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Ryan M. Yonk Utah State University

Department of

Agribusiness and Applied Economics

Phone: (435) 232-5916

E-mail: ryan.yonk@ndsu.edu

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

July 2019- Lecturer, Department of Agribusiness and Applied

Economics, North Dakota State University.

July 2017- Instructor, Department of Political Science, Utah

State University.

August 2014-2017 Assistant Research Professor, Department of

Economics and Finance, Utah State University.

August 2011-2014 Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science

and Criminal Justice, Southern Utah University

August 2010-2012

Instructor, Department of Political Science

Utah State University.

ACADEMIC ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS

July 2019- Director of Undergraduate Programs, Center for the

Study of Public Choice and Private Enterprise,

Department of Agribusiness and Applied

Economics, North Dakota State University.

August 2014-2017 Research and Administrative Director, Institute of

Political Economy, Department of Economics and

Finance, Utah State University.

August 2011-2014 Director of The Institute of Policy Analysis,

Department of Political Science and Criminal

Justice, Southern Utah University.

August 2010-2012 Research Director, Center for Public Lands and

Rural Economics, Department of Economics.

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NON-PROFIT & RESEARCH POSITIONS

July 2017- Research Director, Rural Policy & Public Lands

Institute

May 2017- Senior Research Fellow, Freedom Trust

May 2016-2019 Board Member, Friends of the Mendon Library

July 2016-2019 Board Member, Dineh Business Services

May 2012-May 2017 Executive Director, STRATA Policy

October 2001-May 2008 Regional Director, North Eastern Services

EDUCATION

PhD Political Science (Emphasis In Political Behavior)

Georgia State University

August 2011

M.S. Political Science (emphasis in Political Economy)

Utah State University, Logan, UT

Graduation: May 2008

PUBLICATIONS

Student Co-Authors in Bold

Academic Journal Articles

“Trading Places; Effects of voting systems on multicandidate elections”, (2011) (with Randy T Simmons and

Derek Johnson) Public Choice, Volume 146, Numbers 3-4, 341-351, 2011.

“Bootleggers, Baptists and Political Entrepreneurs: Key Players in the Rational and Morality play of Regulatory

Politics,” (2010) (with Randy Simmons and Diana Thomas) The Independent Review, Volume 15(3).

“Touchdowns, Home Runs and Slam Dunk; How local media coverage of athletics shapes parental perceptions

of education” Political Perspectives, Volume 5, 2011.

“Citizen Involvement: Quality of Life in a time of Direct Democracy” (with Shauna Reilly) Applied Research in

Quality of Life, March 2012

“In and out of the Commons- Extractive Public Entrepreneurship and the Aggie Blue Bikes Program” (with

Diana Thomas and Steve Young) The Journal of Public and Municipal Finance, Spring 2012

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“Who are the Patients? Exploring Approaches to Rural Hospital Market Area Determination” Journal of Rural

Business Management and Economics, Vol 4(1) Jan 2013. (With Roberta Q. Herzberg Chris Fawson and

Christopher Martin)

“Battlegrounds and Budgets; State-level Evidence of Budget Manipulation in Competitive Presidential Election

States” State and Local Government Review. Vol 45 No. 2, June 2013 (With Daniel Franklin and Sean Richey)

“Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Goals at Public Institutions: The Case of a Land-Grant University”

British Journal of Management Economics and Trade. Fall 2013 (With R. Christopher Martin and Kayla

Dawn Harris)

“I Tax, You Tax; Quality of Life and Self Taxation” Public Administration Research. Vol2(2) November 2013.

“Politics, Economics, and Federal Land Designation: Assessing the Economic Impact of Land Protection—

Grand Staircase -Escalante National Monument” Mountain Plains Journal of Business and Economics. Fall

2013 (With Randy T Simmons and Brian C. Steed)

“Extreme Vote Makeover: The Role of Ranked Choice Voting in the Oakland City Elections” Journal of

Politics and Law. May 2014 (With Randy T Simmons and Daniel Groberg)

“Does Moderation Pay? Members of Congress, Campaign Donations and Voting Patterns” Critical Issues in

Justice and Politics. May 2014 (With Brian Webb and Rochdi Alloui)

“Planning is Political- Except When It Isn’t: How Planning Commissions Decide” The California Journal of

Politics and Policy. 2014. (With Randy T Simmons)

“The Empty Intersection: Why so little Public Choice in Political Science? Public Choice July 2015 (With

Randy T Simmons)

“Curricular and Programmatic Innovation at the Intersection of Business Ethics and Entrepreneurship”. The

Challenges of Ethics and Entrepreneurship in the Global Environment. 2015 (With Christopher Fawson and

Randy T Simmons)

“The Regulatory Noose: Logan City’s Adventures in Micro-Hydropower” Energies. June 2016. (With Randy T

Simmons and Megan Hansen)

“Boon or Bust: Wilderness Designation and Local Economies” Journal of Private Enterprise. Fall 2016. (With

Randy T. Simmons and Brian C. Steed)

“Political Party Impacts on Direct Democracy: The 2015 Greek Austerity Referendum” Atlantic Economic

Journal. Feb 2017. (With William Shughart and Megan Hansen)

“Congressional Capitulation: War Power and the United States Congress” Journal of Politics and Law. Fall

2016.

“Exploring the case of The White Moustache: Entrepreneurship and regulatory capture in the milk products

industry” Journal of Public Policy and Entrepreneurship. Spring 2017. (With Kayla Harris, R. Christopher

Martin, and Barrett Anderson)

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“The Impacts of the Renewable Fuel Standard on Local Communities” Oil Gas and Energy Quarterly. 2017

(With Landon Stevens, Arthur Wardle, and Joshua Hall)

“From Equality and the Rule of Law to the Collapse of Egalitarianism” Independent Review. June 2017 (With

James Harrigan)

“Disincentives to Business Development on the Navajo Nation”. Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship.

June 2017 (With Devin Stein and Sierra Hoffer)

Barriers to Participation: Factors Associated with the Choice of Presidential Selection Processes in the United

States. August 2017. Critical Issues in Justice and Politics. (With Shauna Reilly, Brian Webb, and Barrett

Anderson)

Analyzing the Role of Poor and Developing Nations in Global Climate Agreements. British Journal of Environment and Climate Change. September 2017 (With Landon Stevens and Arthur Wardle)

Human Influences on the Northern Yellowstone Range. Journal of Range Management. January 2019. (With

Jeff Mosely and Peter Husby)

An Ecological Assessment of the Northern Yellowstone Range: A Synthesis and Call to Action. Journal of

Range Management. January 2019 (With Joseph Fidel, Harold Hunter, Peter Husby, Charles Kay, John

Mundinger)

An Ecological Assessment of the Northern Yellowstone Range: Introduction to the Special Issue. Journal of

Range Management. January 2019 (With Joseph Fidel, Harold Hunter, Peter Husby, Charles Kay, John

Mundinger)

“Exploring Impacts of the Surface Mine Reclamation and Control Act” Resources. Feb 2019 (With Joshua

Smith and Arthur Wardle)

Do US counties benefit from wilderness designation? Examining local government revenue and county

expenditures” Journal of Management Economics and Trade. Feb 2019 (With, Josh Smith, and Sarah Reale)

Trade Journal Articles

“Five Ways Trump Can Improve Environmental Policy” Independent Institute Executive Summary Series

February 2017

“The Seen and Unseen of Energy Innovation: How Government Programs Discourage New Ideas” Energy

Today. Forthcoming (With Josh Smith)

“Charting Unseen Costs of Electricity Generation” Pipeline & Gas Journal, Vol 243 No. 4. April 2016

“Utah’s Broadband Non-Adopters” The Utah Tax Payer, Vol 39 No. 6. June 2014

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Articles Under Review

Bureaucratic Responses to Conflicting Mandates: The Case of the Elliot State Forest. Submitted to Forestry

Studies Feb 2019 (With Devin Stein)

“Tiny Houses, Zoning Regulation and Sustainability: How Zoning Regulations defeat a Sustainability Agenda”

(With Josh Smith) Submitted January 2019 to Economies

“Undergraduate Experiential Learning in a Think Tank Setting: The Case of The Institute of Political

Economy” (With Randy Simmons) Submitted January 2019 to Kyklos

“Manufactured Yellowstone: Political Management of an American Icon: Institutions and Incentives in

Yellowstone Management” (With Jordan Lofthouse) Submitted Feb 2019 to Parks.

Book Projects--Published

Green vs. Green: The Political, Legal, and Administrative Pitfalls Facing Green Energy Production. Routledge

Press. Oct 2012 (With Randy Simmons and Brian Steed)

Nature Unbound: Bureaucracy vs. The Environment. Independent Institute. March 20161 (With Rand Simmons

and Ken Simm)

The Reality of American Energy: The Hidden Costs of Electricity Policy. Praeger Press. July 2017 (With

Megan Hansen and Jordan Lofthouse)

The Political Impacts of Quality of Life : Springer International Press. Jan 2018 (With Josh Smith)

Edited Volumes –Published

Direct Democracy in the United States: Petitioners as a Reflection of Society. Routledge Press. Oct 2012

(Edited Volume edited with Shauna Reilly)

Election Studies: A Global Perspective. Intech Open Press. Feb 2019 (Edited Volume)

Edited Volumes –Under Contract

Taxes and Tax Policy. Intech Open Press. (Edited Volume)

Book Projects—Under Contract

The Trifecta in Voting Right Barrier Causation: Economics, Politics, and Race: Lexington Press (Contributor,

Shauna Reilly Editor)

Book Chapters—Published

1 1 Winner of the 2017 Independent Publisher Book Awards Gold Medal (IPPY) in the Environmental,

Ecology, and Nature category.

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Tax Policy: The Realm of the Zealot. Oct 2012. in “Direct Democracy in the United States: Petitioners as a

Reflection of Society.” (With Terrie Bechdel and Kayla Harris).

Petitioners and Quality of Life in Their Communities. Oct 2012. in “Direct Democracy in the United States:

Petitioners as a Reflection of Society.” (With Shauana Reilly).

Collaborative Contagion: A Case Study in Curriculum Development, Distribution, and Adoption. June 2017 in

“ Global Perspectives on Higher Education” (With James Harrigan and Neal Mason)

Building A Quality of Life Index. August 2017 in “Well-Being and Quality of Life”. (With Josh Smith and

Arthur Wardle)

Policy Papers and Reports—Peer Reviewed

“Treasured Landscapes and Energy Resources” Published by the Center for Public Lands and Rural Economics,

Utah State University, August 2011. With Randy T Simmons and Brian C. Steed. (Peer Reviewer Christopher

Fawson PhD)

“Energy Regulation: Impacting traditional and green energy projects” Published by the Center for Public Lands

and Rural Economics, August 2011. With Randy T. Simmons and Brian C. Steed. (Peer Reviewer—Christopher

Fawson PhD)

“Utah Broadband Access” Published by the Center for Public Lands and Rural Economics, Jan 2012. With

Randy T. Simmons. (Peer Reviewer—John Harvey PhD)

“The Economic Costs of Wilderness” Published by Pacific Research Institute, Summer 2011. With Brian C.

Steed and Randy T. Simmons) (Peer Reviewer – Holly Fretwell PhD)

“The Role of Oil and Gas and Amenities in County Economic Development” Published by the American

Petroleum Institute, August 2013. (With Randy Simmons, Nick Hilton, Justine Larsen and Jordan Hunt)

(Peer Review—Blind)

“Equal Access to Justice Act” Published by Institute of Political Economy, 2014 (With Randy T Simmons and

Jordan Lofthouse)(Peer Review—Blind)

“Options for the Monetization of the Elliot State Forest” Published by the Institute of Political Economy, 2014

(With Randy Simmons, Jordan Lofthouse, and Adam Stewart)

“Reliability of Renewable Energy” Published by the Institute of Political Economy, 2015 (With Randy

Simmons and Jordan Lofthouse) (Peer Review—Blind)

“Ethanol and the Renewable Fuel Standard” Published by the Institute of Political Economy, 2016 (With

Landon Stevens and Randy T Simmons)(Peer Review—Blind)

“Renewable Portfolio Standard Series; Kansas, Ohio, North Carolina, Colorado, Michigan, Pennsylvania. 2015-

2016 (With Tyler Brough, Randy Simmons and Jacob Fishbeck) (Peer Review—Blind)

Unseen Costs of Electricity Series: Wind, Solar, Coal and Natural Gas, 2016 (With Megan Hansen and Randy

Simmons) (Peer Review—Blind)

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“Exploring Impacts of the Surface Mine Reclamation and Control Act” 2017 (With Arthur Wardle and Josh

Smith) (Peer Review—Blind)

Policy Papers and Reports Wilderness Designation and Local Economies, Published by The Center for Public Lands and Rural Economics,

Utah State University Feb 2012. (With Randy T. Simmons and Brian C. Steed)

“Considering Privatization: State Parks, Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control, and Department of

Transportation” Published by The Center for Public Lands and Rural Economics, Utah State University 2011.

(With Randy T Simmons and Richard Criddle)

“HB174: An analysis of eligibility privatization in Utah’s Medical Program” Published by the Institute of

Political Economy. June 2012. (With Roberta Q. Herzberg.)

“Understanding the Economic Impacts of WildEarth Guardian Litigation” Published by the Institute of Political

Economy. June 2012 (With Randy T Simmons and Kayla Dawn Harris)

“Understanding the Economic Impacts of SUWA Litigation” Published by the Institute of Political Economy.

June 2012 (With Randy T Simmons and Kayla Dawn Harris)

“Renewable Energy Siting and Transmission Resource Requirements” Published by the Center for Public Land

and Rural Economics, Utah State University May 2012 With Randy T. Simmons and Kayla Dawn Harris

“Rural Quality of Life: An Index” Published by the Center for Public Lands and Rural Economics Utah State

University Spring 2010, with Randy T Simmons and Chris Fawson

“Public Lands and Rural Education” Published by The Center for Public Lands and Rural Economics Utah State

University June 2009, with Randy T Simmons, Chris Fawson, and Roberta Q. Herzberg

“The Price of Government; in Cache Counties Cities and Towns” Published by Institute of Political Economy,

Utah State University August 2008. With Randy T Simmons PhD

“Renewable Energy Primers” Published by the Institute of Political Economy Utah State University May 2013.

With Randy T Simmons PhD

“The Politics of Need” Published by the Institute of Political Economy Utah State University May 2013. With

Randy T Simmons PhD

“The Price of Government in the State of Utah 2009. Published by the Institute of Political Economy Utah State

University. With Randy T Simmons and R. Christopher Martin

“2010 Cost of Government Report. Published by the Utah Tax Payers Association University. With Randy T

Simmons and R. Christopher Martin

“2011 Cost of Government Report. Published by the Utah Tax Payers Association University. With Randy T

Simmons and R. Christopher Martin

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“Costs of Land Administration in Utah” Utah Governors Office Fall 2012. With Kayla Dawn Harris,

Christopher Martin, Richard Criddle, Jordan Hunt and Braedan Udy.

WORKING PAPERS

“Public Trust and Public Choice: Understanding the Public Trust Doctrine a Public Choice World” (with Randy

T Simmons) working paper

“Tiny Houses, Zoning Regulation and Sustainability: How Zoning Regulations defeat a Sustainability Agenda”

(With Josh Smith) working paper R&R at Economies

“Voluntary Environmentalism: How a better cleaner future is possible with less regulation” (With Jordan

Lofthouse) working book manuscript

“Understanding the Impacts of Renewable Portfolio Standards” (With Tyler Brough) working paper

“Why Let Planners Do What They Do?” (With Randy Simmons) working paper

“Gender and Economic Freedom: Understanding the Impacts of Increased Economic Freedom on Women’s

Earnings and Labor Force Participation” (With Josh Smith and Melissa Funk) working paper

“Undergraduate Experiential Learning in a Think Tank Setting: The Case of The Institute of Political

Economy” Under Review at Kyklos

LEGISLATIVE AND GOVERNMENTAL TESTIMONY

Testimony to the Utah Privatization Policy Board, “Privatization Report”. Spring 2011

Testimony to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands, United States House of

Representatives. “Payments in Lieu of Taxes” October 2011

Staff Training Session, Western Caucus US House of Representatives. October 2011

Testimony to Social Services Appropriations Subcommittee, Utah Legislature . “HB 174” Jan 2012

Testimony to the Native American Liaison Joint Committee, Utah Legislature, “Economic Development”

August 2013

Testimony to the Kansas Legislature, “Renewable Portfolio Standards”, May 2015

Testimony to the Ohio Legislature, “Renewable Portfolio Standards”, July 2015

Testimony to the North Carolina Legislature, “Renewable Portfolio Standards”, September 2015

Testimony to the Joint Interim Committee on Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology, “Renewable Energy

Tax Credit Programs” October 2016.

County Commissioner Training Session, Utah Association of Counties, Committee on Public Lands,

“Economic Development and Resource Management Plans” November 2016

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Testimony to the Science, Space, and Technology Committee, United States House of Representatives. “Risky

Business: The DOE Loan Guarantee Program” February 2017

Presentation to Governors Rural Policy Board, Utah State Government, “Rural Policy” November 2018

COURSES TAUGHT

Senior Research Seminar (POLS 4990), Utah State University, Spring 2008 (With Randy T Simmons).

Introduction to American Politics (POL 1101), Georgia State University, Spring 2010.

Connecting to Campus (USU 1000), Utah State University, Summer 2010

Social Systems and Issues (USU 1340), Utah State University, Fall 2010.

Introduction to Political Research (POLS 3000), Utah State University, Spring 2011.

U.S. Institutions (USU 1300), Utah State University, Spring 2011.

Public Administration and Ethics (PADM 6620), Southern Utah University, Fall 2011.

American Presidency: Executive Process (POLS 3110), Southern Utah University, Fall 2011.

American Political Thought (POLS 4110), Southern Utah University, Fall 2011.

Current Political Issues (POLS 3010), Southern Utah University, Spring 2012.

Research Design (CJ 3900), Southern Utah University, 2011-2014.

Public Budget & Finance (PADM 6200), Southern Utah University, 2011-2014.

Capstone in Public Administration (PADM 6990), Southern Utah University, 2011-2014.

Research Methods (POLS 3000), Utah State University, 2014

Law and Economics (ECN 3170), Utah State University 2014-Current

Global Issues (POLS 3100), Utah State University 2014-Current

PROFESSIONAL ENGAGEMENT

Co-Editor Special Issue of Political Perspectives

Started a weekly political economy discussion group for faculty in the Economics and Political Science

Departments at USU.

Editor, Critical Issues in Justice and Politics

Director Institute of Policy Analysis SUU

Research Fellow, Independent Institute

Research Director, Institute of Political Economy USU

Research Fellow, Heartland Institute

UNIVERSITY SERVICE

Pi Sigma Alpha Advisor, National Political Science Honor Society, Chapter Advisor, August 2012-2014

Department Curriculum Committee 2011-2014

College Curriculum Committee 2012-2013

MPA Director Search Committee 2012

Department Search Committees (Political Science and Criminal Justice) 2012-2014

Koch Student Fellows Faculty Advisor 2011-2014

Koch Scholars Advisor 2014-2017

China Program 2014-Ongoing

Peak Undergraduate Research Fellowship Reviewer 2019

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THESES AND PROJECTS SUPERVISED

Amy Mciff Thesis “The Washington County Lands Bill”

Geoff Huseaus Thesis “Municipal Bond Decisions”

Holly Norton Thesis “Political Economy of NCAA Scholarships”

Shered Mullins Thesis “NEPA”

Lori Economy Professional Project “Employee Satisfaction and Measurement-DWS”

Heather Shober Professional Project “Financial Literacy and College Freshmen”

Derick Veater Professional Project “Juvenile Crime Rates in Southern Utah”

Megan Hansen Thesis “Greek Austerity Referendum”2

Jordan Lofthouse “How Good Intentions Back re: Failures and Negative Consequences of Federal Environment

Policies” 3

Alecia Hunter “Value of a Statistical Life”4

Sierra Hoffer “Student Perceptions of Ethics and Entrepreneurship Training”5

Nicholas Hilton “Determinants of the Adoption of Minimum Wage Ordinances”6

Devin Stein “ Wildfire Impacts”7

Michael Jensen “Enegy Poverty”8

Barrett Anderson “Court Doctrine”9

UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH SUPERVISED 2013-Current

Josh Defrieze, Political ecology: A Public choice Analysis of Environmental Policy, 2013-14

Andrew Izatt, Militarization and the Future of American Policy, 2013-14

Joshua Bennion, Militarization and the Future of American Policy, 2013-14

Grant Patty, Does Occupational Licensing Affect Women?, 2013-14

Lindsey McBride, Does Occupational Licensing Affect Women? 2013-14

Adam Stewart, Lands and Lords: Public Land Management, 2013-14

Jordan Lofthouse, Federally Sanctioned Poverty Overcoming Barriers in Indian Country, 2013-14

Abigail Herzberg, Affordable Care act, 2013-14

James Porter, Democratic Government and the Revolving Door, 2014-15

Seth Muhlestein, Democratic Government and the Revolving Door, 2014-15

Josh Smith, Democratic Government and the Revolving Door, 2014-15

Abigail Herzberg, Uber Lyft and the Vehicle Sharing Economy, 2014-15

Alan Henderson, Uber Lyft and the Vehicle Sharing Economy, 2014-15

Grant Patty, Uber Lyft and the Vehicle Sharing Economy, 2014-15

Alecia Hunter, Utah’s Historic Districts and Discrimination, 2014-15

Josh Shoemaker, Utah’s Historic Districts and Discrimination, 2014-15

Ruby Parkin, Utah’s Historic Districts and Discrimination, 2014-15

Kevin Duncan, Economic Freedom and Economic Recovery, 2014-15

2 Committee Member

3 Committee Member

4 Committee Member

5 Committee Member

6 Committee Member,

7 Committee Member,

8 Committee Member,

9 Committee Member,

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Jadyn Naylor, Economic Freedom and Economic Recovery, 2014-15

Michael Jensen, Economic Freedom and Economic Recovery, 2014-15

Ian Nemelka, Mandatory Minimums and Recidivism, 2014-15

Garrett White, Mandatory Minimums and Recidivism, 2014-15

Jordan Floyd, Mandatory Minimums and Recidivism, 2014-15

Brian Isom, Crude Oil on Federal Lands, 2014-15

Bracken Allen, Crude Oil on Federal Lands, 2014-15

Josh Smith, Crude Oil on Federal Lands, 2014-15

Devin Stein, Disincentives to Navajo Economic Development, 2014-15

Sierra Hoffer, Disincentives to Navajo Economic Development, 2014-15

Zachory Hopkins, Disincentives to Navajo Economic Development, 2014-15

Lansing Sun, What factors affect student success?, 2014-15

Brian Isom, Dammed if You Do: Solving Utah’s Water Problem, 2015-16

Jadyn Naylor, An Index of State Energy Regulations, 2015-16

Jacob Caldwell, An Index of State Energy Regulations, 2015-16

Michael Jensen, An Index of State Energy Regulations, 2015-16

Brooke Lofthouse, Public Choice Leeve, 2015-16

Josh Smith, Economic Freedom and Gender Equality, 2015-16

Melissa Funk, Economic Freedom and Gender Equality, 2015-16

Ryan Lee, The Nuclear Waste Policy Act’s Impacts on the Energy Market, 2015-16

Grant Patty, Private and Public Methods of Managing Water in Utah, 2015-16

Brian Isom, Private and Public Methods of Managing Water in Utah, 2015-16

Logan Hemmert, Ranked Choice Voting and Incumbency, 2016-17

Camille Harmer, The Political Economy of Wildfire Suppression in the United States, 2016-17

Arthur Wardle, The Impacts of SMCRA, 2016-17

Jacob Caldwell, The Effect of Occupational Licensing on Minorities and Women in Utah, 2016-17

Colton Cowan, The Effect of Occupational Licensing on Minorities and Women in Utah, 2016-17

Olivia Makelprang, The Effect of Occupational Licensing on Minorities and Women in Utah, 2016-17

Emily Orr, Student Development Models Efficacy and Implementation, 2016-17

Boston Peine, Student Development Models Efficacy and Implementation, 2016-17

Logan Hemmert, Student Development Models Efficacy and Implementation, 2016-17

PAPER PRESENTATIONS:

“Participation and Involvement in Direct Democracy: A look at State Elections and Social Engagement”

Southern Political Science Association Meeting, Atlanta GA, January 2010.

“Donations Diversity, and Extremity: Campaign Contributions and Voting Decisions” Georgia State University

Graduate Student Conference, Atlanta GA, March 2010.

“The Local Impact of Wilderness: An Overtime Analysis of Wilderness Designations on Local Economies”

Western Political Science Association Meeting, San Francisco CA, April 2010.

“Donations Diversity and Extremity: Campaign Contributions and Voting Decisions” Association of Private

Enterprise Educators Annual Meeting, Las Vegas NV, April 2010.

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“Beyond Economic Growth: A Survey of the Economic Freedom Literature” Association of Private Enterprise

Educators Annual Meeting, Las Vegas NV, April 2010.

“Politics, Economics and Federal land Designation: Assessing the Economic Impact of the Grand Staircase

Escalante National Monument” Midwest Political Science Association Meeting, Chicago IL, April 2010.

“Budget Priorities and Elections: State-Level Evidence of Budget Manipulation During Election Years”

Midwest Political Science Association Meeting, Chicago IL, April 2010.

“Citizen Involvement: Exit Voice and Loyalty in a time of Direct Democracy” Midwest Political Science

Association Meeting, Chicago IL, April 2010.

“Donations, Diversity and Extremity: Campaign Contributions and Voting Decisions” Midwest Political

Science Association Meeting, Chicago IL, April 2010.

“Moderation Pays: Donations, Diversity and Extremity” American Political Science Association Annual

Meeting, Washington DC, September 2010.

“The Effect of Federal Spending on Quality of Life” Georgia Political Science Association Meeting, Savannah

GA, November 2010.

“Boon or Bust: Wilderness Designation and Regional Economies” Southern Political Science Association

Meeting, New Orleans LA, 2011

“Spending our Way to a better Life: The Effect of Federal Spending on Quality of Life” Southern Political

Science Association Meeting, New Orleans LA, 2011

“Green Vs. Green: The Political, Administrative, and Legal Pitfalls in Green Energy Production” Midwest

Political Science Association Meeting, Chicago IL, 2011.

“Chasing the Whale: USU’s Quest for Carbon Neutrality” Association of Private Enterprise Educators Annual

Meeting, Nassau Bahamas, April 2011.

“Extreme Vote Makeover” Association of Private Enterprise Educators Annual Meeting, Nassau Bahamas,

April 2011.

“Political Entrepreneurship and the Cycling Problem” Association of Private Enterprise Educators Annual

Meeting, Nassau Bahamas, April 2011.

“Lines in the Sand: How Bootleggers and Baptists Solved the Public Lands Crisis in Washington County, Utah”

Association of Private Enterprise Educators Annual Meeting, Nassau Bahamas, April 2011.

“The Effect of Controversial Ballot Measures on State Level Turnout during Midterm and Presidential Election

Years 1990-2010” American Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Seattle WA, September 2011.

“Green Against Green: Alternative Energy and National Monuments” Southern Political Science Annual

Meeting, New Orleans LA, Jan 2012.

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“Green Revenue? Local Governments and Wilderness Designation” Southern Political Science Annual

Meeting, New Orleans LA, Jan 2012.

“Evolution of Environmental Policy through Ballot Measures” Midwestern Political Science Association

Annual Meeting, Chicago IL, April 2012.

“Rural Broadband Uptake: Determinants of Broadband Demand” Midwestern Political Science Association

Annual Meeting, Chicago IL, April 2012.

“The Public Trust and Public Choice” Association of Private Enterprise Educators Annual Meeting, Las Vegas

NV, April 2012.

“The Effects of Environmental Litigation on Local Economies: Wild Earth Guardians” Association of Private

Enterprise Educators Annual Meeting, Las Vegas NV, April 2012.

"Negotiating Wilderness: Solving the Conflict Between Public Lands and Local Development" Association of

Private Enterprise Educators Annual Meeting, Las Vegas NV, April 2012.

"Privatization Initiatives as a Rent Seeking Activity" Association of Private Enterprise Educators Annual

Meeting, Las Vegas NV, April 2012.

"Case Study: Undergraduate Student Engagement at Southern Utah University"

Association of Private Enterprise Educators Annual Meeting, Las Vegas NV, April 2012.

"A Tax by Any Other Name" Association of Private Enterprise Educators Annual Meeting, Las Vegas NV,

April 2012.

“Understanding Rural Broadband Adoption: Rural Utah” National Social Science Association Annual Meeting,

Las Vegas NV, April 2012.

“Public Choice and the Public Trust: The effects of an expanded public trust doctrine” Southern Political

Science Association, Orlando FL, Jan 2013

“Political Ecology” Southern Political Science Association, Orlando FL, Jan 2013

“Planning is Political, Except When It Isn’t” International Association on Planning, Law, and Property Rights

Annual Meeting, Feb 2013

“Politicized Ecology: How Environmental Policy was co-opted by Political Entrepreneurs” Public Choice

Society Meeting, New Orleans LA, March 2013

“Political Ecology” Western Political Science Association, Los Angeles CA, April 2013

“An Institutional Framework for Analyzing Conflicts between Green Goals and Green Regulations” Western

Political Science Association, Los Angeles CA, April 2013

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“Politicized Ecology: How Environmental Policy was co-opted by Political Entrepreneurs” Association of

Private Enterprise Educators, Maui HI, April 2013

“The Economic Impacts of Environmental Group Litigation: CBD, SUWA, and WWP” Association of Private

Enterprise Educators, Maui HI, April 2013

“Quality of life: A new metric of success?” 9TH Transatlantic Dialogue: Rebuilding Capacities For Urban

Governance. Baltimore MD, June 2013

“Political Entrepreneurs vs. Enviropreneurs: Was Mancur Olson too Pessimistic? Annual Meeting of the

Southern Economic Association, Tampa FL, Nov 2013.

“Exposure Changes Tastes: Quality of Life and Economic Freedom” Southern Political Science Association

Annual Meeting, New Orleans LA, Jan 2014

“Unintended Consequences of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act” Southern Political Science

Association Annual Meeting, New Orleans LA, Jan 2014

“Public Choice and the Public Trust” Annual Meeting of the International Association on Planning, Law and

Property Rights” Haifa Israel, Feb 2014

“Running a Successful Center: It takes more than good scholarship” Annual Meeting of the Association of

Private Enterprise, Las Vegas NV, April 2014

“Planners, People, and Public Choice; How Envision Utah Hijacked Land Use Planning in Utah” Annual

Meeting of the Association of Private Enterprise, Las Vegas NV, April 2014

“Energy Poverty and Women” Annual Meeting of the Association of Private Enterprise, Las Vegas NV, April

2014

“Something Different? Local Government Revenue, Expenditures and Wilderness” Annual Conference of the

Midwest Political Science Association, April 2014

“Personal and Economic Freedom as Predictors of Migration” Southern Political Science Association Annual

Meeting, New Orleans La, Jan 2015

“Designing a State Energy Regulation Index” Southern Political Science Association Annual Meeting, New

Orleans La, Jan 2015

“Politics, Ecology, and Political Entrepreneurship” Annual Meeting of the Association of Private Enterprise,

Cancun Mx, April 2015

“Voting with Your Feet: Exploring Human Migration Patterns” Annual Meeting of the Association of Private

Enterprise, Cancun Mx, April 2015

“2014 State Energy Regulatory Index” Annual Meeting of the Association of Private Enterprise, Cancun Mx,

April 2015

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“Equal Access to Justice Act” Annual Meeting of the Association of Private Enterprise, Cancun Mx, April 2015

“Preserving Endangered Species through Property Rights Centric Approaches” Annual Meeting of the

International Association on Planning, Law and Property Rights” Volos Greece, Feb 2015

“Why Allow Planners to Do What They Do?” Annual Meeting of the International Association on Planning,

Law and Property Rights” Bern Switzerland, Feb 2016

“Greek Austerity” Annual Meeting of Athens Institute for Education and Research” Athens Greece, July 2016

“Quality of Life and Direct Democracy” Southern Political Science Association Annual Meeting, San Juan PR,

Jan 2016

“True Cost of Energy” Southern Political Science Association Annual Meeting, San Juan PR, Jan 2016

“Voting with your feet: Personal and Economic Freedom and Migration Patterns” Public Choice Society

Meeting, San Antonio Tx, March 2016

“Do US counties benefit from wilderness designation? Examining local government revenue and county

expenditures” Second Annual Rural Development Conference, Bangkok Thailand March 2016

“Teaching Free Market Thinking and Market-based Management” Academy of Management 2016 Annual

Meeting, Anaheim CA August 2016

“The RFS mandate in Corn Country; Exploring the economic impacts” American Political Science Association

Meeting, Philadelphia Pa Sept 2016

“Understanding the Implications the Participation of Lesser-Developed Nations in Global Climate

Agreements.” Southern Political Science Association Annual Meeting, New Orleans La, Jan 2017

“Exploring the policy implications of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act” Southern Political

Science Association Annual Meeting, New Orleans La, Jan 2017

“Zoning and Sustainablity” Annual Meeting of the International Association on Planning, Law and Property

Rights Hong Kong, Feb 2017

“Exploring the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act” Public Choice Society Meeting, New Orleans,

La, March 2017

“Is Brexit an Example of Expressive Voting?” Public Choice Society Meeting, New Orleans, La, March 2017

“Building Life Quality through Federal Spending?” Annual Meeting of the Association of Private Enterprise,

Maui, HI, April 2017

“Public Policy and the Ivory Tower” Annual Meeting of the Association of Private Enterprise, Maui, HI, April

2017

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“Exploring the policy implications of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act”, Annual Meeting of the

Association of Private Enterprise, Maui, HI, April 2017

“How does Ranked-Choice Voting impact incumbents?” Utah Academic of Sciences, Arts and Letters Annual

Meeting, Orem, UT, April 2017

“A Public Choice Examination of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act” American Political

Science Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco, Ca, September 2017

“Spending Our Way to a Better Life” International Society for Quality-of-Life Studies Annual Meeting,

Innsbruck Austria, September 2017

“Politics and Quality of Life: The Role of Well-Being in Political Outcomes” International Society for Quality-

of-Life Studies Annual Meeting, Innsbruck Austria, September 2017

“Rural Broadband Adoption: Utah” Southern Political Science Association Annual Meeting, New Orleans La,

Jan 2018

“Environmental Ballot Measures a Tale of 3 measures” Ohio Association of Economists and Political Scientists

Annual Meeting, Columbus Oh, September 2018.

“It is Race: An analysis of Voting Restrictions post-2008” Southwestern Political Science Association Annual

Meeting, Orlando Fl, October 2018.

“Race or Something More: Voting Restrictions post-2008” Southern Political Science Association Annual

Meeting, Austin Texas, January 2019. “Is it Just Race? An Analysis of Voting Restrictions Post-2008” Association of Private Enterprise Education

Annual Meeting, Nassau Bahamas, April 2019

“Engaging Public Policy from the Academy” Association of Private Enterprise Education Annual Meeting,

Nassau Bahamas, April 2019

GRANTS AND CONTRACTS

CREES 200634530-17329 Research Director, 2006-2009

“Public Lands and Rural Education”

CREES UTA00562 Research Director, Co-PI 2008-2009

“Rural Quality of Life Index”

Total Award $ 208,000

CREES SRGP-002216 Research Director, Co-PI 2009-2010

“Public lands and the political, economic, and social structure of rural western counties”

Total Award $195,000

Department of Energy Co- Principal Investigator 2010-2011

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“Alternative Energy Siting in the Rural West”

Total Award $ 259,000

Public Service Commission Co-Principal Investigator 2011-2013

“Determinates of Rural Broadband Use”

Total Award $93,000

Utah Tax Payers Association Co-Principal Investigator 2010-2011

“Cost of Government 2009”

Total Award $3,000

Utah Department of Health Principal Investigator 2010-2011

“Medicaid Eligibility”

Total Award $39,993

Department of Energy Co-Principal Investigator 2011-2012

“Micro-Hydroelectric Projects”

Total Award $65,000

Utah State University

Institute of Political Economy Co-Principal Investigator 2011

“Treasured Landscapes”

Total Award $16,970

Utah State University Principal Investigator 2011

Institute of Political Economy

“Traditional Energy Regulations”

Total Award $12,080

Americans for Prosperity Foundation Principal Investigator 2011

“WildEarth Guardians”

Total Award $30,100

Institute for Energy Research Principal Investigator 2012

“The Footprint of Green Energy”

Total Award $8,000

Public Lands Coordinating Committee Principal Investigator 2012

“HB 148”

Total Award $27,500

Liberty Source, Inc Project Director 2013

“Policy Analyst”

Total Award $30,000

Scholarly Support Fund SUU Principal Investigator 2013

“Washington County Lands Bill”

Total Award $1500

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American Express Principal Investigator 2013

“Navajo Economic Development”

Total Award $25,000

Utah Public Service Commission Principal Investigator 2014

“Broad Band Uptake”

Total award $25,000

Trout Unlimited Principal Investigator 2014

“Economic Impacts of Designating Segments of Green River Under Wild and Scenic Rivers Act”

Total Award $13,250

Synchrony Bank Principal Investigator 2014

“Navajo Economic Development”

Total Award $25,000

American Express Principal Investigator

“Navajo Economic Development” 2015

Total Award $50,000

Ally Bank Principal Investigator 2015

“Navajo Economic Development”

Total Award $12,000

USDA RBOG Principal Investigator 2015

“Aneth Chapter of the Navajo Nation--RBOG”

Total Award $99,000

John Templeton Foundation Principal Investigator 2015-2017

“Reinventing How Business Schools Teach Morality of Capitalism, Business Ethics and Entrepreneurship”

Total Award $2,294,480

American Express Principal Investigator

“Navajo Economic Development” 2016

Total Award $50,000

Society of Range Management Co-Principal Investigator 2017-2018

“Yellowstone Analysis”

Total Award $2,000

Center For Growth and Opportunity Principal Investigator 2019

“Rural Policy”

Total Award $50,000

Beaver County Principal Investigator 2019

“Wild Horse Economic Impacts”

Total Award $27,000

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Utah Legislative Appropriation Principal Investigator 2019-2020

“Rural Policy”

Total Award $300,000