UW Hires Excellence Chair In Conservation Economics

The University of Wyoming’s expertise in conservation economics has taken a step forward with the arrival of a new faculty member who has extensive domestic and international experience researching the intersection of economic and ecological systems.

H. Jo Albers has joined the UW faculty to fill the newly endowed Knobloch Wyoming Excellence Chair for Conservation Economics and Finance. She comes from Oregon State University, where she was a professor in the OSU College of Forestry’s Department of Forest Ecosystems and Society and in the graduate Applied Economics program. Her UW faculty position in the Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources includes a joint appointment with theDepartment of Economics and Finance in the College of Business.

With its migratory species, range of land uses from recreation to energy, and patterns of land ownership, Wyoming is a veritable laboratory for studying conservation tools to promote ecologically healthy, working landscapes,” Albers says. “I’m excited about research and teaching collaborations with people across the university and the state.