Welcome to my personal research page!

I hold the George and Cynthia Mitchell Professorship in Sustainable Development and lead the Energy Innovation and Policy Initiative at the Center for Energy Studies, part of the Baker Institute for Public Policy at Rice University. I previously served as Magister of Martel College and currently serve as the Director of Graduate Studies in the Department of Economics.

I conduct interdisciplinary research that applies game theory and mathematical modeling to guide science-based policy. Currently, I study ways to enhance resilience and mitigate risks resulting from global threats such as infectious diseases and climate change. I also investigate some of the many connections between economics and ecology.

I am a member of the Lancet-PPATS Commission on Prevention of Viral Spillover and of the Ecological-Epidemiological-Economic (E3E) International Research Network, sponsored by the CNRS.

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