Douglas Glen Whitman is an American

television writer A screenplay writer (also called screenwriter, scriptwriter, scribe or scenarist) is a writer who practices the craft of screenwriting, writing screenplays on which mass media, such as films, television programs and video games, are based. ...

and a professor of

economics Economics () is the social science that studies the Production (economics), production, distribution (economics), distribution, and Consumption (economics), consumption of goods and services. Economics focuses on the behaviour and intera ...

Academic career

Whitman is a professor of economics at

California State University, Northridge California State University, Northridge (CSUN or Cal State Northridge) is a public university in the Northridge neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. With a total enrollment of 38,551 students (as of Fall 2021), it has the second largest un ...

, where he has been on the faculty since 2000. He has also served as a research fellow at the

libertarian Libertarianism (from french: libertaire, "libertarian"; from la, libertas, "freedom") is a political philosophy that upholds liberty as a core value. Libertarians seek to maximize autonomy and political freedom, and minimize the state's e ...

-oriented

Independent Institute The Independent Institute is an American libertarian think tank based in Oakland, California. Founded in 1986 by David J. Theroux, the institute focuses on political, social, economic, legal, environmental, and foreign policy issues. It has more ...

, a

public policy Public policy is an institutionalized proposal or a decided set of elements like laws, regulations, guidelines, and actions to solve or address relevant and real-world problems, guided by a conception and often implemented by programs. Public p ...

think tank A think tank, or policy institute, is a research institute that performs research and advocacy concerning topics such as social policy, political strategy, economics, military, technology, and culture. Most think tanks are non-governmenta ...

. His expertise is in

microeconomics Microeconomics is a branch of mainstream economics that studies the behavior of individuals and firms in making decisions regarding the allocation of scarce resources and the interactions among these individuals and firms. Microeconomics fo ...

, applied game theory, and economic analysis of law. He received his Ph.D. in economics from

New York University New York University (NYU) is a private research university in New York City. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded by a group of New Yorkers led by then-Secretary of the Treasury Albert Gallatin. In 1832, the ...

in 2000 and his undergraduate degree in economics and politics from

American University The American University (AU or American) is a private federally chartered research university in Washington, D.C. Its main campus spans 90 acres (36 ha) on Ward Circle, mostly in the Spring Valley neighborhood of Northwest D.C. AU was charte ...

in 1994. Whitman's 2014 book ''Economics of the Undead'', co-edited with James Dow, is an academic collection of essays that use

zombie A zombie (Haitian French: , ht, zonbi) is a mythological undead corporeal revenant created through the reanimation of a corpse. Zombies are most commonly found in horror and fantasy genre works. The term comes from Haitian folklore, in whic ...

s to explain and demonstrate concepts of economics. He is also the author of ''Strange Brew: Alcohol and Government Monopoly'' (2003).

Screenwriting career

In his second career, Whitman has written for the

FOX Foxes are small to medium-sized, omnivorous mammals belonging to several genera of the family Canidae. They have a flattened skull, upright, triangular ears, a pointed, slightly upturned snout, and a long bushy tail (or ''brush''). Twelve sp ...

science-fiction Science fiction (sometimes shortened to Sci-Fi or SF) is a genre of speculative fiction which typically deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts such as advanced science and technology, space exploration, time travel, parallel univers ...

series ''

Fringe Fringe may refer to: Arts * Edinburgh Festival Fringe, the world's largest arts festival, known as "the Fringe" * Adelaide Fringe, the world's second-largest annual arts festival * Fringe theatre, a name for alternative theatre * The Fringe, the ...

'', the

El Rey Network El Rey Network (Spanish for ''The King'') is a media brand founded by Robert Rodriguez on December 15, 2013, that is currently owned in a joint venture with FactoryMade Ventures. Until December 31, 2020, El Rey was a cable and satellite network ...

series ''

Matador A bullfighter (or matador) is a performer in the activity of bullfighting. ''Torero'' () or ''toureiro'' (), both from Latin ''taurarius'', are the Spanish and Portuguese words for bullfighter and describe all the performers in the activit ...

'', the FX series ''

The Strain ''The Strain'' is a 2009 vampire horror novel by Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan. It is the first installment in ''The Strain Trilogy'', and was followed by '' The Fall'' (2010) and ''The Night Eternal'' (2011). Plot synopsis A Boeing 77 ...

'', and

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's '' The Blacklist: Redemption''. Along with his writing partner

Robert Chiappetta Robert Chiappetta is an American television writer and lawyer. Career Chiappetta, along with his writing partner Glen Whitman, served as executive story editors on the FOX crime/mystery series ''Fringe'', and contributed several scripts to the s ...

, Whitman was a science advisor to the creators of ''Fringe'' before its first season. Whitman and Chiappetta served as executive story editors on ''Fringe'', and contributed several scripts to the series.

''Fringe'' episodes

* "

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" (season 1, ep. 14) (teleplay by co-executive producer

David H. Goodman David H. Goodman is an American television writer and television producer, producer. He is known for his work on the CBS Drama (genre), drama ''Without a Trace'' and the Fox Broadcasting Network, FOX science fiction series ''Fringe (TV series), ...

, based on a story by Whitman and Chiappetta) * "

Of Human Action "Of Human Action" is the seventh episode of the second season of the science fiction/crime series ''Fringe'', and the 27th episode overall. The episode followed a case involving the apparent kidnapping of the son of a scientist working for biotec ...

" (season 2, ep. 7) * "

The Bishop Revival "The Bishop Revival" is the 13th episode of the second season of the American science fiction drama television series ''Fringe''. The episode's storyline followed Nazi scientist Alfred Hoffman (Craig Robert Young) as he specially designed airbor ...

" (season 2, ep. 4) * "

6955 kHz "6955 kHz" is the sixth List of Fringe episodes, episode of the Fringe (season 3), third season of the American science fiction drama television program, television series ''Fringe (TV series), Fringe''. It first aired on November 11, 2010 in the ...

" (season 3, ep. 6) * " 6B" (season 3, ep. 14) * "

And Those We've Left Behind "And Those We've Left Behind" is the sixth episode of the fourth season of the Fox science-fiction drama television series ''Fringe'', and the series' 71st episode overall. The episode dealt with the Fringe team's investigation of a series of tim ...

" (season 4, ep. 6) * " A Better Human Being" (season 4, ep. 13) (teleplay by co-executive producers Alison Schapker and

Monica Owusu-Breen Monica Owusu-Breen is an American television producer and screenwriter. Early life and education Owusu-Breen has described herself as "half-Spanish, half Ghanaian". She was born in England and lived in Spain as a child, where she learned to spe ...

, based on a story by Chiappetta and Whitman)

Personal life

As a blogger on topics including language and

linguistics Linguistics is the scientific study of human language. It is called a scientific study because it entails a comprehensive, systematic, objective, and precise analysis of all aspects of language, particularly its nature and structure. Linguis ...

, Whitman is credited with coining the word

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in 2004.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Whitman, Glen 1972 births Living people Place of birth missing (living people) American writers American screenwriters American television writers American male writers Cato Institute people American male television writers American libertarians Male screenwriters 21st-century American economists 21st-century American screenwriters 21st-century American male writers