John Mackenzie Associate Professor Resource/Environmental Economics; GIS Dept. of Food & Resource Economics College of Agriculture and Natural Resources University of Delaware Newark, Delaware 19717-1303 office: Townsend Hall 215     office hours: Wednesdays after 1PM or by appointment. e-mail:     voice: (302) 831-1312     fax: (302) 831-6243

Joint Faculty Appointment: Dept. of Geography, College of Arts & Sciences, University of Delaware
Director, University of Delaware Spatial Analysis Lab 
Sabbatical Year: September 2002--June 2003

• Public Education
• Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Spatial Analysis
• Water Quality
• Land Use
• Conjoint Analysis

• Mackenzie, J.  2008.  DELAWARE SCHOOL FINANCE REFORM
• Mackenzie, J.  2006.  Effects of local vs. state funding on public school performance.
• Mackenzie, J.  2006.  Effects of school diversity on black and low-income student performance
• Mackenzie, J.  2005.  A brief history of the Mason-Dixon Line
• Mackenzie, J.  2004.  Optimizing school choice.  (Efficiency loss of Gale-Shapley match algorithm under positional competition--in review)
  

• Malcolm, Scott, Joshua Duke and John Mackenzie.  2005.  Valuing rights of first refusal for farmland preservation policy.   Applied Economic Letters 12:285-288.  
• Duke, Joshua, Robert W. Ehemann and John Mackenzie.  2002.  The distributional effects of water quantity management strategies: a spatial analysis.  Review of Regional Studies 32(2):19-35.

Spatial Analysis Lab

• Mackenzie, J.  2000.  Lower Christina TMDL Project.  SpatLab technical report:  http://www.udel.edu/FREC/spatlab/tmdl/
• Mackenzie, J.  2000 (provisional).  "Drilled and Filled" DEM's for Watershed Delineation.  SpatLab data release.  http://www.udel.edu/FREC/spatlab/dems/co_dems.html
• Inkster, John and J. Mackenzie.  2000.  1926 Delaware Air-Photo Archive.  Scanned, unregistered grayscale airphotos of coastal Delaware from 1926, flown for DE Mosquito Control Program.  SpatLab data release: http://www.udel.edu/FREC/spatlab/oldpix/
• Mackenzie, J. and J. Inkster.  2000. Delaware SSURGO Soils Data—Web Release (Delaware Inland Bays).  SpatLab data release:  http://www.udel.edu/FREC/spatlab/soils/
• Mackenzie, J.  1999.  Christina School District--Demographic Analysis of Nominating Districts.  SpatLab technical report: http://www.udel.edu/johnmack/abc/christina_profile.html
• Mackenzie, J.  1999.  Plenty at a Price.  Perspective, p.E1-4, Wilmington Sunday Journal August 8, 1999.
• Mackenzie, J.  1999 (provisional).  Delaware Watershed Delineation Project (Data derivative from "drilled and filled" digital elevation models of Delaware).  SpatLab data release:  http://www.udel.edu/FREC/spatlab/basins/
• Mackenzie, J. 1999.  Sub-Basin-Specific Nutrient Management Policies.  Pp. 57-65 in Gardner, B.L. and L. Koch (eds) Economics of Policy Options for Nutrient Management and Pfiesteria.  Center for Agricultural and Natural Resource Policy, University of Maryland, College Park, MD.
• Mackenzie, J.  1999.  Grow a local solution.  Perspective, p.E1-4, Wilmington Sunday Journal February 14, 1999.
• Mackenzie and J. Inkster. 1999.  Delaware 1-meter resolution greyscale orthophotos, JPEG format, DE State Plane NAD83.  SpatLab data release (set of 3 CD-ROM’s):  http://www.udel.edu/FREC/spatlab/doqs/_doq97.html
• Mackenzie, J., John H. Martin, Lilian Pintea, Boonchauy Boonmee, Negede Gedamu and Theresa C. Thomas.  1999. Delaware Inland Bays Watershed Nutrient Management Project.  SpatLab technical report: http://www.udel.edu/FREC/spatlab/spot/
• Mackenzie, J. and Kevin McCullough.  1998. Delaware Land-Use/Land Cover Transitions 1984—1992.  SpatLab technical report, Delaware Agricultural Experiment Station, Newark, DE.  http://www.udel.edu/FREC/spatlab/lulc/
• Mackenzie, J. and Dina Sa.  1999. Delaware SSURGO Soils Data—Web Release (Southern New Castle County).  SpatLab data release:  http://www.udel.edu/FREC/spatlab/soils/
• Mackenzie, J.  1998. Delaware Composite Digital Elevation Models--by County.  SpatLab data release: http://www.udel.edu/FREC/spatlab/dems/co_dems.html
• Mackenzie, J.  1998.  Washington County, MD, SSURGO Soils Data.  SPATLAB Data Release (CD-ROM with soils, hydrology, re-sampled 1-meter resolution digital orthophotos, tabular soils data and customized ArcView user interface.)  Alpha (demo) version submitted to Maryland NRCS December 21, 1998.
• Field, Richard, V. Klemas, K. Philipp, R. Knecht, O. Weatherbee, A. Bailey and J. Mackenzie.  1998.  Applications of remote sensing techniques in a GIS framework for monitoring coastal water and coastal wetlands ecosystems.  Part 3 of Final Report: Improving the Management of Coastal Ecosystems Through Management Analysis and Remote Sensing/GIS Applications: Experiences from the Delaware Region.   Delaware Sea Grant Program.  College of Marine Studies, University of Delaware.
• Martin, Jack, Joseph Farrell and J. Mackenzie.  1998.  Analysis of Nutrient Utilization Efficiency by Agriculture in Delaware’s Inland Bays Drainage Basin.  Final Project Report submitted to the Center for the Inland Bays, Nassau, DE.  October 1998.

• Mackenzie, J.  1999.  Nutrient management and Pfiesteria piscicida risks in Southern Delaware.  Chapter in Gardner, Bruce (ed.) Economics of Policy Options for Nutrient Management and Pfiesteria, Proceedings from conference held November 16, 1998, Patuxent Wildlife Visitor Center, Laurel, MD.

• Mackenzie, J.  2003.  Land use and water quality: Delaware's current status and major challenges.  Presentation to the Delaware Policy Forum on Land Use Change and Water Quality, Thursday, October 2, 2003, University of Delaware, Newark, DE. 
  
• Duke, J., J. Mackenzie and T. Ilvento.  2002.  Land use issues in Delaware agriculture.  FREC Research Report RR02-03, Dept. of Food & Resource Economics, University of Delaware, Newark, DE.
  
• Mackenzie, J.  2001.  Economics of Biodiversity--Panel Discussion.  Delaware Biodiversity Symposium, February 20, 2001, Dover, DE.
• Mackenzie, J.  2000.  GIS-Based Methods for Statistical Analysis of Runoff from a Heterogeneous Landscape.  Flow accumulation analysis by land-use/land cover category.  GIS2000 Conference, November 17th, 2000, Dover, DE.
• J. Duke, X. Chen and J. Mackenzie.  2000.  Farmer participation in agricultural district and PDR programs in Delaware (abstract).  Agricultural & Resource Economics Review 29(2):252
• Mackenzie, J., J. Pesek, R. Bacon and A. Madiraju 1998. Comparison of public vs. agriculture professionals’ preferences for farmland protection via PDR.  Northeastern Agricultural & Resource Economics Association, June 22, 1998, Ithaca, NY.
• Lynch, Mark and J. Mackenzie.  1998.  Economic Returns to Precision Agriculture. Northeastern Agricultural & Resource Economics Association, June 22, 1998, Ithaca, NY.
• McCullough, Kevin and J. Mackenzie.  1998.  Delaware Land-Use/Land Cover Transitions 1984 – 1992.  Towson State University Conference on Geographic Information Systems, June 2, 1998, Towson, MD.

• Mackenzie, J.  2007.  Posters for Christina School District's 2007 capital referendum
• Mackenzie, J.  2006.  Memo: charter strategy, June 13, 2006.
• Mackenzie, J.  2006.  Public School Salaries--Just the Facts, June 2006.
• Mackenzie, J.  2006.  Reflections on a failed referendum, February 2006.
• Mackenzie, J.  2005.  So Long, Joey!  November 2005.
• Mackenzie, J.  2005.  Dedication speech for the Brennan School, October 24, 2005.
• Mackenzie, J. and J. Wise  2005. A blueprint for Christina, published as "Christina schools have a connected strategy", Wilmington News-Journal Sunday, January 16, 2005
• Mackenzie, J.  2004.  Selling the Kids.  published as "Debt sells out future: Tax cuts only multiply the shortfalls" Delaware Voice opinion piece, Wilmington News-Journal Wednesday April 14, 2004.
  
• Mackenzie, J.  2004.  Strengthening the Newark-Wilmington Partnership.  published as "Restructure Wilmington, Newark connection" Wilmington News-Journal editorial, Monday February 23, 2004. 
  
• Mackenzie, J. 2004. Analysis of Christina School District's 2003 DSTP Performance. FREC Staff Paper 04-01, Department of Food & Resource Economics, University of Delaware, Newark, DE.
• Mackenzie, J.  2003.  Dances with accountants.  Wilmington News-Journal editorial submission, November 2003.
• Mackenzie, J. 2003. Analysis of Christina School District's DSTP Performance, 1998-2002. Working paper, September 2002.
• Duke, J., J. Mackenzie and T. Ilvento.  2002.  Land use issues in Delaware agriculture.  FREC Research Report 02-03 (April 2002), Dept. of Food & Resource Economics, University of Delaware, Newark DE.
  
• Duke, J., R. Ehemann and J. Mackenzie.  2001.  A Spatial Analysis of the Distributional Effects of Water Quantity Management.  FREC Research Report 01-04.
• Wade, J., R. Stachnik and J. Mackenzie. 2001.  Vote NO on CSD Referendum.  published as "Wrong referendum at wrong time in Christina."  Wilmington News-Journal editorial, Saturday March 31, 2001.
  

• FREC 240 Quantitative Methods
• FREC 267 Society, Resources and Environment (spring 2001--experimental Pathways course for freshmen/sophomore non-majors)
• FREC 424 Resource Economics (alternate years, spring semester)
• FREC 444 Economics of Environmental Management (alternate years, spring semester)
• FREC 480 Geographic Information Systems in Natural Resource Management (problem-based learning course taught twice annually, fall semester and winter term)
• FREC 667 GIS Technical Consultant (joint with Tracy DeLiberty; PBL course established under grant from Pew Charitable Trust)
• FREC 682 Spatial Analysis (PBL course taught annually, spring semester)
• FREC 834 Seminar in Resource Economics (alternate years with Josh Duke, spring semester)

Professional Associations

• American Agricultural Economics Association (AAEA)
• Association of Environmental and Resource Economists (AERE)
• Northeastern Agricultural and Resource Economics Association (Director, 1998-2000; NAREA web historian 2000-present)
• Society of American Foresters
• Regional Science Association International
• Southern Regional Science Association
• Southern Agricultural Economics Association
• Western Agricultural Economics Association

University Service

• Univeristy Information Technologies Faculty Advisory Committee (chair, 1994-present)
• University Research Committee (1996-98, chair 1997-98)
• University Faculty Senate Committee on Committees and Nominations (1998-present)
• University Committee on Information Resource Planning and Management (CIRPM)
• College Promotion and Tenure Committee (1994-96, chair 1995-96)
• College Space Planning Committee (Townsend renovations, 1998-2000)
• College Editorial Committee
• Dept. Graduate Committee
• Dept. Promotion & Tenure Committee

• Member, Christina School District Board of Education (elected to 5-year term: 2003-2008)
• Member, Delaware Open Space Council (appointed by Gov. Ruth Ann Minner October 2002)
  
• Trustee and Chair of Scientific Advisory Committee, The Nature Conservancy--Delaware Field Office
• Elder, Chair of Personnel, Vice-Chair of Mission, Chair of Christian Education, Head of Christiana Presbyterian Church (2000-2003)
  
• Co-founder, Coalition for A Better Christina (http://www.a-better-christina.org)
• Co-founder, Andrew's Place Sunday Supper Ministry (meals for homeless men through Friendship House in Wilmington, since 1994)
• Director, Triple Crown Trail Races
• John R. Downes Elementary School PTA: co-editor of SharkBites monthly PTA newsletter; chair of Moms' Breakfast (~460 served); homeroom parent.
• President, Nottingham Swim Club
• Alumni Council and Class Agent/Fundraiser, Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter, NH
• Riparian Buffer Subcommittee, DE Dept. of Natural Resources & Environmental Control, Dover, DE
• DE State Mapping Advisory Committee (DE Geological Survey)
• Delaware River Basin Commission, Information Management Advisory Committee
• Earth Justice Legal Defense Fund, Washington, DC--volunteer lobbyist for DE Congressional delegation
• Traildawgs/Hockessin Hash--assist Am. Lung Association with Caesar Rodney Half-Marathon; Am. Cancer Society Relay for Life
• Soccer coach, Newark Parks & Recreation Elementary Soccer League (Falcons 1999; Cosmos 2000 and 2001, Jaguars 2002-04)
• Cross-country coach, Newark Charter School after-school sports program.

• Ph.D Resource Economics, University of Rhode Island, 1985
• M.A. (hon.) Cambridge University, 1981
• B.A. Economics, Trinity Hall, Cambridge University, 1977
• B.A. English, Harvard University, 1975

• Jan. 1985--June 1990: Assistant Professor, University of Delaware
• Sept. 1984--Dec. 1984: Special Lecturer in Economics, Providence College, Providence, RI
• Jan. 1984--May 1984: Lecturer in Economics, Bryant College, Smithfield, RI
• Sept. 1980--June 1984: Graduate Assistant, University of Rhode Island
  

• Elizabeth Olmstead Mackenzie (spouse) June 4, 1964--July 29, 2004
• Samuel John Mackenzie (born June 25, 1983)
• Rebecca Perkins Mackenzie (born March 6, 1986)
• Sarah Burner Mackenzie (born July 22, 1991)
• Katherine Hobson Mackenzie (born January 5, 1993)

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