Douglas L. Young

Professor

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EDUCATION

• 1976 Ph.D., Agricultural Economics, Oregon State University
• 1968, B.A., Economics, University of Oregon

FIELDS OF INTEREST

Production Economics, Agricultural Economic Development

EMPLOYMENT

• 1976-2009 – Asst., Assoc. and Prof. of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Wash. State Univ., Pullman.
• 1974-75 – Project Economist, USAID-Oregon State Univ. Weed Control Project, Brazil.
• 1970-73 and 1975-76 – Graduate Fellow and Research Assistant, Oregon State University.
• 1968-70 – U.S. Peace Corps Volunteer, Livestock Economist, UN-FAO Project, Kenya.

SELECTED HONORS AND SPECIAL APPOINTMENTS

• Phi Beta Kappa, University of Oregon and Phi Kappa Phi, Oregon State University
• Editor, Western Journal of Agricultural Economics, July 1988-December 1991
• Visiting Professor, North Carolina State University, August 1989-June 1990
• Member, National Academy Sciences Committee on Long-Run Soil and Water Conserv. Policy, 1990-93
• Recipient (with coauthors), Soil and Water Conserv. Society, Merit Award for Outstanding Service, 1992
• Witness, Joint Economic Committee, U.S. Congress, 1992
• Member, Editorial Council, Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 1992-94
• President, Western Agricultural Economics Association, 1993-94
• Recipient, Award for Outstanding Article in J. of Agric. and Applied Economics, 1994
• Member, Washington State Advisory Committee, Natural Resources Conservation Service, 1995-2009
• Visiting Scholar, Okanogan University College, British Columbia, Canada, July 1996-June 1997
• Featured Speaker, Canadian Federation of Agriculture, 1997
• Selected Presenter, European Federation of Information Technology in Agriculture, 1997, 2001, and 2005
• R.M. Wade Featured Teacher, College of Ag. and Home Ec., Washington State Univ., 1999 and 2000
• Recipient, Distinguished Scholar of the Western Agricultural Economics Association, 2003
• Co-recipient, Washington State University College of Agriculture Team Excellence Award, 2003
• Visiting Scientist, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Lethbridge, Alberta, August 2003-July 2004
• Lifetime Achievement Award, Dept. Crop & Soil Sciences, WSU, 2009
• Keynote Speaker, Western Agricultural Economics Association, 2009

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

• Western Agricultural Economics Assoc.

RESEARCH SPECIALIZATION AREAS

• Economics of protecting soil, water, and air quality
• International agricultural development
• Economics of agricultural pest management
• Risk management in agriculture
• Economics of sustainable agriculture

RESEARCH RECORD

Dr. Young is the author or coauthor of 78 journal articles, 26 book chapters, and over 280 other items. A complete listing is available upon request. While at Washington State University, he has served as chair for 38 graduate students, and received over $1.9 million in grant funding for research.