I joined the faculty at Colgate University as the 2016-2017 Gretchen Hoadley Burke ’81 Endowed Chair for Regional Studies and am currently an Associate Professor in Environmental Studies. Classes include:
- Sustainability & Climate Action Planning
- Environmental Policy Analysis
- US Environmental Politics
- Rivers: Resources, Politics & Environmental Change (co-taught with Geology)
- Conservation Biology & Policy (co-taught with Biology)
- Community-based Study of Environmental Issues (co-taught with various)
- Australian Environmental Issues (Study Group course)
- Contemporary Nepal (Extended Study course)
- Wilderness (Liberal Arts Core Curriculum, Communities component)
From 2012 to 2016, I was a faculty member of the Department of Policy Studies at California Lutheran University. I designed and taught classes in the Master of Public Policy and Administration (MPPA) program. Classes include:
- Implementation & Analysis of Public Policy
- Sustainable Development Policy
- Research Methods
- Climate & Energy Policy
- Organizational Theory & Development
Previously, I taught at the University of Colorado Denver School of Public Affairs (2009-2011), where I received my MPA and my Ph.D. I designed and taught classes in the Master in Public Administration (MPA) program, including:
- Introduction to Public Administration and Public Service
