I am an Assistant Professor in Environmental Policy and Planning at the University of Michigan's School for Environment and Sustainability. I can be reached at:
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My research springs from the question of how to make democracy work better in the context of large-scale environmental problems, primarily climate change.
My work considers how organized groups shape climate policy debates by mobilizing people to participate, influencing voting behavior, and building coalitions. I have studied efforts to engage people in small-dollar campaign finance and environmental activism, how climate communication affects attitudes, and how Members of Congress learn their constituents’ opinions.
My August 2026 book, Getting to Work on Climate Policy, examines the question of why organized labor advocates alongside environmental groups for climate policy in some times and not places but not others. This book is written for academics, students, and practitioners alike, providing both theoretical lessons about why coalitions form as well as recommendations for advocates and policymakers.
After receiving my Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of California, Santa Barbara, I was a Postdoctoral Associate in the Sanford School of Public Policy at Duke University and a Visiting Assistant Professor in Environmental Studies at Colby College. Prior to academia, I worked as a climate policy researcher at the World Resources Institute. I received my B.A. in Political Science from Haverford College.
[email protected]
My research springs from the question of how to make democracy work better in the context of large-scale environmental problems, primarily climate change.
My work considers how organized groups shape climate policy debates by mobilizing people to participate, influencing voting behavior, and building coalitions. I have studied efforts to engage people in small-dollar campaign finance and environmental activism, how climate communication affects attitudes, and how Members of Congress learn their constituents’ opinions.
My August 2026 book, Getting to Work on Climate Policy, examines the question of why organized labor advocates alongside environmental groups for climate policy in some times and not places but not others. This book is written for academics, students, and practitioners alike, providing both theoretical lessons about why coalitions form as well as recommendations for advocates and policymakers.
After receiving my Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of California, Santa Barbara, I was a Postdoctoral Associate in the Sanford School of Public Policy at Duke University and a Visiting Assistant Professor in Environmental Studies at Colby College. Prior to academia, I worked as a climate policy researcher at the World Resources Institute. I received my B.A. in Political Science from Haverford College.