Faculty

Chair
Susan Capalbo Head and Professor 213 Ballard Extension Hall Phone: 541.737.5639 susan.capalbo@oregonstate.edu	· Economics of climate change · Carbon sequestration · Integrated policy analysis and tradeoff assessment · Integrating science and economics in addressing issues of sustainable agricultural policies in both developed and developing countries
Tenure Faculty
John Antle Professor 220A Ballard Extension Hall Phone: 541.737.1425 john.antle@oregonstate.edu Resume Tradeoff Analysis Project	Economics of agricultural systems and other complex systems: · sustainability of agricultural systems and tradeoff analysis · climate change impacts, mitigation and adaptation · economic, environmental and social impacts of agricultural systems · economic analysis of production risk · economics of geologic carbon sequestration
Steve Buccola Professor 240D Ballard Extension Hall Phone: 541.737.1410 sbuccola@oregonstate.edu	Science and technology, productivity, cooperatives. Examples of recent studies: · Decision making in the university life-science laboratory · Returns to life-science investment · Evaluating research grant-funding programs · International agricultural productivity
Yong Chen Assistant Professor 219B Ballard Extension Hall Phone: 541.737.3176 yong.chen@oregonstate.edu	· Regional development · Land use
Penny Diebel Associate Professor 229 Ballard Extension Hall Phone: 541.737.5317	· Agricultural and natural resource policy · Alternative agriculture systems · Water use/quality
Cathy Durham Associate Professor The Food Innovation Center 1207 NW Naito Parkway Portland, OR 97209 Phone: 503.872.6671 cathy.durham@oregonstate.edu	· Domestic and international marketing of food and agricultural products · Recent research and extension projects: Organic purchase shares · Willingness to Pay for Ecolabels · Local food definition · Impact of wine closure on wine choice and value · Oregon Artisan Cheese survey · State Meat Inspection survey
Bart Eleveld Associate Professor 240 Ballard Extension Hall Phone: 541.737.1409 bart.eleveld@oregonstate.edu	· Farm management, production economics, and Enterprise Budgets · Extension and applied research programs include farm financial analysis and planning, adoption of management information systems, and farm-level adjustments to regulation and legislation.
Rolf Färe Professor 319 Ballard Extension Hall Phone: 541.737.8184 rolf.fare@oregonstate.edu	· Productivity analysis · Microeconomic theory · Mathematical economics
Munisamy Gopinath Professor Director, Graduate Program in Applied Economics 212A Ballard Extension Hall Phone: 541.737.1402 m.gopinath@oregonstate.edu	· International trade and industrial organization · Current research focuses on firms' decision to export in high- and low-income economies; trade and environmental linkages; factors affecting spatial inequality in economic development; and domestic support (agricultural) policies.
Bill Jaeger Professor 226A Ballard Extension Hall Phone: 541.737.1419 wjaeger@oregonstate.edu Resume	· Economic policy · Applied welfare analysis · Institutional economics · Current interests include interactions between agriculture and the environment (e.g., water allocation between consumptive and instream use), environmental taxation, sustainable development, globalization and trade.
Christian Langpap Assistant Professor 240E Ballard Extension Hall Phone: 541.737.1473 christian.langpap@ oregonstate.edu Resume	· Economics of endangered species conservation · Private enforcement of environmental regulations · Land use · Biofuel and crop choice · Environmental and health implications of households' choice of cooking fuels
Larry Lev Professor 221C Ballard Extension Hall Phone: 541.737.1417 larry.lev@oregonstate.edu	· Farmers markets and other direct marketing channels · Values-based agricultural supply chains · Sustainable agriculture · International development · Participatory research and outreach methods
B. Starr McMullen Professor 232C Ballard Extension Hall Phone: 541.737.1480 s.mcmullen@oregonstate.edu	· Transportation economics · Applied microeconomics · Analysis of government regulation/policy · Retail gasoline pricing · Impact of domestic code share agreements and mergers on airline competitiveness
Andrew Plantinga Professor 232B Ballard Extension Hall Phone: 541.737.1423 plantinga@oregonstate.edu Resume	· Economics of land use · Climate change · Forests · Biodiversity conservation · Dynamic models of optimal resource use
Jeff Reimer Associate Professor 231 Ballard Extension Hall Phone: 541.737.1415 jeff.reimer@oregonstate.edu	· International trade · Commodity markets · International development · Industrial organization
Willie Riggs Agricultural Experiment Station Klamath Basin Research & Extension Center 6941 Washburn Wy Klamath Falls, OR 97603 Phone: 541.883.4590 willie.riggs@oregonstate.edu	· Klamath County Agriculture Economic values and impacts. · Public Policy Impact Analysis · Sustainable Communities · Risk Management · Generational Transitions of Farms and Ranches
Clark Seavert Professor & Director, NW Agribusiness Executive Seminar 228A Ballard Extension Hall Phone: 541.737.1422 clark.seavert@oregonstate.edu	· Technology assessment and advancement · AgTools^TM for Managing Financial Risk in Agriculture · Business Model Innovation and Strategies · Supply Chain Management · Value Chain Analysis
Gil Sylvia Associate Professor Hatfield Marine Science Center 2030 SE Marine Science Drive Newport, OR 97365 Phone: 541.867.0284 gil.sylvia@oregonstate.edu	·Seafood marketing ·Fisheries policy ·Bioeconomic modeling ·Aquacultural business economics ·Aquacultural policy
Bruce Weber Professor Director, Rural Studies Program 240G Ballard Extension Hall Phone: 541.737.1432 bruce.weber@oregonstate.edu Resume	·Director of the Rural Studies Program and Co-director of the RUPRI Rural Poverty Research Center ·Causes of poverty and hunger in rural areas · Rural policy and the economic and social conditions in rural communities.
JunJie Wu Professor 200A Ballard Extension Hall Phone: 541.737.3060 junjie.wu@oregonstate.edu Resume	·Optimal design of agri-environmental policy ·Spatial modeling of land use change and its socioeconomic and environmental impacts ·Analysis of rural-urban interdependencies and causes of spatial variations in economic development
Research and Extension Faculty
Robin Cross Post Doctoral Research Associate 221B Ballard Extension Hall Phone: 541.737.1397 robin.cross@oregonstate.edu	· Horticultural economics · Biofuels · Financial mathematics
Monica Fisher Assistant Professor and Senior Researcher 218 Ballard Extension Hall Phone: 541.737.3781 Monica.Fisher@oregonstate.edu
Lauren Gwin Research Associate 224A Ballard Extension Hall Office: 541.737.1569 Cell: 541.760.0529 lauren.gwin@oregonstate.edu Niche Meat Processor Assistance Network	· Co-coordinator of Niche Meat Processing Assistance Network. · Supply chains for alternative agriculture and food production, focus on livestock products. · Certification programs for sustainable agriculture.
Ann Shriver Executive Director, IIFET Director of the Business Office, NAAFE 222 Ballard Extension Hall Phone: 541.737.1416 ann.l.shriver@oregonstate.edu	· International Institute of Fisheries Economics & Trade IIFET, a global association for fisheries economists. · North American Association of Fisheries Economists NAAFE is a regional organization with similar goals.
Bruce Sorte Community Economist - Eastern Oregon Hermiston Ag Research and Extension Center 2121 1st Street Hermiston OR 97838 Phone: 541.567.6337 bruce.sorte@oregonstate.edu	· Economic impacts of policy options for state and local government agencies and organizations in Eastern Oregon. · Helps local communities increase their economic resilience.
Rebecca Sullivan Instructor 216 Ballard Extension Hall Rebecca.Sullivan@oregonstate.edu
Teaching Faculty
Christy Brekken Instructor 228 Ballard Extension Hall brekkenc@onid.orst.edu
Thorsten Egelkraut Assistant Professor 200B Ballard Extension Hall Phone: 541.737.1406 egelkraut@oregonstate.edu	· Agri-business/management · Finance · Commodity futures and options markets and risk management · Decision-making under uncertainty · Agricultural marketing and price analysis
Kent Fleming Instructor 200B Ballard Extension Hall kent.fleming@oregonstate.edu
Laura Gow Assistant Professor 205K Badgley Hall OSU Agriculture Program Eastern Oregon University La Grande, Oregon 97850 Phone: 541.962.3613 laura.gow@eou.edu	· Agribusiness management · Current research interests include identifying factors which influence student retention and areas related to agricultural marketing and livestock production and marketing.
Emeritus Faculty
Richard Adams Professor Emeritus 240F Ballard Extension Hall Phone: 541.737.1435 richard.adams@oregonstate.edu Resume	·Active research on Alaskan fisheries ·Resource and environmental issues ·Economic effects of air and water pollution, global climate change and the valuation of nonmarket commodities
Larry Burt Associate Professor and Extension Agricultural Economist 240C Ballard Extension Hall Phone: 541.737.1436 larry.burt@oregonstate.edu	·Economic information - county ag estimates. ·Electronic information - http://oain.oregonstate.edu
Emery Castle Professor Emeritus 227 Ballard Extension Hall Resume	·Resource economics ·Rural studies ·Economic methodology
Susan Hanna Professor Emeritus	·Marine economics ·Economics of fishery management and common property resources ·Analysis of the economic impact of restricted access systems in linked fisheries
Dick Johnston Professor Emeritus 232 Ballard Extension Hall Phone: 541.737.1427 richard.s.johnston@ oregonstate.edu	·Marine economics ·Price analysis ·Analysis of seafood demand ·Relationship between fishery management and international seafood markets
Greg Perry Professor and Head Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics Clark B-320 Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523	· Production and farm management economics · Agricultural policy · Agricultural finance and water resource management · Farm asset depreciation · Groundwater pollution · Impact of taxation policy on competitiveness in trade
Bruce Rettig Associate Dean of the Graduate School 228A Ballard Extension Hall	·Retired in the Spring of 2007. ·Served as graduate coordinator
Adjunct Faculty
Darius Adams Heidi Jo Albers Paul Barkley Stephanie Bernell Bill Boggess Norm Johnson David Landkamer Claire Montgomery Randy Rosenberger John Talbott
Courtesy and Affiliate
Bill Chambers, Stahlbush Island Farms Charles Humphreys Tom McCoy Gene Nelson Michael Papenfus Taekyun Kim

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