Dr. Brinda Mahalingam Clinical Associate Professor - Economics & Computational Analysis, Honors College Contact 301 Sparkman DriveBusiness Administration BuildingRoom 314Huntsville, AL 35899 Campus Map 256.824.5716brinda.mahalingam@uah.edu Biography Curriculum Vitae Education Ph.D., Economics, University of Colorado M.A., Economics, San Jose State University M.A., Economics, Annamalai University, India B.A., Economics, Bangalore University, Bangalore, India Honors & Awards Collaborative Learning Fellow, UAH, 2017 Open Educational Resource (OER) Award, ACHE/ACCS, 2018 Affiliations Member, Mid-Continent Regional Science Association, Southern Regional Science Association Recent Publications Amiri, A., B. Mahalingam, A. Derbes, and W. H. Orman, “The impact of long-term exposure to ambient PM2.5 and ozone on respiratory diseases and health expenditure,” submitted to Nursing Economics, 2019 Mahalingam, B., and W. H. Orman, “GDP and Energy Consumption: A panel study of the U.S.”, Applied Energy, Vol 213, page 208-218, 2018. Mahalingam, B., “Revival of Essay Writing in Economics,” International Journal of Pluralism and Economics Education, Vol. 4, No. 2, 2013. Return on Investment on Investment Tax credits, 2018 conducted with Jeff Thompson for The Huntsville Chamber of Commerce Economic Impact of Toyota Mazda Plant, 2018 conducted with Jeff Thompson for the University of Alabama in Huntsville Economic Impacts of the Economic Development Announcements 2015-2018 (half year) (Madison, Morgan and Limestone County) 2018 conducted with Jeff Thompson for The Huntsville Chamber and Huntsville International Airport Economic Impacts of Economic Developments on the City School Districts (half year) (Madison County), 2018 conducted with Jeff Thompson for The Chamber of Commerce, Huntsville Economic Impact Analysis 2006-2018. 2019 conducted with Jeff Thompson, Director of CMER for Hudson Alpha. Economic Impacts of the Major Defense & Security-Related Industry in Calhoun County, AL 2018, 2019, conducted with Jeff Thompson for Calhoun County Chamber of Commerce Military Affairs Task Force Economic Impacts of Indorama Plants in North Alabama for 2017-2019, conducted with Jeff Thompson for Indorama