Adam Henry
Adam Henry is an assistant professor in the School of Government and Public Policy at the University of Arizona. His research interests are grounded in sustainability science, which focuses on understanding how we can both protect ecological systems while also promoting human well-being. He is particularly interested in the policy process, and understanding how networks amongst scientists, decision-makers, and other stakeholders can promote more sustainable outcomes. He studies these issues in the context local and regional land use and transportation planning, as well as U.S. climate change policy (a study on the latter is currently being funded by an NSF research grant from the Decision, Risk, and Management Sciences program). Prior to joining the University of Arizona faculty, he spent three years as an assistant professor in the Division of Public Administration at West Virginia University and two years as a fellow in the Sustainability Science Program at Harvard University. Henry completed his Ph.D. at the University of California, Davis, and received a B.A. and B.S. degree from Washington and Lee University.