Colloquia

The Duck Family Colloquium Series is managed by graduate students. For 2024-2025, Elizabeth Echavarria (Political Science Ph.D. student) will serve as the Richard B. Wesley Fellow in Environmental Politics and Governance and the chair of the Duck Family Colloquium series. The Center will host the following seminars, as described below.

The Center for Environmental Politics organizes a monthly colloquium series on environmental politics, policy, and governance. This series is made possible by the generous support of Gary and Susan Duck, UW alumni and long-standing benefactors of the department. Susan passed away in December 2015 after a prolonged illness. We miss her a lot.

2024-2025 Colloquia

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October2024

“How Can the Behavioral Sciences Inform the Climate Crisis Response?”Madalina Vlasceanu
Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental Social Sciences
Director, Climate Cognition Lab
Stanford University | Doerr School of Sustainability

Noon – 1:30pm PTThe Olson Room (Gowen Hall 1A), UW

15

November2024

“Am I responsible for Climate Change?”Dale Jamieson
Director, Center for Environmental and Animal Protection
Affiliated Professor of Law. Medical Ethics, and Bioethics
Professor Emeritus of Environmental Studies and Philosophy
New York University

Noon – 1:30pm PTThe Olson Room (Gowen Hall 1A), UW

17

January2025

“Inclusive Conservation: Impact Evaluation Lessons Including for Debt Relief”Alex Pfaff
Professor of Public Policy, Economics and the Environment
Duke University

Noon – 1:30pm PTThe Olson Room (Gowen Hall 1A), UW

21

February2025

“Disparities in Disconnections: Utility Access in the Age of Climate Change”David Konisky
Associate Dean for Research
Lynton K. Caldwell Professor
School of Public and Environmental Affairs
Indiana University Bloomington

Noon – 1:30pm PTThe Olson Room (Gowen Hall 1A), UW

18

April2025

“Harnessing Law and Policy to Reduce Food Waste”Emily M. Broad Leib
Clinical Professor of Law
Director, Food Law and Policy Clinic
Director, Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation
Harvard Law School

Noon – 1:30pm PTThe Olson Room (Gowen Hall 1A), UW

02

May2025

“Water Governance Disparities and Utility Performance: Evidence from California”Maura Allaire
Visiting Associate Professor
Water Equity Lab | Dept. of Urban Planning & Public Policy
University of California, Irvine

Noon – 1:30pm PTThe Olson Room (Gowen Hall 1A), UW

Past Colloquia Events

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