Tracy Stobbe

Tracy Stobbe is a faculty member at Trinity Western University (TWU) since 2007, affiliated with the School of Business under the Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences. She holds a PhD in Economics (University of Victoria, 2008), an MPP (UC Berkeley, 2003), and a BJ (Carleton University, 2000). Her research spans environmental and agricultural economics, focusing on urban-rural fringe dynamics, farmer’s markets, and the intersection of literature and economic thought during the British Industrial Revolution.

• PhD in Economics, University of Victoria (2008)
• MPP, University of California Berkeley (2003)
• BJ Journalism, Carleton University (2000)

Stobbe’s work on agricultural land values, hobby farms, and policy options for farmland protection has been published in journals like the American Journal of Agricultural Economics and BC Studies. She also explores the integration of Christian morals with free-market economics through the cross-disciplinary reading group MOMAE and contributes to policy discussions via grants from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and regional governments.

• Undergraduate Student Research Awards Supervisor (2021, 2022)
• Institute for Liberal Studies Funding ($7,500, 2019-2022)
• Center for the History of Political Economy (CHOPE) Participation (2019)
• SSHRC Grant ($3,000, 2010-2013)
• Agri-Food Canada Grants (2008-2009, 2005-2008)
• Phillips, Hager and North Doctoral Scholarship (2006)

Stobbe has secured significant grants from agencies like Metro Vancouver and the Ministry of Agriculture and Lands. She also leads the Morality of Markets and Economics (MOMAE) reading group and engages in community outreach through teaching and research collaborations.