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Kathleen Segerson is the Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor of Economics at the University of Connecticut's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Department of Economics. She serves as a former Associate Dean of The Graduate School and holds affiliations with prestigious institutions like the National Academy of Sciences and the Beijer Institute of Ecological Economics. Her research focuses on environmental policy instruments, legal liability for environmental damages, and climate change impacts on agriculture.
Education: Ph.D. in Environmental Economics from Cornell University (1984), B.A. in Mathematics from Dartmouth College (1977). Courses taught include Environmental Economics, Public Finance, and Microeconomics.
Research interests span Environmental Economics, Law and Economics, and Applied Microeconomics. Notable contributions include studies on groundwater contamination liability, land-use regulation, and voluntary environmental programs. She has advised on federal and international environmental policies, serving on boards like the U.S. EPA’s Science Advisory Board and the National Socio-Environmental Synthesis Center.
Her recent articles address sustainability strategies, urban pollution regulation, and fisheries management. Awards include NAS membership, AERE/AAEA Fellowships, and recognition for interdisciplinary environmental policy work. Grants and advising details are not explicitly listed, but her extensive editorial roles (e.g., PNAS, Journal of Environmental Economics and Management) highlight her leadership in academic governance.
Labs/teams: Collaborates with interdisciplinary groups on ecosystem valuation and climate adaptation. Her work emphasizes integrating ecological and economic frameworks for policy design.
