Maria Damon
Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies

Maria Damon holds her Ph.D. in Economics from the University of California at San Diego. Her research focuses on environmental policy design, and how understanding decision-making processes can lead to more effective policies. She also studies the relationships between health and natural resource management in developing countries, and ways in which resources can be better managed in the face of disease epidemics. Prior to joining the NYU Wagner faculty, Damon was an Assistant Professor at the Evans School of Public Affairs at the University of Washington. She completed a National Science Foundation Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT) joint doctoral program on marine biodiversity and conservation with Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Damon also served a one-year appointment as the staff economist for environmental policy at the White House Council of Economic Advisers, and also worked as a research analyst at The World Bank.

 











Contact Details

maria.damon@nyu.edu
212-992-9898
295 Lafayette Street, Room 3004, New York NY 10012
Office Hours: By Appointment only
Add to Contacts/Outlook

Links

Areas of Expertise

  • Economics
  • Environment
  • Health Policy
  • International Development
  • Policy Analysis

In the Press