In 2006, he earned his Ph.D. in Environmental Science and Management from the University of California, Santa Barbara. His teaching activities have included instructing courses on “Environmental and Natural Resource Economics” and “The Economics of Global Climate Change”. Dr. Lowe has published in such journals as the Southern Journal of Entrepreneurship, Cityscape, and the Journal of Environmental Economics and Management. He has also served as a referee for Resource and Energy Economics, Perspectives on Economic Education Research, Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, and Water Management. Dr. Lowe recently presented at the University of Idaho Water Resources Seminar, the American Water Resources Association Meetings, and the American Economic History Association.