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Gemma Smith

Assistant Professor, School of Government and Public Policy | Member of the Graduate Faculty

School of Govt & Public Policy

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Publications(6)

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Beyond Regulation: Coordinating an Environmental Federalist Response to Forever Chemicals in the Water

2025

environmental policy, water contamination, chemical management, risk assessment, federalism

The promise of collective action for large-scale commons dilemmas: reflections on common-pool resource theory

2022

collective action, large-scale, reflections

Private Citizens, Stakeholder Groups, or Governments? Perceived Legitimacy and Preferred Representation in Water Collaborative Governance

2021

water governance, public participation

A Path Forward for Qualitative Research on Sustainability in the COVID-19 Pandemic

2021

qualitative research, sustainability, covid-19, pandemic

Trade-offs Across the Water-Energy-Food Nexus: A Triple Bottom Line Sustainability Assessment of Desalination for Agriculture in the San Quintin Valley, Mexico

2020

water-energy-food nexus, sustainability assessment, desalination, agriculture

Think Globally, Act Locally: Adoption of Climate Action Plans in California

2019

climate action, environmental policy, sustainability, policy implementation, community engagement

People

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Gemma Smith

Collaboration(10)

Karletta Chief

Andrea Gerlak

Adriana Cimetta

Stephanie Carroll

Laura Lopez Hoffman

Grants(1)

Publications(6)

Beyond Regulation: Coordinating an Environmental Federalist Response to Forever Chemicals in the Water

The promise of collective action for large-scale commons dilemmas: reflections on common-pool resource theory

Private Citizens, Stakeholder Groups, or Governments? Perceived Legitimacy and Preferred Representation in Water Collaborative Governance

A Path Forward for Qualitative Research on Sustainability in the COVID-19 Pandemic

Trade-offs Across the Water-Energy-Food Nexus: A Triple Bottom Line Sustainability Assessment of Desalination for Agriculture in the San Quintin Valley, Mexico

Think Globally, Act Locally: Adoption of Climate Action Plans in California

Profile

Gemma Smith

Collaboration(10)

Karletta Chief

Andrea Gerlak

Adriana Cimetta

Stephanie Carroll

Laura Lopez Hoffman

Grants(1)

Publications(6)

Beyond Regulation: Coordinating an Environmental Federalist Response to Forever Chemicals in the Water

The promise of collective action for large-scale commons dilemmas: reflections on common-pool resource theory

Private Citizens, Stakeholder Groups, or Governments? Perceived Legitimacy and Preferred Representation in Water Collaborative Governance

A Path Forward for Qualitative Research on Sustainability in the COVID-19 Pandemic

Trade-offs Across the Water-Energy-Food Nexus: A Triple Bottom Line Sustainability Assessment of Desalination for Agriculture in the San Quintin Valley, Mexico

Think Globally, Act Locally: Adoption of Climate Action Plans in California