ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS
Assistant Professor, California State University, Long Beach (2008 – present)
Research Associate, Malaysia University of Science and Technology (2002-2003)
Financial and Business Engineer, Hong Leong Bank (2001-2002)
EDUCATION
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Ph.D.
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University of California, Irvine
Economics, June 2008
Dissertation: Urban Location Models with Amenities, Agglomeration Economies, Congestion, and Open Space
Committee: Kenneth Small, Jan Brueckner, Marlon Boarnet
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M.A.
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University of California, Irvine
Economics, June 2006
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A.B.
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Princeton University
Economics (magna cum laude) with Certificate in Political Economy, June 2001
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PUBLICATIONS
“Heterogeneous Households and Firms in an Urban Location Model with Open Space and Agglomeration Economics,” forthcoming in Papers in Regional Science
“Tradeoffs among Free-flow Speed, Capacity, Cost, and Environmental Footprint in Highway Design,” with Kenneth A. Small, forthcoming in Transportation
"Commuting Distances in a Household Location Choice Model with Amenities," Journal of Urban Economics, 2008, Vol. 63, pp. 116-129
"Emergence of Market for Southwest Airlines Frequent Flyer Awards," Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, 2006, No. 1951, pp. 37-43
PRESENTATIONS
National Urban Freight Conference (Oct 2011)
Transportation Research Forum Annual Meeting (Mar 2011)
Western Economic Association International Annual Conference (June 2010, June 2011)
Economics Department Seminar Series, CSULB (May 2010, April 2011)
California University Transportation Centers – PATH conference, poster session (Nov 2008)
North American Regional Science Association International conference (Nov 2007)
University of Nottingham, Malaysia Campus (Jun 2007)
Transportation Research Board annual meeting, poster session (Jan 2006)
Department of Economics, UC Irvine (Nov 2005, Nov 2006, Oct 2007)
GRANTS/AWARDS
METRANS Research Initiation Award ($40,000) with co-Principal Investigator Elaine F. Frey, “The Impact of the Economic Recession on Truck Traffic in Los Angeles” (2010-2011)
California State University Long Beach:
Research and Creative Activities (RSCA) Assigned Time Award (Fall 2012)
Scholarly and Creative Activities Committee (SCAC) Summer Stipend (Summer 2009)
HONORS
School of Social Sciences Outstanding Graduate Scholar Award, UC Irvine (2008)
Finalist, North American Regional Science Council Student Paper Competition (2007)
Economics Department Outstanding Graduate Scholar Award, UC Irvine (2007)
Sheen T. Kassouf Endowed Fellowship, UC Irvine (2006-2007)
Art DeVany Award for Best Paper in Graduate Prospectus Seminar, UC Irvine (2005)
Dean’s Commendation for Outstanding Teaching, UC Irvine (2005, 2007)
Summer Research Fellowship, UC Irvine (2005, 2006, 2007)
Social Science Merit Fellowship, UC Irvine (2003-2007)
Phi Beta Kappa (2001)
Ambassador Award, Malaysian Embassy in the United States (2001)
COURSES TAUGHT
Principles of Microeconomics
Fundamentals of Economics
Intermediate Microeconomic Theory
Economics in Movies
Urban Economics
Transportation Economics (undergraduate and graduate)
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Referee: Transportation Research Record (4), Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics, Contemporary Economic Policy, Environment and Planning B, Hong Kong Society for Transportation Studies (HKSTS) Outstanding Dissertation Paper Award
Program Committee, Western Economic Assoc. International Conference (2011, 2010, 2009)
Program Committee, Pacific Rim Conference (2011)
Steering Committee, Transportation Research Forum (2011)
Member, American Economic Association
Member, Western Economic Association International
Faculty advisor: Circle K International (2011-2012)
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