellow
University of Wyoming
Research topic: The effect of congestion on the demand for visits to Yellowstone National Park
Sarah Null, Lone Mountain Fellow
Utah State University
Research topic: Barriers to water markets and transfers in the Great Salt Lake basin
Joseph Price, Lone Mountain Fellow
Bringham Young University
Research topic: The economics and historical roots of alfalfa farming in Utah
Andie Creel, Graduate Fellow
Yale University
Research topic: Natural capital accounting of recreation in urban green space
Garrett Shost, Graduate Fellow
University of Wisconsin Madison
Research topic: The effects of conservation easements on real estate prices and development
Frederik Strabo, Graduate Fellow
University of California, Davis
Research topic: Estimating the economic benefits of fuel treatments through constraints to federal land agencies
Sandy Sum, Graduate Fellow
University of California, Santa Barbara
Research topic: Distributional consequences of agricultural groundwater markets in California
2023
Daniel Brent, Lone Mountain Fellow
Pennsylvania State University
Research topic: Water pricing in California and economic implications of water investment transactions in the West
Tony Cookson, Lone Mountain Fellow
University of Colorado, Boulder
Research topic: Underinsurance, person-to-person giving, and wildfire recovery
David Finnoff, Lone Mountain Fellow
University of Wyoming
Research topic: Tradeoffs between nature and management: Can management policies be complementary to natural system disease mediation in the management of wildlife disease in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem?
Amy Hardberger, Lone Mountain Fellow
Texas Tech School of Law
Research topic: Policy Alternatives to Facilitate Surface Water Transfers in Prior Appropriation
Yukiko Hashida, Lone Mountain Fellow
University of Georgia
Research topic: An econometric analysis of prescribed fire as a climate adaptation tool
Daniel Kaffine, Lone Mountain Fellow
University of Colorado, Boulder
Research topic: Pricing conservation leases
Renato Molina, Lone Mountain Fellow
University of California, Santa Barbara
Research topic: Water Market Dynamics in the Presence of Environmental Variability
Edson Severnini, Lone Mountain Fellow
Carnegie Mellon University
Research topic: Industrial activity and land degradation
Justine Lang, Graduate Fellow
University of North Carolina, Wilmington
Research topic: Assessing the Impacts of Feedground Closure on Brucellosis Transmission Risk in Elk to Cattle in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem
Anna Papp, Graduate Fellow
Columbia University
Research topic: Are Plastic Bag Regulations Effective at Reducing Marine Debris? Evidence from Over 100,000 Coastal Clean-Ups
Xiaochen Sun, Graduate Fellow
Carnegie Mellon University
Research topic: Renewable Generation Interconnection: A Common Pool Challenge
2022
Ryan Abman, Lone Mountain Fellow
San Diego State University
Research topic: The Effectiveness of Environmental Provisions in Regional Trade Agreements
Kelly Dunning, Lone Mountain Fellow
Auburn University
Research topic: Policy Responses to Wildlife Disease
Eyal Frank, Lone Mountain Fellow
University of Chicago
Research topic: Effects of the Endangered Species Act on Land Development
Anouch Missirian, Lone Mountain Fellow
Toulouse School of Economics
Research topic: Winners and Losers from Wolf Reintroductions
Sheila Olmstead, Lone Mountain Fellow
University of Texas
Research topic: Effects of Water Markets on Surface and Groundwater Use
Ivan Rudik, Lone Mountain Fellow
Cornell University
Research topic: Spatial and Sectoral Targeting of Climate Policy
Jonathan Thompson, Lone Mountain Fellow
Harvard Forest
Research topic: Impacts of Working Forest Easements on Forest Conditions and Harvesting Practice
Ben Chenault, Graduate Fellow
University of Virginia
Research topic: Stormwater Regulation and Land Use
Micah Elias, Graduate Fellow
University of California, Berkeley
Research topic: Leveraging the Economic Benefits of Forest Restoration in the Sierra Nevada to Increase Forest Restoration Funding
Nathaniel Grimes, Graduate Fellow
University of California, Santa Barbara
Research topic: Fisheries Insurance to Reduce Overharvesting Through Positive Behavior Change
Brenna Jungers, Graduate Fellow
Arizona State University
Research topic: Program Evaluation of the Lees Ferry Brown Trout Incentivized Harvest Program
Nicole Karwowski, Graduate Fellow
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Research topic: A Field-Level Analysis of Easement Effects on Agricultural Yields
2021
Christopher Costello, Julian Simon Fellows
University of California, Santa Barbara
Research topic: A Global Market for Marine Conservation
Christian Dippel, Julian Simon Fellows
Western University’s Ivey Business School
Research topic: The owls are not what they seem: The unintended Ecological Consequences of the Northwest Forest Plan
Urs Kreuter, Julian Simon Fellows
Texas A&M University
Research topic: The Effectiveness of Private Conservation Areas in Southern Africa’s Great Limpopo Park Trans-frontier Park (GLTP)
Temple Stoellinger, Julian Simon Fellows
University of Wyoming
Research topic: Maximizing Species Conservation Efficiently
Margaret Walls, Julian Simon Fellows
Resources for the Future
Research topic: The Economics of the National Park System
Daniel Willard, Julian Simon Fellows
Environmental Defense Fund
Research topic: Impact of Marine Fisheries Reform on China’s Post-Harvest Sector
Caroline Cecot, Lone Mountain Fellows
George Mason University
Research topic: Agency Analysis of Environmental Policy
Eric Edwards, Lone Mountain Fellows
North Carolina State University
Research topic: Statistical Analysis of Forest Service NEPA Decisions
Justin Gallagher, Lone Mountain Fellows
Montana State University
Research topic: Financial Access and Recovery from Natural Disasters
Teevrat Garg, Lone Mountain Fellows
University of California, San Diego
Research topic: Agricultural Productivity and Deforestation
Alexey Kalinin, Lone Mountain Fellows
Arizona State University
Research topic: Fiscal Impacts of Private Land Conservation
Kailin Kroetz, Lone Mountain Fellows
University of Wisconsin-Stout
Research topic: Landscape-Scale Migratory Species Corridor Planning Models to Support Voluntary Conservation Program Design
Zach Raff, Lone Mountain Fellows
Wesleyan University
Research topic: Water Quality Trading
Jennifer Raynor, Lone Mountain Fellows
Arizona State University
Research topic: The Benefits and Costs of Wolves to Private Landowners
Sara Sutherland, Lone Mountain Fellows
Duke University
Research topic: A Statistical Analysis of Forest Service NEPA Decisions
Andrew Earle, Graduate Fellows
Michigan State University
Research topic: Examining the determinants of visitation to the National Park System
Samantha M Maher, Graduate Fellows
University of California, Berkeley
Research topic: Improving our understanding of the ecological functions and ecosystem services associated with multi-species ungulate migrations in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem
Julius Bright Ross, Graduate Fellows
University of Oxford
Research topic: The assessment of the impacts on lion populations of programs that compensate communities for the presence of lions
Arthur R. Wardle, Graduate Fellows
University of California, Berkeley
Research topic: The Economic Value of a Rare and Endemic Bird Species
2020
Robert E. Wright, Julian Simon Fellow
Augustana University in Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Research topic: History and Evolution of the North American Wildlife Conservation Model
Robert Keiter, Julian Simon Fellow
Northwestern University School of Law
Research topic: Managing Recreation on Public Lands
Prashant Bharadwaj, Julian Simon Fellow
University of California, San Diego
Research topic: The Long-Term Impacts of Exposure to the Bhopal Gas Disaster
Nathan Chan, Lone Mountain Fellow
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Research topic: The Economics of Congestion: Implication for Outdoor Recreation Management
Andrew Plantinga, Lone Mountain Fellow
Bren School of Environmental Science & Management- University of California, Santa Barbara
Research topic: The Economics of Stranded Public Lands
Sara Sutherland, Lone Mountain Fellow
Duke University in the Sanford School of Public Policy
Research topic: The Lessons of Hetch Hetchy and the Political Economy of Conservation
Paul Schwennesen, Lone Mountain Fellow
University of Kansas, Lawrence
Research topic: Toward a New Environmental History
Steve Bick, Lone Mountain Fellow
Northeast Forests, LLC
Research topic: How the Northeast’s Forest Products Supply Chain is Accepting Climate Change
Elise Breshears, Graduate Fellow
Michigan State University
Research topic: Examining the Effects of a Mandatory Residential Energy Disclosure Policy on the Housing Market in Portland, OR
Leslie Sanchez, Graduate Fellow
Tufts University
Research topic: Estimating effects of water right security and land tenure on Native American agriculture
Daniyar Zhumadilov, Graduate Fellow
North Carolina State University
Research topic: Effect of Anti-Price Gouging Laws on Booking and Pricing Patterns on Airbnb