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Julius Bright Ross is a current Marshall Scholar studying for a PhD in Zoology at the University of Oxford. Born in Woodstock, NY, he was raised on Easter Island as part of a mixed Rapa Nui family, where he gained a deep appreciation for the fragility of ecosystems under anthropogenic strain and the relationship betweenContinue reading “Julius Bright Ross”

Teevrat Garg  is an Assistant Professor of Economics at the School of Global Policy and Strategy at the University of California in San Diego. His research is at the intersection of environmental and development economics with an emphasis on the role of public policy and institutions in helping the poor cope with environmental stressors suchContinue reading “Teevrat Garg”

Justin Gallagher  is an Assistant Professor of Economics at Montana State University. Dr. Gallagher received a PhD in Economics from the University of California, Berkeley, a MA in Public Policy from the University of Chicago, and a BA in International Politics and Economics from Middlebury College.  Dr. Gallagher’s primary research field is environmental economics, withContinue reading “Justin Gallagher”

Kailin Kroetz  is an assistant professor in the School of Sustainability in the College of Global Futures at Arizona State University. Kailin’s research focuses on leveraging economic theory and quantitative research methods to support sustainable resource use and biodiversity conservation. One major theme of her research is improving seafood sustainability through informing the design ofContinue reading “Kailin Kroetz”

Christian Dippel is an Associate Professor of Economics at Western University’s Ivey Business School in Canada. He lives in Toronto with his wife and three children. Previously, he spent ten years at UCLA’s Anderson School of Management. While he mostly teaches international macro, his research focus lies at the intersection of political economy and economicContinue reading “Christian Dippel”

Urs Kreuter is a Professor in the Department of Ecology & Conservation Biology at Texas A&M University and holds the Joan Negley Kelleher Professorship. Dr. Kreuter’s research program explores the human dimensions of natural resources management and aims to inform policy that fosters positive incentives for people to restore the resilience of terrestrial ecosystems underContinue reading “Urs Kreuter”

Margaret Walls is the director of the Climate Risks and Impacts Program, Adaptation and Resilience Program, and Environmental Justice Initiative at Resources for the Future (RFF) an independent nonprofit research organization in Washington, DC. Walls is an an economist and senior fellow at RFF as well. Dr. Walls’s research focuses on issues related to resilienceContinue reading “Margaret Walls”

Amy Kimmel was PERC’s office manager from 2021 to 2024. A Montana native, Amy was raised in Big Sky, MT, and eventually migrated to the Gallatin Valley where she attended Montana State University. She is a community member of Gallatin Gateway alongside her husband, Brian, and their two children, Audrey and Harvey. Amy brings twenty-plusContinue reading “Amy Kimmel”

Harrison Naftel was a summer research intern at the Center for Growth and Opportunity with interests in environmental policy and economic thought. He received a B.A. in Political Science from James Madison University in 2018.

Olivia Hansen is a senior at Steamboat Springs High School in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, and was a research intern with the Center for Growth and Opportunity in the summer of 2020.