WILLIAMS, R.B. 2-Page Curriculum Vitae
Updated: August 23, 2013
Ryan Blake Williams
Department of Agricultural & Applied Economics
Texas Tech University
Mail Stop 2132
Lubbock, TX 79409
Email: ryan.b.williams@ttu.edu
EDUCATION
Ph.D., Economics, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, 2009
M.E., Economics, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 2005
B.A., Economics, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, 1999
PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS
Texas Tech University, Department of Agricultural & Applied Economics
Assistant Professor
September 2011 - Present
Texas Tech University, Department of Economics
Visiting Assistant Professor
September 2009 - August 2011
Texas Tech University, Department of Economics & Geography, Texas Tech University
Graduate Part-Time Instructor
September 2006 - August 2009
PUBLICATIONS
PEER-REVIEWED JOURNAL ARTICLES
1. Benson, A. and Williams, R. 2013. ”Cost of early snowmelt in terms of reduced irrigation deliveries.” Journal of
Natural Resource Policy Research. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19390459.2013.811850
2. Bian, D., Benson, A., and Williams, R.B. 2013. ”An estimation of the private value of aquifer recharge from
ephemeral wetlands on the Texas High Plains.” Resources, 2(3): 286-302.
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/resources2030286
HONORS & AWARDS
Outstanding Faculty Member of the Department of Agricultural & Applied Economics. Recognized by the
Agricultural Economics Association, Texas Tech University, 2012-2013
Helen DeVitt Jones Outstanding Doctoral Graduate Part-Time Instructor, Texas Tech University, 2007-2008
$500 Honorarium
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WILLIAMS, R.B. 2-Page Curriculum Vitae
Updated: August 23, 2013
TEACHING
Texas Tech University
AAEC 2305: Fundamentals of Agricultural and Applied Economics
(5 sections)
AAEC 4312: Applied Optimization Methods
(1 section)
AAEC 6301: Advanced Special Problems in Agricultural and Applied Economics Discrete Choice Models, Simulation in Matlab, & Bayesian Basics (1 student)
ECO 3320: Managerial Economics
(1 section)
ECO 2301(H): Principles of Microeconomics – Honors
(1 section)
ECO 2301: Principles of Microeconomics
(8 sections)
ECO 2302: Principles of Macroeconomics
(10 sections)
ECO 2305: Principles of Economics
(2 sections)
ECO 5310: Price and Income Theory
(3 guest lectures)
AAEC 6301: Advanced Special Problems in Agricultural and Applied Economics Advanced Applied Microeconomics
(2 guest lectures)
PRESENTATIONS
1. Selected Presentation. ”Per capita income and farmers’ markets: Searching for an environmental Kuznets curve
for environmental attributes.” Western Agricultural Economics Association Annual Meeting, Monterey, CA, June
2013.
2. Selected Presentation. (Presented by Neill, C.)”An economic valuation on the external cost of alternative milk
packaging and delivery options.” Western Agricultural Economics Association Annual Meeting, Monterey, CA,
June 2013.
GRANT ACTIVITY
PROPOSALS UNDER REVIEW
1. National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), USDA
A New Generation of Desert Crops for the Lower Great Plains
Submitted in Response to: USDA-NIFA-AFRI: Climate Change: Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation in
Agriculture: A3141
Budget: $822,702
Role: Co-Investigator
2. National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), USDA
Sustainable and Profitable Production of Guar Gum in the U.S.
Submitted in Response to: USDA-NIFA-AFRI-003958
Budget: $500,000
Role: Co-Investigator
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