Anne Alexander

College of Business Dean's Office/Economics

Assistant Dean, College of Business and Director of Outreach and Engagement, Center for Business and Economic Analysis

Contact Information

BU 315E

About

Dr. Anne Alexander is Director of Outreach and Engagement for the UW Center for Business and Economic Analysis and Assistant Dean of the UW College of Business. She has served as Interim Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs, Vice Provost for Strategic Planning and Initiatives, and Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education at the University of Wyoming. She earned her Ph.D. in Economics at UW, and her Master's and BBA in Economics from New Mexico State University. Dr. Alexander's research and teaching focuses on the history of American capitalism, international economics, and health economics. She regularly speaks to statewide audiences and state and national media about the status of Wyoming, US, and global economies. She has authored several publications on the political and economic impacts of transboundary pandemics and the productivity effects of various diseases. Prior to her positions in Academic Affairs, she was the Director of International Programs and Associate Dean of Outreach at UW. She has also served as a Resources Economist in the U.S. Department of State and Director of the interdisciplinary Health Economics Policy Center at UW. She is an alumni of Leadership Wyoming, Class of 2013. She's travelled to nearly 50 countries and hikes, knits, and reads Nordic Noire in her spare time. She lives near Vedauwoo with her husband and dogs.

Selected Publications

Willms, D., & Alexander, A. (2014). The North American model of wildlife conservation in Wyoming: understanding it, preserving it, and funding its future. Wyo. L. Rev., 14, 659.

Wahlqvist, P., Brook, R. A., Campbell, S. M., Wallander, M. A., Alexander, A. M., Smeeding, J. E., & Kleinman, N. L. (2008). Objective measurement of work absence and on-the-job productivity: a case-control study of US employees with and without gastroesophageal reflux disease. Journal of occupational and environmental medicine, 50(1), 25-31.

Alexander, A. M., List, J. A., Margolis, M., & d’Arge, R. C. (1998). A method for valuing global ecosystem services. Ecological Economics, 27(2), 161-170.