Dr. Calanni is currently Senior Vice President and Western Division Director for TechLaw, Inc., an environmental risk and engineering firm headquartered in Washington, DC that provides both public and private sector consulting services. Dr. Calanni has worked as an environmental professional for over 20 years in the areas of human health and ecological risk assessment, aquatic toxicology, site investigation and remediation as well as CERCLA and RCRA enforcement and support. Dr. Calanni received his undergraduate degree in Biology from the University of Texas at Austin in 1993, a Masters of Environmental Science from the University of Colorado in 1997, and a PhD in Public Affairs from the University of Colorado in 2014. His research interests include collaborative natural resource management, learning within collaborative environments, integration of science into policy decision making, as well as natural resource policy processes. Dr. Calanni teaches several courses in the USC Sol Price School of Public Policy, including Statistical Foundations for Public Management and Policy, Policy and Program Evaluation, Strategic Planning in the Social Sectors and Economics for Policy, Planning and Development. He is proud to be a member of the Trojan family and honored to work with the truly outstanding USC faculty and students. Outside of the office and classroom, Dr. Calanni is an avid mountain biker, rock climber as well as downhill skier. He continues to dabble on the soccer field when his shin splints will allow. He and his family currently reside in Lakewood, Colorado and have been there since 1995.