Therese Cavlovic

Brady Presidential Distinguished Professor of Economics
Director of the Office of Undergraduate Research
Contact
Phone: 801-394-3782
Email: tcavlovic@weber.edu
Room: Wattis Business Building, Room 233
About
Therese Cavlovic is a professor of economics in the Goddard School of Business & Economics.
In 1993, she earned an MBA from Cleveland State University, and then worked in Chicago as a consultant for the HayGroup before returning to graduate school. In 2000, she earned her PhD in environmental economics from the University of New Mexico.
Cavlovic's research focuses on using surveys and experiments to determine the values and preferences individuals have for environmental goods and services. Some of her research has explored individual preferences for the safe minimum standard, a policy for preserving renewable resources, unless the social costs of foregone development are unacceptably large. Recently, she has used experimental methods to explore individual time preferences and how time preferences are influenced by beliefs and attitudes about climate change.
At Weber State University, Cavlovic has had the opportunity to work with many economics students on undergraduate research projects. She also regularly teaches a course entitled Economics as a Social Science. The course demonstrates how economists analyze current social issues. In the 16 years that she has been teaching this class, she believes she has learned as much, if not more, than her students through course discussions and student interactions.
Cavlovic has been an Eccles Fellow since 2006 in the Goddard School, and she received the 2013 Hinckley Fellow award from WSU.
Education
PhD, Environmental and natural resource economics, University of New Mexico, 2000
MA, Economics, University of New Mexico, 1997
MBA, Finance/Accounting, Cleveland State University, 1993
BS, Finance, Florida State University, 1991
Awards and Recognition
- Rodney H. Brady Presidential Distinguished Professor, Weber State University, Spring 2018.
- Distinguished Alumni, Department of Economics, University of New Mexico, 2017-2018.
- Undergraduate Research Mentor Award, Weber State University, 2015-2016.
- Alston Teaching Award, Spring 2016.
- Eccles Fellow, July 2015-June 2018.
- Faculty Sustainability Research Award, awarded by WSU Environmental Issues Committee
- Distinguished member of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars
- John S. Hinckley Fellow Award, Spring 2013
- John S. Hinckley Collaboration Award for NCUR 2012, Spring 2013 (NCUR committee member)
Hobbies
- Mountain Biking
- Rock Climbing and Bouldering
- Traveling
- Anything outdoors