CONTRIBUTOR:

Ahjond S. Garmestani

AFFILIATION:

TITLE:

Research Scientist

DEPARTMENT:

National Risk Management Research Laboratory

INSTITUTION:

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

BIOGRAPHY:

Ahjond Garmestani is a Research Scientist at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Risk Management Research Laboratory, Cincinnati, Ohio. He received his Ph.D. in Policy Studies from Clemson University in 2006, a J.D. from Florida State University College of Law in 2001, a M.S. in Wildlife Ecology from the University of Florida in 1997, and a B.A. in Anthropology from Emory in 1993. His research is integrated and transdisciplinary, and focused upon sustainability science (social-ecological resilience, environmental law and policy, environmental governance, ecology), and has resulted in 60 peer-reviewed publications, 2 books and a journal special feature.