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Associate Professor, Political Science Department
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Affiliated Faculty, University of Utah, Center for Global Change and Sustainability
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Affiliated Faculty, Environmental and Sustainability Studies, University of Utah
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Research Fellow, Earth System Governance (ESG) Network
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Affiliated Researcher, The Griffith Criminology Institute and Global Risk Governance Program, University of Cape Town
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Assistant Professor, Political Science Department
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Affiliated Faculty, Center for Genomic Medicine
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Affiliated Faculty, Latin American Studies Program
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Affiliated Faculty, Asian Studies Program
Professional Service
- American Political Science Association (APSA).
Panelist.
07/01/2023 - 06/30/2024
- Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, UK Ministerial Office of Government.
Role: Speaker.
Beyond maladaptation: structural barriers to successful adaptation.
07/01/2022 - 06/30/2023
- CLIMATE: Keep Growing Tuesday, Maven District.
Role: Speaker.
"Air Quality in Utah".
07/01/2022 - 06/30/2023
- Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Power and Energy Society Grid Resilience Workshop.
Role: Panel Organizer and Moderator.
"Energy Equity and the Obstacles to Energy Resilience in Vulnerable Communities.".
07/01/2022 - 06/30/2023
- Maven District: Grow Event, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Role: Speaker.
"Climate and the Air We Breathe".
07/01/2022 - 06/30/2023
- American Political Science Association.
Role: Panel Chair.
“Social Responsibility and International Economic Policy,” Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA (September 2021).
09/01/2021 - 09/21/2021
- Energy Policy.
Reviewer.
08/03/2021 - 09/08/2021
- International Studies Association.
Role: Discussant.
“Government Responses to Climate Change,” International Studies Association, Las Vegas, NV.
04/05/2021 - 04/12/2021
- International Studies Association.
Role: Chair.
“The Environment, Climate Change and the Dynamics of Peace and Conflict,” International Studies Association, Las Vegas NV .
04/05/2021 - 04/12/2021
- International Studies Association, Las Vegas NV.
Role: Chair.
Climate Change Management: Institutional and Policy Responses.
04/2021 - present
- International Studies Association, Las Vegas NV.
Role: Discussant.
Contesting Carbon and the Struggles for Clean Energy.
04/2021 - present
- International Journal of Public Administration .
Reviewer.
03/01/2021 - 06/01/2021
- REN21.
Role: GSR Expert Contributor.
Secretariat of the Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century (REN21) .
01/01/2021 - 05/31/2021
- Atmosphere.
Topic Board Editor.
09/01/2020 - 10/01/2023
- Sustainability.
Role: Reviewer.
Reviewer.
05/06/2020 - 06/06/2020
- REN21.
Role: GSR 2020 Expert Contributor.
Secretariat of the Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century (REN21).
01/01/2020 - 05/31/2020
- International Journal of Comparative Sociology.
Reviewer.
03/02/2019 - 12/31/2019
- G-20 Commission.
Role: Member.
Advisory Committee, G-20 Commission. Task Force 2: Climate Change and Environment, Saudi Arabia Ministry (2019-2020).
03/01/2019 - 12/31/2020
- G-20 Commission.
Role: Advisory Committee.
Task Force 2: Climate Change and Environment, G-20 Commission Saudi Arabia Ministry .
01/01/2019 - 12/01/2020
- REN21.
Role: Area expert and survey respondent.
GSR 2019 Expert Contributor for the Secretariat of the Renewable energy Policy Network for the the 21st Century.
11/05/2018 - 06/21/2019
- Earth System Governance Network.
Role: Discussant.
Panel, “Transnational Governance & the UN Sustainable Development Goals: Exploring New Frontiers,” Earth System Governance Annual Conference, Utrecht, Netherlands.
11/05/2018 - 11/09/2018
- Earth System Governance Network.
Role: Panel Chair.
Panel, “Theoretical and Methodological Foundation of Science, Knowledge and Uncertainty,” Earth System Governance Annual Conference, Utrecht, Netherlands.
11/05/2018 - 11/09/2018
- Earth System Governance Network.
Role: Discussant.
Discussant on panel, "What is Agency." ESG Annual conference, Utrecht, Netherlands.
11/05/2018 - 11/08/2018
- International Studies Association (ISA).
Role: Committee Member.
Harold & Margaret Sprout Award Committee, Environmental Studies Section (ESS) .
01/01/2018 - 12/31/2018
- Environmental Studies Section (ESS) of the International Studies Association (ISA) .
Role: Committee Member.
Harold & Margaret Sprout Award Committee.
03/22/2017 - 03/30/2019
- International Studies Association.
Role: Discussant.
Land as an Object(ive) of Development: Who gets access?, .
02/22/2017 - 03/02/2017
- International Studies Association.
Role: Panel Chair.
Sovereigns and Finance.
02/22/2017 - 02/26/2017
- American Political Science Association (APSA).
Role: Chair.
Dissertation Award Committee, Science, Technology, and Environmental Politics Section of the American Political Science Association.
05/17/2016 - 09/06/2017
- Scholars Strategy Network, Utah Chapter.
“Unequal Voices: Inequality in Utah and Beyond,” Community Event – City Library (March 2016).
03/22/2016 - 03/22/2016
- Earth System Governance Network.
Role: Research Fellow.
ESG Researcher.
01/01/2016 - present
- Global Politics .
Reviewer.
01/01/2016 - present
- Energy Politics .
Reviewer.
01/01/2016 - present
- Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Climate Science .
Reviewer.
01/01/2016 - 11/23/2016
- Cogent Social Sciences.
Role: Board of Editors.
A multi-disciplinary journal at Taylor & Francis/Routledge Publishing.
07/2015 - 03/31/2017
- Scholars Strategy Network (SSN).
Co-Chair, Utah Chapter.
06/15/2015 - 10/01/2018
- International Studies Association (ISA).
Role: Nominations Committee.
Environmental Studies Section of the ISA.
02/2015 - 03/2017
- International Studies Association (ISA).
Role: Speaker.
Society for Women in International Political Economy (SWIPE) Roundtable (by invitation), ISA Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA.
02/2015 - 02/2015
- International Studies Association (ISA).
Role: Discussant.
Ethics of Economic Statecraft, ISA Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA.
02/2015 - 02/2015
- National Science Foundation (NSF).
Reviewer for Partnerships for International Research and Education (PIRE), NSF.
01/02/2015 - 04/09/2015
- International Studies Association (ISA).
Role: Discussant.
Water, Power and Money, ISA Conference, New Orleans, LA.
01/2015 - 02/2015
- International Studies Review .
Reviewer.
04/2014 - present
- Review of International Political Economy Journal.
Reviewer.
08/01/2013 - present
Internal Service
- Project Reviewer, Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program (UROP).
07/01/2023 - 06/30/2024.
University service.
- "Environmental Justice".
Panelist,
07/01/2022 - 06/30/2023.
Department service.
- “Energy Equity and the Obstacles to Energy Resilience in Vulnerable Communities.” .
Panel Organizer and Moderator,
07/01/2022 - 06/30/2023.
College service.
- "Dialogue on Disparities: Policy and Economic Implications of Environmental Inequalities": NEXUS Center.
Panelist,
07/01/2022 - 06/30/2023.
College service.
- Commencement Banner Carrier, University of Utah.
05/2022 - 05/2022.
University service.
- “Understanding the Air Quality Policy Interface,” SUST 6000 (February 2022) .
Guest Speaker,
02/08/2022 - 02/11/2022.
College service.
- “Understanding the Air Quality Policy Interface,” SUST 6000.
Guest Speaker,
02/2022 - present.
Department service.
- Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program (UROP).
Project Reviewer,
01/01/2022 - 12/31/2022.
University service.
- Office of Undergraduate Research Symposium.
Poster Evaluator,
01/01/2022 - 12/31/2022.
University service.
- CSBS Reviewer, University of Utah Graduate and Teach Fellowships (2022).
Reviewer,
01/01/2022 - 03/31/2022.
College service.
- Fellowship Selection Committee, Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS), University of Utah.
Member,
01/01/2022 - 03/30/2022.
College service.
- "Intra-city variability of fine particulate matter during COVID-19 lockdown: A case study from Park City, Utah” .
Speaker,
10/01/2021 - 10/31/2021.
College service.
- Graduate Council Representative for the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, University of Utah.
Member,
08/01/2021 - 07/30/2024.
University service.
- Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program (UROP) .
Project Reviewer,
07/2021 - 06/2022.
University service.
- Programs of Public Affairs (PPA) Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI) Working Group, Public Policy Program.
Member,
07/2021 - 06/2022.
Department service.
- CSBS Research Symposium.
Poster Evaluator,
07/2021 - 06/2022.
Department service.
- “Social Impacts and Policy Panel,” COVID-19 Symposium, The Immunology, Inflammation, and Infectious Disease Initiative (3i), University of Utah.
Speaker,
06/10/2021 - 06/10/2021.
University service.
- “Understanding Air Pollution,” Introduction to Environmental Sociology.
Guest Lecturer,
05/2021 - present.
Department service.
- 4th Year Promotion and Tenure Subcommittee, Department of Political Science.
Member,
03/31/2021 - 12/31/2021.
Department service.
- 6th Year Promotion and Tenure Subcommittee, Department of Political Science.
Member,
03/31/2021 - 12/31/2021.
Department service.
- 7th Year Promotion and Tenure Subcommittee, Department of Political Science.
Chair,
03/31/2021 - 12/31/2021.
Department service.
- “Why Did India Fared So Well at the Start of the Pandemic?” Go Learn and Continuing Education, At Home Speaker Series.
Speaker,
03/31/2021 - 03/31/2021.
University service.
- Betty Glad Committee, Department of Political Science.
Member,
03/15/2021 - 05/01/2021.
Department service.
- “Understanding Air Pollution,” Introduction to Environmental Sociology, Department of Sociology, University of Utah .
Guest Lecturer,
03/03/2021 - 05/03/2021.
College service.
- “Prioritizing Equity in Climate Resilience Planning,” Hinckley Institute of Politics, University of Utah (2021).
Panelist,
01/10/2021 - 02/10/2021.
College service.
- College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, University of Utah.
Graduate Council Representative,
01/2021 - 12/2024.
College service.
- Campus as a Living Lab Advisory Committee.
Member,
01/01/2021 - 12/31/2022.
University service.
- International Relations Field Exam Committee .
Chair,
01/01/2021 - 03/31/2021.
Department service.
- Economics Impacts, University of Utah Climate Resilience Report Committee .
Subcommittee Member,
10/07/2020 - 04/30/2021.
University service.
- International Studies Program .
Faculty Advisory Committee,
09/01/2020 - 07/31/2021.
College service.
- Economics Impacts, University of Utah Climate Resilience Report Committee.
Subcommittee Member,
07/2020 - 06/2021.
Department service.
- Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program (UROP).
Project Reviewer,
07/2020 - 06/2021.
University service.
- 5th Year Promotion and Tenure Subcommittee, Dept of Political Science .
Chair,
07/01/2020 - 06/30/2021.
Department service.
- 3rd Year Promotion and Tenure Subcommittee, Dept of Political Science .
Member,
07/01/2020 - 06/30/2021.
Department service.
- College of Behavioral and Social Science Representative, Global Change and Sustainability (GCSC) Executive Committee.
GCSC Representative,
07/01/2019 - 06/30/2021.
College service.
- Betty Glad Committee.
Review Committee,
03/07/2019 - 05/01/2019.
Department service.
- Go Learn - India.
Country Team Leader,
01/01/2019 - 12/31/2020.
University service.
- “Generating Inequality,” The Great Polarization: Economics, Institutions and Policies in the Age of Inequality, Department of Economics, University of Utah.
Moderator,
09/03/2018 - 09/07/2018.
College service.
- Panel on “European Politics and Security,” Hinckley Institute of Politics.
Moderator,
03/14/2018 - 03/15/2018.
College service.
- CSBS Nominations Committee, GCSC First Year Fellowship .
Committee Member,
02/01/2018 - 02/28/2018.
College service.
- International Relations Field Exam Committee.
Committee Member,
01/01/2018 - 12/31/2020.
Department service.
- Faculty Advisory Committee, International Studies Program.
Faculty Advisor,
01/01/2018 - 12/31/2019.
University service.
- International Relations Field Committee (2013-present).
Committee Member,
01/01/2018 - 12/31/2019.
Department service.
- Executive Committee, Department of Political Science.
Committee Member,
01/01/2018 - 12/31/2019.
Department service.
- Political Science Research Colloquial Committee.
Committee Member,
01/01/2018 - 06/30/2018.
Department service.
- Political Science Research Colloquia Committee .
Co-Chair,
07/01/2017 - 06/30/2018.
Department service.
- Society, Water, and Climate (SWC) Executive Committee .
Committee Member,
03/01/2017 - 12/31/2018.
College service.
- Executive Committee, Department of Political Science .
Member,
07/01/2016 - 07/01/2017.
Department service.
- Betty Glad Committee, Department of Political Science.
Member,
03/15/2016 - 05/06/2016.
Department service.
- "Presidential Primaries Roundtable” Hinckley Institute of Politics .
Discussant,
03/15/2016 - 03/31/2016.
College service.
- Strategic Hiring Committee .
01/01/2016 - 06/06/2016.
Department service.
- Society, Water, and Climate (SWC) Cluster Search Committee .
Committee Member,
06/01/2015 - 06/01/2017.
College service.
- Teaching Sustainability Award (Wasatch Award).
06/01/2015 - 06/01/2016.
University service.
- Learning Abroad Directors Training Certification, University of Utah (2015).
05/13/2015 - present.
College service.
- Policy Solutions Challenge, “Water Policy Solutions in the United States,” Center for Public Policy and Administration, University of Utah.
Judge,
04/01/2015 - 04/30/2015.
College service.
- Hinckley Journal of Politics.
Editor,
08/2014 - 05/31/2016.
University service.
- Executive Committee, Department of Political Science.
Member,
08/2014 - 07/2015.
Department service.
- Society, Water, and Climate (SWC) Research Cluster Search Committee.
ENVST Director Subcommittee Member,
08/01/2014 - 04/15/2015.
College service.
- Women in Political Science Mentoring Project .
07/2014 - 06/2022.
Department service.
- Program Committee, Center on Global Change and Sustainability .
07/2014 - 07/2015.
Other service.
- Discussant, “Reflexivity and World Politics,” University Of Utah.
03/25/2014 - 03/25/2014.
Department service.
- “Presentations and Job Talks” Professional Skills Development, Department of Political Science, University of Utah.
Speaker,
03/01/2014 - 03/30/2014.
Department service.
- CSBS Dean’s Building Committee.
Research Team,
02/01/2014 - 12/2014.
College service.
- Environmental and Sustainability Studies Program.
Scholarship Committee,
01/2014 - 06/2016.
College service.
- Hinckley Journal of Politics.
Faculty Editor,
01/2014 - 03/2014.
Other service.
- International Relations Comprehensive Exam Committee.
Member,
11/01/2013 - present.
Department service.
- Environmental and Sustainability Studies Program.
Executive Committee Member,
10/01/2013 - 06/30/2016.
Other service.
- "Sustainability Inquiry," University of Utah Sustainability Journal.
Faculty Editorial Board,
10/01/2013 - 07/2014.
University service.
- “A Line in the Sand: Syria and US Foreign Policy,” Hinckley Institute of Politics, University of Utah.
Panelist,
10/01/2013 - 10/31/2013.
College service.
- Political Science Research Colloquia Committee .
08/28/2013 - 06/30/2015.
Department service.
- International Relations Field Committee.
Member,
08/01/2013 - present.
Department service.
Honors & Awards
- Teaching Sustainability.
Wasatch Teaching Award,
10/01/2015
- University of Utah Teaching Grant.
University of Utah,
01/15/2014
- Affiliates Dissertation Fellowship.
UCSB Affiliates Foundation,
02/01/2013
- Led the Go Learn: India Program research trip, demonstrating knowledge of the area and instructing adults about world travel.
Go Learn: India Program,
03/01/2023
- Nominee, Award for Great Teaching.
Robert Foster Cherry Award,
10/01/2022
- Faculty Fellow.
College of Social and Behavioral Science, University of Utah,
09/2022
- Associate Director.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Utah Energy and Power Innovation Center (U-EPIC),
07/01/2022
- Distinguished Teaching Award.
University of Utah,
05/05/2022
- Junior Faculty Teaching Award Nomination.
University of Utah ,
12/11/2019
- Beacon of Excellence Nomination - Award is to recognize and celebrate the outstanding people, programs or projects who have helped make the University a Beacon of Excellence through their commitment to providing an exceptional student education.
Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence,
07/01/2018
- Junior Faculty Teaching Award Nomination.
University of Utah,
11/25/2017
Affiliations
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Earth System Governance Network
(ESG),
Research Fellow,
01/01/2016 - present
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Scholars Strategy Network
(SSN),
Co-Chair, Utah Chapter,
07/15/2015 - present
In the Media
- New center brings U-EPIC research power to the energy transition, At the U by Paul Gabrielson and Staff. 10/07/2022.
https://attheu.utah.edu/uncategorized/new-center-b...
- SEED2SOIL annual research grants awarded. 08/15/2022.
https://attheu.utah.edu/facultystaff/seed2soil-ann...
- Recognizing our exceptional faculty. 05/06/2022.
https://attheu.utah.edu/facultystaff/faculty-award...
- Anti-idling campaign reduces idling time at elementary schools - 'Nerdmobile' sampled air quality in pick-up/drop-off line during the study. 05/03/2022.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/05/2205...
- Study measures indoor air quality in two Salt Lake City high schools. 03/08/2022.
https://phys.org/news/2022-03-indoor-air-quality-s...
- Interviewed and quoted by Ellen Cowley (Jan 28, 2022) “Air Pollution is Not a New Cause of Death,” The Daily Utah Chronicle. 01/28/2022.
https://dailyutahchronicle.com/2022/01/28/cowley-a...
- “New center brings U-EPIC research power to the energy transition,” At the U, by Paul Gabrielson and Staff . 01/07/2022.
https://attheu.utah.edu/uncategorized/new-center-b...
- The Air We Share – University of Utah Home Coming Event. 01/2022.
- The Air We Share – University of Utah Home Coming Event. 01/2022.
- Andrew Weyrich (Sept 20, 2021) “How COVID-19 is spurring research on campus,” Good Notes Blog. 09/20/2021.
https://attheu.utah.edu/facultystaff/how-covid-19-...
- Interviewed live on ABC In Focus (ABC4) on August 19, 2021 about “Societal Inequality and COVID-19 Outcomes” . 08/19/2021.
https://www.abc4.com/news/infocus/in-focus-discuss...
- Salt Lake Tribune on August 9, 2021, “Study: Residents of poorer neighborhoods got COVID at 10 times the rate of those in affluent neighborhoods” . 08/09/2021.
https://www.sltrib.com/news/2021/08/09/study-resid...
- Fox News (Fox 13) on July 15, 2021 about “Study shows how Park City air pollution changed during pandemic” . 07/15/2021.
https://www.fox13now.com/news/local-news/study-sho...
- “How air pollution changed during COVID-19 in Park City, Utah,” Science Alert, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) . 07/08/2021.
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-07/uo...
- “How air pollution changed during COVID-19 in Park City, Utah” by Paul Gabrielson (July 2021) At the U News. 07/01/2021.
https://attheu.utah.edu/facultystaff/how-air-pollu...
- Carter Williams (2021) “Poor air quality outside can produce higher levels of pollution indoors, Utah study finds,” KSL. 02/23/2021.
https://www.ksl.com/article/50113150/poor-air-qual...
- “How outdoor pollution affects indoor air quality,” Science Alert, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). 02/22/2021.
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-02/uo...
- Interview and article about recent publication, “Weather messaging, air quality and how they may impact transit ridership” KSL. 09/08/2020.
https://www.ksl.com/article/50015179/weather-messa...
- “Weather messaging, air quality and how they may impact transit ridership,” by Amy Joi Donoghue for Deseret News. 09/07/2020.
https://www.deseret.com/utah/2020/9/7/21411357/wea...
- How weather news impacts public transit ridership,” Science Daily . 08/31/2020.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/08/2008...
- Nexus Center Podcast Interview, “Research Highlights – Perceptions and behaviors around air quality in Utah.” . 05/05/2020.
https://nexus.utah.edu/podcast/index.php
- Utah Air Quality Survey Interview, “Utah Insights,” on PBS. 03/17/2020.
- Quoted in Salt Lake Tribune, “Op-Ed: “Dan Reed and Mike Good: It’s not too late to clean up the air in Utah,” by Dan Reed and Mike Good. 10/13/2019.
https://www.sltrib.com/opinion/commentary/2019/10/...
- Air Quality Interview, KSL News . 10/02/2019.
- SSN Media Engagement Training Workshop. 09/10/2018.
- Commentator, "Utah's Public Lands," for Energy and Environmental News. 07/03/2018.
- “Inequality in Utah,” KRCL’s (90.9 FM) RadioActive program with Lara Jones and Billy Palmer . 03/24/2016.
http://www.krcl.org/blog/radioactive-march-24-2016...
- “Super Tuesday and the 2016 Presidential Elections,” KSTU – Channel 13 Fox News . 03/01/2016.
- “Super Tuesday Coverage,” KSL – Channel 2 CBS News . 03/01/2016.
http://www.ksl.com/?nid=757&sid=38725266
- “Clean Energy in the Intermountain West” , Nevada Caucus
"Real Solutions for Real People Summit". 02/13/2016.