Robert R. Alexander

Job Title:
Associate Professor of Environmental Studies

Subjects or issues this person can knowledgeably discuss:
Economics of wildlife and biodiversity conservation, social and institutional aspects of endangered species, ecological and bioeconomic modeling, and natural resource economics.

Professional achievements or current responsibilities:

Consultant to UN Environmental Program on resource economics
Consultant for CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species) workshops on economic incentives and trade policy.
Consultant on resource economics to Kruger National Park, South Africa

Educational background:

B.S. in food and resource economics, University of Florida
M.A. in applied economics, University of Central Florida
Ph.D. in natural resource economics, University of Tennessee

Current or recent professional memberships, activities or awards:

Director of the Resource Modeling Association
Past president of the New Zealand Agricultural and Resource Economics Society
International Society for Ecological Economics
Review editor, Ethics in Science and Environmental Politics
Venture Trust Research Fellowship
Board of directors for Central Virginia Land Conservancy
Board of directors for Humane Society of Amherst County

Current or recent research:

Bioeconomic modeling of endangered species conservation
Economic incentives in support of biodiversity conservation
Investigating the potential of economic demand in trophy hunting markets to support wildlife conservation

Books or significant articles published:

Co-wrote "Wildlife Viewing Preferences of Visitors to Protected Areas in South Africa: Implications for the Role of Ecotourism in Conservation." Journal of Ecotourism.
Co-wrote "Trophy Hunting has the Potential to Create Incentives for Wildlife Conservation in Africa Where Alternative Wildlife-based Land Uses may not be Viable." Animal Conservation.
Co-wrote "The Cost Efficiency of Wild Dog Lycaon pictus Conservation in South Africa." Conservation Biology, 19(4), 2005.
Co-wrote "The Potential Contribution of Ecotourism to African Wild Dog Lycaon pictus Conservation in South Africa." Biological Conservation, 123(3), 2005.
Co-wrote "Using Land as a Control Variable in Density-Dependent Bioeconomic Models." Ecological Modelling, 170(2-3), 2003.
Co-wrote "Single Species Versus Multiple Species Models: The Economic Implications." Ecological Modelling, 170(2-3), 2003.
Co-wrote "An Approach to Evaluate the Effect of Property Size on Land-use Options in Semi-arid Rangelands." Ecological Modelling, 149(2), 2002.
Wrote "Modelling Species Extinction: The Case for Non-Consumptive Values." Ecological Economics, 35(2), 2000.
Co-wrote "The Value of New Zealand Wallabies." Ecological Management and Restoration, 1(2), 2000.

Key terms:
Economics of wildlife and biodiversity conservation, social and institutional aspect of endangered species, ecological and bioeconomic modeling, natural resource economics