Bonnie Keeler

Center for Science, Technology, and Environmental Policy
Humphrey School of Public Affairs
Twin Cities

Award Year
2021
University Award
McKnight Presidential Fellow Award
Research Title
What is clean water worth? In pursuit of more equitable, efficient, and effective water policy
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Bonnie Keeler works at the intersection of sustainability science and environmental economics, with particular expertise in water policy. Keeler’s research investigates the distribution of environmental benefits and burdens, the social costs of water pollution, and the dynamics of social-ecological systems. Keeler is the co-director of the CREATE Initiative, a community-engaged research project that aims to leverage the resources of the research university in service to the needs and priorities of environmental justice organizations in urban watersheds. Keeler also directs the Beyond the Academy network - a coalition of university leaders seeking to reform academic models to promote actionable, engaged scholarship on sustainability.