Alicia Rosburg
Associate Professor, Department of Economics
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Alicia Rosburg
Associate Professor, Department of Economics
Alicia Rosburg grew up in Boone, Iowa, and graduated from UNI with a degree in economics. She earned a doctorate and returned to the UNI economics department as a faculty member in 2011. Since 2018, she has served as the Provost’s Fellow for Sustainability and serves as an advisory faculty member to the Iowa Waste Reduction Center. Her work has been published in a variety of top academic journals. In her courses, she strives to create a positive environment to help transition any trepidation of economics into an appreciation of the subject.
Ph.D. (Economics) Iowa State University
B.A. (Economics) University of Northern Iowa
Environmental Economics, Principles of Microeconomics, Introduction to Decision Techniques
Alicia Rosburg researches in the areas of energy economics, agricultural economics, and intergenerational mobility. The primary focus of her research has been on the economics of second generation biofuels.
Alicia Rosburg returned to the Department of Economics, from which she received her undergraduate degree, as a faculty member in 2012. Alicia has published eight articles related to energy economics, intergenerational mobility, and housing markets. These publications have appeared in a variety of academic journals including Journal of Applied Econometrics, Energy Economics, Economic Inquiry, BioEnergy Research, and Journal of Housing Research. She also developed the Biofuel Breakeven (BIOBREAK) model used for research projects by the National Academy of Sciences and National Research Council.
In 2013, she was selected for a Pre-tenure Summer Fellowship and was named a distinguished member of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars for contributions to the classroom, the campus, and the community.