Ronald L. Trosper, professor at the University of Arizona, has published in American Indian studies, ecological economics, economics, policy studies, forestry, and anthropology. His PhD in economics is from Harvard University. He is also the author of Resilience, Reciprocity and Ecological Economics: Northwest Coast Sustainability. He is a member of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Indian Reservation, Montana.