Dr. Lubell is an Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of California, Davis. (Ph. D., State University of New York at Stony Brook, 1999) His research focuses on human behavior and the role of governance institutions in solving collective action problems and facilitating cooperation. The collective action problems associated with environmental policy provide a laboratory for his research. Lubell's current projects include watershed management, environmental activism, agricultural best management practices, and institutional change in local governments. He also dabbles in experimental economics and simulation techniques to further explore collective action theory.