anna birkenbach

assistant professor

About

Recent doctoral graduate in environmental and natural resource economics and public policy at Duke University's Nicholas School of the Environment and Sanford School of Public Policy. Background in economic consulting and extensive experience working with large databases and statistical software. Concentration in marine resource economics, fisheries management, environmental policy, and environmental health. Primary research explores the effects of rights-based fisheries management (e.g., individual quota programs, or “catch shares”) on the generation of value from the resource. Specialties: Database management, economics, editing, French, Italian, Microsoft Office, Stata, MATLAB, statistics, writing, research

Country

united states

City

newark

Industry

public policy

Skill

policy analysis, stata, economics, data analysis, public policy, statistics, sas, policy, energy policy, quantitative analytics, econometrics, research, environmental policy, matlab, microsoft office, mapinfo, writing, editing, excel, programming, economic modeling, french, italian, database management, latex

Experience

assistant professor

university of delaware

2018-8 - Present · 8 yrs 2 mos

phd candidate and research assistant

duke university nicholas school of the environment

2013-1 - Present · 13 yrs 9 mos

· Studying statistics, resource economics, environmental law and policy, microeconomic theory, econometrics, political economy, and environmental science as a PhD student in environmental economics and policy. · Conducting research related to sustainable management of fisheries and other marine and coastal resources. · Graduate Affiliate, Rethinking Regulation Program at the Kenan Institute for Ethics

teaching assistant and lab instructor

duke university nicholas school of the environment

2015-8 - 2015-12 · 5 mos

Applied Data Analysis for Environmental Science (graduate)

research analyst

eastern research group, inc. (erg)

2011-1 - 2013-1 · 2 yrs 1 mo

· Performed research, data collection, economic modeling, and policy analysis for federal agencies, including the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), on environmental and public health-related projects

associate in research

duke university sanford school of public policy

2011-6 - 2011-10 · 5 mos

· Compiled, cleaned, and analyzed survey data related to environmental health and social policy · Produced tables and regression output for research projects

independent contractor

navigant

2011-1 - 2011-1 · 1 mo

Coauthored and performed statistical analysis for an article on the role of aftermarkets in the medical device procurement process (published Fall 2011)

teaching assistant

duke university sanford school of public policy

2010-1 - 2011-1 · 1 yr 1 mo

* · Quantitative Evaluation Methods (graduate) * · Global Health (graduate/undergraduate) * · Historical Perspectives on Public Policy (undergraduate)

intern

navigant

2010-5 - 2010-7 · 3 mos

· Assisted with research, data analysis, and writing for expert reports and policy papers on antitrust-related matters

senior analyst

compass lexecon

2008-1 - 2009-1 · 1 yr 1 mo

* Coordinated teams of analysts across offices, managed deadlines, allocated casework, and acted as point person for senior economists and expert witnesses on merger/acquisition and alleged price-fixing cases in various industries * Responsible for final quality and accuracy checks on work product to be sent to clients * Constructed large databases; performed statistical analyses using STATA and SAS * Researched relevant academic literature, court opinions, and depositions; reviewed client financials, internal reports, and other documents * Assisted in preparing client presentations and in writing and editing expert reports * Served on Greening Committee that implemented eco-friendly practices in the workplace

research associate

compass lexecon

2006-1 - 2007-1 · 1 yr 1 mo

* Constructed large databases * performed statistical analyses using STATA and SAS * Researched relevant academic literature, court opinions, and depositions * reviewed client financials, internal reports, and other documents * Assisted in preparing client presentations and in writing and editing expert reports * Participated in analyst and economist recruitment * interviewed candidates * Mentored and trained new analysts

policy intern

national center for learning disabilities (ncld)

2004-5 - 2004-7 · 3 mos

* Researched and presented effective and affordable ways to help foster an online community of learning-disabled teens * Analyzed relevant legislation proposals and presented findings * Wrote content for and assisted in the development of NCLD's website