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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. Volunteer applications are accepted November 1 - March 31 each year here.

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 Mary Evans, University of Texas at Austin
• Elaine Hill, University of Rochester
• Bill Shobe, University of Virginia
• Casey Wichman, Georgia Institute of Technology

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
• Noelwah R. Netusil, Reed College
• Nick Kuminoff, Arizona State University

Graduate Student Engagement Committee

• Co-Chair: Sathya Gopalakrishnan, Ohio State University
• Co-Chair: Sarah Jacobson, Williams College
• Jerico Fiestas-Flores, University of Alberta
• Vikrant Kamble, Georgia Institute of Technology
• Jancy Ling Liu, Georgia Institute of Technology
• Tosin Olofinsao, University of New Mexico

Advisory Board

• Alivia Cochran, University of Wyoming
• Michael Gibson, University of Maryland
• Giulio Farolfi, Clark University
• Michael Meneses, Cornell University
• Sampriti Sarkar, Michigan State University

AERE Scholars Program Committee

• Chair: Jill Caviglia-Harris, Salisbury University
• Steven Dundas, Oregon State University
• Matthew Gibson, Williams College
• Benjamin A. Jones, University of New Mexico
• Jacqueline Doremus, Cal Poly

Advisory Board

• Diane Dupont, Brock University
• Ludovica Gazze, University of Warwick
• Jimena Gonzalez Ramirez, Manhattan College
• Alex Hollingsworth, Indiana University
• Ian Lange, Colorado School of Mines
• Hongxing Liu, Lafayette College
• Alaz Munzur, University of Calgary
• Ann Wolverton, U.S. EPA / NCEE

Oates Dissertation Award Committee

Responsible for selecting the winner of the Oates Dissertation Award annually

• Chair: Casey Wichman, Georgia Tech University, expires 12/31/2023
• Katherine Carson, US Air Force Academy, expires 12/31/2023
• Danae Hernandez-Cortes, Arizona State University, expires 12/31/2024
• David Keiser, University of Massachusetts Amherst, expires 12/31/2024
• Akhil Rao, Middlebury College, expires 12/31/2025
• Laura Grant, Claremont McKenna College, expires 12/31/2025

Publication of Enduring Quality (PEQ) Award Committee

Responsible for selecting the winner of the PEQ Award annually

• Chair: Will Wheeler, U.S. EPA, expires 6/30/2024
• Klaus Moeltner, Virginia Tech, expires 6/30/2025
• Ashley Langer, University of Arizona, expires 6/30/2026

Best JAERE Paper Award Committee

Responsible for selecting the winner of the Best JAERE Award annually

• JAERE Co-Editors: Christian Vossler, University of Tennessee, and Nick Kuminoff, Arizona State University, expires 6/30/2023
• AERE member: Nathan Chan, University of Massachusetts Amherst, expires 6/30/2024

AERE@AAEA Program Committee

• Chair: Gabriel Lade, Macalester College, expires 6/30/2024
• Katherine Zipp, Penn State University, expires 6/30/2025

AERE@ASSA Program Committee

• Chair: Rebecca Epanchin-Niell, Resources for the Future, expires 12/31/2023
• Benjamin Jones, University of New Mexico, expires 12/31/2024
• Todd Gerarden, Cornell University, expires 12/31/2025
• Tihitina Andarge, University of Massachusetts Amherst, expires 12/31/2026

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, Vanderbilt University
• Katherine Wagner, University of British Columbia
• Sarah Jacobson, Williams College
• Max Auffhammer, UC Berkeley
• Ariel Ortiz-Bobea, Cornell University

Advisory Committee for 2024 AERE Summer Conference

Responsible for advising the AERE Summer Conference Organizing Committee

• AERE President: Karen Fisher-Vanden, Pennsylvania State University
• AERE President-Elect: TBD
• AERE Vice President: TBD
• AERE Treasurer: David A. Evans, Federal Government Economist
• AERE Board Member: TBD

Organizing Committee for 2024 AERE Summer Conference

Responsible for organizing the AERE Summer Conference

• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency/National Center for Environmental Economics (NCEE)