Justin Johnson
Assistant Professor Of Environmental Economics In Applied Economics, University Of Minnesota at University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
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Top SchoolJustin Johnson is an Assistant Professor of Environmental Economics at the University of Minnesota who blends academic research with open-source software development to model ecosystem services, natural capital, and general equilibrium impacts. With nine years of applied experience spanning postdoctoral and senior scientist roles at the Natural Capital Project, he builds research-grade tools that bridge ecological valuation and economic policy analysis. Based in Minneapolis, he brings an interdisciplinary background in economics and environmental studies from St. Olaf and a track record of translating complex models into reproducible, community-facing code. Outside academia he maintains long-standing communications and development ties with nonprofit work, reflecting a rare mix of technical, policy, and public-facing experience.
9 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
B.A., Economics, Environmental Studies, B.A., Economics, Environmental Studies at St. Olaf College
Github Skills (5)
forge8
conda4
conda-forge4
gis4
geospatial4
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
jandrewjohnson/hazelbean_dev
Apr 2024 - Mar 2025
Contributions:15 releases, 2 PRs, 90 pushes in 11 months
jandrewjohnson/apec_8222_2020_fall
Oct 2020 - Oct 2022
Contributions:30 commits, 26 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years
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