Glen Whitman
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1972
- New York University (Ph.D., 2000)
- American University (B.A., 1994)
Glen Whitman | |
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| Born | Douglas Glen Whitman 1972 |
| Education |
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| Occupation(s) | Economist, screenwriter |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Employer | California State University, Northridge |
| Website | Official website |
Douglas Glen Whitman is an American television writer and a professor of economics.
Whitman is a professor of economics at California State University, Northridge, where he has been on the faculty since 2000.[1] He has also served as a research fellow at the libertarian-oriented Independent Institute, a public policy think tank.[2]
His expertise is in microeconomics, applied game theory, and economic analysis of law.[1] He received his Ph.D. in economics from New York University in 2000 and his undergraduate degree in economics and politics from American University in 1994.[3]
Whitman's 2014 book Economics of the Undead, co-edited with James Dow, is an academic collection of essays that use zombies to explain and demonstrate concepts of economics.[1][4][5] He is also the author of Strange Brew: Alcohol and Government Monopoly (2003).[2]
Screenwriting career
In his second career, Whitman has written for the FOX science-fiction series Fringe, the El Rey Network series Matador,[5] the FX series The Strain, and NBC's The Blacklist: Redemption.[6]
Along with his writing partner Robert Chiappetta, Whitman was a science advisor to the creators of Fringe before its first season.[7][8] Whitman and Chiappetta served as executive story editors on Fringe, and contributed several scripts to the series.[9]
Fringe episodes
- "Ability" (season 1, ep. 14) (teleplay by co-executive producer David H. Goodman, based on a story by Whitman and Chiappetta)
- "Of Human Action" (season 2, ep. 7)
- "The Bishop Revival" (season 2, ep. 4)
- "6955 kHz" (season 3, ep. 6)
- "6B" (season 3, ep. 14)
- "And Those We've Left Behind" (season 4, ep. 6)
- "A Better Human Being" (season 4, ep. 13) (teleplay by co-executive producers Alison Schapker and Monica Owusu-Breen, based on a story by Chiappetta and Whitman)
