FRI Welcomes Dr. Adrienne Ohler

June 17, 2021

FRI is excited to announce the addition of Dr. Adrienne Ohler to the FRI team, effective July 1, 2021.

Dr. Ohler is an Associate Research Professor at the University of Missouri with appointments in the Division of Applied Social Sciences and the School of Medicine. She has published several papers related to renewable energy issues and to consumer demand for electricity in peer-reviewed journals such as The Energy Journal, The Electricity Journal, and Energy Policy.

Working with FRI, Dr. Ohler will be developing research and grant opportunities related to the regulation of public utilities and the impact on social, environmental, and health outcomes. 

She holds a PhD in economics (Washington State), MS degrees in both statistics (Washington State) and economics (Montana State), and a BS in mathematics and economics (University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign).

Prior to joining the University of Missouri, Dr. Ohler was Associate Professor of economics and Director of Outreach for the Institute for Regulatory Policy Studies at Illinois State University.