melissa gibson

economist, office of revenue and tax

About

Economist with a strong agricultural and environmental background with experience in intergovernmental cooperation, primary and secondary school siting and its impact on land, agricultural strategic planning, population dynamics, etc. Experienced in multi-disciplinary research integration and project development/coordination. Specialties: Econometric analysis, statistical analysis, project development and coordination.

Country

united states

City

saint johns

Industry

public policy

Skill

statistics, policy analysis, policy, research, public policy, econometrics, economics, data analysis, report writing, economic development, spss, community outreach, renewable energy, grant writing, stata, qualitative and quantitative research methodologies, program development, qualitative research, tableau, project management, program evaluation, data visualization, implan, citi, mysql, emsi

Experience

economist, office of revenue and tax

economist, office of revenue and tax analysis

michigan department of treasury

2019-6 - Present · 7 yrs 4 mos

research manager, land policy research program

michigan state university

2010-7 - 2011-9 · 1 yr 3 mos

Managed research efforts for the Land Policy Research Program at LPI. My work included such things as: economic impact of green infrastructure, the built environment, and placemaking characteristics; regional agricultural viability analysis: intergovernmental cooperation: density and school location issues: population dynamics; among others. I assisted the director in setting research priorities and maintain proper staff support for our research efforts.

special initiatives coordinator, land policy institute

michigan state university

2005-10 - 2011-2 · 5 yrs 5 mos

graduate research assistant

michigan state university

2002-8 - 2005-8 · 3 yrs 1 mo

Focus on non-market valuation techniques, particularly contingent valuation and stated preference modeling and analysis.

senior consultant

public sector consultants

2011-9 - 2019-5 · 7 yrs 9 mos

Worked across all policy areas—economic, environment, education, and health—conducting and managing multiple projects from conception through development, implementation, report writing, presentation, and closeout with client. Responsible for leading projects involving quantitative research, including economic impact analysis, statistical research, survey development, and interactive data visualizations for the firm’s clients. Assisted other staff with questions of methodology, statistics, and statistical analysis. Trained staff and clients on how to use analytic tools to expand internal capacity. Served as the firm’s compliance coordinator for research involving the study of human subjects. Specialties include data visualization, statistical analysis, labor market and workforce analysis, economic development, economic impact analysis, program evaluation, translational writing and data dashboarding.

Education

michigan state university

economics

1998-1 - 2002-1 · 4 yrs 1 mo

Eli Broad College of Business Graduate in Economics, with a specialization in Environmental Economics. Activities and Societies: National Society of Collegiate Scholars, 1999 to present. Phi Chi Theta Professional Business Fraternity, 1999-2001, Grievance Committee Official, 2000-2001.

michigan state university

agricultural economics

2002-1 - 2005-1 · 3 yrs 1 mo

Gibson, M.A. (2005) "Stated Preference of Michigan Residents for Great Lakes Coastal Wetland Program Characteristics." Thesis, Submitted to Michigan State University. Activities and Societies: Graduate Student Council member 2002-2004 and Seminar Committee Representative, 2003.