Matthew Auer
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Matthew Auer is Dean of the Hutton Honors College at Indiana University
in Bloomington, Indiana
. He is also Professor of Public and Environmental Affairs at the Indiana University School of Public and Environmental Affairs
where he teaches and conducts research on international forestry, sustainable development, foreign aid, and the policy sciences. From 2005 to 2008, he was editor-in-chief of the public policy journal, Policy Sciences, and he currently serves on the Executive Council of the Society of Policy Scientists. Auer earned a Ph.D. in Forestry and Environmental Studies from Yale University
in 1996, a Master of Arts in Law and Diplomacy from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University
in 1990, and an AB in Anthropology from Harvard College
in 1988.
Auer served as Senior Adviser to the U.S. Forest Service from 2001 to 2006. During that time, he was a member of the U.S. delegation to the United Nations Forum on Forests
and to the International Tropical Timber Council, the governing body of the International Tropical Timber Organization
(ITTO). For the United States Agency for International Development
and other bilateral aid agencies, he has developed, implemented, and evaluated energy and environmental programs in, among other countries, the Dominican Republic, Mexico, Ecuador, Bolivia, Chile, Estonia, Poland, Azerbaijan, Thailand, Laos, and Vietnam. He has also served as a Presidential Management Fellow at USAID.
Auer has received more than a dozen teaching awards including the President's Award.
Indiana University
Indiana University is a multi-campus public university system in the state of Indiana, United States. Indiana University has a combined student body of more than 100,000 students, including approximately 42,000 students enrolled at the Indiana University Bloomington campus and approximately 37,000...
in Bloomington, Indiana
Bloomington, Indiana
Bloomington is a city in and the county seat of Monroe County in the southern region of the U.S. state of Indiana. The population was 80,405 at the 2010 census....
. He is also Professor of Public and Environmental Affairs at the Indiana University School of Public and Environmental Affairs
Indiana University School of Public and Environmental Affairs
The Indiana University School of Public and Environmental Affairs is one of the undergraduate and graduate schools of Indiana University, and is the largest public policy and environmental studies school of its kind in the United States...
where he teaches and conducts research on international forestry, sustainable development, foreign aid, and the policy sciences. From 2005 to 2008, he was editor-in-chief of the public policy journal, Policy Sciences, and he currently serves on the Executive Council of the Society of Policy Scientists. Auer earned a Ph.D. in Forestry and Environmental Studies from Yale University
Yale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
in 1996, a Master of Arts in Law and Diplomacy from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University
Tufts University
Tufts University is a private research university located in Medford/Somerville, near Boston, Massachusetts. It is organized into ten schools, including two undergraduate programs and eight graduate divisions, on four campuses in Massachusetts and on the eastern border of France...
in 1990, and an AB in Anthropology from Harvard College
Harvard College
Harvard College, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is one of two schools within Harvard University granting undergraduate degrees...
in 1988.
Auer served as Senior Adviser to the U.S. Forest Service from 2001 to 2006. During that time, he was a member of the U.S. delegation to the United Nations Forum on Forests
United Nations Forum on Forests
The United Nations Forum on Forests ' is a high-level intergovernmental policy forum, composed of all United Nations Member States.-History:...
and to the International Tropical Timber Council, the governing body of the International Tropical Timber Organization
International Tropical Timber Organization
The International Tropical Timber Organization is an intergovernmental organization that promoted conservation of tropical forest resources and their sustainable management, use and trade.-Organization:...
(ITTO). For the United States Agency for International Development
United States Agency for International Development
The United States Agency for International Development is the United States federal government agency primarily responsible for administering civilian foreign aid. President John F. Kennedy created USAID in 1961 by executive order to implement development assistance programs in the areas...
and other bilateral aid agencies, he has developed, implemented, and evaluated energy and environmental programs in, among other countries, the Dominican Republic, Mexico, Ecuador, Bolivia, Chile, Estonia, Poland, Azerbaijan, Thailand, Laos, and Vietnam. He has also served as a Presidential Management Fellow at USAID.
Auer has received more than a dozen teaching awards including the President's Award.
Notable Publications
- Auer, Matthew. 2008. “Presidential Environmental Appointees in Comparative Perspective,” Public Administration Review, 68(1): 68-80.
- Auer, Matthew. 2006. “Contexts, Multiple Methods, and Values in the Study of Common-Pool Resources,” Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 25(1): 215-227.
- Auer, Matthew. 2004. (Ed.) Restoring Cursed Earth: Appraising Environmental Policy Reforms in Eastern Europe and Russia. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield.
- Auer, Matthew. 2000. “Who Participates in Global Environmental Governance? Partial Answers from International Relations Theory,” Policy Sciences, 33(2): 155-180.
- Auer, Matthew. 1998. “Colleagues or Combatants? Experts as Environmental Diplomats,” International Negotiation, 3(2): 267-287.