Andrew Kear, Ph.D

Education

• B.A. - The College of Wooster; Geology
• M.S. - Ohio University; Geology
• Ph.D. - Colorado State University; Political Science

Research Interests

• Environmental Politics and Policy (Energy, natural gas, public lands, water)
• Environmental Studies
• Public Policy and Administration (Theories of the policy process)
• American Government  (Interest Groups, State and Local Government, Elections)

Biography

Dr. Andrew Kear is an Associate Professor of Political Science at Bowling Green State University. His work focuses on energy politics and policy and the role that competing interest groups play in state and federal policymaking.  His research focuses on the complex relationships between competing interest group and state legislative framing as it relates to the narrative policy framework and policy change theory. As a dual appointment between the Department of Political Science and the Department of the Environment and Sustainability, Dr. Kear combines his educational and professional experience as a geologist with his knowledge of environmental and energy policy to teach a variety of graduate and undergraduate classes ranging from public policy and administration to energy, the environment, and sustainability.

Courses Taught

• Public Policy and Administration (graduate)
• M.P.A. Capstone Seminar
• Introduction to Public Administration
• U.S. Environmental Politics and Policy
• Energy and Sustainability
• Environmental Problems
• Politics of Organized Interests
• American Government