Identifies factors associated with successful transitions from planning to implementation in watershed collaborations and maps developmental trajectories over time.
Analyzes links between conflict dynamics, who advances which interests, and how representation manifests across actors and meetings in collaborative settings.
Tests four theory-driven hypotheses about sustained stakeholder participation in an environmental justice council and identifies interpersonal interactions and policy wins as key contributors.
Builds an original longitudinal dataset from meeting minutes to analyze who participates, who is represented in two-way communications, and how conflict dynamics evolve across councils and time.