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Faculty

Daniel A. Mazmanian

Emeritus Professor

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Education

Ph.D. in Political Science, Washington University, St. Louis

Expertise

Environmental policy
Policy implementation
Sustainable communities
Political science

Biography

Daniel A. Mazmanian served as the Price school’s Ione L. Piper Dean and Professor from 2000-2005. Before coming to USC, he served as dean of the School of Natural Resources and Environment at the University of Michigan. He has been a member of the Board of Trustees of the John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation since 1994.

Professor Mazmanian is a widely published scholar in the field of policy implementation and environmental policy. His current research focuses on climate change policy. He is recipient of the Aaron Wildavsky Enduring Contribution Award from the American Political Science Association and the Thomas R. Dye Service Award from the Policy Studies Organization.

He now serves as the chair of USC’s Presidential Working Group on Sustainable Education, Research, and Operations, a collaborative effort to develop a comprehensive, university-wide approach to sustainability.