Graham Ambrose
Asst Professor
Affiliated Faculty : Genetic Engineering and Society Center, North Carolina State University
Research Affiliate : Center for policy Design and Governance, Syracuse University
Caldwell Hall NA
Bio
I am a public administration scholar focusing on the fields of collaborative governance and policy process with an expertise
and interest in local food and environmental governance.
My research utilizes a policy process lens to explore: (1) representation in collaborative fora as well as the influence diverse representation has on collaborative outputs and outcomes, and (2) the evolution of policy design. As such, I have developed a research agenda focused on: (1) examining the underlying assumptions of collaborative governance by operationalizing and measuring concepts such as representation, participation, institutional evolution, and interpersonal conflict, and (2) using advance computational and network methods to evaluate patterns of policy evolution as it is rooted in policy process theory.
This focus is aided by skills in advanced network analysis, computational text mining, and natural language processing. In addition to these computational skills, I have also designed and administered survey and interview research projects, positioning myself as a competent mixed methods researcher.
Education
Ph.D. Public Administration Syracuse University, Maxwell School 2024
M.S. Science, Tech. & Env. Policy University of Minnesota, Humphrey School 2018
B.S. Applied Plant Science University of Minnesota 2016
Area(s) of Expertise
Fields : Policy process, collaborative governance, network governance, public management
Domains : local food systems, environmental justice, environmental and sustainability policy
Topics : collaborative policy-making, representation, policy decision-making, policy evolution and diffusion
Methods : network analysis, computational data analysis, survey and interview analysis, natural language processing, mixed methods
Publications
- Assessing drivers of sustained engagement in collaborative governance arrangements , JOURNAL OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH AND THEORY (2024)
- Evaluating conflict in collaborative environmental governance: A study of environmental justice councils , REVIEW OF POLICY RESEARCH (2024)
- Understanding policy evolution using institutional grammar: net metering policies in the United States , POLICY DESIGN AND PRACTICE (2024)
- Understanding the Emergence of Computational Institutional Science: A Review of Computational Modeling of Institutions and Institutional Dynamics , International Journal of the Commons (2024)
- Exploring collaboration dynamics and representation in environmental justice councils , Public Administration (2023)
- Collaborative governance design in local food systems in the United States , Policy Design and Practice (2022)
- Comparing happiness associated with household and community gardening: Implications for food action planning , Landscape and Urban Planning (2022)
- Evaluating Change in Representation and Coordination in Collaborative Governance Over Time: A Study of Environmental Justice Councils , Environmental Management (2022)
- Is gardening associated with greater happiness of urban residents? A multi-activity, dynamic assessment in the Twin-Cities region, USA , Landscape and Urban Planning (2020)