Eric Jessup, Assistant Research Professor
EDUCATION
- 1998 - Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, Ph.D. Agricultural Economics
- 1992 - University of Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky, M.S. Agricultural Economics
- 1988 - University of Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky, B.S. Agricultural Economics
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
- 1999 - 2002 American Express Phoenix, Arizona - Manager, International Risk Management, New Product Dev.
- 1998 - 1999 American Express Phoenix, Arizona - Econometrician
- 1994 - 1998 E. Washington Intermodal Study Pullman, Washington - Economist
- 1996 Washington State University Pullman, Washington - Lecturer
- 1993 - 1994 Washington State University Pullman, Washington - Graduate Research Assistant
- 1991 - 1992 University of Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky - Teaching/Research Assistant
- 1991 Farm Credit Services Lexington, Kentucky - Loan Analyst
- 1988 - 1990 Quality Valley Dairy Quality, Kentucky - Dairy Farm Manager
CONSULTING
- HDR Engineering, Inc., Bellevue, Washington
- Idaho Wheat Commission, Boise, Idaho
- Battelle Northwest Memorial Institute, Richland, Washington
- Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute, Fargo, North Dakota
- Washington State Department of Transportation, Olympia, Washington
FIELDS OF INTEREST
- Transportation Modeling and Economics
- Applied Econometrics
- Marketing
HONORS
- Selected as Student of the Year from the Northwest Region University Transportation Center Program, 1996.
- President, Agricultural and Rural Transportation Chapter, National Transportation Research Forum, 1995-1996.
- Vice President - Programs, Agricultural and Rural Transportation Chapter, National Transportation Research Forum, 1994-1995.
- Secretary / Treasurer, Agricultural and Resource Economics Graduate Student Association, Washington State University, 1994-1995.
- Selected as an Eno Fellow by the Eno Transportation Foundation's Board of Regents at the Transportation Leadership Development Conference, Washington D.C., 1994.
- Vice President, Agricultural and Resource Economics Graduate Student Association, Washington State University, 1993-1994.
- Inducted into the Gamma Sigma Delta National Honor Society, 1993.
- Volunteer tutor for student athletes in calculus, statistics and economics, University of Kentucky, 1991-1992.
- Recipient of the John A. Moser scholarship as an undergraduate and twice recipient of the John Redman scholarship as a graduate student at the University of Kentucky.
PUBLICATIONS
Journal Articles
- Jessup, Eric L., Ken L. Casavant and Terence C. Farrell. "Selected Private and Public Grain Transportation Impacts from Breaching the Snake River Dams in Eastern Washington." Journal of the Transportation Research Forum. Volume 40:(109-121), Number 3, Summer 2001.
- Jessup, Eric L. "An Economic Analysis of Trucker's Incentive to Overload as Affected by the Judicial System." Research in Transportation Economics. Volume 4, 1996.
- Casavant, Ken L., Amy Arnis, William R. Gillis, Waynette Nell, and Eric L. Jessup. "Modeling Washington State Truck Freight Flows Using GIS-T: Data Collection and Design." Transportation Research Record. Number 1497, 1995.
- Squires, Glen W., Eric L. Jessup, and Ken L. Casavant. "The Role of Canadian Rail Rate Subsidies in U.S./Canadian Dry Pea and Lentil Export Markets: A Delivered Cost Analysis." Journal of the Transportation Research Forum. Volume 34, Number 2, 1995.
- Buzby, Jean C. and Eric L. Jessup. "The Relative Impact of Macroeconomic and Yearling-Specific Variables in Determining Thoroughbred Yearling Price." Applied Economics. Vol. 26:1-8, 1994.
Research Publications - Proceedings
- Jessup, Eric L. and Ken L. Casavant. "Economic Evaluation of Benefits of State Purchase of Proposed Rail Line in Washington State." Proceedings. Canadian Transportation Research Forum Annual Meeting. Toronto, Canada. May 1997.
- Jessup, Eric L., John Ellis, and Ken L. Casavant. "Estimating the Value of Rail Car Accessibility for Grain Shipments: A GIS Approach." Proceedings. Canadian Transportation Research Forum Annual Meeting. Winnipeg, Manitoba. May 1996.
- Casavant, Ken L., Jerry Lenzi, and Eric L. Jessup. "Road Impacts from Snake River Drawdown: Positive or Negative?" Proceedings. Pacific Northwest Regional Economic Conference. Spokane, Washington. April 1996.
- Jessup, Eric L., Ken L. Casavant, and Denver Tolliver. "Differences Between Railroads and State Regulators over the Extent of Regulations." Proceedings. Transportation Research Forum Annual Meeting. Seattle, Washington. November 1994.
- Jessup, Eric L., Ken L. Casavant and William E. Thoms. "Regulation of Local and Regional Railroads: A National Survey of Perspectives and Practice." Proceedings. Canadian Transportation Research Forum. Victoria, British Columbia. May 1994.
Contact Info
E-mail Address
eric_jessup@wsu.edu
Office Location:
301B Hulbert Hall
Office phone: 335-5558
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