Curriculum Vitae Nyakundi M. Michieka February 16

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1 CONTACT INFORMATION Name: Nyakundi Momanyi Michieka Address: California State University, Bakersfield Department of Economics 9001 Stockdale Hwy, 20 BDC Bakersfield, CA Tel: Web: tml RESEARCH INTERESTS Energy Economics, Energy Policy, Regional Economics, Economic Development and Poverty Spatial Econometrics and Time Series Analysis EDUCATION Doctor of Philosophy, Environmental and Natural Resource Economics Master of Science in Management and Leadership: Public Administration East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania Bachelor of Science in Mechatronic Engineering Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology August 2013 August 2008 July 2006 PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT 2014 Present - Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, California State University, Bakersfield Postdoctoral Fellow, 2008 to 2013 Graduate Research and Teaching Assistant, 2007 to 2008 Graduate Research Assistant, East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania COURSES TAUGHT ECON 201, Essentials of Micro-Economics ECON 370, Economics of the Environment and Safety Regulations ARE 360, Current Issues in Agriculture ARE 220, Introduction to Environmental Economics ARE 187, Energy Resource Economics ARE 293I, Agribusiness Management ARE, Environmental Regulation Travel Class 1

2 PUBLICATIONS IN REFEREED JOURNALS (7) Michieka, M. N., Gearhart, R. S Oil Price Fluctuations and Employment in Kern County: A Vector Error Correction Approach. Energy Policy, Volume 87, December 2015, pp Michieka, M. N Short- and Long-Run Analysis of Factors Affecting Electricity Consumption in Sub-Saharan Africa. International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy, Volume 5 (2015), Issue 3, pp 1-8. Michieka, M. N Energy and the Environment The Relationship Between Coal Production and the Environment in China. Natural Resource Research Journal, Volume 23 (2014), Issue 2, pp Michieka, M. N., Fletcher, J. J. and Burnett, J. W An Empirical Analysis of The Role of China s Exports on CO2 Emissions. Applied Energy, Volume 104 (2013): pp Michieka, M. N., Fletcher, J. J An Investigation of the role of China s Urban Population on Coal Consumption. Energy Policy, Volume 48 (2012), Issue 3: pp Lacombe, J. D., Michieka, M. N., Gebremedhin, T Bayesian Approach to Model Selection: A Spatial Econometric Analysis of SNAP Participation Rates In Appalachia. Journal Of Regional Analysis and Policy, Volume 42(2012), Issue 3: pp Michieka, M. N., Pradhan, A., Gebremedhin, T A Spatial Analysis of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program in the Appalachian Region. Journal of Food Distribution and Research, Volume 42 (2011), Issue 3: pp BOOK CHAPTERS (2) Michieka, M. N., Blankenship, D Why Oil May not be Kenya s Liberator from Poverty. Karen E. Bravo and Jena Martin (Eds), Human Rights and Business: Moving Forward, Looking Back Cambridge University Press. Michieka, M. N The Role of Population Dynamics on Economic Growth and Energy Consumption in Kenya, Peter Schaeffer and Eugene Kouassi (Eds.), Econometric Methods for Analyzing Economic Development. IGI Global., Hershey, PA. BOOK REVIEW (1) Michieka, M. N Antoine Halff, Benjamin K. Sovacool, and Jon Rozhon, eds Energy Poverty: Global Challenges and Local Solutions. Oxford University Press: USA, ISBN: , 472 pp., $ (hardcover).. WORKING PAPERS (5) Michieka, M. N., Gearhart, R. S An Empirical Investigation of the Effects of Changes in Oil Prices on Employment in Various Sectors of Kern County. (Under Review). Michieka, M. N West Virginia and Shanxi: A Comparative Analysis of Coal Production and Employment. (Under Review). Michieka, M. N Modeling Coal Production and Volatility in China s Coal Producing Regions. (Under Review). Gearhart, S., Michieka, M. N There Will be Blood: The Impact of Oil Prices on Heart Attacks and Diabetes in Central-Southern California. (Under Review). Michieka, M. N Measuring the Interconnectedness between Bakersfield and Neighboring MSA s Economies, (Under Review). 2

3 RESEARCH GRANTS (3) Co-Principal Investigator, A Potential Opportunity Forecast on the Beneficial Reuse of Oil Field Water in the State of California CALFLOWS consortium: $103, Co-Principal Investigator, The Dynamic Evaluation of Volatility Transmission between Energy- Related and Non-Energy-Related Agricultural Commodities. The US Dept. of Agriculture Office of the Chief Economist award, $11, CSUB Faculty TLC Grant Award, $ CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS (15) Michieka, M. N., Gearhart, R. S (October 2013). Oil Price Fluctuations and Unemployment in Kern County: An ARDL Bounds Testing Approach. Paper presented at the United States Association for Energy Economics Meetings in Pittsburgh, PA. Michieka, M. N., (August 2015). Short- and Long-Run Analysis of Factors Affecting Electricity Consumption in Sub-Saharan Africa. Poster presented at the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association Meetings in San Francisco, CA. Michieka, M. N., (March 2015). Short- and Long-Run Analysis of Factors Affecting Electricity Consumption in Sub-Saharan Africa. Paper presented at the Southern Regional Science Association Meetings in Mobile, AL. Michieka, M. N., (May 2014). A Comparison of the Effects of Coal Production in West Virginia and Shanxi. Paper presented at the Southern Regional Science Association Meetings in San Antonio, TX. Michieka, M. N., Fletcher, J. J. (July 2013). An Analysis of Population Dynamics, Economic Growth and Energy Consumption in Kenya. Paper presented at the United States Association for Energy Economics Meetings in Anchorage, AK. Michieka, M. N., Fletcher, J. J. (July 2013). An Analysis of Population Dynamics, Economic Growth and Energy Consumption in Kenya. Paper presented at the United States Association for Energy Economics Meetings in Anchorage, AK. Michieka, M. N., Fletcher, J. J. (July 2013). Forecasting Coal Production and Volatility in China s Coal Producing Regions. Paper presented at the United States Association for Energy Economics Meetings in Anchorage, AK. Michieka, M. N., Fletcher, J. J. (April 2013). Population Dynamics, Economic Growth and Energy Consumption in Kenya. Paper presented at the Southern Regional Science Association Meetings in Washington, DC. Michieka, M. N., Fletcher, J. J. (April 2013). Forecasting Coal Production and Volatility in China s Coal Producing Regions. Paper presented at the Southern Regional Science Association Meetings in Washington, DC. Michieka, M. N., Fletcher, J. J. and Burnett, J. W. (November 2012). Energy and the Environment The Relationship Between Coal Production and the Environment in China. Paper Presented at the United States Association for Energy Economics Meetings in Austin, TX. Michieka, M. N., Fletcher, J. J. and Burnett, J. W. (August 2012). An Empirical Analysis of The Role of China s Exports on CO 2 Emissions. Poster presented at the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association Meetings in Seattle, WA. Michieka, M. N., Fletcher, J. J. and Burnett, J. W. (March 2012). An Empirical Analysis of The Role of China s Exports on CO 2 Emissions. Paper presented at the Southern Regional Science Association Meetings in Charlotte, NC. 3

4 Lacombe, J. D., Michieka, M. N., Gebremedhin, T. (March 2011). Bayesian Approach to Model Selection: A Spatial Econometric Analysis of SNAP Participation Rates In Appalachia. Paper presented at the Southern Regional Science Association Meetings in New Orleans, LA (Session chair and discussant). Michieka, M. N., Fletcher, J. J. (November 2011). An Investigation of the role of China s Urban Population on Coal Consumption. Poster presented at the Regional Science Association International Meetings, Miami, FL. Michieka, M. N., Pradhan, A., Gebremedhin, T. (March 2010). A Spatial Analysis of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program in the Appalachian Region. Poster presented at the Southern Regional Science Association Meetings in Washington DC. PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS (4) United States Association for Energy Economics (USAEE), May 2011 Present Southern Regional Science Association (SRSA), March 2010 Present Regional Science Association International (RSAI), March 2010 Present Agricultural and Applied Economics Association (AAEA), July 2011 Present OTHER PUBLICATIONS (3) The Kisii Tribe of Kenya Office of Multicultural Affairs Newsletter. East Stroudsburg University, PA. Fall, Are you a Techno-genius What is Mechatronics? East African Standard, Editorial Magazine (Daily Newspaper), 20th September JKUAT Keeping up with World Technologies Progressive Engineer, Issue 9, Pg 29. APPLIED RESEARCH Kern County Economic Summit Speaker: The State of the Economy: Kern County, California, Research For Presentation at the Annual Conference Quarterly Data Collection and Analysis on Regional Economy Kern Economic Journal, 2015-present Tracking the Economy: Kern County Business Outlook Survey (with Richard Gearhart) REFEREE DUTIES (3) Papers in Regional Science, The Review of Regional Studies, The Applied Energy Journal, Choices SERVICE TO THE UNIVERSITY Member Kern Economic Development Corporation Member of the Assessment Review and Curriculum Committee in the School of Business and Public Administration 4

5 COMPUTER SKILLS Eviews, Matlab, Microsoft Office Packages AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS 3rd Place Davis College of Agriculture, Natural Resources & Design Sixteenth Annual Graduate Student Research Competition (2012) Best Ph.D. Research Paper, Department of Natural Resource Economics West Virginia University(2011) REFERENCES Jerald J. Fletcher Professor of Energy, Environmental and Natural Resource Economics Phone: Cell: Peter V. Schaeffer Professor of Economic Policy Phone: Tim T. Phipps Associate Dean of Davis College of Agriculture, Natural Resources & Design Division of Resource Management Phone: Donald J. Lacombe Research Associate Professor of Agricultural and Resource Economics 886 Chestnut Ridge Road P.O Box 6825 Morgantown, WV Phone: