My primary research areas include collaborative environmental management, citizen participation, and agency policymaking related to forest and land resources in the United States. I also have a growing research agenda in performance management, land use related to global climate change, and renewable energy policy. My past work has included federalism, ecosystem management policy, and institutional analysis. With graduate students and colleagues, I am examining questions about who participates in collaborative partnerships, how government personnel and institutions can foster better collaborative results, how citizen participation changes conservation behavior, what challenges organizations face in collaborating with stakeholders, and how government agencies can measure their environmental performance.