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CAREER INTERESTS
Environmental economics, international development, natural resource management in developing countries.
EDUCATION
Duke University, Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences Durham, NC
Master of Environmental Management, anticipated May 2008.
Concentration: Environmental Economics and Policy with a focus on international development economics and policy through natural resource exploitation.
Skills and Certificates: Graduate Certificate in International Development Policy; Competent in Spanish.
Relevant Coursework: environmental/resource economics, environmental/resource policy, population and development, international/development economics, assisting development in third world countries, poverty reduction and the international financial institutions, advanced statistics, forestry, and environmental law.
Reed College Portland, OR
Bachelor of Arts Major: Biology, May 2006.
Relevant Coursework: general economics, natural resource economics, international trade, global ecological politics, natural resource policy, cultural anthropology, statistics, population biology and conservation biology.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Biodiversity Conservation Consultant, Netherlands Ministry, The Hague, The Netherlands 10/07-1/08
* Produced a research paper proposing a global mechanism for offsetting development impacts to biodiversity.
* Expected to present research at the 13th meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA 13), FAO, Rome, Italy, February 18-22, 2008 and a Ministry hosted side event at the 9th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP 9), Maritim Hotel, Bonn, Germany, May 19-30, 2008.
International Payments for Ecosystem Services Intern, UNEP, Geneva, Switzerland Summer 2007
* Produced a research paper and extensive bibliography on the opportunity avoided deforestation offers for joint gains in biodiversity conservation and reduced greenhouse gas emissions.
* Co-organized and presented research at a UNEP-IUCN hosted side event on International Payments for
Ecosystem Services and Avoided Deforestation at the Second Working Group on the Implementation of the
Convention on Biological Diversity (WGRI 2), UNESCO headquarters, Paris, France, June 9-13, 2007.
Forest Advocacy Part-time Intern, Bark, Portland, Oregon 5/04-5/06
* Researched timber sales in Mt. Hood National Forest through on-site ground-truthing and public documentation in order to compile written comments to Federal agencies on the environmental and social impacts of the sale.
* Wrote grants to secure over $25,000 in funding from several foundations.
* Provided state Senators and Representatives with written comments concerning Bark's opinion on proposed legislation governing the management of Mt. Hood National Forest and other forests of the Pacific Northwest.
Engineering Intern, The Wilson T. Ballard Company, Baltimore, Maryland Summer 2003
* Co-conducted one-month-long traffic noise studies at two Maryland locations, involving field and office work.
* Utilized Microstation, Autocad and Traffic Noise Model to map current and projected traffic flow and estimate noise levels at specified receptor locations.
* Compiled written reports to be submitted to state government agencies evaluating the necessity of noise barriers.
PRESENTATIONS
Peterson, A., Gallagher, L., Huberman, D., Mulder, I. Seeing REDD: Conserving Biodiversity and Reducing
Emissions by Avoiding Deforestation. Paper presented at the UNEP-IUCN hosted side event on International
Payments for Ecosystem Services and Avoided Deforestation at the Second Meeting of the Working Group on the
Review of Implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity (WGRI 2), UNESCO headquarters, Paris,
France, June 9-13, 2007.
Peterson, A., Gallagher, L., Huberman, D., Mulder, I. Seeing REDD: Conserving Biodiversity and Reducing
Emissions by Avoiding Deforestation. Paper presented at the 9th Annual BIECON Conference on "Economics and Institutions for Biodiversity Conservation," Kings College, Cambridge, UK, September, 19-21, 2007.
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