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Eamon Espey

Eamon Espey is pursuing a master’s degree in geospatial data sciences at the University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability.

Molly Espey

Molly Espey is a professor in the John E. Walker Department of Economics at Clemson University.

J.D. Tuccille

J.D. Tuccille is a former managing editor of Reason.com and current contributing editor. Tuccille has worked for ZDNet, the New York Daily News, and forgotten dot-coms and dot-orgs. His provocative and often witty (says he) columns on topics including civil liberties and government overreach have appeared in publications including the Arizona Republic, the Denver Post, and the Washington Times. AsContinue reading “J.D. Tuccille”

Anna Kronk

Anna Kronk is PERC’s administrative associate. Anna graduated from the University of Vermont in 2020 with a B.S. in Environmental Studies with a focus on education and stewardship. Before joining the PERC team, Anna worked and interned at The Intervale Conservation Nursery (ICN) in Burlington, VT. ICN focuses primarily on conservation tree-planting to mitigate theContinue reading “Anna Kronk”

Della Levine

Della Levine is currently a sophomore at Wesleyan University completing a double major in the College of Social Studies, a highly selective program, and Environmental Studies. Della serves as the events coordinator for Wesleyan’s chapter of ACLU. As a senior in high school, she worked on a peer-reviewed paper analyzing sea lion behavior in theContinue reading “Della Levine”

Fern Bick

Fern Bick worked with PERC as an intern for the summer of 2022. Fern first visited PERC as a toddler and has been absorbing free-market messages ever since. She started working at PERC as a summer intern in 2019, under the mentoring eyes of Sharie Rucker and Dianna Reinhart. A native of New York’s AdirondackContinue reading “Fern Bick”

Eric Mueller

Eric Mueller will be joining PERC as an intern for the summer of 2022. He is a senior at the University of Florida, completing a degree in Forestry with an emphasis in Business. Eric spent two summers working for Wiregrass Ecological Associates (WEA) in Bainbridge, Georgia. His primary responsibilities included translocating and radio-tracking gopher tortoises. Additionally,Continue reading “Eric Mueller”

Hunter Parker

Hunter Parker will be joining PERC as an intern for the summer of 2022. He is a graduate student at the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University studying Public Policy Analysis. He graduated summa cum laude from Texas A&M University with a B.S. in Wildlife and Fisheries Management. Hunter hasContinue reading “Hunter Parker”

Ashley Larsen

Ashley Larsen’s research interests center on the ecology of managed systems. Her research combines insights from ecology with causal inference and GIS tools to better understand how to produce the necessary food and fiber for a growing population while maintaining healthy ecological and human communities. Her current projects focus on the landscape determinants of ecosystemContinue reading “Ashley Larsen”

Claire Powers

Claire received an M.S. in Environmental Science & Management from the University of California Santa Barbara. She received her B.S. in Ecology and Evolution from the University of California Santa Cruz. She is enrolled in the Environmental Studies Program at the University of Colorado Boulder.