Director of MPA Program and Assistant Professor of Political Science and Public Administration
Office: Clayton Hall T105-A
Social Sciences
College of Arts & Sciences
leahpieper@clayton.edu
Leah Pieper researches environmental and water policy, specifically focusing on the institutional arrangements governing water and how users and managers respond and adapt to changing conditions. Her work has been presented at several conferences, including the annual conferences of the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management and the Western Political Science Association. She received her Ph.D. in Government and Public Policy from the University of Arizona.
Ph D, Government and Public Policy, University of Arizona, 2021
MA, Government and Public Policy, University of Arizona, 2018
BA, Political Science/International Studies, Central College, 2013
Leah Pieper, Conservation, irrigation, and a paradox: Effects of conserved water statutes on irrigation efficiency and agricultural water usage
Leah Pieper, Factors motivating consideration and adoption of conserved water statutes in the Western U.S.
Leah Pieper, Policy mechanisms to manage agricultural water consumption and protect streamflow, Western Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Western Political Science Association – April 2021
Leah Pieper, Policy mechanisms to manage agricultural water consumption and protect streamflow, Western Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Western Political Science Association – April 2021
Department, MPA Program Subcommittee, Committee Member – 2021 to 2022
College, William Woods Lecture Series, Committee Member – 2021 to 2022
Department, Department of Social Sciences Lecturer Search Committee, Committee Member – 2021 to 2022