Sarah Stafford, Ph.D., specializes in environmental and regulatory economics. She has more than 30 years of experience consulting on and researching the impact of state and federal environmental regulations on firm and industry behavior, with a particular emphasis on the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Program. Stafford also has more than a decade of experience examining the impacts of sea level rise on individuals, local communities, and government, and helping those entities prepare for and adapt to their changing environment. She has a particular interest in examining the impacts of both climate change and environmental regulations on environmental justice and social vulnerability. Stafford is the Chancellor Professor of Economics, Public Policy, and Law at William & Mary, and currently chairs the Economics Department. When she has free time, she enjoys sculling, both recreationally and competitively.
