Adam Daigneault
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Dr. Adam Daigneault joined the SFR faculty in 2016 and is currently the E.L. Giddings Associate Professor of Forest Policy & Economics and head of the UMaine Forest Policy and Economics Lab. He received a PhD in Environmental and Natural Resource Economics from Ohio State University in 2006, and has spent the past decade developing quantitative models to assess the socioeconomic impacts of environmental policy on the natural resource sectors. His research has focused on a wide range of issues, including freshwater management, climate change mitigation and adaptation, invasive species control, and valuing ecosystem services.
Prior to joining SFR, Dr. Daigneault was a Senior Economist at Landcare Research, New Zealand’s leading institute on terrestrial ecosystems and biodiversity research and an Economist for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, where he worked extensively on policy analysis relating to climate change, biofuels, and land use change.
Adam, a native Mainer who grew up on the midcoast, returned home after 18 years living and working in Ohio, Oregon, Washington DC, India, and New Zealand. An avid endurance athlete, he makes the best of Maine by running, biking, and skiing the university’s abundant trail network.
Dr. Daigneault is also a Faculty Fellow at the Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions and affiliated faculty with the UMaine School of Economics and Ecology and Environmental Sciences Program.
Dr. Daigneault’s primary research is on modelling economic impacts of environmental policy on the forestry and agricultural sectors. He also conducts research on climate change mitigation and adaptation, invasive species control, and valuing ecosystem services. Adam has worked extensively on policy analysis relating to climate change, biofuels, and international and domestic land use change in the US, New Zealand, the Pacific Islands, and India.
Research interests include:
-Partial and general equilibrium modelling
-Land use and land cover change
-Climate change and freshwater policy analysis
-Benefits and costs of invasive species management
-Timber market analysis
–Community and Socio-economic resilience
More details on his research can be found on ResearchGate.
Areas of Expertise
Climate mitigation and adaptation policy
Economic Impacts of Environmental Policy on Forestry and Agriculture
Ecosystem Services Valuation
Freshwater Management
Invasive Species Management
Land Use Change
Education
MA., Economics, The Ohio State University
BA., Economics and Environmental Studies, Denison University
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