My expertise is in the field of environmental policy, particularly as it is relates to urban governance and management. On going projects include studies on local climate protection initiatives, the relationship between urban forest management and ecosystem services, and community perceptions of carbon capture and sequestration. Much of my research focuses on state and local level policy and quantitatively examines the ways in which decisions made at these two levels of government interact. Examinations of policy innovation and diffusion have been consistent sub-themes throughout my work.
Articles
The Motivations Behind Municipal Climate Engagement: An Empirical Assessment of How Local Objectives Shape the Production of a Public Good, Cityscape: A Journal of Policy Development and Research (2013)
Cities engage in greenhouse gas mitigation efforts because of some combination of desires to achieve...
An Assessment of the Impact that Participation in Local Climate Networks has on Cities’ Implementation of Climate, Energy, and Transportation Policies, Review of Policy Research (2012)
Much of the attention surrounding local climate protection in the United States is associated with...
Early public impressions of terrestrial carbon capture and storage in a coal-intensive state., Environmental Science and Technology (2012)
While carbon capture and storage (CCS) is considered to be critical to achieving long-term climate-protection...
Intent to purchase a plug-in electric vehicle: A survey of early impressions in large U.S. cites, Transportation Research D: Transport and Environment (2012)
This paper examines consumer stated intent to purchase plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) and assesses the...
The Impact of Municipal Renewable Electricity Use on Greenhouse Gas Emissions in the United States, Energy Policy (2012)
Local governments are increasingly taking initiatives to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. However, limited and...