I am an interdisciplinary natural resources social scientist concerned with understanding the dynamics of coupled human-natural systems to inform complex policy decisions. Focusing primarily on the nexus of water and multifunctional working lands (e.g., mixed-use watersheds that include agricultural or mining land uses), my research is driven by the overarching questions: How and why do people govern coupled human-natural systems under climate change? And in turn, what are the effects of these governance decisions?
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I am an assistant professor of Environmental Policy and Sustainable Landscapes in the Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences Department at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.