Alicia Rosburg
Economics Head and Professor
MBA Program Coordinator
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Alicia Rosburg
Economics Head and Professor
MBA Program Coordinator
Alicia Rosburg grew up in Boone, Iowa, and graduated from UNI with a degree in economics. She earned a doctorate and returned to the UNI economics department as a faculty member in 2011. Since 2018, she has served as the Provost’s Fellow for Sustainability and serves as an advisory faculty member to the Iowa Waste Reduction Center. Her work has been published in a variety of top academic journals. In her courses, she strives to create a positive environment to help transition any trepidation of economics into an appreciation of the subject. She also serves as the Advisory Faculty to the Iowa Waste Reduction Center (IWRC).
Hobbies & Interests
Rosburg loves to spend time with her family. She enjoys CrossFit, family bike rides, and driveway basketball games. With two UNI alumni in the household, the Rosburg family attends as many Panther events as possible. They also endure the rollercoaster of emotion that comes with being Chicago Cubs fans.
Ph.D. (Economics) Iowa State University; B.A. (Economics) University of Northern Iowa
Environmental Economics, Principles of Microeconomics, Introduction to Decision Techniques
Alicia is an applied econometrician who researches in the areas of agricultural, environmental, and labor economics. She is involved in a number of interdisciplinary topics and is active in pursuing grant opportunities to support her research. Her most recent research focuses on sustainability-related decisions in a variety of settings, including agriculture, K-12 schools, and even craft brewing.