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Assistant Professor

Economics & Business

Michelan Wilson is a microeconomist with research interests in environmental and natural resource economics and environmental justice. Her dissertation research focused on the valuation of ecosystem services with particular focus on fisheries in the Estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence in Canada. Her current research focuses on the impacts water scarcity and water policy, particularly on already disadvantaged groups.

Michelan is passionate about teaching and has taught several courses, including introductory level microeconomics and macroeconomics. In the most recent past, she has been particularly focused on teaching and developing environmental economics courses that include a focus on environmental justice as well as collaborative community engagement.

Michelan received her Ph.D. in Economics from Colorado State University and a Bachelor of Science in Economics from the University of the West Indies in Jamaica, where she grew up. Michelan’s research and teaching are driven by her experience growing up in a small island developing state, that is highly dependent on its natural resource base and vulnerable to environmental degradation.

For more information, see Michelan's Website.