Matthew Hamilton

Matthew Hamilton is an Associate Professor at The Ohio State University, specializing in environmental governance and social-ecological systems. His research examines collective action for managing environmental risks through interdisciplinary frameworks combining policy analysis, network science, and environmental psychology.

• Department: Environmental policy and governance
• Key research themes: Collaborative environmental governance, wildfire risk mitigation, climate adaptation, and multi-scale policy systems
• Courses taught: Environmental Policy, Climate Change Policy, Collective Action in Environmental Governance

Hamilton's recent publications focus on network metrics for social capital, wildfire governance, and climate adaptation strategies. His work emphasizes cross-scale institutional analysis and stakeholder collaboration in fragmented landscapes.

For prospective graduate students, Hamilton invites inquiries through his lab's opportunities page at: https://sens-lab.github.io/opportunities