Jonathan Proctor

Jonathan Proctor is an Assistant Professor in the Food and Resource Economics academic unit at the University of British Columbia's Faculty of Land and Food Systems. His research integrates agricultural economics with climate change impact analysis, focusing on environmental data science and policy modeling. He holds a Ph.D. in Agricultural & Resource Economics from UC Berkeley and has affiliations with interdisciplinary programs in integrated studies.

Education

• Ph.D. in Agricultural & Resource Economics, University of California, Berkeley (2019)
• M.S. in Agricultural & Resource Economics, UC Berkeley (2016)
• B.S. in Earth Systems, Stanford University (2014) with Distinction

His research bridges agricultural economics with climate science, examining:

• Climate change impacts on crop yields
• Environmental policy and economic modeling
• Machine learning applications in satellite imagery analysis
• Climate-mediated health effects
• Geoengineering implications for agriculture
• Water resource economic analysis

Recent publications highlight his work on:

• Extreme rainfall effects on Chinese rice yields
• Climate model comparisons (CMIP5/CMIP6)
• UV radiation's role in pandemic dynamics
• Global crop production-environmental linkages

He maintains active teaching roles in environmental data science and spatial analysis.