Dr. Tamma Carleton

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Tamma Carleton is an environmental resource economist focused on utilizing large geospatial datasets to address issues at the intersection of environmental change and economic development. Her research encompasses climate, water, and air pollution, employing methodologies from economics, remote sensing, and data science to quantify how environmental changes affect economic development. Carleton's work is particularly focused on climate change and water scarcity, using remote sensing for global-scale environmental and socioeconomic monitoring. She is an active member of the Climate Impact Lab and serves as the Director of the Climate & Energy Program at the Environmental Markets Lab. Additionally, she is a research affiliate at the Center for Effective Global Action (CEGA), a Beijer Young Scholar, and a faculty research fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research. Carleton is also involved in the National Academy of Sciences' Environmental Health Matters Initiative Standing Committee.

Research Interests

Experience

Assistant Professor

2023-08-01 — Present

University of California, Berkeley • Berkeley, CA

Teaching and conducting research in environmental resource economics.

Courses

ARESEC 241 ARESEC 299 ARESEC 602 ECON C125 ENVECON C101 ARESEC 298

Requirements for University of California, Berkeley

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
GRE Subject
Overall Score
Required:500
Overall
Required:500
TOEFL
Total
Required:90
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree or recognized equivalent Preparation comparable to undergraduate major at Berkeley in Mathematics or Applied Mathematics 2 full years lower-division work (Calculus, Linear Algebra, Differential Equations, Multivariable Calculus) 8 one-semester upper-division courses (Real Analysis, Complex Analysis, Abstract Algebra, Linear Algebra)
Application Checklist
  • Graduate Application
  • Statement of Purpose
  • Personal History Statement
  • Three Letters of Recommendation
  • Unofficial Transcripts
  • C.V./Resume
  • Course and Textbook List
Specialization Notes

The Mathematics Subject GRE is required for the Fall 2026 admissions cycle. General GRE is optional.