Canadian

Public Policy
Industrial Organization / Competition Policy / Regulatory Economics
Energy / Electricity Economics
Transportation/Regional Economics
Applied Microeconomics

Phd, Economics, University of Calgary 2015
Master of Arts, Economics, University of Calgary 2010
Bachelor of Arts (Honours), Economics, University of Calgary 2008

The School of Public Policy (University of Calgary):
Assistant Professor (100% Secondment from the Department of Economics) 2021+
Research Associate: Energy and Environmental Policy Area 2015-2021
Research Assistant (Dr. M. Moore and Dr. J. Winter) 2013-2015

The School of Public Health (University of Alberta and University of Calgary):
Research Assistant (Dr. Aidan Hollis) 2012-2013

Institute for Sustainable Energy, Environment and Economy (University of Calgary):
Research Assistant (Dr. Jared Carbone) 2010-2012

National Energy Board of Canada: Regulatory Internship- Business Applications 2008

Mount Royal College: Academic Development Center - Online Course Development 2005

The CD Howe Institute
Fellow In Residence (Energy Policy Research Program) 2021+

Smart Prosperity Institute
Research Partner (Economics & Environmental Policy Research Network) 2018+

For a list of my publications (and links to most of them) see my Publications page.

For a list of my Blog Posts and Op-Eds (and links to most of them) see my Blog Posts and Op-Eds page.

European Court of Auditors - Review No 05/2021: The EU framework for large transport infrastructure projects: an international comparison (Member of the Expert Panel for Canada) (September 2020 - April 2021)
Final Report

Testimony to the Senate Standing Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce: "National Corridor: Enhancing and Facilitating Commerce and Internal Trade" (Ottawa, ON) October 2016
Link to Notice
Link to Video

Keynote Address: Last Barrel Standing? Canadian Oil Production in the Long Run
Gussow 2022: Expanding Horizons (Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists) 2022

Critical Infrastructure Update: How Government Investments Are Supporting Infrastructure Development in Roads, Ports, Rail and Telecommunications
21st Annual Arctic Energy & Resource Symposium 2022

Panelist: "Delivering Strategic Infrastructure to Support Resource Development"
20th Annual Arctic Oil & Gas Symposium (Online) 2020

Presenter: "Barriers to Full-Scale Deployment of Emissions-Reduction Technologies"
Emissions Reduction Alberta, Board of Directors (Edmonon, AB) 2020

Panelist: "Canada’s Energy Security - Federal and Provincial Cooperation and the Energy Corridor"
Petroleum Joint Venture Association (Calgary, AB) 2019

Presenter: "Regulatory Issues Relevant to Canadian Fuels"
Canadian Fuels Association Annual Meeting (Calgary, AB) 2019

Presenter: "Planning for Infrastructure to Realize Canada's Potential: The Corridor Concept"
Consulting Engineers of Alberta - Transportation Conference Plenary Session (Red Deer, AB) 2019
Northern Transportation Advocacy Bureau (Grand Prairie, AB - via Teleconference) 2018
National All-Chiefs Energy Summit- hosted by: Tsuut'ina Chief Crowchild (Calgary, AB) 2018
Northern Exposure Conference (St. John's, NFLD) 2017
Pipeline Gridlock Conference- hosted by: Indian Resources Council (Calgary, AB) 2017
Opportunities North Conference (Yellowknife, NWT) 2017

Panel Moderator: "Developing infrastructure to unlock resource development potential"
Energy and Mining Minister's Conference (Iqaluit, NU) 2018

Presenter and panelist: "Refine it Where You Mine It? The Case For or Against Refining in Alberta"
Economics Society of Northern Alberta Event (Edmonton, AB) 2018

Seminar Presenter and panelist: "Northern Transportation: Alternative Solutions"
Northern Lights Conference 2018 (Ottawa, ON) 2018

Presenter: "Provincial Level Consumption and Production Based Emissions Footprints"
ReDeveLop Conference (Calgary, AB) 2018
Govt. of AB Assistant Deputy Ministers Resources (Edmonton, AB) 2017
Open Presentation to Government of Alberta Staff (Edmonton, AB) 2017
Presentation to the National Energy Board Staff and Board Members (Calgary, AB) 2017

Panelist: "Approaching the Intermittent Renewables Saturation Point"
18th Alberta Power Summit (Calgary, AB) 2017

Presenter

"A Socioeconomic Review of the Inuvik to Tuktoyaktuk Highway"
Canadian Northern Corridor Paper Workshop, (Online) 2020

"Splitting the Spectrum: Spectrum Allocation and Auctions in Canada’s Wireless Market"
Canadian Economics Association Meeting, (Banff, AB) 2019

"National Infrastructure and Market Access: The Canadian Northern Corridor Concept"
Global Petroleum Show, June 12-14, (Calgary AB) 2018

"Public Interest Evaluation of Partial Upgrading Technology: Economics and Emissions"
COSIA Innovation Summit June 7-8, (Calgary AB) 2018

"Making an Impact or Playing with Models? Factor Supply Assumptions in Input-Output and CGE Models"
Canadian Economics Association Meeting, June 2-4, (Antigonish NS) 2017

"Consumption vs. Production accounting of Canadian Provincial emissions"
CREE Annual Conference, October 2-4 (Sherbrooke QC) 2015

"The Yield Curve as a Determinant of Investment in Durable Capital"
Canadian Economics Association Meeting, May 29 - June 1 (Vancouver BC) 2014

"Strategic Input Decisions Under Rate of Return Regulation"
Canadian Economics Association Meeting, May 30 - June 2 (Montreal QC) 2013

Discussant

"On the Issues of Closures in CGE models"
(Madanmohan Ghosh, Environment and Climate Change Canada) Canadian Economics Association Meeting, June 2-4, (Antigonish NS) 2017

"Selling to a cartel of retailers: a model of hub and spoke collusion"
(Nicolas Sahuguet, HEC Montréal) Canadian Economics Association Meeting, May 30 – June 2, Montreal Quebec 2013

Panel Presenter or Moderator

Panelist: "Policy and a Pint: Reducing the discount - How partial upgrading can prevent Alberta from leaving money on the table"
(Calgary AB) 2018

Host and Moderator: Honorable Robert R. McLeod Premier, NWT "The NWT and Federal Government Relationship"
Master of Public Policy Speaker Series, The School of Public Policy (Calgary AB) 2017

Department Seminars

"Provinces Passing Gas: Consumption vs. Production accounting of Canadian Provincial emissions"
The School of Public Policy(Calgary, AB)2017

"Economic Impact assessments using Input-Output and General Equilibrium models"
University of Calgary Department of Economics, (Calgary, AB) 2014
The School of Public Policy, (Calgary, AB) 2014

"The Yield Curve as a Determinant of Investment in Durable Capital"
University of Calgary Department of Economics, (Calgary, AB) 2014

"Strategic Input Decisions Under Rate of Return Regulation"
University of Calgary Department of Economics, (Calgary, AB) 2013

"Negotiated Settlements with a Cost of Service Backstop: The Consequences for depreciation"
University of Calgary Department of Economics, (Calgary, AB) 2010

Instructor of Record, University of Calgary
Economic Regulation and Competition Policy 2023
Capstone Project 2022-2023
Decision Analysis 2019-2022
Economic Regulation and Competition Policy (X2) 2017-2018
Canadian Public Finance 2015
Intermediate Microeconomics I (X2) 2013-2014

Instructor of Record, Mount Royal University
Intermediate Microeconomics I 2016
Introductory Microeconomics 2015

Team Taught and Module Based: University of Calgary
Decision Analysis (Team Taught with Jennifer Winter) 2018
Tools for Systems Analysis; Cost Benefit Analysis Module 2011

Substitute Instructor, St. Mary’s University College Calgary
Introductory Macroeconomics 2010
(Covered lectures due to a medical leave, instructed >90% of lecture material for the course.)

"Energy Modelling Initiative: Bringing the Tools to Support Canada's Energy Transition" 2021
Source: Energy Modelling Initiative (
Value: $15,000
Role: Lead-Applicant

"Policy Mechanisms to Support Commercial Deployment of Partial Upgrading" 2020-2021
Source: Alberta Innovates- Energy and Environment Solutions
Value: $71,875
Role: Co-Investigator

"Canadian Northern Corridor Program" 2018-2023
Value:$1,665,000 (+ Matching funds)
Role: Associate Program Director

"Canadian Northern Corridor Program" 2018-2021
Source: SSHRC Partnership Development Grant
Value:$200,000 over 3 years
Role: Associate Program Director

"Policy Support for Emissions Intensive and Trade Exposed Sectors" 2018
Source: Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers
Role: Application Support
Value: Approximately $50,000

"Social Cost Benefit Analysis of Partial Upgrading" 2016-2017
Source: Alberta Innovates- Energy and Environment Solutions
Role: Co-Applicant
Value: Approximately $50,000

"Alternative Emissions-Accounting Project" 2016-2017
Source: Alberta Innovates- Energy and Environment Solutions
Role: Co-Applicant
Value: Approximately $40,000

Department of Economics Graduate Student Teaching Award (Intermediate Micro I) 2013

Faculty of Graduate Studies Scholarship (x3) 2010,2011,2012

Queen Elizabeth II Graduate Scholarship (Master's) 2009

Economics Society of Calgary Graduate Scholarship 2008

Professor Z.M. Kubinski Prize in Economics 2008

Referee for: The School of Public Policy Paper Series 2017-

Referee for: Canadian Public Policy 2017-

Govt. of AB, Energy Diversification Advisory Committee 2017
Cost Benefit Analysis Advisor
Crude Oil Working Group
Natural Gas Working Group

University of Calgary Economics Graduate Association: Vice-President Academic 2013-2014

Graduate student representative to Economics Department Meetings (UCalgary) 2013-2014

University of Calgary Graduate Representative Council Delegate (UCalgary Economics) 2013