Seminars and Brown Bags
The exchange of intellectual ideas and challenges through a seminar series is a strong asset to the development of state-of-the-art research. The Department of Resource Economics and Environmental Sociology (REES) Seminar Series brings together some of the experts in agricultural, resource, and environmental economics, as well as the sociology of environment, food, and natural resources. We will be having regular seminars throughout the Fall and Winter semesters.
Brown Bag workshops are generally held on Thursdays from 3:30 – 4:30 pm. Seminars are generally held on Fridays from 3:30 – 5:00 pm. All seminars and lectures take place in Room 550 General Services Building.
For seminar inquiries, please contact Scientific Coordinator: Bruno Wichmann (bwichmann@ualberta.ca).
Upcoming Seminars and Brown Bag Workshops
27/09/2024 at 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Title: Exploring Resilience along the agri-food system Speaker: Dr. Mary Rodriguez, Associate Professor, Department of Agricultural Communication, Education, and Leadership, Ohio State University Date: Friday, September 27, 2024 Time: 3:30pm... Read more.
REES Department Seminar: Dr. Devin Serfas, University of Alberta – Friday, October 11, 2024
11/10/2024 at 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Title: Harvesting Benefits: Exploring the Effects of Second-Best Policies on Enhancing Soil Organic Carbon Stocks in Agriculture Speaker: Dr. Devin Serfas, Assistant Professor, RDAR Chair in Applied Agricultural Economics and... Read more.
REES Department Seminar: Dr. Madeline Turland, University of Alberta – Friday, October 25, 2024
25/10/2024 at 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Title: Climate Change and the Regulation of a Crashing Insurance Market Speaker: Dr. Madeline Turland, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Resource Economics and Environmental Sociology, University of Alberta Date: Friday, October... Read more.
REES Brown Bag Seminar: Kaan Ozdurak: Thursday, October 31, 2024
31/10/2024 at 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Title “Long-term Viability of Coffee Production – Farmer Prosperity and Corporate Approaches to Change” Speaker: Kaan Ozdurak, PhD Date: Thursday, October 31, 2024 Time: 3:30 - 4:30 pm Location: GSB 550... Read more.
REES Department Seminar: Dr. Curtis Rollins, University of Western Australia - Friday, December 6, 2024
06/12/2024 at 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Title: Impulsiveness affects stated preferences. Is it a cause of hypothetical bias? Speaker: Dr. Curtis Rollins, Lecturer, Centre for Environmental Economics and Policy, University of Western Australia Date: Friday, December 6, 2024... Read more.
Previous Seminars and Brown Bag Workshops
03/05/2024 at 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Title: Imagining Environmental Futures and the Methodological Challenges that Follow Speaker: Theresa (Terre) Satterfield, Professor, Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability, University of British Columbia Date: Friday, May 3, 2024 Time: 3:30 pm –... Read more.
REES Brown Bag Seminar: Innocent Katulunga, University of Alberta - Thursday, April 25, 2024
25/04/2024 at 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Title: Complementarity Between Psychological and Physical Interventions: Evidence from Child Health Programs in Rural Tanzania Speaker: Innocent Katulunga, Graduate Research Asst Fellowship, Department of REES, University of Alberta Date: Thursday,... Read more.
REES Brown Bag Seminar: Dr. Emma Stephens, Agriculture and Agri-food Canada - Thursday, April 18, 2023
18/04/2024 at 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Title: Quantifying farmer awareness and knowledge of beneficial insects in Alberta crop fields (joint with Dr. Haley Catton, Lethbridge RDC, AAFC) Speaker: Dr. Emma C. Stephens, Research Scientist, Agriculture and Agri-food Canada... Read more.
REES Visiting Speaker Seminar: Huu-Luat Do, PhD Student, UiT The Arctic University of Norway – Thursday, April 11, 2024
11/04/2024 at 4:00 am - 5:00 am
Title: Competitive advantage, institutional rules and the willingness to adopt biodegradable fishing gear Speaker: Huu-Luat Do, PhD Student, Natural Resource Economic Department, UiT The Arctic University of Norway Date: Thursday,... Read more.
REES Visiting Speaker Seminar: Dr. Patrick Lloyd-Smith, University of Saskatchewan - Friday, April 5, 2024
05/04/2024 at 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Title: Stated preference methods during a public opinion polling crisis: Who’s picking up the phone, and does it matter? Speaker: Dr. Patrick Lloyd-Smith, Associate Professor, Department of Agricultural and Resource... Read more.
REES Visiting Speaker Seminar: Dr. G.B. Ayoola, President, Farm and Infrastructure Foundation (FIF) Abuja, Nigeria – Thursday, Mar 21, 2024
21/03/2024 at 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Title: Food for All in Africa: A Policy Experimental Model of Food Security in Terms of Human Right Speaker: Dr. G.B. Ayoola, President, Farm and Infrastructure Foundation (FIF) Date: Thursday,... Read more.
REES Department Seminar: Dr. Pinar Gunes, University of Alberta – Friday, March 15, 2024
15/03/2024 at 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Title: The Effect of Brazil’s Family Health Program on Cognitive Skills Speaker: Dr. Pinar Gunes, Associate Professor, Department of Economics, University of Alberta Date: Friday, March 15, 2023 Time: 3:30 –... Read more.
REES Department Seminar: Dr. Beyza Ural Marchand, University of Alberta – Friday, March 8, 2024
08/03/2024 at 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Title: Enhanced Intergenerational Occupational Mobility through Trade Expansion: Evidence from Vietnam Speaker: Dr. Beyza Ural Marchand, Professor, Department of Economics, University of Alberta Date: Friday, March 8, 2023 Time: 3:00... Read more.
REES Visiting Speaker Seminar: Dr. Ryan Cardwell, University of Manitoba – Friday, March 1, 2024
01/03/2024 at 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Title: Preferences for public policies: How does information about unintended consequences affect support for supply management? Speaker: Ryan Cardwell, Professor, Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Manitoba Date: Friday, March 1, 2024... Read more.
Bentley Lecture: Perspectives on safeguarding soil health in Indigenous agroecosystems
13/02/2024 at 12:00 am
Join us for the 22nd Bentley Lecture in Sustainable Agriculture Lecture Perspectives on safeguarding soil health in Indigenous agroecosystems Agriculture is the dominant land use in First Nations in the... Read more.
MacGregor Smith Public Speaking Competition
08/02/2024 at 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
ALES undergraduates are invited to participate in the annual MacGregor Smith Public Speaking Competition. The topic for this year's competition is: Which emerging technology do you believe will be widespread... Read more.
Mandy Sun | ALES Graduate Seminar
29/01/2024 at 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Event details: A graduate exam seminar is a presentation of the student’s final research project for their degree. This is an ALES MSc Final Exam Seminar by Mandy Sun. This... Read more.
REES Visiting Speaker Seminar: Dr. Filip Premik, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia – Friday, January 26, 2024
26/01/2024 at 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Title: The Cost of Variety: About Productivity of Differentiated Input Speaker: Dr. Filip Premik, Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia Date: Friday, January 26, 2023 Time: 3:30 –... Read more.
REES Depertment Seminar: Angeline Letourneau, University of Alberta - Monday, October 22, 2024
22/01/2024 at 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Title: It provides the lifestyle that we have’: hegemonic masculinity, class mobility, and the just energy transition among fossil fuel workers Speaker: Angeline Letourneau, Ph.D. Candidate Department of REES, University... Read more.
REES Brown Bag Seminar: Dr. Dan Yu, University of Alberta – Thursday, January 18, 2024
18/01/2024 at 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Title: Estimating Structural Models with Loose Constraints Speaker: Dr. Dan Yu, Assistant Professor, Department of REES, University of Alberta Date: Thursday, January 18, 2023 Time: 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm Location: GSB 550... Read more.
REES Department Seminar: Dr. Dana Andersen, University of Alberta - Friday, October 6, 2023
06/10/2023 at 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Title: The Unintended Environmental Consequences of Investment Stimulus Policy Speaker: Dr. Dana Andersen, Associate Professor, Department of Economics, University of Alberta Date: Friday, October 6, 2023 Time: 3:30 – 5:00 PM... Read more.
REES Visiting Speaker Seminar: Dr. Katherine Wagner, UBC, Department of Economics
19/05/2023 at 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Title: Technology Lock-in and Optimal Carbon Pricing Speaker: Dr. Katherine Wagner, University of British Columbia, Department of Economics Date: Friday, May 19, 2023 Time: 3:30 - 5:00 PM Location: 550... Read more.
REES Visiting Speaker Seminar: Dr. Martin Smith, Duke University. Friday, May 12, 2023
12/05/2023 at 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Title: The economics of delaying the inevitable at the coast Speaker: Dr. Martin Smith, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA Date: Friday, May 12, 2023 Time: 3:30 - 5:00 PM Location:... Read more.
REES Brown Bag Seminar: Jiansong Xu, Thursday, May 4, 2023
04/05/2023 at 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Title: The adoption of semidwarf wheat and the associated N2O emissions Speaker: Jiansong Xu, PhD student, Department of REES Date: Thursday, May 4, 2023 Location: 550 General Services Building Time:... Read more.
REES Visiting Speaker Seminar: Dr. Emily Kennedy, Friday, March 24, 2023
24/03/2023 at 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Title: Eco-types: Five Ways of Caring About the Environment Speaker: Dr. Emily Kennedy Date: Friday, March 24, 2023 Time: 3:30 - 5:00 pm Location: 550 General Services Building This seminar... Read more.
REES Visiting Speaker: Dr. David Brown, University of Alberta. Friday, March 10, 2023
10/03/2023 at 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Title: Centralized vs Decentralized Demand Response: Evidence from a Field Experiment" (joint with Megan Bailey, Blake Shaffer, and Frank Wolak) Speaker: Dr. David Brown, University of Alberta, Department of Economics... Read more.
REES Department Seminar: Dr. Brent Swallow, Friday, February 17, 2023
17/02/2023 at 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Title: Building community capacity for development in rural Tanzania Speaker: Dr. Brent Swallow, Department of Resource Economics & Environmental Sociology, U of A Date: Friday, February 17, 2023 Time: 3:30... Read more.
REES Brown Bag Seminar: Jerico Fiestas Flores, Thursday, January 26, 2023
26/01/2023 at 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Title: COVID-19 and the Amazon rainforest: How the pandemic has affected deforestation? Speaker: Jerico Fiestas Flores, University of Alberta, Department of Resource Economics & Environmental Sociology Date: Thursday, January 26. 2023 Time:... Read more.
REES Department Seminar: Kevin Jones and Sarah DeLano, Friday, January 20, 2023
20/01/2023 at 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Title: Experiments in Citizenship: Belonging and Sustainability in Edmonton’s Green Spaces Speaker: Kevin Jones and Sarah DeLano Paper Authors: Kevin Jones, U of A; Department of REES Sarah DeLano U... Read more.
REES Visiting Speaker: Dr. Bruno Nkuyia, University of Alberta. Friday, January 13, 2023
13/01/2023 at 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Title: Stochastic growth and regime shift risk in renewable resource management (Joint with Florian Diekert) Speaker: Dr. Bruno Nkuyia Date: Friday, January 13, 2023 Time: 3:30 - 5:00 PM Location:... Read more.