Caleb Stair 25 SW 5Th Terrace; Apt 4323; Gainesville, FL 32601 *(814)979-4183* Caleb.A.Stair@Gmail.Com Education

Caleb Stair 25 SW 5th Terrace; Apt 4323; Gainesville, FL 32601 *(814)979-4183* [email protected] Education

Frostburg State University, Frostburg, MD B.S. Quantitative Economics with a minor in Mathematics, May 2013

West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV Master’s Degree in Natural Resource Economics, May 2014

West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV Ph.D. Natural Resource Economics Candidate, August 2018 Fields: Natural Resource Economics and Regional Economics Dissertation Topics:  The Impact of Hunting on Deer-Related Auto Accidents in Pennsylvania

 The Political Economy of Bear-Damage Compensation in West Virginia

 The Direct and Indirect Economic Impact from Shark Attacks in Florida

Work Experience

University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

Postdoc (August 2018 – Present) Supervisor: Dr. Christa Court Description: Currently funded through the Economic Impact Analysis Program with activities focused on data collection and analytical studies designed to enhance the understanding of the role played by agricultural and natural resource-based industries in the Florida economy. Primary responsibilities include grant writing, model development and analysis, publishing analyses results as a series of concise reports suitable for the public, in-depth economic impact studies as sponsored projects for various business and government clientele groups, and periodic teaching assignments.

Regional Research Institute, Morgantown, WV

Graduate Research Assistant, (Aug 2013 – Aug 2018) Supervisor: Dr. Randall Jackson (Tel. 304-293-8734) Hours: 20+ per week Description: Studied the socioeconomic and regional economic impacts of new public policies, such as proposed legislation, taxes, services, and regulations. I served as a data analyst on an Appalachian Regional Commission grant and helped create and test a user friendly input output program (IOSnap). Additionally, I created and maintained an Econometric Input- Output Model Caleb Stair 25 SW 5th Terrace; Apt 4323; Gainesville, FL 32601 *(814)979-4183* [email protected] for the National Energy Technology Laboratory to study the various national impacts of environmental regulations, taxes, and technology changes. I also maintained the user manual for the model which NETL now uses as a template for all of their program user manuals.

West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV

Instructor (ARE 401: Demand Analysis) (Fall 2015 and Fall 2016) Description: Taught lectures, created and graded homework and exams, and created course content.

Instructor (ARE 150: Intro Agri & Agribusiness Econ) (Fall 2017) Description: Taught lectures, created and graded homework and exams, and created course content.

Supervisor of Graduate Student Recruitment (Aug 2016 – August 2018) Description: Visited other colleges to discuss the Division of Resource Economics and Management’s graduate programs.

Student Success Coach (Aug 2017 – August 2018) Description: Assisted undergraduate students who were in academic trouble with course planning, time management, and studying strategies.

Frostburg State University, Frostburg, MD

Bobcat Ambassador (Aug 2010 – May 2013) Description: Conducted tours of the university, participated in recruiting trips to local high schools, participated in panel discussions for the university’s open houses, and assisted with university public relations.

Admissions Assistant (Aug 2009 – May 2013) Description: Helped incoming students with the admission process, managed student transcripts, and assisted with university public relations.

Lifeguard Instructor (Aug 2011 – May 2014) Description: Assisted in teaching the Red Cross lifeguarding course for certification which included both water and classroom instruction.

Additional Skills

 Spatial Econometric Modeling  Input-Output Modeling  Coding/model development in IMPLAN, Matlab, Python, and R Caleb Stair 25 SW 5th Terrace; Apt 4323; Gainesville, FL 32601 *(814)979-4183* [email protected]

 Data management in Excel, Access, and Matlab  Journal Referee  Grant Writing  Student Recruitment and Retention  Student Success Coaching Awards and Honors

 Frostburg State University Swim Team Captain (2012 & 2013)  Frostburg State University Swim Team MVP (2011, 2012, & 2013)  Capital Athletic Conference, Academic All-American, Frostburg State University (2010, 2011, 2012, & 2013)  Beta Gamma Sigma (Honor Society) Inductee, Frostburg State University (2012)  Graduation Commencement Speaker, Frostburg State University (2013)  Graduate Resource Economics Club President, West Virginia University (2015-2017)  Grad Student Recruitment and Retention Lead (2017 & 2018)  WVU Graduate Student Advisory Committee, Davis College Representative (2017-2018)  WVU Davis College Graduate Council Member (2017 - present)  Junior Executive Director, Southern Regional Science Association (Spring 2016 – Present)  PhD Candidate Judge for Master’s student paper competition in the Davis College (2017 & 2018)  Applied Economics, Regional, and Urban Studies (AERUS) organizing committee (2018) Publications and Presentations

 Stair, C. (2013). An Aggregation Matrix MATLAB Function (No. Technical Document 2013-04). Regional Research Institute, West Virginia University.  Sayago-Gomez, J. T., & Stair, C. (2015). Location Quotient, Coefficient of Specialization and Shift-Share (No. Technical Document 2015-01). Regional Research Institute, West Virginia University.  Stair, C. (2015). Deer-Related Auto Accidents: The Hunting Technique Effect. Working Paper. Presented at the 55th meeting of the Southern Regional Science Association.  Stair, C. (2016). Unbearable Consequences: The Impact of Hunting on Bear Damage Claims in West Virginia. Working Paper. Presented at the 56th meeting of the Southern Regional Science Association. Caleb Stair 25 SW 5th Terrace; Apt 4323; Gainesville, FL 32601 *(814)979-4183* [email protected]

 Jackson, R., Court, C., Stair, C. (2016). IO-Snap. Presented at the 56th meeting of the Southern Regional Science Association.  Hall, J., Erfanian, E., & Stair, C. (2016). Voting Behavior on Carbon Pollution from Power Plants. Oil and Natural Gas Quarterly.  Stair, C. Ghosh, S. & Jackson, RW. (2017). MSEEL Project Context: State of the Region (2001-2014). RRI Resource Doc 2017-01. Regional Research Institute, West Virginia University.  Court, C., & Stair, C. (2018). Harmonizing the Estimation of Economic Contributions of the Forestry Industry in the Southeastern United States. Working Paper  Stair, C. (2018). Oceans of Fear: The Economic Impact of Shark Attacks on the East Coast of the United States. Working Paper  Stair, A. Stair, C. & Altizer, C. (2018). The Next Generation of Regional Scientists: A Hybrid Project-Based Learning Approach to Regional Economics Instruction. Journal of Economics and Finance Education. Forthcoming Affiliations

 Frostburg State University  West Virginia University  University of Florida  Southern Regional Science Association  Review of Regional Studies (Journal)  Beta Gamma Sigma Honors Society  Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC)  National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL)  The Regional Research Institute (RRI)  Applied Economics, Regional, and Urban Studies (AERUS)