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Professor Rowell’s research interests revolve around risk regulation, the environment, and human behavior. She has taught courses on environmental law, administrative law, behavioral law and economics, risk and the environment, law and sustainable economic development, and valuation. Her research focuses on integrating scientific and social science insights into risk regulation and on the interactions between law, science, social science, and policy.
Her key interest areas are regulation and risk analysis, environmental law and policy, climate change, cost-benefit analysis, law, and psychology.
Recently, her research has focused on bringing interdisciplinary insights into environmental law. This year she published three books: The Psychology of Environmental Law (with Kenworthey Bilz), which explores the relationship between environmental law and psychology, and two companion volumes – A Guide to U.S. Environmental Law and A Guide to EU Environmental Law (with Josephine van Zeben) – which are designed to make environmental law accessible to non-legal readers and to foreign lawyers. Her past scholarly work has been published in law reviews and interdisciplinary journals including Science, the Harvard Environmental Law Review, and the University of Chicago Law Review. 
Professor Rowell has been a visiting professor at Duke Law School (2018) and Harvard Law School (2015-16) and was a visiting researcher at Oxford University (2015, 2016). In 2015, she also completed a federal detail at the Environmental Protection Agency, and was named a University Scholar through a program at the University of Illinois meant to recognize the university’s “very best teachers and scholars.”
Before joining the Illinois faculty in 2010, Professor Rowell was a Bigelow Fellow and Lecturer in Law at the University of Chicago Law School, from which she also received her J.D. After law school, Professor Rowell practiced at Perkins Coie LLP in Seattle. Professor Rowell has a Bachelor of Arts in anthropology/archaeology, which she earned from the University of Washington at the age of 18. Before law school, she worked as an encyclopedia entry writer and as a video game tester.

Page’s research focuses on the function of diversity in complex social systems, the potential for collective intelligence, and the design of institutions for meeting the challenges of a complex world. Page teaches management and organizational topics. He holds an AB from the University of Michigan, an MA from the University of Wisconsin, and an MS and PhD from Northwestern University.

Dr. Prager is co-director of the . His research is focused on the policy and economics of disasters and has used computable general equilibrium analysis to estimate the macroeconomic impacts of environmental policy, natural disasters, and terrorism events. Prior to joining CSUDH, Prager was a postdoctoral research associate at USC Price School of Public Policy and Center for Risk and Economic Analysis of Terrorism Events (CREATE), working with numerous Department of Homeland Security agencies on different policy analyses.

 helps farmers in Illinois, the United States, and throughout the world make more informed production, marketing, and financial decisions by evaluating the economic factors that affect corn and soybean prices. He also leads , a pathbreaking Extension project that provides timely, useful, and relevant online information about Corn Belt farm economics. 
More information: Dr. Scott H. Irwin, the Laurence J. Norton Chair of Agricultural Marketing at the University of Illinois, is a globally recognized leader in agricultural economics and multi-published author of commodity books. His influential research on commodity markets is sought after by academics, farmers, and policymakers alike. He’s a frequent media commentator for prestigious outlets like The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times. He has over 40,000 followers on social media, the largest following for an agricultural economist worldwide.
Irwin is best known for his work on commodity market speculation and biofuel policy, leading to invitations to testify before the U.S. Congress and the OECD. His vision and leadership have been a driving force behind the innovative farmdoc project that benefits farmers throughout the world. This award-winning project has been dubbed the “Wall Street Journal of ag business.”
He is a Fellow of the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association (AAEA), the highest honor accorded to members. He has also received numerous AAEA awards for his contributions to research, extension, and policy. Dr. Irwin holds a B.S. in Agricultural Business from Iowa State University and earned his M.S. and Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics from Purdue University. Currently, he teaches courses on commodity price analysis. His lifelong fascination with commodity markets began in his childhood, accompanying his father to the local grain elevator to track the latest prices from ‘Chicago.’
Irwin is the author of three books, most recently , named one of the 100 best non-fiction books of 2023 by Inc. Magazine. 
Affiliations: Irwin is a professor in the  in the  at the .

 is a distinguished economist and professor, and the current Program Lead of Economics at Harrisburg University of Science and Technology (HU). Dr. Buryi has an extensive research portfolio spanning the economics of innovation, technological change, and public policy. Holding a Ph.D. in Economics from Southern Illinois University Carbondale,  has previously held faculty positions at the University of Tampa and Northern Illinois University. His expertise lies in breaking down complex economic dynamics and providing clear, data-driven insights that cut through misinformation and the noise of the day to help Americans understand the factors that truly impact their financial well-being.
 is an ideal expert for interviews on today’s most pressing economic topics, including personal finance, the impact of Trump's tariffs, the likelihood of a recession in America, egg prices, agricultural economics, and the complex world of R&D. His research has been featured in top economic journals, including Applied Economic Letters, Economic Modelling and Journal of Financial Economic Policy. He excels at translating economic theory into practical knowledge, making him a valuable voice in today’s policy discussions.
For expert commentary on these critical economic issues,  is available for interviews and analysis.
 
PUBLICATIONS
Buryi, P. and Donou-Adonsou, F. (2020). Revisiting the relationship between unexpected inflation and output in the presence of indexation. Journal of Financial Economic Policy (ABDC Journal Ranking: B, Scopus CiteScore – 0.73)
Buryi, P. and Lahiri, S. (2019a). Research and development and trade policies for product innovation in the presence of foreign competition. Economic Modelling (ABDC Journal Ranking: A, Scopus CiteScore – 2.38), 80:429 – 440
Sameem, S. and Buryi, P. (2019). Impact of unemployment on happiness in the United States. Applied Economics Letters (ABDC Journal Ranking: B; Scopus CiteScore – 0.77), 26(12):1049–1052
Hutchinson, T., Ahmed, I., and Buryi, P. (2017). Impact of income tax on happiness: evidence from the United States. Applied Economics Letters (ABDC Journal Ranking: B, Scopus CiteScore – 0.77), 24(18):1277–1279
Buryi, P. and Lahiri, S. (2017). Matching Public Support for Private Product-Innovating R&D: a Theoretical Analysis. Economics of Innovation and New Technology (ABDC Journal Ranking: B, Scopus CiteScore – 1.65), 26(4):295–310
Buryi, P. and Gilbert, S. (2014). Effects of College Education on Demonstrated Happiness in the United States. Applied Economics Letters (ABDC Journal Ranking: B, Scopus CiteScore – 0.77), 21(18):1253–1256
EDUCATION
Ph.D. in Economics, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL, USA, May 2015.
M.Sc. in Economics, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL, USA, May 2013.
B.A. in Economics, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL, USA December 2010.
 
ABOUT HARRISBURG UNIVERSITY
Harrisburg University was recently recognized by US News & World Report as one of the nation’s . HU is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education and is a private, nonprofit university offering bachelor’s and graduate degree programs in the fields of science, technology, and mathematics. For additional information about HU’s affordable, demand-driven undergraduate and graduate programs, please call 717.901.5146 or email [email protected]. Stay updated by following Harrisburg University on , , , and .

Eric Christensen, Ph.D., is the Director of Economic and Health Services Research for the Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute (HPI). He has over 20 years of experience as a health economist. Prior to working at the Neiman HPI, he led an interdisciplinary research team at the Center for Naval Analyses conducting research for various government agencies, served as the health economist for Children’s Minnesota hospital system, taught health economics at the University of Minnesota, and engaged in private consulting.
Dr. Christensen’s recent research has focused on the financial viability of the No Surprises Act for clinicians when resolving payment disputes for out-of-network claims, Medicare reimbursement trends, economic drivers of health disparities and the role of reimbursement in disparities, the role of treatment and imaging in cost growth in stroke care, and the association of non-physician practitioners in imaging ordering and interpretation patterns. His research and consulting have covered an array of health care delivery and policy questions from the standpoints of cost of imaging, non-physician practitioners and imaging, accountable care organizations, population health, cost-effectiveness, medical homes, interventions, infrastructure, financial performance under various reimbursement models, demonstrating the value of specific clinical approaches, determining the return on investment, and demonstrating the economic impact of health systems on the local economy.
Dr. Christensen has worked extensively with internal and external stakeholders. In addition to professional conferences, he has presented research and analytic findings to senior government leaders and corporate executives. This includes testimony before U.S. Senate and U.S. House committees, the congressionally appointed Veterans’ Disability Benefits Commission, and the DOD Task Force on the Future of Military Health Care.
Dr. Christensen received his PhD in economics from the University of Illinois. He has a master’s degree in economics from Colorado State University and a bachelor’s degree in business management (finance) from Brigham Young University.

Kruggel was named director of the James Madison University Center for Economic Education in July 2022. In 2024, the center was honored with the Albert Beekhuis Award for outstanding performance and excellence by the national Council for Economic Education.

Kruggel was associate director of the program from 2018-2022, when he also served as a master teacher for the national Council for Economic Education.

Kruggel served on the National Advisory Committee for the Council for Economic Education in fall 2023 and on the Executive Committee for the National Association of Economic Educators (NAEE) in fall 2022.鈥疘n 2023 he was honored with the NAEE Rising Star Award.

He has a master's degree in economics from the University of Delaware and a bachelor's degree in secondary education and teaching from Purdue University.

 has been a Professor of Economics at ESCP Business School since 2008. She is also Co-Director of the . Her research focuses on economic geography and international trade, with an emphasis on trade liberalization and its impact on firm performance, global value chains, and the labor market. She also examines trade diversification and its relationship with economic development. More recently, she has studied financial and political crises. 
Her professional experience includes working with major international organizations such as the World Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank, and the United Nations Development Programme on specific missions.

Dr. Olebogeng Selebi is a future of work (FoW) and strategic communication expert at the University of Pretoria’s Department of Business Management. She also serves as the Deputy Director of the Centre for the Future of Work (CFoW) and was formerly the Associate Coordinator for the South African SDG (Sustainable Development Goals) Hub. Dr. Selebi believes in using research-based, academically sound, real-world education and workplace practices to promote societal growth. She is on the Board of Trustees of Momentum FundsAtWork (which oversees several funds) and the Board of Directors at the Gordon Institute of Business Science. Dr. Selebi earned a PhD in communication management from the University of Pretoria.

Dr. Olebogeng Selebi is a future of work (FoW) and strategic communication expert at the University of Pretoria’s Department of Business Management. She also serves as the Deputy Director of the Centre for the Future of Work (CFoW) and was formerly the Associate Coordinator for the South African SDG (Sustainable Development Goals) Hub. Dr. Selebi believes in using research-based, academically sound, real-world education and workplace practices to promote societal growth. She is on the Board of Trustees of Momentum FundsAtWork (which oversees several funds) and the Board of Directors at the Gordon Institute of Business Science. Dr. Selebi earned a PhD in communication management from the University of Pretoria.

Nara Françoise Monkam is an Associate Professor of Public Economics and the Head of the Public Policy Hub at the University of Pretoria, with a specialization in Fiscal Policy. She was the Director Research at the African Tax Administration Forum (ATAF) for 8 years. She has had more than 10 years of experience in tax administration reforms in Africa. She has demonstrated leadership and managerial skills in leading both operational and analytical teams, through major multidisciplinary research, technical assistance, and capacity building programmes at ATAF and the African Tax Institute.