Faculty

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	Contact Information	Research Focus
	Anna Alberini Professor email: aalberin@umd.edu \| room: SYM 2110 \| Phone: 301.405.1267	Environmental Economics Energy Economics Econometrics and Statistics
	James Archsmith Assistant Professor email: archsmit@umd.edu \| room: SYM 2214 \| phone: 301.405.1293	Energy Economics Environmental Economics Resource Economics
	Erich Battistin Professor email: ebattist@umd.edu \| room: SYM 2212 \| phone: 301.405.8122	Applied Micro-econometrics and Causality Economics of Education Measurement of Welfare and Social Inequalities Design and Evaluation of Public Interventions
	Jing Cai Associate Professor email: cai516@umd.edu \| room: SYM 2122 \| phone: 301.405.1388	Development Economics Household Finance
	Robert Chambers Professor email: rchamber@umd.edu \| room: SYM 2105 \| Phone: 301.405.1266	Production Theory Public Economics Uncertainty Financial Economics Trade Microeconomic Theory
	Rebecca Epanchin-Niell Associate Professor email: epanchin@umd.edu \| room: SYM 2213 \| Phone: 301.405.0477	Natural Resource Economics Invasive Species Management Species and Ecosystem Conservation Spatial Resource Management
	Jorge Holzer Associate Professor email: jholzer@umd.edu \| room: SYM 2117 \| phone: 301.405.1918	Natural Resource and Environmental Economics Economics of Uncertainty Marine Resource Economics
	Dale Johnson Farm Management Specialist email: dmj@umd.edu \| room: SYM 2112A \| Phone: 301.405.1275	Farm & Financial Management Computer Use in Agriculture International Extension
	Kenneth L. Leonard Professor & Chair email: kenneth@umd.edu \| room: SYM 2116B \| Phone: 301.405.8589	Development Economics Health Economics Choice Under Uncertainty Social Learning Rural Africa
	Erik Lichtenberg Professor email: elichten@umd.edu \| room: SYM 2102 \| phone: 301.405.1279	Agriculture and Environment Land Use Natural Resource Economics
	Joshua Linn Professor email: linn@umd.edu \| room: SYM 2110 \| phone: 301.405.9881	Environmental Economics Industrial Organization Applied Econometrics
	Lori Lynch Professor email: llynch@umd.edu \| room: SYM 2123 \| phone: 301.405.1264	Environmental and Agricultural Policy
	David Newburn Associate Professor email: dnewburn@umd.edu \| room: SYM 2222A \| phone: 301.405.8042	Environmental and Resource Economics Land Economics Water Resource Economics Spatial Modeling
	Lars Olson Professor email: ljolson@umd.edu \| room: SYM 2113 \| phone: 301.405.7180	Natural Resource and Environmental Economics Economics of Invasive Species Growth Theory and Economic Dynamics Economics of Uncertainty
	Louis Preonas Assistant Professor email: lpreonas@umd.edu \| room: SYM 2104 \| phone: 301.405.0017	Energy Economics Environmental Economics Development Economics
	M. R. Sharan Assistant Professor email: sharan@umd.edu \| room: SYM 2116A \| phone: 301.405.1277	Development Economics Political Economy
	Cory B. Smith Assistant Professor email: cbsmith@umd.edu \| room: SYM 2112B \| phone: 301.405.5809	Development Political Economy Economic History
	Neslihan Uler Associate Professor email: neslihan@umd.edu \| room: SYM 2106 \| phone: 301.405.1273	Public Economics Experimental Economics Behavioral Economics Environmental Economics
	Roberton C. Williams III Professor email: roberton@umd.edu \| room: SYM 2126 \| phone: 301.405.1284	Public Economics Environmental Economics Microeconomic Theory


	Nancy Bockstael Professor Emeritus, Retired Environmental Valuation, Land Use and the Environment	nancyb@umd.edu 2200 Symons Hall
	Jarvis Cain Professor Emeritus, Retired	jcain2@umd.edu 2200 Symons Hall
	Jim Hanson Professor Emeritus, Retired Agricultural Extension	jhanson1@umd.edu
	Ian Hardie Professor Emeritus, Retired Forestry Economics, Land Use	ihardie@umd.edu 2200 Symons Hall
	Richard Just Distinguished University Professor Emeritus, Retired Welfare Economics, Risk and Production, Quantitative Policy Analysis, Technology Adoption, Management of Public Research, Pesticide Regulation	rjust@umd.edu 2200 Symons Hall
	Howard Leathers Associate Professor Emeritus, Retired Agricultural Policy, Marketing & Production, World Food Issues	howardl@umd.edu 2200 Symons Hall
	Douglas Lipton Associate Professor Emeritus, Retired Fisheries, Seafood, Marine Recreation, Non-Market Valuation	dlipton@umd.edu 2200 Symons Hall 301-405-1280
	Kenneth E. (Ted) McConnell Professor Emeritus, Retired Environmental and Resource Economics	tmcconn@umd.edu 2200 Symons Hall
	Marc Nerlove Distinguished University Professor Emeritus, Retired Econometrics, Environmental and Resource Economics, Likelihood Inference in Econometrics, Agricultural Development and Growth	mnerlove@umd.edu 2200 Symons Hall
	Ivar Strand Professor Emeritus, Retired Natural Resource Economics, Fisheries	ivars@umd.edu 2200 Symons Hall


	Paul Goeringer Principal Faculty Specialist Agricultural Law, Crop Insurance and Risk Management Issues AREC 430 - Introduction to Agriculture and Natural Resource Law	lgoering@umd.edu 3204 Symons Hall 301-405-3541 Directory Website
	Steve Jaffee Lecturer AREC 345 - Global Poverty and Economic Development	sjaffee@umd.edu 2116B Symons Hall 301-405-1295 Directory
	James MacDonald Research Professor AREC 210 - The Food Chain: What Happens As Your Food Goes From Farm to Table AREC 427 - Commodity Pricing and Markets AREC 433 - Food and Agricultural Policy	jmacdon2@umd.edu 2216 Symons Hall 301-405-3647 Directory
	Billie Ray Assistant Director and Lecturer AREC Graduate Program AREC 250 - Elements of Agricultural and Resource Economics AREC 306 - Farm Management and Sustainable Food Production	bray14@umd.edu 2211 Symons Hall 301-405-1820 Directory
	Maria Soppelsa Lecturer and Assistant Director AREC Undergraduate Program AREC 240 - Introduction to Economics and the Environment AREC 326 - Intermediate Applied Microeconomics AREC 365 - World Hunger, Population, and Food Supplies	soppelsa@umd.edu 2119B Symons Hall 301-405-1291 Directory
	Elizabeth Thilmany Faculty Specialist Farm Succession Planning, Renewable Energy Leasing, and Developing Legal Tools in Hemp Production	thilmany @umd.edu 3200C Symons Hall 301-405-9576 Directory


	Maureen Cropper Affiliated Faculty Maureen Cropper is Distinguished University Professor of the Department of Economics, University of Maryland, College Park.	mcropper@econ.umd.edu Website
	Shannon P. Dill Affiliate Principal Agent Shannon Dill is the Agriculture and Food Systems Extension Educator for the University of Maryland Extension in Talbot County.	sdill@umd.edu
	Xuan Wei Affiliate Agent Xuan Wei is the Urban Farm and Agribusiness Management Extension Specialist at Clarksville Facility in Ellicott City, MD.	xuanwei@umd.edu

Maureen Cropper
Affiliated Faculty

Maureen Cropper is Distinguished University Professor of the Department of Economics, University of Maryland, College Park.

mcropper@econ.umd.edu

Website

Shannon P. Dill
Affiliate Principal Agent

Shannon Dill is the Agriculture and Food Systems Extension Educator for the University of Maryland Extension in Talbot County.

sdill@umd.edu

Xuan Wei
Affiliate Agent

Xuan Wei is the Urban Farm and Agribusiness Management Extension Specialist at Clarksville Facility in Ellicott City, MD.

xuanwei@umd.edu

Faculty

Faculty

Please click on the faculty names below for more information. Names are listed alphabetically

Emeritus

Nancy Bockstael
Professor Emeritus, Retired

Jarvis Cain
Professor Emeritus, Retired

Jim Hanson
Professor Emeritus, Retired

Ian Hardie
Professor Emeritus, Retired

Richard Just
Distinguished University Professor Emeritus, Retired

Howard Leathers
Associate Professor Emeritus, Retired

Douglas Lipton
Associate Professor Emeritus, Retired

Kenneth E. (Ted) McConnell
Professor Emeritus, Retired

Marc Nerlove
Distinguished University Professor Emeritus, Retired

Ivar Strand
Professor Emeritus, Retired

Professional Track

Paul Goeringer
Principal Faculty Specialist

Steve Jaffee
Lecturer

James MacDonald
Research Professor

Billie Ray
Assistant Director and Lecturer

Maria Soppelsa
Lecturer and Assistant Director

Elizabeth Thilmany
Faculty Specialist

Adjunct & Affiliate

Maureen Cropper
Affiliated Faculty

Website

Shannon P. Dill
Affiliate Principal Agent

Xuan Wei
Affiliate Agent

Faculty

Please click on the faculty names below for more information. Names are listed alphabetically

Nancy Bockstael Professor Emeritus, Retired

Jarvis Cain Professor Emeritus, Retired

Jim Hanson Professor Emeritus, Retired

Ian Hardie Professor Emeritus, Retired

Richard Just Distinguished University Professor Emeritus, Retired

Howard Leathers Associate Professor Emeritus, Retired

Douglas Lipton Associate Professor Emeritus, Retired

Kenneth E. (Ted) McConnell Professor Emeritus, Retired

Marc Nerlove Distinguished University Professor Emeritus, Retired

Ivar Strand Professor Emeritus, Retired

Paul Goeringer Principal Faculty Specialist

Steve Jaffee Lecturer

James MacDonald Research Professor

Billie Ray Assistant Director and Lecturer

Maria Soppelsa Lecturer and Assistant Director

Elizabeth Thilmany Faculty Specialist

Maureen Cropper Affiliated Faculty

Website

Shannon P. Dill Affiliate Principal Agent

Xuan Wei Affiliate Agent

Nancy Bockstael
Professor Emeritus, Retired

Jarvis Cain
Professor Emeritus, Retired

Jim Hanson
Professor Emeritus, Retired

Ian Hardie
Professor Emeritus, Retired

Richard Just
Distinguished University Professor Emeritus, Retired

Howard Leathers
Associate Professor Emeritus, Retired

Douglas Lipton
Associate Professor Emeritus, Retired

Kenneth E. (Ted) McConnell
Professor Emeritus, Retired

Marc Nerlove
Distinguished University Professor Emeritus, Retired

Ivar Strand
Professor Emeritus, Retired

Paul Goeringer
Principal Faculty Specialist

Steve Jaffee
Lecturer

James MacDonald
Research Professor

Billie Ray
Assistant Director and Lecturer

Maria Soppelsa
Lecturer and Assistant Director

Elizabeth Thilmany
Faculty Specialist

Maureen Cropper
Affiliated Faculty

Shannon P. Dill
Affiliate Principal Agent

Xuan Wei
Affiliate Agent