Research Economist
I build models and tools to understand how land use shapes our economic and environmental future.
Where my research energy is concentrated right now
Developing methodologies to measure and integrate the value of natural resources into national economic accounts.
Projecting how climate and economic factors drive transitions between forest, agriculture, and development.
Analyzing the economic dimensions of climate adaptation, particularly in forestry and land management.
Highlights from my research and tools
Estimates the effects of climate on forestry using county-level net economic returns, finding that climate change will increase forest returns in middle latitudes of eastern U.S. timberland, with 69% of gains attributable to adaptation across forest types.
Develops a national timber asset account using FIA microdata to value standing timber stocks across the US, providing a framework for integrating forest resource values into the national economic accounts.
Streamlines access to and analysis of USDA Forest Service Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) data.
I'm a Research Economist at the USDA Forest Service Southern Research Station, where I work on natural capital accounting, land-use economics, and climate adaptation. My research helps policymakers understand the economic value of forests and how land use decisions today shape the resources future generations will inherit.
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