Brandon Koford
Professor of Economics
Contact
Phone: 801-626-6013
Email: brandonkoford@weber.edu
Office: Wattis Business Building, Room 238
About
Brandon C. Koford joined the ¶¶Òô³Ô¹Ï faculty in 2010 and is a professor of economics. He served as the Chair of the Department of Economics from 2016-2022.
Koford holds doctorate and master’s degrees in economics from the Gatton College of Business and Economics at the University of Kentucky. His economics undergraduate degree is from Weber State. Koford’s research is focused in two general areas. In the area of the valuation of publicly provided goods and services, Koford has published papers that explore society’s value for higher education and how households value recycling services.
His second area of emphasis is health economics. In this area, Koford has examined the relationship between human depression and wages and written papers analyzing the effect of sibling spacing on health outcomes. Koford’s teaching includes a variety of economics and statistics courses at the Goddard School such as Principles of Microeconomics, Business Statistics and Econometrics.
Education
PhD, Economics, Gatton College of Business and Economics at the University of Kentucky, 2008
MS, Economics, Gatton College of Business and Economics at the University of Kentucky, 2005
BA, Quantitative economics, ¶¶Òô³Ô¹Ï, 2004
Awards and Recognition
- Buehler Teaching Fellowship, John B. Goddard School of Business & Economics, ¶¶Òô³Ô¹Ï, 2021-2024
- Presidential Teaching Excellence Award, ¶¶Òô³Ô¹Ï, 2019
- Buehler Teaching Fellowship, John B. Goddard School of Business & Economics, ¶¶Òô³Ô¹Ï, 2018-2021
- Buehler Research Fellowship, John B. Goddard School of Business & Economics, ¶¶Òô³Ô¹Ï, 2015-2018
- Nominee for Crystal Crest Rodney H. Brady Master Teacher Award, ¶¶Òô³Ô¹Ï, 2017
- Smith Research Fellowship, John B. Goddard School of Business & Economics, ¶¶Òô³Ô¹Ï, 2012-2015
- Finalist for Crystal Crest Rodney H. Brady Master Teacher Award, ¶¶Òô³Ô¹Ï, 2014
- Alston Excellence in Teaching Award, John B. Goddard School of Business & Economics, ¶¶Òô³Ô¹Ï, 2013
- Faculty Sustainability Research Award, ¶¶Òô³Ô¹Ï, 2013
- Nominee for Crystal Crest Rodney H. Brady Master Teacher Award, ¶¶Òô³Ô¹Ï, 2012
- Burkhead Award 2011 for the Best Article Published in Public Budgeting & Finance in 2010
- Faculty Mentor Award, John B. Goddard School of Business & Economics, 2011
- Nominee for Crystal Crest Rodney H. Brady Master Teacher Award, ¶¶Òô³Ô¹Ï, 2011
- Research Challenge Trust Fund II Gatton Doctoral Fellowship, University of Kentucky, 2005-2008
- Outstanding Economics Graduate, ¶¶Òô³Ô¹Ï, 2004
- Outstanding Baccalaureate of the Year, School of Business & Economics, ¶¶Òô³Ô¹Ï, 2004
Hobbies
For recreation, Brandon enjoys hiking and climbing. He grew up riding motorcycles through the deserts of Utah, but mostly only dreams about that now.