8100 Nottaway Cove
Austin, TX 78745
telephone: (512) 280-4431
e-mail: david@cypressrose.com
Main teaching and research interests
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Electric Deregulation, Environmental/Natural Resource Policy, International Relations, Public Administration and Management, Mediation/Alternative Dispute Resolution, Media and Democracy
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Education
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Doctor of Philosophy in Public Policy, Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, The University of Texas at Austin, 1999
Master of Public Affairs, Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, The University of Texas at Austin, 1991 Bachelor of Arts (journalism), University of Houston, 1980 |
Current position
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Senior Economist, Public Utility Commission of Texas Market oversight, renewable energy, competitive market design issues, market power mitigation, market transparency |
Academic publications
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"Irrigation for Sale: A Case Study of Water Marketing and Conservation in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas," doctoral dissertation, The University of Texas at Austin, 1999.
"The Cultural Impact of Intellectual Property Forms: Biodiversity," in International Intellectual Property Anthology, eds. Anthony D'Amato and Doris Estelle Long (Cincinnati: Anderson Publishing, 1996), pp. 79-83. "Fixing the Biodiversity Treaty: Toward a Special Protocol for Related Intellectual Property," Natural Resources Journal, vol. 24 (1994) pp. 379-409. "Beyond the Montreal Protocol: Impact on Nonparty States and Lessons for Future Environmental Protection Regimes," Colorado Journal of International Environmental Law and Policy, vol. 4 (1993), pp. 344-368. This article may be viewed on-line at www.cypressrose.com/David/cjielp.html "The Impasse over Hydroelectric Development," in Water Resource Cooperation in the Ganges-Brahmaputra River Basin, Policy Research Project Report no. 101 (Austin, Texas: Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, 1993. (with David J. Eaton) Challenges in the Binational Management of Water Resources in the Rio Grande/Río Bravo (Austin, Texas: Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, 1992). (with Jan Gilbreath Rich) Free Trade with Mexico: Whats in it for Texas? (Austin, Texas: Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, 1992). |
Presentations
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"The conservation effects of water marketing in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas," presentation to staff of the Texas Water Development Board, research division, November 1999.
"A two-stage recursive linear programming model to simulate farmers planting and irrigation decisions under different economic and legal scenarios," presentation to staff of the World Bank, Washington, D.C., August 1999. "Water Marketing in the U.S.-Mexican Border Region," presentation at conference on Water Resources and the Urban Environment, sponsored by the American Society of Civil Engineers Water Resources Planning and Management Division, Chicago, June 7-10, 1998. "Mediation and Alternative Dispute Resolution in Public Administration," guest lecture for Prof. Jacqueline Angels class on Public Administration and Management, Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, The University of Texas at Austin, Spring 1997. |
Teaching
experience
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Teaching assistant, applied quantitative analysis II, 1999. Advised students individually and by e-mail listserve about linear programming, simulation, forecasting, regression modeling, and systems analysis. Graded homework assignments. Teaching assistant, public administration and management, 1997. Writing coach, LBJ School, 1997-98 and 1993-94. Trainer, Microsoft Excel for advanced data analysis, 1999. |
Teachable
skills
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Public policy research and analysis Ethics, public administration, and quantitative tools such as mathematical programming, simulation, and statistical methods. Have taught advanced analytical methods using Microsoft Excel, SPSS. Mediation and collaborative decisionmaking Writing, editing, publication, and presentation Internet navigation, Web design |
Academic
editorial experience
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Production editor, Sectoral Labor Effects of North American Free Trade, eds. Sidney Weintraub, Mónica Verea Campos, and Rafaél Fernández de Castro (Austin, Texas: Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, 1993). Responsible for editing and proofing English-language chapters from various authors; responsible for coordinating with other editors on Spanish-language chapters; responsible for final production and publication. Production editor, NAFTA Handbook for Water Resource Managers and Engineers, by David Eaton and Mark Kilgore (Austin, Texas: Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, 1995). |
Other work experience
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Copy editor, Austin American-Statesman, 1997-99. Provided data-analysis support for computer-assisted reporting. Worked on nightly deadline preparing news stories for publication in next days edition. Edited stories for clarity, accuracy, and style consistency. U.S. Peace Corps, volunteer (Nepal, 1984-88) Dallas Times Herald, business reporter (1981-84) Billings (Montana) Gazette, business editor (1980-81) Computer software trainer (1995-97) |
Fellowships and other honors
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Best doctoral dissertation on socioeconomics and public policy, University Council on Water Resources, 2000
Managing editor, LBJ Journal of Public Affairs, 1990-91. Associate editor, LBJ Journal of Public Affairs, 1989-90. Hogg Foundation Fellowship for Studies of the Southwest (1997-98) Honors Society of Phi Kappa Phi (UT-Austin chapter) National Security Education Program, Fellowship recipient, 1994-95. |