Clare Ryan

I am a professor of Natural Resource Policy with adjunct faculty appointments in the Daniel J. Evans School of Public Policy and Governance and the School of Marine and Environmental Affairs. Before working as a professor, I was a scientist and manager in state (Washington Department of Ecology) and federal (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency) natural resource management agencies. My research focuses on three areas of applied natural resource science and policy: 1) policy implementation – particularly water resource policy and management; 2) institutional and organizational aspects related to integrating science into policy and management; and 3) collaboration and conflict management. Currently, I am investigating hazard planning and community resilience in Washington state; implementing collaborative watershed planning policies; and integration of best available scientific information into decision-making at the US Forest Service and other federal agencies.