Committees

At AERE, we understand the importance of volunteers.Volunteers are AERE's most precious resource, lending their time and expertise to help the association, and the profession, advance. AERE has volunteer opportunities to suit every interest and availability level, including service on the Board of Directors. As we look forward to future initiatives, we hope you will consider being part of our volunteer community. You can complete a volunteer application at any time; however, most volunteer positions are filled in the spring (April, May, and June) each year. 

Nominating Committee

Responsible for assembling a slate of candidates to stand for election as Officers and Board Members and for filling open committee slots

• Chair: AERE Vice President Sarah A. Jacobson, Williams College
• Sathya Gopalakrishnan, The Ohio State University
• Derek Lemoine, University of Arizona
• Shanjun Li, Cornell University

Committee on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Responsible for fostering equity, diversity, and inclusion in AERE-organized professional activities and duties

• Chair: Beia Spiller, Resources for the Future
• Teevrat Garg, University of California, San Diego
• Jimena Gonzalez, Manhattan College, expires 6/30/2025
• Noelwah R. Netusil, Reed College, expires 6/30/2025
• Christina McGranaghan, University of Delaware, expires 6/30/2026

Graduate Student Engagement Committee

• Co-Chair: Lea-Rachel Kosnik, University of Missouri - St Louis, expires 12/31/2025
• Co-Chair: Julia Berazneva, Middlebury College, expires 12/31/2026
• Alivia Cochran, University of Wyoming, expires 6/30/2025
• Sampriti Sarkar, Michigan State University, expires 6/30/2025
• Srishti Goyal, Universitat Rovira I Virgili, expires 6/30/2026
• Praharsh Patel, Pennsylvania State University, expires 6/30/2026

Membership Committee

• Co-Chair: Sarah A. Jacobson, Williams College
• Co-Chair: Valerie Mueller, Arizona State University
• Kathy Baylis, UC Santa Barbara
• Alex Hollingsworth, The Ohio State University
• Alaz Munzur, University of Calgary
• Ann Wolverton, U.S. EPA / NCEE

AERE Scholars Program Committee

• Chair: Jill Caviglia-Harris, Salisbury University, expires 6/30/2025
• Incoming Chair: Ludovica Gazze, University of Warwick
• Sheila Olmstead, University of Texas at Austin and Resources for the Future, expires 6/30/2024
• Benjamin A. Jones, University of New Mexico, expires 6/30/2025
• Jacqueline Doremus, Cal Poly, expires 6/30/2025
• Hannah Hennighausen, University of Alaska Anchorage, expires 6/30/2026
• Loujaina Abdelwahed, The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, expires 6/30/2026

Oates Dissertation Award Committee

Responsible for selecting the winner of the Oates Dissertation Award annually

• Chair: David Keiser, University of Massachusetts Amherst, expires 6/30/2025
  
• Danae Hernandez-Cortes, Arizona State University, expires 6/30/2025
• Akhil Rao, Middlebury College, expires 6/30/2026
• Laura Grant, Claremont McKenna College, expires 6/30/2026
• Daniel Brent, Pennsylvania State University, expires 6/30/2027
• Louis Preonas, University of Maryland, expires 6/30/2027

Publication of Enduring Quality (PEQ) Award Committee

Responsible for selecting the winner of the PEQ Award annually

• Chair: Klaus Moeltner, Virginia Tech, expires 6/30/2025
• Ashley Langer, University of Arizona, expires 6/30/2026
• Frank Lupi, Michigan State University, expires 6/30/2027

Best JAERE Paper Award Committee

Responsible for selecting the winner of the Best JAERE Award annually

• JAERE Co-Editors: Nick Kuminoff, Arizona State University, and Mary Evans, University of Texas at Austin, expire 6/30/2025
• AERE member: Laura Bakkensen, University of Arizona, expires 6/30/2027
  

AERE@AAEA Program Committee

• Chair: Katherine Zipp, Penn State University, expires 6/30/2025
• Yukiko Hashida, University of Georgia, expires 6/30/2026

AERE@ASSA Program Committee

• Chair: Todd Gerarden, Cornell University, expires 12/31/2025
• Tihitina Andarge, University of Massachusetts Amherst, expires 12/31/2026
• Ishan Nath, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, expires 12/31/2027

AERE Sessions at Regional Meetings

• AERE@EEA: Jimena Gonzalez, Manhattan College, and Loujaina Abdelwahed, The Cooper Union
• AERE@MEA: Lea-Rachel Kosnik, University of Missouri-St. Louis
• AERE@SEA: Brian Vander Naald, Drake University

• AERE@WEAI: Noelwah R. Netusil, Reed College

AERE@OSWEET

• Ed Rubin, University of Oregon
• Katherine Wagner, University of British Columbia
• Max Auffhammer, UC Berkeley
• Ariel Ortiz-Bobea, Cornell University

Advisory Committee for 2025 AERE Summer Conference

Responsible for advising the AERE Summer Conference Organizing Committee

• AERE President: Karen Fisher-Vanden, Pennsylvania State University
• AERE President-Elect: Sheila Olmstead, University of Texas at Austin and Resources for the Future
• AERE Vice President: Sarah A. Jacobson, Williams College
• AERE Treasurer: David A. Evans, Federal Government Economist
• AERE Board Member: TBD
  

Organizing Committee for 2025 AERE Summer Conference

Responsible for organizing the AERE Summer Conference

• University of New Mexico Economics Department

World Council of Environmental and Resource Economists Associations (WCEREA) Representatives

• AERE President Karen Fisher-Vanden, Pennsylvania State University
• Randall Walsh, University of Pittsburgh