Gunnar Knapp

Director and
Professor of Economics

907-786-7717

gpknapp@uaa.alaska.edu

Research: Alaska salmon and other seafood markets; Alaska fisheries management

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Matthew Berman

Professor of Economics

907-786-5426

matthew.berman@uaa.alaska.edu

Research: sustainable communities; social-ecological systems; political economy; alcohol-control policy

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Steve Colt

Professor of Economics

907-786-1753

steve.colt@uaa.alaska.edu

Research: energy economics; renewable energy; isolated utility systems; economics of ecosystem services

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Ginny Fay

Assistant Professor of Economics

907-786-5402

vfay@alaska.edu

Research: energy and natural resource economics; tourism and recreation; community development

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Mouhcine Guettabi

Assistant Professor of Economics

907-786-5496

mguettabi@alaska.edu

Research: Regional economic analysis, applied microeconomics, and econometric modeling

Sharman Haley

Professor of Public Policy

907-786-5429

shaley4@uaa.alaska.edu

Research: well-being in Arctic communities; socioeconomics of mining, oil, and gas development

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Diane Hirshberg

Associate Professor
of Education Policy

907-786-5413

dbhirshberg@alaska.edu

Research: education policy analysis; Alaska Native education

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Heather Hudson

Professor of Public Policy

907-786-5408

hehudson@uaa.alaska.edu

Research: communications policy; communications project planning and evaluation

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Bob Loeffler

Visiting Professor of Public Policy

907-786-5449

bobl@uaa.alaska.edu

Research: land and resource issues

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Marie Lowe

Assistant Professor of Public Policy

907-786-5434

marie.lowe@uaa.alaska.edu

Research: effects on communities of fisheries management policy; urban-rural migration; education and youth culture

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Stephanie Martin

Assistant Professor of Economics
and Public Policy

stephanie@uaa.alaska.edu

Research: reasons for migration in the Arctic; effects of public policies on recidivism

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Matt Reimer

Assistant Professor of Economics

907-786-5430

mreimer2@alaska.edu

Diwakar Vadapalli

Assistant Professor of Public Policy

907-786-5422

diwakarvk@uaa.alaska.edu

Research: Community and Social Development, Rural Development, Social Capital, Cash Transfers

Diane Hirshberg

CAEPR Director

907-786-5413

dbhirshberg@alaska.edu

Lexi Hill

Senior Research Associate

907-786-5436

arhill@uaa.alaska.edu

Education policy and program evaluation; statistical analysis

Joanna Karet

Assistant Professor of Education Policy

907-786-5437

jlkaret@uaa.alaska.edu

Research: education policy, higher education

Janet Steinhauser

Assistant Professor of Education Policy

907-786-5494

jsteinha@uaa.alaska.edu

Peggy Nye

Research Professional

907-786-5417

mmnye@uaa.alaska.edu

Carey Gray

Research Associate

cjgray3@alaska.edu

Vic Fischer

Director Emeritus

907-786-7718

vfischer2@uaa.alaska.edu

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Scott Goldsmith

Professor Emeritus, Economics

907-786-7720

osgoldsmith@uaa.alaska.edu

Research: regional economic analysis; Alaska fiscal analysis; energy and natural resources

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Jack Kruse

Professor Emeritus, Public Policy

jakruse@uaa.alaska.edu

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Tom Morehouse

Professor Emeritus, Political Science

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Bradford Tuck

Professor Emeritus, Economics

ahbht@uaa.alaska.edu

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Kyle Borash

Research Professional
and Programmer

907-786-7734

kwborash@alaska.edu

Computer programming; data analysis

Katie Cueva

Research Professional

907-786-5454

kcueva@uaa.alaska.edu

Research: Public Health Initiatives; Health Policy; Education Policy and Programs; Evaluation

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Sanna Doucette

Research Associate

907-786-5497

sndoucette@uaa.alaska.edu

Rural health care

Rosyland Frazier

Research Associate

907-786-5432

rrfrazier@alaska.edu

Health-care access and policy; education

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Linda Grant

Fiscal Manager

907-786-7712

lcgrant@uaa.alaska.edu

Virgene Hanna

Kids Count Alaska Director

907-786-5431

mhanna7@uaa.alaska.edu

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Lexi Hill

Data Analyst

907-786-5436

arhill@uaa.alaska.edu

Education policy and program evaluation; statistical analysis

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Katherine Jackstadt

Research Professional

907-786-5495

kmjackstadt@alaska.edu

Mary Killorin

Research Associate

907-786-5406

mdkillorin@uaa.alaska.edu

Policy analyses; community-researcher relationships; conference coordination

Linda Leask

Editor and Research Associate

907-786-5425

leleask@uaa.alaska.edu

Alejandra Villalobos Meléndez

Research Associate

907-786-5454

avillalobos@uaa.alaska.edu

Renewable energy development; energy analysis

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Clemencia Merrill

Graphic Artist

907-786-5435

cmerrill@uaa.alaska.edu

Sohrab Pathan

Research Associate

907-786-5452

ahpathan@uaa.alaska.edu

Research: Fuel Price Projections, Emerging Energy Technology, Weatherization

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Linda Peck

Office Manager

907-786-5418

lpeck@alaska.edu

Donna Prator

Research Aide

907-786-5499

dprator@uaa.alaska.edu

Ashley Richards

Administrative Assistant

907-786-7710

uaa_iser@uaa.alaska.edu

Ben Saylor

Research Associate
and Programmer

907-786-5412

bsaylor1@uaa.alaska.edu

Computer programming; data analysis

Tobias Schwörer

Research Professional

907-786-5404

tschwoerer@alaska.edu

Energy and environment, non-market valuation, regional economic analysis

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Suzanne Sharp

Research Associate

907-786-5403

ssharp3@uaa.alaska.edu

Alaska Native studies

Kent Spiers

Research Professional

907-786-5440

kgspiers@uaa.alaska.edu

Christopher Start

Information System Specialist

907-786-5421

wcstart@alaska.edu

Marcia Trudgen

Business Manager

907-786-7713

mltrudgen@uaa.alaska.edu

Lauren Tryon

Fiscal Technician

907-786-5433

ldtryon@alaska.edu