JEFFREY CHOW, curriculum vitae Jeffrey.chow@yale.edu
MISSION STATEMENT
My research focuses on the economics of land use, particularly at the interface of agriculture and forest
cover within tropical and developing regions. My current work includes an econometric and spatial
modeling assessment of direct and indirect use benefits from coastal mangrove afforestation in
Bangladesh, an econometric evaluation of reforestation drivers in El Salvador, and a valuation of carbon
sequestration forestry projects in Costa Rica. Other areas of interest include ecosystem services, natural
resource governance, biodiversity, and climate change mitigation and adaptation.
EDUCATION
Doctor of Philosophy, Forestry and Environmental Studies
December 2015 (expected)
Master of Philosophy, Forestry and Environmental Studies
May 2011
Yale University, School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, New Haven, CT
Awards: Yale Tropical Resources Institute Student Fellow, 2009, 2012; Yale Institute for Biospheric Studies
Student Fellow, 2009; Yale Council on Latin American and Iberian Studies Student Fellow, 2010; John
F. Enders Fellowship, 2011; USEPA Science to Achieve Results Fellowship, 2011; US Fulbright-Clinton
Fellowship, 2014.
Master of Environmental Management, Resource Ecology
December 2002
Master of Forestry, Forest Resource Management
December 2002
Duke University, Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences, Durham NC
Master’s project: Sustainable mahogany management: Regeneration within anthropogenic canopy gaps
in subtropical moist forests of Belize.
Awards: Lazar Foundation Fellowship Grant for International Research, 2001; Latin American and
Caribbean Studies Graduate Student Research Grant, 2001; Nicholas School Academic Scholarship and
Research Assistantship, 2000-2002.
Bachelor of Science, Biology, Summa Cum Laude,
May 2000
Arizona State University, Barrett Honors College, Tempe, AZ
Cumulative GPA: 3.85. Minors: Economics, Chinese
Honors thesis: Mitochondrial DNA diversity within and among populations of speckled dace
(Rhinichthys osculus) as determined by cytochrome b sequences.
Awards: Outstanding Microbiology Student Award, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Dean’s List,
National Dean’s List, CONSERN Academic Merit Scholarship.
TEACHING FELLOWSHIPS
FES850 International Organizations and Conferences
FES510 Introduction to Statistics in the Environmental Sciences
FES810 Agriculture and the Environment: An Economic Approach
FES84040 Economics of the Environment
Fall 2012
Fall 2011
Spring 2011
Fall 2009
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Fulbright Clinton Fellow, Bangladesh Forest Department
Visiting Researcher, International Center for Climate Change and Development
Student Research Fellow, Yale Climate and Energy Institute, New Haven, CT
Research Associate, Resources for the Future, Washington, DC
Ancient Forests Campaign Research Intern, Greenpeace China, Hong Kong
Forestry Research Intern, Programme for Belize and CIFOR, Belize
Phylogenetics Researcher, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
January 2015 - present
January 2015 - present
June-July 2010
2003-2007
June-August 2002
May-August 2001
1997-2000
PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS (listed by most recent)
Journal Articles
Chow J. 2015. Forests as capital : financial mechanisms for tropical forest conservation. Journal of
Sustainable Forestry 34(6-7) : 517-533.
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Reid J, A Bruner, J Chow, A Malky, JC Rubio, C Vallejos. 2015. Ecological compensation to address
environmental externalities : lessons from South American case studies. Journal of Sustainable Forestry
34(5-6) : 605-622.
Chow J. 2015. Spatially explicit evaluation of local extractive benefits from mangrove plantations in
Bangladesh. Journal of Sustainable Forestry 34(6-7) : 651-687.
Chow J, G Doria, R Kramer, T Schneider, J Stoike. 2013. Tropical forests under a changing climate and
innovations in tropical forest management : Overview to the Proceedings of the Yale International
Society of Tropical Foresters Conferences, February 2010 and January 2011. Tropical Conservation
Science 6(3) : 315-324.
Paul GS, J Chow. 2012. Conflict and cooperation: tools for governing tropical forests. Yale ISTF
Conference March 2009. Journal of Sustainable Forestry 31(4-5): 311-318.
Blackman A, B Avalos-Sartorio, J Chow. 2012. Land cover change in agroforestry: shade coffee in El
Salvador. Land Economics 88(1): 75-101.
Chow J, EY Klein, R Laxminarayan. 2010. Cost-effectiveness of “Golden Mustard” for treating vitamin A
deficiency in India. PLoS One 5(8): e12046.
Blackman A, B Avalos-Sartorio, J Chow. 2007. Shade coffee and tree cover loss: lessons from El Salvador.
Environment 49(7): 22-32.
Laxminarayan R, AJ Mills, JG Breman, AR Measham, GA Alleyne, M Claeson, P Jha, P Musgrove, J
Chow, SA Shahid-Salles, DT Jamiso n. 2006. Advancement of global health: key messages from the
Disease Control Priorities Project. Lancet 367(9517): 1193-1208.
Snook LK, H Iskandar, J Chow, J Cohen, J O’Connor. 2005. Supervivencia y crecimiento de la caoba en
apertures post extracción en Belice, a partir de semillas y de plántulas (Survival and growth of mahogany
from seed and seedlings in post-harvest felling gaps). Recursos Naturales y Ambiente (Natural
Resources and Environment) 44: 76-83.
Chow J, RJ Kopp, PR Portney. 2003. Energy resources and global development. Science 302(5650):
1528-1531.
Peer-reviewed Book Chapters
Siikamaki J, J Chow. 2008. Biodiversity in the United States. In: Perspectives on Sustainable Resources
in America. Sedjo R (ed.). Resources for the Future Press, Washington, DC. 175-233.
Chandra V, R Pandav, R Laxminarayan, C Tanner, B Manyam, S Rajkumar, D Silverberg, C Brayne, J
Chow, S Herman, F Hourihan, S Kasner, L Morillo, A Ogunniyi, W Theodore, Z Zhang. 2006.
Neurological Disorders. In: Disease Control Priorities in Developing Countries, 2nd edition. Jamison
DT, et al. (eds.). Oxford University Press and the World Bank, Washington, DC. 627-643.
Hotez PJ, DAP Bundy, K Beegle, S Brooker, L Drake, N de Silva, A Montresor, D Engels, M Jukes, L
Chitsulo, J Chow, R Laxminarayan, CM Michaud, J Bethony, R Correa-Oliveira, S Xiao, A Fenwick, L
Savioli. 2006. Helminth Infections: Soil-Transmitted Helminth Infections and Schistosomiasis. In:
Disease Control Priorities in Developing Countries, 2nd edition. Jamison DT, et al. (eds.). Oxford
University Press and the World Bank, Washington, DC. 467-482.
Keusch GT, O Fontaine, A Bhargava, C Boschi-Pinto, ZA Bhutta, E Gotuzzo, JA Rivera, J Chow, SA
Shahid-Salles, R Laxminarayan. 2006. Diarrheal Diseases. In: Disease Control Priorities in
Developing Countries, 2nd edition. Jamison DT, et al. (eds.). Oxford University Press and the World
Bank, Washington, DC. 371-387.
Laxminarayan R, J Chow, SA Shahid-Salles. 2006. Intervention Cost-Effectiveness: Overview of Main
Messages. In: Disease Control Priorities in Developing Countries, 2nd edition. Jamison DT, et al.
(eds.). Oxford University Press and the World Bank, Washington, DC. 35-87.
Simoes EAF, T Cherian, J Chow, SA Shahid-Salles, R Laxminarayan, TJ John. 2006. Acute Respiratory
Infections in Children. In: Disease Control Priorities in Developing Countries, 2nd edition. Jamison
DT, et al. (eds.). Oxford University Press and the World Bank, Washington, DC. 483-497.
Academic Editorships
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Chow J, K Bucht, R Barrer, J Sohng. (eds.) 2015. Special Issue : Forests as Capital : Financial
Mechanisms for Tropical Forest Conservation. Proceedings of the Yale International Society of Tropical
Foresters Annual Conference, 2014. Journal of Sustainable Forestry 34(6-7).
Chow J, G Doria, R Kramer, T Schneider, J Stoike. (eds.) 2013. Special Issue on Tropical Forests Under a
Changing Climate and Innovations in Tropical Forest Management. Proceedings of the Yale
International Society of Tropical Foresters Conferences, February 2010 and January 2011. Tropical
Conservation Science 6(3) : 311-467.
Paul GS, J Chow. (eds.) 2012. Special Issue on Conflict and Cooperation: Tools for Governing Tropical
Forests. Proceedings of the Yale ISTF Conference, March 2009. Journal of Sustainable Forestry 31(45).
Working Paper
Chow J, SR Darley, R Laxminarayan. 2007. Cost-Effectiveness of Disease Interventions in India. RFF
Discussion Paper 07-53. Resources for the Future: Washington, DC.
Books and Reports
Laxminarayan R, J Chow, E Klein, PT Whitacre. 2008. Closing India’s Nutrition Gap: The Role of Golden
Mustard in Fighting Vitamin A Deficiency. Resources for the Future, Washington, DC.
Chow J, R Newell. 2004. A retrospective review of the performance of energy R&D. Supplementary
report in the Technical Appendix of: Ending the Energy Stalemate: A Bipartisan Strategy to Meet
America’s Energy Challenges. US National Commission on Energy Policy, Washington, DC.
Academic Conference Presentations
Chow J. March 2014. Determinants of local fuelwood extraction from mangrove plantations in Bangladesh.
2014 International Society of Forest Resource Economics Symposium. St. Louis, MO. Oral. Also:
April 2014. Interdisciplinary PhD Workshop in Sustainable Development, Columbia University, New
York, NY.
Chow J. January 2014. Local extractive benefits of mangrove plantations in coastal Bangladesh. Forests as
Capital: Yale International Society of Tropical Foresters 20th Annual Conference. New Haven, CT.
Oral. Also: July 2014. World Congress of Environmental and Resource Economics. Istanbul, Turkey.
And: January 2015. Gobeshona Conference for Research on Climate Change. Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Chow J. October 2013. Visualizing local extractive benefits of mangrove plantations in coastal Bangladesh.
Society of American Foresters National Convention. Charleston, SC. Poster. First Place, Map Gallery
People’s Choice Award. Also: March 2014. International Society of Forest Resource Economics
Symposium. St. Louis, MO. First Place, Poster Competition.
Laxminarayan R, J Chow. July 2005. Disease control priorities in developing countries. International
Health Economics Association 5th World Congress. Barcelona, Spain. Oral.
Chow J. July 2003. Mitochondrial DNA variation within and among populations of Rhinichthys osculus
(Teleostei: Cyprinidae) as determined by mitochondrial DNA sequences. 17th Annual Meeting of the
Society for Conservation Biology. Duluth, Minnesota. Oral.
Chow J. April 2003. Sustainable mahogany management: Regeneration within anthropogenic canopy gaps
in subtropical moist forests of Belize. Organization for Tropical Studies 40th Anniversary Science for the
21st Century Scientific Symposium. San Jose, Costa Rica. Poster.
ANONYMOUS REFEREE FOR:
Ecological Economics
Journal of Sustainable Forestry
SOFTWARE SKILLS
Stata, Matlab, ArcGIS, Python
LANGUAGE SKILLS
Mandarin/Cantonese Chinese (advanced), Spanish (intermediate), Bengali (intermediate)
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