Rebecca Epanchin-Niell
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Post Doctoral Researcher (Ph.D. September 2009) 2141 Social Sciences & Humanities |
Fields of Interest
Natural resource and environmental economics; bioeconomic modeling; applied econometrics
Education
- Ph.D. Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of California, Davis, 2009
- M.S. Applied Economics and Statistics, University of Nevada, Reno, 2003
- M.S. Biology, University of Nevada, Reno, 2001
- B.S. Earth Systems, Stanford University, 1997
Dissertation Topic
Spatial-dynamics, Micro-behavior, and Control of Biological Invasions
Dissertation Committee
James E. Wilen (Chair), Alan Hastings, Richard Howitt
Peer-Reviewed Publications
- Epanchin-Niell, R., M. Hufford, C. Aslan, J. Sexton, J. Port, and T. Waring. Forthcoming. "Controlling invasive species in complex social landscapes." Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment.
- Epanchin-Niell, R. S., J. Englin, and D. Nalle. Forthcoming. "Investing in rangeland restoration in the arid west, USA: countering the effects of an invasive weed on the long-term fire cycle." Journal of Environmental Management.
- Aslan, C., R. Epanchin-Niell, M. Hufford, J. Port, J. Sexton, and T. Waring. 2009. "The practical challenge to private stewardship of rangeland ecosystems: yellow starthistle control in California's Sierra Nevada foothills." Journal of Rangeland Ecology and Management. 62:28-37.
- Niell, R. S., P. F. Brussard, and D. D. Murphy. 2007. "Butterfly community change in response to rural residential development." Landscape and Urban Planning. 81(3):235-245.
- Englin, J., T. Holmes, and R. Niell. 2006. "Alternative models of recreational off-highway vehicle site demand. Environmental and Resource Economics." 35(4):327-338.
Working Papers
- Epanchin-Niell, R. S., and A. Hastings. In Review. "Control of spreading invasive species: integrating ecology and economics." (In review; Ecology Letters)
- Epanchin-Niell, R. S., and J. E. Wilen. "A simple model of invasion spread in a multi-manager landscape."
- Epanchin-Niell, R. S., and J. E. Wilen. "Optimal control of spatial-dynamic processes: the case of biological invasions."
- Epanchin-Niell, R. S., and J. E. Wilen. "Cooperation, spatial-dynamic externalities, and invasive species management."
- Epanchin-Niell, R. S. "A spatial-dynamic model of a pest and game species managed by interacting landowners."