Applied Economics

July 1971 - July 1975. Research Assistant, Agricultural Economist, University of California, Davis.

August 1975 - August 1983. Assistant-Associate Professor, Division of Agricultural Economics, University of Wyoming. Joint research-teaching (67%-33%) appointment.

Participated in a two-year change of assignment from 8/81 to 8/83 at USEPA, Corvallis Environmental Research Laboratory (CERL) between the University of Wyoming and USEPA. Directed economic research on air quality control benefits for the National Crop Loss Assessment Network (NCLAN), an interdisciplinary task force funded by USEPA.

August 1983 to 2006. Professor of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Oregon State University. Professor Emeritus, 2006. Joint teaching-researchposition (25%-75%). Current research interestsinclude: 1) economic assessments of effects of environmental change on agricultural and natural ecosystems; 2) and assessments of agricultural costs and social benefits of reducing groundwater pollution from agriculture; 3) valuation of water across competing uses. Teaching responsibilities include courses in resource and environmental economics.