Areas of Expertise:
Dr. Huskey has
studied the economy
of Alaska with
particular emphasis
on the state's rural
economy.
Degrees:
Previous Experience:
Dr. Huskey joined
the UAA faculty in
1977, after three
years as an
economist in the
planning department
of the Municipality
of Anchorage.
University,
Professional, Public
Service:
Dr. Huskey is
currently the
President of the
Western Regional
Science Association.
Dr, Huskey is a
member of the
University of Alaska
Press editorial
board. He also
serves the
University on the
Honors Committee. He
has served on the
Teaching Excellence
Committee, the
Faculty Compensation
Committee, the
Social Science
General Education
Committee and the
Polaris Lecture
Committee. Dr.
Huskey served in
2003-2004 as interim
Director of the
Center for Economic
Education. He was on
the Anchorage School
District Economics
Curriculum Committee
and the Alaska 2000
Social Studies
Standards Committee.
Dr. Huskey was chair
of UAA's Economics
Department from 1989
to 1999.He has
served on the
Governor's Housing
Policy Development
Committee, the Rural
Small Business Round
Table, the Anchorage
Economic Development
Commission and the
Alaska Council on
Economic Education.
Dr. Huskey was also
a member of the
Scientific Committee
of the OCS Advisory
Board for the U.S.
Department of the
Interior. He is also
a program organizer
for the Western
Regional Science
Association and a
reviewer for
numerous academic
publications.
Professional
Affiliations:
Dr. Huskey is a
member of the
Western Regional
Science Association
and the American
Economic
Association.
Scholarship/Creative
Activity:
Dr. Huskey has
written on a variety
of topics including
the rural economy of
Alaska, Alaska's
economic
development, the
location of
knowledge based
firms, and the
teaching of
economics. His work
has appeared in such
journals as The
Annals of Regional
Science, Arctic,
Growth and Change,
The American
Economist and The
Journal of
Environmental
Management. He has
also presented
papers at a number
of professional
meetings. Dr. Huskey
has produced
research reports for
such organizations
as the Alaska
Housing Finance
Corporation, the
Anchorage Community
Planning Department,
the U.S. Department
of the Interior, the
Henry M. Jackson
Foundation, BP
Alaska, and the
Alaska Volcano
Observatory. He has
co-authored two
comic books to teach
economics to junior
high school
students, and the
most recent one was
translated into
Russian for use in
their schools.
Honors, Awards,
Certificates,
Licenses:
Dr. Huskey is a
member of Beta Gamma
Sigma and Phi Beta
Kappa, and was a
University Fellow
and National Defense
Education Act Fellow
at Washington
University. |
Anchorage, Alaska
99508-4614