Mark Eiswerth

Faculty

Department Chair and Professor

Location Candelaria Hall 1281D
Address University of Northern 黑料社区, CB 101 Greeley, CO 80639
Office Hours MW: 2:25 pm 鈥 3:55 pm, or by appointment in person or via Zoom.
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Education

PhD, University of Maryland, Economics

MA, University of Maryland, Economics

BA, The 黑料社区 College, Economics

Professional Experience & Affiliations

  • Professor, University of Northern 黑料社区 (2012 鈥 Present).
  • Co-director, Environmental and Sustainability Studies Program, University of Northern 黑料社区 (2016 鈥 Present).
  • Associate Professor, University of Northern 黑料社区 (2009 鈥 2012).
  • Associate Professor, University of Wisconsin, Whitewater (2003-2009); Director of the Fiscal and Economic Research Center (2007-2009); and University of Wisconsin Cooperative Extension State Specialist (2005-2009).
  • Mary and Leslie Gray Research Assistant Professor of the Economics of Public Lands, University of Nevada, Reno (2001-2003).
  • Research Assistant Professor and Cooperative Extension State Specialist, University of Nevada, Reno (1999-2001).
  • Senior Associate and Associate, Hagler Bailly, Inc., Boulder, CO (1991-1998).
  • Research Fellow and Postdoctoral Investigator, Marine Policy Center, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA (1988-1991).
  • Economist, Resources for the Future, Washington, DC (1987-1988).

Research Expertise & Interests

Environmental and Natural Resource Economics; Water Resource Economics; Economics of Invasive Species Management; Ecosystems, Biodiversity, and Habitat Management

Publications

Eiswerth, M.E., R. Epanchin-Niell, K. Rollins, M.H. Taylor. Economic Modeling and the Management of Exotic Annual聽Bromus聽Species: Accounting for Ecosystem Dynamics, Ecological Thresholds, and Spatial Interdependencies. Chapter 15 in:聽Exotic Brome-Grasses in Arid and Semi-arid Ecosystems of the Western U.S.: Causes, Consequences, and Management Implications. Edited by M.J. Germino, J.C. Chambers, and C.S. Brown. New York, NY: Springer Publishing (2016): 聽pp. 429-456.

Breffle, W., M.E. Eiswerth, D. Muralidharan, and J. Thornton. 鈥淯nderstanding How Income Influences Willingness to Pay for Joint Programs: A More Equitable Value Measure for the Less Wealthy.鈥澛Ecological Economics聽109 (2015): 17-25.

Skidmore, M., G. Anderson, and M. Eiswerth. 鈥淭he Child Adoption Marketplace: Parental Preferences and Adoption Outcomes.鈥澛Public Finance Review.聽Published online before print聽November 12, 2014, doi:聽10.1177/1091142114547412 (2014):聽1-34. Published in print Vol. 44, No. 2 (2016): 163-196.

Schoengold, K., P. Shrestha, and M. Eiswerth. 鈥淭he Joint Impact of Drought Conditions and Media Coverage on the 黑料社区 Rafting Industry.鈥澛Journal of Natural Resources Policy Research聽5:2-3 (2013): 183-198.

Eiswerth, M.E., S.T. Yen, and G.C. van Kooten. 鈥淔actors Determining Awareness and Knowledge of Aquatic Invasive Species.鈥澛Ecological Economics聽70 (2011): 1672-1679.

Eiswerth, M.E., and G.C. van Kooten. 鈥淏alancing Bio-energy Cropping Benefits and Water Quality Impacts: A Dynamic Optimization Approach.鈥澛Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics聽58 (4) (2010): 463-480.

Eiswerth, M.E., and G.C. van Kooten. 鈥淭he Ghost of Extinction: Preservation Values and Minimum Viable Population in Wildlife Models.鈥澛Ecological Economics聽68(7) (2009): 2129-2136.

Eiswerth, M.E., K. Krauter, S.R. Swanson, and M. Zielinski. 鈥淧ost-fire Seeding on Wyoming Big Sagebrush Ecological Sites: Regression Analyses of Seeded Nonnative and Native Species Densities.鈥澛Journal of Environmental Management聽90(2) (2009): 1320-1325.

Eiswerth, M.E., R. Kashian, and M. Skidmore. 鈥淓xamining Angler Behavior Using Contingent Behavior Modeling: A Case Study of Water Quality Change at a Wisconsin Lake.鈥澛犅Water Resources Research聽44,W11426,doi:10.1029/2006WR005828 (2008).

Eiswerth, M.E., and G.C. van Kooten. 鈥淒ynamic Programming and Learning Models for Management of a Nonnative Species.鈥澛Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics聽55 (2007): 487-500.

Eagle, A.J., M.E. Eiswerth, W.S. Johnson, S.E. Schoenig, and G. C. van Kooten. 鈥淐osts and Losses Imposed on California Ranchers by Yellow Starthistle.鈥澛Rangeland Ecology & Management聽60(4) (2007): 369-377.

van Kooten, G.C., A.J. Eagle, and M.E. Eiswerth. 鈥淒eterminants of Threatened Sage Grouse in Northeastern Nevada.鈥澛Human Dimensions of Wildlife聽12(1) (2007): 53-70.

Kashian, R., M.E. Eiswerth, and M. Skidmore. 鈥淟ake Rehabilitation and the Value of Shoreline Real Estate: Evidence from Delavan, Wisconsin.鈥澛The Review of Regional Studies聽36(2) (2006): 221-238.

Kim, C.S., R. Lubowski, J. Lewandrowski, and M.E. Eiswerth.聽 鈥淧revention or Control?: Optimal Government Policies for Invasive Species Management.鈥澛Agricultural and Resource Economics Review聽35/1 (2006): 29-40.

Eiswerth, M.E., and J.S. Shonkwiler. 鈥淓xamining Post-wildfire Reseeding on Arid Rangeland: A Multivariate Tobit Modelling Approach.鈥澛Ecological Modelling聽192 (2006): 286-298.

Eiswerth, M.E., T.D. Darden, W.S. Johnson, J. Agapoff, and T.R. Harris.聽 鈥淚nput-output modeling, outdoor recreation, and the economic impacts of weeds.鈥澛Weed Science聽53(1) (2005): 130-137.

Yen, S.T., W.D. Shaw and M.E. Eiswerth. “Asthma Patients鈥 Activities and Air Pollution: A Semiparametric Censored Regression Analysis.”聽Review of Economics of the Household聽2 (2004): 73-88.

Eiswerth, M.E., and G.C. van Kooten. 鈥淯ncertainty, Economics, and the Spread of an Invasive Plant Species.鈥澛American Journal of Agricultural Economics聽84(5), December, Proceedings (2002): 1317-1322.

Eiswerth, M.E., and W.S. Johnson. 鈥淢anaging Nonindigenous Invasive Species: Insights from Dynamic Analysis.鈥澛Environmental and Resource Economics聽23 (2002): 319-342.

Eiswerth, M.E., and J.C. Haney. 鈥淢aximizing Conserved Biodiversity: Why Ecosystem Indicators and Thresholds Matter.鈥澛Ecological Economics聽38 (2001): 259-274.

Honors & Awards

2015/2016 College Scholar Award, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Northern 黑料社区

2013 First Year Scholars Outstanding Faculty Award, University of Northern 黑料社区

2010 First Year Scholars Outstanding Faculty Award, University of Northern 黑料社区