2026 Schedule
Red Bank, New Jersey from June 7-10 2026
Conference Information
2026 Annual Meeting & Workshop
NAREA 2026 Program
June 7–10, 2026 • Red Bank, New Jersey • Download as PDF
Tap any session to reveal its papers and presenters.
Sunday
June 7, 2026 Annual Meeting
1:00 pm-4:00 pm
NAREA Board Meeting
Stonington
5:00 pm-7:00 pm
Registration
Navesink
4:00 pm-5:00 pm
NAREA Past President's Roundtable
Stonington
6:00 pm-9:00 pm
NAREA Welcome Reception
Navesink
Come join your NAREA colleagues for refreshments and appetizers as we kick off our Annual Meeting!
Monday
June 8, 2026 Annual Meeting
7:30 am-6:00 pm
Registration
Outside Ballroom
8:00 am-9:30 am
Breakfast, Opening Remarks (Todd Schmit), and Keynote Address (Dawn Thilmany)
Ballroom
Grab your breakfast at 8am in South Hampton and bring with you to the Ballroom for the opening Keynote with Dr. Dawn Thilmany: The Market Dynamics Shaping Regional Food Systems and Economies
9:30 am-9:45 am · Break
9:45 am-11:00 am
Selected Paper Session 1
5 concurrent sessions · tap any to expand
1Environmental Policy: Regulation, Conservation, and Natural Resource Management
Adaptive Efficiency in Biodiversity Portfolios.
Seong-Hoon Cho, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, James Mingie, University of Tennessee
Effects of the New Jersey Highlands Act on the housing market and water treatment costs.
Paul Gottlieb, Rutgers University, John Borrmann, New Jersey Board of Public Utilities, Adam Scavette, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, Theresa Dunn, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
A New Sheriff in Town: Do Regulated Entities Update their Perceptions of Regulatory Stringency after Regulatory Leadership Transitions?
Dietrich Earnhart, University of Kansas, Sarah Jacobson, Williams College
Less Traffic, Better Health: The Effect of Congestion Pricing on EMS Response Times in New York City.
Vanya Funez, Williams College
2Climate Change Adaptation & Environmental Policy: Economic Impacts & Institutional Responses
Designing institutions for sequential scarcity and resilience: Evidence from framed field experiments in Northern Bangladesh.
Rafia Zaman, Duke University, Marc Jeuland, Duke University, Subhrendu Pattanayak, Duke University, Atonu Rabbani, Dhaka University
The Impact of Climate Activism on Legislator Behavior.
Michael Coury, University at Buffalo, SUNY, K. Pun Winichakul, Smith
Extreme weather effect on dairy industry: Evidence from U.S. county-level data.
Wajdi Belgacem, South Dakota State University, Tong Wang, South Dakota State University, Zheng Xu, Wright State University
3Discrete Choice Experiments & Environmental Policy: Consumer Preferences & Behavioral Analysis
Does AI Capture Human Preferences for Ecolabeled Apples? Insight From a Discrete Choice Experiment.
Katherine Westerman, University of Rhode Island
Steady and Close: Rural–Rural Mobility Preferences in Madagascar from a Discrete Choice Experiment.
Henintsoa Harris Rakoto Harison Andriatsimatahomanjaka, Arizona State University, Andrew Bell, Cornell University, Valerie Mueller, Arizona State University, Mirindra Rakotoarisoa, University of Antananarivo, Sarobidy Rakotonarivo, University of Antananarivo
Mitigation Strategies for Attribute Non-Attendance in Stated Preference Surveys: A Laboratory Experiment.
Kathy Kochanowski, University of Delaware, Kaylee Wells, University of Delaware, Maik Kecinski, University of Delaware
The Localized Effects of Food Waste Regulation on Property Values: Evidence from the Massachusetts Commercial Food Waste Ban.
Yuhui Jeong, Pennsylvania State University
4Agricultural Policy and Land Use: Conservation Programs, Insurance, and Rural Finance
Peer Effects in Enrollment in Conservation Programs: Evidence from the Wetland Easement Programs.
Yunsun Park, Mississippi State University, Sungmin Cheu, Montana State University
The Impact of Crop Insurance Premium Subsidies on Wetland Easement Program Participation.
Sungmin Cheu, Montana State University, Molly Sears, Michigan State University
Bunching Around FSA’s Guaranteed Farm Loan Program's Lending Limits.
Morgan Mastrianni, Purdue University, Chad Fiechter, Purdue University, Sarah Atkinson, USDA
Frequency-Dependent Risk in Agricultural Crush Spreads: Implications for Margin Insurance Pricing.
Siddhartha Bora, West Virginia University
5Climate Adaptation Strategies for Agricultural and Natural Resource Management Systems
Local Impact of Hurricane Exposure on Agricultural Insurance Behavior and Losses: Evidence from Spatial Boundary Discontinuities.
Seowoo Lee, Rutgers University, Fan Fan, University of Florida, Yong Liu, Texas A&M University
Resilience Frontiers for Watershed Nutrient Management: Comparing Uniform, Zonal, and Targeted Designs under Climate Shocks.
Hongxing Liu, Lafayette College
The Limits of Greenness: Remote Sensing, Management, and Climate Resilience on the Amazon Frontier.
Jill Caviglia-Harris, Laura Villalobos, Salisbury University, Katrina Mullan, University of Montana, Erin Sills, North Carolina State University, Camilia Abe, San Diego State University, Trent Biggs, San Diego State University, Rodrigo Martins Moreira, UNIR
11:00 am-11:15 am · Break
11:15 am-12:45 pm
NAREA Awards Luncheon
Ballroom
Grab your lunch at 11:15 in South Hampton and bring to the Ballroom for the Awards Luncheon.
Awards to be presented: Outstanding Public Service through Economics Award, Distinguished Member Award, Outstanding Master's Thesis, ARER Young Scholar Award, ARER Best Article Award, and several Recognitions of Outstanding Service for our NAREA colleagues.
12:45 pm-1:00 pm · Break
1:00 pm-2:15 pm
Selected Paper Session 2
5 concurrent sessions · tap any to expand
6Coastal and Environmental Resource Management: Economic Approaches to Policy and Protection
Coastal Hazards, Property Sales, and Tradeoffs between Natural and Man-Made Coastal Protection.
Patrick Walsh, US EPA, Amila Hadziomerspahic, EPA, Rachel Strow, Consultant
Maine Marsh Management: A Survey of Maine Property Owners and their Views on Shoreline Management.
Caroline Noblet, University of Maine, CJ Evans-Ralston, University of Delaware, Melissa Godin, University of Maine, Kent Messer, University of Delaware
Improving Septic System Management in Inland and Coastal South Carolina: A Discrete Choice Experiment Approach.
Dawoon Jeong, Clemson University, Marzieh Motallebi, Clemson University, Amy Scaroni, Clemson University
Making PFAS Monitoring Economically Decision Ready: A Bayesian Framework for Harmonizing Detection Limits and Lab Effects in Groundwater Management.
Fatima Hanif, University of New Hampshire, Muhammad Jawad Khan, University of Illinois – Urbana-Champaign
7PFAS Contamination: Valuation, Health Impacts, and Policy Responses in Drinking Water
Willingness to Pay for PFAS-Safe Drinking Water in the U.S.
Tanjum Taj, West Virginia University, Levan Elbakidze, West Virginia University
Forever Chemicals in the “Chemical Capital of the World”: The Impact of Perceived Drinking Water Contamination on Property Values.
Eleanor Harrison, University of Delaware, Sachin Badole, University of Delaware, Martin Heintzelman, University of Delaware
From Regulation to Exposure: Industrial PFAS Pollution, Drinking Water Contamination, and Infant Health.
Shun Tong, University of Delaware
Exploring Consumer Willingness to Pay for PFAS Remediation in New England's Municipal Drinking Water Systems: A Contingent Valuation Approach.
Muhammad Jawad Khan, University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign, John Halstead, University of New Hampshire
8Agricultural Risk Management and Farm Investment Strategies
Bundling Crop Insurance with Digital Credit to Boost Agricultural Investments: Findings from a Randomized Trial in Two States in India.
Yingchen Xu, Columbia University, Patrick Ward, University of Florida, Berber Kramer, IFPRI, Subhransu Pattnaik, University of Goettingen
Does Crop Insurance Losses Experience Influence Conservation Reserve Program Land Enrollment?.
Yingyun Lin, Auburn University, Mykel Taylor, Auburn University, Sunjae Won, Auburn University
Agrivoltaics Systems in Farms: Case Studies of Tomato and Broccoli Farmers.
Kelly-Anne Moffa, ICF, Simla Tokgoz, Steven Ramsey, USDA Economic Research Service
Investigating Factors that Influence Participation in Cooperatives and related Farm Profitability Effects at the County Level.
Summer Santillana, Cornell Univ., Todd Schmit, Cornell Univ., Allison Bauman, Cornell Univ., Becca Jablonski, Cornell Univ.
9Consumer Food Preferences and Purchasing Behavior Across Markets and Demographics
Comparing the cost and quality of American diets across alternative rural-urban typologies.
Jonathan Malacarne, University of Maine, Orono, Emily Belarmino, University of Vermont
What Drives Preferences for Domestic versus Imported Rice in Ghana? Experimental Evidence from a Food Environment and Gastronomic Systems Perspective.
Yao Agbenyefia, University of Delaware, Kofi Britwum, University of Delaware
Consumer Valuation for Unpasteurized and Pasteurized Milk: The Role of Information and Beliefs.
Christianah Omisore, University of Delaware, Kofi Britwum, University of Delaware
10Economic Incentives and Market Responses in Energy Transition and Agricultural Adaptation
In-Kind Incentives and Wage Outcomes: An Econometric Analysis.
Muhammad Taky Tahmid, University of Delaware
Insecticide Resistance and Market Responses: Evidence from the U.S. Berry Industry.
Bingyan Dai, Cornell University, Frank Zalom, University of California - Davis, Joanna Chiu, UC Davis
Quality, Competition, and Prohibitive Tariffs.
Nathalie Lavoie, University of Massachusetts Amherst
2:15 pm-2:30 pm · Break
2:30 pm-3:30 pm
CAM Professional Development Panel (all invited)
Ballroom
Career Advancement and Mentoring (CAM) Program mentees are hosting a Panel Session on the Postdoc Experience. The goals of the session are to 1) prepare graduate students for applying to postdocs, 2) highlight research and career experiences from recent postdocs, and 3) offer strategies for current postdocs who are re-entering the job market. The panel will feature a mix of current postdocs, postdoc supervisors, and recent postdocs who have successfully moved into a full-time position.
Panelists: Martin Heintzelman (University of Delaware), David Smith (United States Environmental Protection Agency), Youpei Yan (Suffolk University), and Muhammad Jawad Khan (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign).
3:30 pm-3:45 pm · Break
3:45 pm-5:00 pm
Selected Paper Session 3
5 concurrent sessions · tap any to expand
11Flood Risk and Climate Adaptation Decision-Making
Flood Insurance Pricing, Household Decisions, and Distributional Impacts across Connecticut.
Charles Towe, University of Connecticut, Ruirui Dang, University of Connecticut, Nancy Bockstael, University of Maryland - College Park, Umer Muhammad Zahid, University of Connecticut
Protection-Induced Retreat under Flood Risk: When Protection Drains Development.
Youpei Yan, Suffolk University
Capitalization of Flood Risk Without Maps: Evidence from Pittsburgh’s 1930 Housing Market.
Jingzhou Wang, Pennsylvania State University, Katherine Zipp, Pennsylvania State University, Randall Walsh, University of Pittsburgh
Risk Preferences, Ownership Arrangements, and Willingness to Accept Dairy Digester Investments.
Jasmin Wehner, Cornell University, Wendong Zhang, Cornell University, Christopher A. Wolf, Cornell University
12Economic Valuation and Policy Analysis of Natural Resource Conservation and Ecosystem Services
Economic implications of wetland protection loss for recreational bird use.
Nicolas Ramkumar, Cornell University, Wendong Zhang, Cornell University, Cathy Kling, Cornell University
An accessible internet-based benefit transfer tool for water-related ecosystem services in the U.S.
Kaylee Wells, University of Delaware, Caroline Johnson, University of Delaware, Maik Kecinski, University of Delaware, Kent Messer, University of Delaware, Martin Heintzelman, University of Delaware, Kathy Kochanowski, University of Delaware
Bargaining Spillovers: Evidence from the Summit Carbon Pipeline.
Matthew Gammans, North Dakota State University
13Environmental Policy Impacts on Economic Inequality and Public Behavior
The Environmental and Distributional Impacts of Stimulus Policy: Evidence from China's Vehicle Purchase Tax Cut.
Yu Luo, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, Mingda Wang, Peking University, Ming-ang Zhang, Tsinghua University, Hui Zhou, University of Rhode Island
Environmental pollution and income inequality.
Freedom Enyetornye, West Virginia University, Levan Elbakidze, West Virginia University
The Recreational Value of Disc Golf Courses in the U.S.
Jimena González-Ramírez, Manhattan University, Kenneth Liao, Farmingdale State University, Kevin Meyer, Saginaw Valley State University
What Drives Operators to Fix Methane Leaks? Private vs. Public Incentives.
Wint Thu, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
14Water Quality Economics: Agricultural Impacts, Policy Interventions, and Watershed Management
Assessing the Impact of Agricultural Land Losses on Water Quality in Tennessee.
Haylee Ferguson, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Gabriela Perez-Quesada, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Emine Fidan, University of Tennessee, Charles Martinez, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Chris Boyer, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Local Non-Production Vegetation and Water Quality: Evidence from Midwestern watersheds and Minnesota’s Buffer Law.
Sampriti Sarkar, University of Tennessee, Xin Lan, Michigan State University, Zhimeng Jiang, University of Hong Kong, Junhua Chen, University of Oklahoma, Dale Manning, University of Tennessee
Economic Impact of Water System Regionalization: A difference-in-difference case study from Illinois.
Marley Bonacquist-Currin, Water Finance Exchange
Watershed Non-Profits, Water Quality, and the Response of Corporations: An Analysis of the Impact of Environmental Groups.
Patrick Fleming, Franklin & Marshall College, Jared Peifer, Franklin & Marshall College, Harlow Loch, Franklin & Marshall College, Shuyu Chang, Franklin & Marshall College
15Technology Adoption and Economic Returns in Solar Energy and Agricultural Innovation
Rooftop Solar or a New Kitchen - Do Rooftop Solar Systems Capitalize into Home Values?
Sachin Badole, University of Delaware, Martin Heintzelman, University of Delaware
Willingness to Pay for Residential Rooftop Solar Systems: Evidence on Ownership versus Leasing Contracts.
Sachin Badole, University of Delaware, Martin Heintzelman, University of Delaware
Optimizing distribution of project-level revenues in proposed utility-scale solar expansion scenarios for maximized local economic returns.
Hongli Feng, Iowa State Univ., John Crespi, Iowa State University, Hallie Lartius, Iowa State University
Endogenous Innovation and Capacity Allocation in Agricultural Robotics Platforms: A Queueing-Theoretic Model of Cooperative Service Provision.
Yuri Calil, Texas A&M University
Plenary session
5:00 pm-6:00 pm
16Selected Poster Session and afternoon food and beverage break
Come and vote for your favorite posters! 1st and 2nd place winners receive a framed certificate and cash prize!
Agriculture and Sustainability Workforce Evolution: Technology Impact on Employment and Skill Requirements.
Yanhong Jin, Rutgers University, Sadhana Vasanthakumar, Rutgers University, Ziyong Qu, Rutgers University, Nikhil Srinivas, Rutgers University, Vinayak Ghai, Rutgers University
Environmental Justice in the Age of Technocracy: Evaluating the Distributional Justice of Data Center Siting.
Catherine Taylor, Univ. of New Hampshire, Qingran Li, Univ. of New Hampshire, Constantine Spandagos, Univ.y of New Hampshire
Exploring the Heterogeneity of Organic Production in Appalachia Across Development Stages: Farmer Perspectives, Challenges, and Opportunities.
Ana Claudia Sant'Anna, West Virginia University, Elizabeth Rowen, University of California - Riverside, Eugenia Pena-Yewtukhiw, West Virginia University, James Kotcon, West Virginia University, Ember Morrissey, West Virginia University, Rakesh Chandran, West Virginia University
Place-based messaging and consumer willingness to pay for climate-adapted food: an application to tree syrup blends.
Ruby Lueras, University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign, Muhammad Jawad Khan, University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign, Shadi Atallah, University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign
Public Benchmarks and Private Growers: Pricing Trends in the US Local Cut Flower Market.
Taryn Stohler, University of New Hampshire, Ranjit Bawa, University of New Hampshire, Anton Bekkerman, University of New Hampshire
The Battle for Your T-Shirt: Hemp vs Organic Cotton.
Matthew Reichner, University of Delaware, John Bernard, University of Delaware, Kelly Davidson, University of Delaware
The Impact of Uncertainty on Norm Compliance in Pro-Social Behavior.
Megan Fenley, University of Delaware, Michelle Segovia, University of Delaware
Trends and Determinants of Compliance Revenues and Carbon Credit Prices in U.S. Agricultural Offset Markets.
Anuj Dhakal, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Lila Karki, University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Understanding Adoption Barriers in Climate-Resilient Alley Cropping.
Mouhamadou Diack, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Lila Karki, University of Maryland Eastern Shore
6:00 pm-6:45 pm
NAREA Business Meeting (all attendees requested)
Ballroom
All attendees are invited to the business meeting. Come learn about exciting updates and opportunities to volunteer and extend your engagement. Your voice and active participation are important for YOUR association.
7:00 pm-9:00 pm
CAM Dinner (by Invitation)
Tea Room (Full-service meal + cash bar)
Tuesday
June 9, 2026 Meeting + Workshop
7:30 am-10:00 am
Registration
Outside Ballroom
8:00 am-9:30 am
Breakfast and Rising Star Keynote (Destenie Nock)
Ballroom
Grab your breakfast at 8am in South Hampton and bring with you to the Ballroom for the Rising Star Keynote with Dr. Destenie Nock: When the System Works on Paper: Energy Affordability and the People Our Models Miss
9:30 am-9:45 am · Break
9:45 am-11:00 am
Selected Paper Session 4
5 concurrent sessions · tap any to expand
17Environmental Policy and Firm Performance: Evidence from Spatial and Behavioral Analysis
Agglomeration Patterns and Firm Performance in New York’s Food and Beverage Manufacturing Industry: Evidence from Firm-Level Spatial Data.
Melike Celenk, Cornell University, Todd Schmit, Cornell University
The impact of PAYT on household consumption.
Haksu Kim, University of Rhode Island, Hui Zhou, University of Rhode Island, Pengfei Liu, University of Rhode Island
Sorting It Out: Tradeoffs Between Recycling Participation and Contamination.
Jackson Somers, University of Connecticut
18Environmental Hazards and Property Values: Market Responses to Local Environmental Risks
Property Value and Sorting Effects from Locally Undesirable Land Uses.
Jingke Wu, Ohio State University, Chen-Ti Chen, Ohio State University, Tracy M. Turner, Iowa State University, Yongjie Ji, Iowa State University
Wildfires and housing market dynamics.
Luc Esprabens, Cornell University
The Impacts of In-Lake Treatments for Phosphorus on Local Housing Markets.
Kristen Swedberg, Binghamton University
Property Price Effects of Information and Remediation at the Omaha Lead Superfund Site.
Heather Klemick, US Environmental Protection Agency, Patrick Walsh, US EPA, Karen Sullivan, EPA, Theising Adam, EPA
19Agricultural Economics: From Production Systems to Consumer Health Interventions
Evaluating Produce Prescription Programs: Impacts on Diet Quality, Health Outcomes, and Cost-Effectiveness.
Valeria Lavagi, Cornell University, Pei Zhou, Cornell University, Miguel Gomez, Cornell University
Food Producers’ Reactions to Front-of-Package Nutrition Warnings: Evidence from Latin America.
Christoph Bauner, University of Massachusetts - Amherst, Nathalie Lavoie, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Understanding Goat Price Differentials in U.S. Auction Markets: A Hedonic Analysis.
Dharma Katuwal, Univ. of Maryland Eastern Shore, Lila Karki, Univ. of Maryland Eastern Shore, Enrique Escobar, Univ. of Maryland Eastern Shore
Import competition and Infant health: Evidence from Trade-induced Environmental Adjustment.
Sookti Chaudhary, Ursinus College, Josh Ederington, Miami University, Isaiah Bryant, University of Kentucky, Lala Ma, University of Kentucky
20Environmental Policy and Conservation: Evidence and Data Development
The impact of personalized information on individuals’ decisions to mitigate forever chemicals: Evidence from an online randomized evaluation.
Sonia Refulio-Coronado, University of Rhode Island, Kent Messer, University of Delaware, Caroline L. Noblet, University of Maine, Emi Uchida, University of Rhode Island
Reframing Urban Trails as Economic Development Infrastructure: Evidence from Portland Trails.
Rachel Bouvier, University of Southern Maine
How does inflation affect conservation? Evidence from conservation contract modifications.
Sophia Tanner, Economic Research Service, USDA, Daniel Szmurlo, USDA Economic Research Service, Steven Wallander, USDA Economic Research Service, Frank Lupi, Michigan State University, Ying Wang, Michigan State University
Developing a USDA Conservation Data Series.
Steven Wallander, USDA Economic Research Service
21Environmental and Economic Impacts on Agricultural Systems and Food Supply Chains
Do Cover Crops Increase Corn Yields? Evidence of Heterogeneous Effects across States.
Rui Chang, North Carolina State University, Roderick Rejesus, North Carolina State University, Hanjun Lu, North Carolina State University
The impact of floods on crop lands in the United States.
Huan Li, North Carolina A&T State University, Lyubov Kurkalova, North Carolina A&T State University, Mark Burkey, North Carolina A&T State University
Effects of Water System Consolidation.
Yingyi Jin, University of Massachusetts Amherst, David Keiser, University of Massachusetts - Amherst
The Impacts of Food Retail Store Consolidation on Farm-Level Outcomes: Panel Evidence from Census of Agriculture.
Zixia Huang, Cornell University, Becca Jablonski, Cornell University, Allison Bauman, Cornell University, Wendong Zhang, Cornell University
11:00 am-11:15 am · Break
11:15 am-12:00 pm
NAREA Annual Meeting Closing Lunch with Rutgers Faculty Panel: Brian Schilling, Jim Oehmke, Serpil Guran, and Dave Specca.
Ballroom
Make yourself a sandwich in the back of the Ballroom at 11:00am and stay to learn about all the exciting developments from our Rutgers colleagues!
12:00 pm
End of 2026 NAREA Annual Meeting
2026 NAREA Workshop: Opportunities and Barriers for Rural Development in America’s New Energy Landscape
10:00 am-5:00 pm
Workshop Registration
Outside Ballroom
12:00 pm-1:30 pm
Workshop Lunch, Opening Remarks (Christine Crago, Gal Hochman), and Opening Keynote (Sanya Carley)
South Hampton
Grab your lunch at noon from the back of the Ballroom and bring it to South Hampton
1:30 pm-1:45 pm · Break
22Workshop Paper Session 1: Land Use and Environmental Impacts of Energy Development
The papers in this session examine the impacts of renewable energy siting and policy on land use and land values and investigate the tradeoffs between competing land uses.
The impact of policy shifts on wind turbine deployment.
Seowoo Lee, Rutgers University, Scott Swinton, Michigan State University
Impacts of solar expansion on agricultural land use in the United States.
Yingyun Lin, Auburn University
Mitigating food and solar energy conflict through Low-Productivity Land Use and Agrivoltaics and their economic implications.
Fahd Majeed, University of Illinois, Madhu Khanna, University of Illinois, Paul Mwebaze, University of Illinois
Blown Away? The Influence of Wind Farms on Agricultural Land Values.
Sophia Tanner, Economic Research Service, USDA, Karen Maguire, USDA Economic Research Service, Justin Winikoff, USDA Economic Research Service, Wesley Burnett, USDA Economic Research Service
3:15 pm-3:30 pm
Workshop Afternoon Food and Beverage Break
Ballroom
23Workshop Paper Session 2: Incumbent and Emerging Energy Sources
The papers in this session highlight the economic and environmental connections in the production and siting of incumbent and emerging energy technologies.
Techno-economic Analysis of Axial Flow Current Turbines Applied to the US Virgin Islands.
Jonisha Aubain, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Erin Baker, University of Massachusetts - Amherst
The impact of coal production on drinking water quality.
Emil Kee-Tui, Cornell University, Nicolas Ramkumar, Cornell University
From Nuisance to Resource: Benchmarking the Socio-Economic Impacts and Valorization Potential of Lake Erie’s Algal Blooms.
Jianang Li, University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign, Gal Hochman, University of Illinois
Are fluctuations between gasoline prices with different ethanol blend rates due to commodity price volatility?
Jeffrey O'Hara, USDA
5:30 pm-6:00 pm · Break
6:00 pm-9:00 pm
Workshop Dinner and Dinner Keynote (Madhu Khanna)
Tea Room
Full-service meal + cash bar
6:00 pm-9:00 pm
Workshop Individual Meeting Space (as needed)
Pembroke
Wednesday
June 10, 2026 Workshop
8:00 am-9:00 am
Workshop Breakfast
Pembroke
24Workshop Paper Session 3: Social and political dimensions of the energy transition
The papers in this session address factors affecting local acceptance and opposition to energy infrastructure projects.
Solar Opposition in the United States: Regional Diffusion, Socioeconomic Drivers, and Policy Implications for Renewable Energy Siting.
Solomon Agbesi, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Timothy Waring, University of Maine, Sharon Klein, University of Maine, Caroline Noblet, University of Maine
Negotiating Gains from Offshore: The Role of Community Benefit Agreements in Building Support for Wind Energy Development in Maine.
Harry Nutifafa Arden, University of Maine, Orono, Caroline L. Noblet, University of Maine, Teresa R. Johnson, University of Maine
How Perceived Benefits and Challenges Shape Solar Zoning Preferences: Evidence from Public Officials in the U.S. Midwest.
Jian Chen, Iowa State University, Hongli Feng, Iowa State University
Not in My Cornfield: The Political and Economic Geography of Carbon Dioxide Pipeline Opposition in South Dakota.
Matthew Gammans, North Dakota State University
Estimating the Drivers of Utility-Scale Solar Project Outcomes in Maryland’s Regulatory Queue.
Elizabeth Thilmany, Cornell University
10:30 am-10:45 am · Break
10:45 am-11:30 am
Workshop Break-Out Session
South Hampton
11:30 am-12:00 pm
Workshop Break-Out Session Summary
South Hampton
12:00 pm-1:00 pm
Workshop Lunch and Closing Remarks
Pembroke
1:00 pm
End of 2026 NAREA Workshop
For the most current details and the author index, see the
official NAREA program.
About the Molly Pitcher Inn
This Red Bank, New Jersey waterfront hotel is on the banks of the Navesink River and has a marina. The hotel features an outdoor seasonal pool and rooms with free Wi-Fi. Molly Pitcher Inn rooms include a work desk and air conditioning. The rooms come with cable TV and a safe. The Molly Pitcher provides guests with a concierge service, which has information on area attractions and events. The Molly Pitcher Inn is within a 3 minute drive of Marine Park. The hotel is a one minute drive from Two River Theater, which features live entertainment. The hotel is approximately a 40 minute drive from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR).
For More Information
Further information concerning annual meeting registration and the final program will be provided in the spring issue of the NAREA Newsletter and on the NAREA website. For more information, please contact the Selected Papers Committee Chair:
- Neha Khanna, (nkhanna@binghamton.edu), Binghamton University