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Economic, Environmental, and Energy Research and Consulting
Research, writing and lectures on energy issues, air pollution, climate
change, renewable energy use, job creation through environmental protection, social equity and the environment, and other
environmental issues.
Professional Experience
Pacific Institute, Oakland, CA, 2004. Conducted research on energy use and air pollution
in California.
Redefining Progress, Oakland, CA, spring 2004 and summer 1996. Research Associate.
Co-authored reports for American Association of Blacks in Energy and Congressional Black Caucus on impacts of energy and climate
change policies on African Americans. Developed plan for taxing air pollution emissions in California.
Environmental Defense Fund, Oakland, CA, fall and winter 1998-1999. Researcher. Conducted
research and provided ideas on indicators of environmental quality for the Scorecard web page.
Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, summer and fall 1992. Research Assistant.
Compared models for reducing carbon dioxide emissions in the U.S., and studied barriers to energy efficiency improvements
in industry. Co-authored a paper titled "Energy Use and CO2 Emissions – Integrating Pricing and Regulatory
Policy" (Energy 19(8):855-867, 1994, Aug.).
Conservation Law Foundation, Boston MA, summer 1990. Research intern, transportation
demand management.
Ecological Engineering Associates, Falmouth MA, 1988-1989. Project manager, experimental
wastewater treatment facility.
Massachusetts Division of Conservation Services, Boston MA, 1986-1987. Municipal open
space grants manager.
Teaching Experience
Presidio School of Management, fall 2003 to present. Instructor: Managerial Economics, Ecological
Economics and Macroeconomics.
Conservation Strategy Fund , July 2001 and September 2003. Instructor, Economics Module.
University of California Berkeley , spring 2000. Lecturer: Natural Resource Economics.
Antioch University, Seattle, fall 1999. Lecturer: Environment, Ethics, and Economics.
Central European University, Environmental Science and Policy Department, Budapest, Hungary, summer
1998. Thesis Advisor/Instructor.
Woodrow Wilson Summer Program in Public Policy, U.C. Berkeley, summers 1994 and 1995. Lecturer:
International Environmental Issues.
Teaching Assistantships: Natural Resource Economics, Environmental Economics, Introductory Micro
and Macro Economics, Introduction to Environmental Issues, Resource Policy and Administration, Evolution and Extinction, Environmental
Biology.
Education
University of California, Berkeley, Energy and Resources Group, Ph.D. May, 2002. Dissertation title:
Economic Growth, Democracy, and Environmental Quality. Funding received from the Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation,
the Institute for the Study of World Politics,the MacArthur Foundation, and the Energy Foundation.
Harvard University, Political Economy and Government . One year in the doctoral program before transferring
to U.C. Berkeley.
University of Michigan, School of Natural Resources , Ann Arbor, Michigan. M.S. Environmental Policy,
May, 1991. Merit award for academic excellence. Masters thesis title: Methods for Reducing Private Automobile Use.
Williams College , Williamstown, Massachusetts. B.A. Political Science, cum Laude, 1985. Concentration
in Environmental Studies.
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