معرفی
Kelly Giraud is an Associate Professor in the Department of Natural Resources and the Environment at the University of New Hampshire. Her work integrates non-market economics, benefit-cost analysis, and economic impact assessment, with a focus on public lands, fish and wildlife conservation, real estate, and the local food movement. She teaches courses such as Environmental Economics, Natural Resource Economics, and Real Estate Perspectives.
Education:
- B.A. in Economics, Ithaca College
- M.S. in Agricultural and Resource Economics, West Virginia University
- Ph.D. in Agricultural and Resource Economics, Colorado State University
Research Interests:
Giraud explores valuation challenges in ambiguous nonmarket settings, renewable resource allocation under regulatory frameworks, and the economic impacts of local food systems and cooperative housing models. She emphasizes endangered species protection, sustainable land use, and policy design for balancing economic development with environmental stewardship. Her work often employs contingent valuation and econometric techniques to assess public preferences and economic outcomes.
Grants and Collaborations:
- Principal Investigator: Identification of Demand and Barriers to Wildlife Habitat Restorations on Private Lands (UNH Agricultural Experiment Station, 2017–2020)
- Investigator: White Worm Production and Marketing for Live Aquaculture Feed (University of Maryland, 2014–2017)
- Co-Investigator: Collaborations with Fairchild, Watson, and others on grants from USDA, NOAA, and private entities.
Labs/Teams:
No specific labs or teams are explicitly mentioned in the provided texts. Her work appears to be collaborative, leveraging interdisciplinary networks in environmental economics and policy.
