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Education
- Ph.D. in Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Maryland
- MS in Water Resources Policy, Colorado State University
- MS in Policy Science, University of Maryland Baltimore County
- BS in Economics, University of Maryland
Research
Publications
- “Planning for Public Benefits,” a draft report to the Institute for Water Resources, 2024. “A Pragmatic Interim Method for Estimating Intangible Flood Benefits,” a report to the Institute for Water Resources, 2023. “Improving Benefit-Cost analysis for USACE Projects,” a report to the Institute for Water Resources, 2023. "Risk Management for One Biosecurity" chapter in Handbook of Plant Biosecurity: Second edition, Springer, New York to be published 2023 A Practical Guide to Making Decisions Under Uncertainty, a text written for students of RIS-605 Decision Making Under Uncertainty, 2022, in search of a publisher. "A New Direction for Phytosanitary Risk Management", Crop Protection, September, 2021. A new direction for phytosanitary risk management - ScienceDirect “Optimizing risk management strategies for the control of Philornis downsi -a threat to birds in the Galápagos Islands”, Frontiers in Conservation Science, section Animal Conservation, with others, September, 2021. Turning Point for Phytosanitary Risk Management? CABI Blog, November 19, 2020. https://blog.cabi.org/2020/11/19/turning-point-for-phytosanitary-risk-management/ Handbook on Phytosanitary Risk Management: Theory and Practice, with Robert Griffin and Stephanie Bloem, 2020, CAB International, Oxfordshire, UK. “Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis Model for Assessing the Risk from Multi-ingredient Dietary Supplements (MIDS)” with Hellen A. Oketch-Rabah, Mary L. Hardy, Allison Patton, Mei Chung, Nandakumara D. Sarma and others, 2020, Journal of Dietary Supplements, DOI: 10.1080/19390211.2020.1741485 Primer on Risk Analysis: Decision Making Under Uncertainty, Second Edition, 2019. Boca Raton: Taylor and Francis, ISBN 9781138312289. Principles of Risk Analysis: Decision Making Under Uncertainty, Second Edition, 2019.Boca Raton: Taylor and Francis, ISBN 9781138478206. “The Great Lakes and Mississippi River Interbasin Study—Brandon Road Draft Integrated Feasibility Study and Environmental Impact Statement—Will County, Illinois Appendix C Risk Assessment,” U.S.Army Corps of Engineers, http://glmris.anl.gov/documents/docs/brandon-rd/GLMRIS-BR_Appendix_C-Risk_Assessment.pdf Accessed december 14, 2017. “Principles of Risk Analysis for Water Resources,” Institute for Water Resources, 2017-R-01, 2017. “Planning Manual Part II: Risk-Informed Planning,” Institute for Water Resources, 2017-R-03, 2017. “Aquatic Nuisance Species in the Great Lakes and Mississippi River Basin-A Risk Assessment in Support of the GLMRIS Study,” with M. Grippo, I. Hlohowskyj, L. Fox, Brooke Herman, and J. Hayse (2017). Environmental Management 59: 154-173. “Transforming Water Resources Planning Through SMART Planning,” Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management Volume 40 Issue 9, September 2014. “Risk Assessment: Principles, Methods, and Applications” invited chapter with L. Gorris In: Motarjemi Y. (ed.) Encyclopedia of Food Safety, Volume [1], pp. 65-72. Waltham, MA: Academic Press, 2014. “Risk Analysis” invited chapter in Achieving Sustainability: Visions, Principles, and Practices. Ed. Debra Rowe. Detroit: Macmillan, 2014. Natural Resources Planning, 2013.Boca Raton: Taylor and Francis, ISBN 9781439892619..
Presentations
- “Planning for Public Benefits,” a draft report to the Institute for Water Resources, 2024. “A Pragmatic Interim Method for Estimating Intangible Flood Benefits,” a report to the Institute for Water Resources, 2023. “Improving Benefit-Cost analysis for USACE Projects,” a report to the Institute for Water Resources, 2023. "Risk Management for One Biosecurity" chapter in Handbook of Plant Biosecurity: Second edition, Springer, New York to be published 2023 A Practical Guide to Making Decisions Under Uncertainty, a text written for students of RIS-605 Decision Making Under Uncertainty, 2022, in search of a publisher. "A New Direction for Phytosanitary Risk Management", Crop Protection, September, 2021. A new direction for phytosanitary risk management - ScienceDirect “Optimizing risk management strategies for the control of Philornis downsi -a threat to birds in the Galápagos Islands”, Frontiers in Conservation Science, section Animal Conservation, with others, September, 2021. Turning Point for Phytosanitary Risk Management? CABI Blog, November 19, 2020. https://blog.cabi.org/2020/11/19/turning-point-for-phytosanitary-risk-management/ Handbook on Phytosanitary Risk Management: Theory and Practice, with Robert Griffin and Stephanie Bloem, 2020, CAB International, Oxfordshire, UK. “Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis Model for Assessing the Risk from Multi-ingredient Dietary Supplements (MIDS)” with Hellen A. Oketch-Rabah, Mary L. Hardy, Allison Patton, Mei Chung, Nandakumara D. Sarma and others, 2020, Journal of Dietary Supplements, DOI: 10.1080/19390211.2020.1741485 Primer on Risk Analysis: Decision Making Under Uncertainty, Second Edition, 2019. Boca Raton: Taylor and Francis, ISBN 9781138312289. Principles of Risk Analysis: Decision Making Under Uncertainty, Second Edition, 2019.Boca Raton: Taylor and Francis, ISBN 9781138478206. “The Great Lakes and Mississippi River Interbasin Study—Brandon Road Draft Integrated Feasibility Study and Environmental Impact Statement—Will County, Illinois Appendix C Risk Assessment,” U.S.Army Corps of Engineers, http://glmris.anl.gov/documents/docs/brandon-rd/GLMRIS-BR_Appendix_C-Risk_Assessment.pdf Accessed december 14, 2017. “Principles of Risk Analysis for Water Resources,” Institute for Water Resources, 2017-R-01, 2017. “Planning Manual Part II: Risk-Informed Planning,” Institute for Water Resources, 2017-R-03, 2017. “Aquatic Nuisance Species in the Great Lakes and Mississippi River Basin-A Risk Assessment in Support of the GLMRIS Study,” with M. Grippo, I. Hlohowskyj, L. Fox, Brooke Herman, and J. Hayse (2017). Environmental Management 59: 154-173. “Transforming Water Resources Planning Through SMART Planning,” Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management Volume 40 Issue 9, September 2014. “Risk Assessment: Principles, Methods, and Applications” invited chapter with L. Gorris In: Motarjemi Y. (ed.) Encyclopedia of Food Safety, Volume [1], pp. 65-72. Waltham, MA: Academic Press, 2014. “Risk Analysis” invited chapter in Achieving Sustainability: Visions, Principles, and Practices. Ed. Debra Rowe. Detroit: Macmillan, 2014. Natural Resources Planning, 2013.Boca Raton: Taylor and Francis, ISBN 9781439892619..
Awards
- FDA Leveraging/Collaboration Award FDA Director’s Special Citation Award CFSAN Director’s Special Citation Award USDA Secretary’s Honors Award for Expanding International Trade Opportunities for Agricultural Producers and Other Rural Residents ARS TCK Task Force National Audubon Society’s Joan Hodges Queneau Palladium Medal for the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan