Research & Publications
My research focuses on understanding the economic dimensions of land use, natural resources, and climate change.
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Evaluating the Current Status of Agriculture-driven Deforestation Across Jurisdictional Scales in the United States Using Foundational, Federal Datasets
Quantifies agriculture-driven deforestation across US jurisdictions using federal datasets, providing a framework for monitoring forest-to-agriculture conversion at multiple scales.
Toward a Timber Asset Account for the United States: A Pilot Account for Georgia
Develops a timber asset account for Georgia using a novel discount timber price method to value standing timber stocks, estimating total timber assets at $5.9 billion including $244 million in pre-merchantable timber.
Climate, Adaptation, and the Value of Forestland: A National Ricardian Analysis of the United States
Estimates the effects of climate on forestry using county-level net economic returns, finding that climate change will increase forest returns in middle latitudes of eastern U.S. timberland, with 69% of gains attributable to adaptation across forest types.
Quantifying the Distribution of Family Forest Ownership Classifications for US Federal Income Tax
Classifies family forest ownerships for federal income tax purposes and quantifies their distribution across the United States, revealing how tax treatment varies across ownership types.
Forest-based Employment in the Southern United States Under Climate Change: Historical Impacts and Future Projections
Projects how climate change will affect forest-sector employment across the US South, combining historical analysis with future projections under multiple climate scenarios.
Factors Influencing a Forest Landowner's Choice of Incentive Program Commitment Length
Analyzes what drives forest landowner decisions on conservation incentive program enrollment duration, informing program design for more effective forest conservation.
The Potential Impact of Forest Loss on Drinking Water Treatment Costs in the Southeastern US
Estimates how projected forest loss could increase drinking water treatment costs across the southeastern United States, linking land use change to public infrastructure costs.
Contemporary Patterns of Prescribed Fire and Its Risks and Benefits to Water Quantity and Water Quality Over the Conterminous United States
Characterizes U.S. prescribed fire patterns from 1984-2022, finding the Southeast accounts for 79% of occurrences and 71% of burned area, and develops a framework balancing ecological benefits against hydrological risks.
Quantifying Greenhouse Gas Sources and Sinks in Managed Forest Systems
Comprehensive accounting of greenhouse gas fluxes in managed US forest systems, covering carbon stocks, emissions, and removals across multiple forest management regimes.
Natural Capital Accounting on Forested Lands in the United States: An Application to the Colorado River Basin
Applies natural capital accounting frameworks to value forest ecosystem services in the Colorado River Basin, demonstrating how environmental values can be integrated into economic accounts.
County-level Land-use Projections for the Conterminous United States, 2020-2070, Used in the 2020 RPA Assessment
Official land-use projections for the 2020 RPA Assessment covering six land-use categories across 3,000+ counties under multiple climate and socioeconomic scenarios through 2070.
Forested Watersheds Provide the Highest Water Quality Among All Land Cover Types, but the Benefit of This Ecosystem Service Depends on Landscape Context
Links land cover to water quality across the southeastern U.S., demonstrating that forest cover significantly reduces nutrient and sediment concentrations while highlighting forest conservation as key to drinking water supply resilience.
An Empirical Analysis of US Land-use Change Under Multiple Climate Change Scenarios
Empirically estimates climate effects on land-use change across the U.S., simulating how different climate scenarios affect the allocation of land between forestry, agriculture, and development through 2070.
Land Resources
Chapter on land resource trends and projections for the 2020 RPA Assessment, analyzing historical patterns and future scenarios for major land use categories across the United States.
The Hidden Value of Trees: Quantifying the Ecosystem Services of Tree Lineages and Their Major Threats Across the Contiguous US
Quantifies the value of U.S. tree ecosystem services at $114 billion annually, revealing that non-market 'hidden' services from carbon storage (51%) and air pollution removal (37%) far exceed commercial timber value (12%).
A Major Shift in U.S. Land Development Avoids Significant Losses in Forest and Agricultural Land
Documents a dramatic decline in U.S. land development rates after 2000, finding that rising gas prices prevented the conversion of 4.19 million acres of forest and agricultural land between 2000 and 2015.
Essays on Climate Change and Land Use in the United States
Doctoral dissertation examining how climate change affects land use decisions and forestland values across the United States, using econometric modeling to project transitions between forests, agriculture, and development.
An Empirical Analysis of Climate Uncertainty and Land-use Transitions in the US Pacific and Mountain Regions
Examines how climate uncertainty affects land-use transition probabilities in the western US Pacific and Mountain regions, revealing how uncertain climate futures complicate land-use planning.
A Predictive Model of Yellow Spotted River Turtle (Podocnemis unifilis) Encounter Rates at Basking Sites in Lowland Eastern Bolivia
Develops a spatial predictive model for turtle encounter rates at basking sites in Bolivian lowlands, informing conservation strategies for this vulnerable freshwater species.
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