Bio:
EDUCATION:
Ph.D. Natural Resource/Conservation, University of Tennessee (2017)
M.S. Business Analytics & Statistics, University of Tennessee (2017)
M.S. Forestry, Mississippi State University (2014)
M.S. Forest Economics, Shandong Agricultural University (2012)
B.S. Forestry, Shandong Agricultural University (2009)
TEACHING INTERESTS
Natural Resource Economics, Natural Resource Policy, Application of Statistics
RESEARCH INTERESTS
My research focuses on investigating human dimensions and economic issues in natural
resource management. The primary goal is to understand how individuals make management/conservation
decisions for natural resources. Combining a variety of economic and human dimension
theories with qualitative and quantitative tools (statistics etc.) to answer policy
and sustainable management questions in natural resources has been a central theme
of my academic research. Specific areas of research interest include:
--Regional economic analysis of natural resource sectors;
--Econometric models of private/family landowners’ behavior;
--Economic assessment of restored ecosystem restoration projects;
--Valuation of ecosystem services provided by different ecosystems;
--Sustainable natural resource-based economic development;
CURRENT PROJECTS
Current research projects include:
--Modeling growth and profile equations for oak trees in Arkansas;
--Economic analysis of short leaf pine restoration;
--Private landowner certification and forest management;
--Landowners’ considerations for invasive species in Arkansas;