VITA                April, 2012

Thomas R. DeGregori            Born May 5, 1935, Cleveland, Ohio
Professor of Economics      Married - Gayle, 3 children grown
University of Houston Res. 2327 Goldsmith
Houston, Texas  77204 5019 Houston, Texas  77030 1129
Phone (713) 743 3838,                Phone (713) 667 0743
Fax (713) 743 3798,                        Fax   (713) 660-8217
E mail  trdegreg@uh.edu Homepage  www.uh.edu/~trdegreg

Degrees: B.A.   Government and Philosophy, University of New
Mexico, 1959
M.A.   Economics, University of New Mexico, 1960
Ph.D.  Economics, University of Texas, 1965

Scholarly Publications (major books and monographs only):

Technology and the Economic Development of the Tropical African
Frontier, Cleveland: The Press of Case Western Reserve University,
1969. Available from University Microfilms International, Ann
Arbor, Michigan.

Economic Development: The Cultural Context, New York: John Wiley,
1969 (co author, Oriol Pi Sunyer). Japanese translation, in print
Tokyo and Kyoto: Sanwa Shobo.

Technology and Economic Change: Essays and Inquiries, Canada,
McLoughlin Associates, Ltd., Monograph Series: Notes and Papers in
Development, No. 9, 1974.

A Theory of Technology: Continuity and Change in Human
Development, Iowa State University Press, 1985. 3rd printing,
1989.  Also available reprinted in India, 1989, Affiliated East
West Press.

Development Economics: Theory, Practice, and Prospects, Boston/
Dordrecht/London: Kluwer Academic Publishers, edited with an
introductory chapter, 1989.

Poverty Policy in Developing Nations (co editor Harrell Rodgers) with an introductory and concluding chapter, New York: JAI Press, December 1994.

Agriculture and Modern Technology: A Defense, Iowa State University Press, 2001. Paperback reprint, 2001.

The Environment, Our Natural Resources, and Modern Technology, Iowa State Press: A Blackwell Scientific Publisher, 2002, Pb 2003. (e-book available)
-Arabic translation forthcoming

Bountiful Harvest: Technology: Food Safety & the Environment Cato Institute, 2002. (e-book available)

Origin of the Organic Agriculture Debate Iowa State Press: A Blackwell Publishing Compamy, 2004. (e-book available)

Approximately 50 refereed articles in books and scholarly journals.

A number of monographs and lengthy (even multi volume) consultants
reports for development agencies.

Research Advisory Committee, U.S. AID 1987 1993.

Approximately 60 papers or other formal participations in
International and National scholarly conferences.

Over 500 book reviews including over 150 reviews for scholarly
journals and over 400 for local newspapers.

Numerous online publicatons - see my webpage for links to them.

Numerous editorial boards, currently board, Technovation: An
International Journal of Technical Innovation and Entrepreneurship
(Elsevier), 1985 2007.

Member, editorial board, Electronic Journal of Sustainable Development, 2006-

Numerous boards including, Member, Board of scientific advisors, American Council on Science and Health, 1986-2001 and Board of Directors, American Council on Science and Health, 2001-2005, ACSH Founders Circle, 2005-

Chairman, Advisory Committee, Houston Blues Society, 1993 1996

Board, Arnett Cobb Texas Jazz Museum Project, 1995

Board, Texas Blues Project, 1995 1997

Member, Fellow and Special Advisors Board, CPTM, 1998-
Companion, CPTM, 2008-

International Development Experience:

Consulting, Research, Seminars in well over 50 countries in Africa, Asia, Caribbean and Latin America. Research in 12 or so others and research and papers in 10 European countries.

Books translated and reprinted. Numerous articles reprinted in
collections and overseas. About 15 review articles.

Numerous radio and TV interviews, local and national in the U.S and other countries and for international shortwave broadcast.

Newspaper, TV and radio interviews (including shortwave) in Africa
and Asia.

Specialization:
Technology and Science in Economic Development
Economic Development of Africa, Asia and the Caribbean


Thomas R. DeGregori, Ph.D.
Professor of Economics
University of Houston
Department of Economics
204 McElhinney Hall
Houston, Texas 77204-5019
Ph. 001 - 1 - 713 743-3838
Fax 001 - 1 - 713 743-3798
Email trdegreg@uh.edu
Web homepage http://www.uh.edu/~trdegreg