Adriana Molina-Garzón

I am an Assistant Professor at the Paul H. O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs in Indianapolis. My primary research focuses on the factors that hinder or promote sustainable development in rural areas, with particular attention to governance arrangements that enable such development. I am especially interested in community-based approaches, the role of NGOs, and collaborations among these actors.

I also focus on climate change and environmental issues as critical factors impacting vulnerable rural communities and posing governance challenges across multiple levels – international, national, subnational, and local. My research primarily addresses these issues in developing countries, with an emphasis on policies and programs implemented in Central and South America, as well as in Africa.

PhD Political Science, University of Colorado Boulder. M.A. Economics. Interest in the analysis of projects with social and environmental impact, networks, and experiments. Natural Resources Governance, Public Policy, Experimental Economics, and Rural Development.

When I am not thinking about policy solutions for sustainable development I dedicate my time to oil painting.