Siân Mooney

Siân Mooney became the fifth dean of the Indiana University Paul H. O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs on August 1, 2019. Her research interests lie in questions related to the use of natural resources and the environment. She is an economist that has worked for many years on topics related to water use in the western United States, endangered species and the impacts of climate change, and has secured more than $4 million in external grant funding. Recently, she has become interested in the incentives that scientists face to address complex problems as part of multidisciplinary teams and the role of science information in decision-making.

Dr. Mooney came to Indiana University from Arizona State University, where she served as associate dean for interdisciplinary programs and initiatives for the College of Public Service and Community Solutions and as associate dean for faculty affairs and research for the New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences.

Education

• Ph.D., Agricultural and Resource Economics, Oregon State University, 1998
• M.Sc., Agricultural Economics and Farm Management, University of Manitoba, 1990
• B.Sc. (Hons.), Agricultural Economics, University of Wales, 1987

Professional Experience

• Associate Dean for Interdisciplinary Initiatives & College Professor, Watts College of Public Service and Community Solutions, Arizona State University, 2018 to 2019
• Associate Dean, Faculty Affairs and Research, New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences, Arizona State University, 2015 to 2018
• Executive Director of Integrated Programs, College of Business and Economics, Boise State University, 2014 to 2015
• Program Director, Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research, National Science Foundation, 2011 to 2014
• Professor, College of Business and Economics, Boise State University, 2009 to 2015
• Associate Professor, College of Business and Economics, Boise State University, 2006 to 2009
• Assistant Professor, Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, College of Agriculture, University of Wyoming, 2002 to 2006
• Assistant Research Professor, Department of Agricultural Economics and Economics, College of Agriculture and College of Letters and Sciences, Montana State University, 2000 to 2002
• Postdoctoral Fellow, Trade Research Center, Department of Agricultural Economics and Economics, College of Agriculture and College of Letters and Sciences, Montana State University, 1998 to 1999

Highlights

• State of the Carbon Cycle Research (SOCCR) report team, U.S. Global Change Research Program (2016)
• Program Director, National Science Foundation (2011-14)