I am a postdoctoral associate at the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS). I use causal inference, spatial analysis, and survey-based methods to evaluate how environmental and regulatory policies shape behavior across space and time. My work links policy design to outcomes in compliance, economic performance, and resource conservation.
IAAEM Best Dissertation Award (Aquaculture 2025).
Coupled Human–Natural Systems: Economic and Ecological Interactions in Fisheries and Aquaculture.
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Reflections on marine economics, policy, and data analysis in my latest posts.
Current focus. Evaluation of boating and fishery policies in Florida’s Nature Coast and the Florida Keys under the NOAA RESTORE Act, integrating survey and spatial data to quantify local economic and environmental impacts. Collaboration with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission on the evaluation of Marine Protected Areas.
Prior work. Commercial fishery responses to harmful algal blooms in the Gulf of Mexico; policy design for aquaculture adoption in Chile.
See publications and outputs on Google Scholar, plus ongoing projects and travel.
For collaboration inquiries, please email aceballos@ufl.edu.