Richard (Max) Melstrom, PhD
Endowed Associate Professor, School of Environmental Sustainability, Loyola University Chicago
Dr. Melstrom is an economist whose research focuses on environmental valuation, wildlife conservation, and environmental justice. He is a passionate teacher and mentor on topics related to ecological and environmental economics. He developed and manages the Environmental Economics and Sustainability major and minor in the School of Environmental Sustainability at Loyola University Chicago. Dr. Melstrom’s research has been published in leading peer-reviewed journals, including Ecological Economics, Land Economics, and American Journal of Agricultural Economics. Many of Dr. Melstrom’s publications are based on external grant-funded projects and coauthored with students.
He is a past managing editor of the Northeastern Agricultural and Resource Economics Association’s journal, Agricultural and Resource Economics Review.
Dr. Melstrom received his BA in Economics and Business from Kalamazoo College, his MA in Economics from Michigan State University, and his PhD in Economics and Agricultural, Food and Resource Economics from Michigan State University.