Dorothy Marie Daley

Dr. Dorothy Marie Daley is a Professor at the School of Public Affairs & Administration at the University of Kansas. Her work bridges environmental and public health policy, emphasizing bureaucratic politics, public participation, and collaborative decision-making.

Her research focuses on hazardous waste policy, urban redevelopment for healthy communities, voluntary environmental programs, interagency collaboration, and environmental equity. She explores how policies address disparities in public health outcomes and climate governance efficacy.

Teaching specialties include environmental justice, policy analysis, and urban planning. Her recent scholarship examines social infrastructure’s role in community health, polycentric climate governance, and the nexus of energy burdens and environmental quality.

Dr. Daley’s work spans federal-state dynamics, policy conflicts between statehouses and local governments, and the challenges of building population health science frameworks. She evaluates policy instruments like state revolving funds for water infrastructure and analyzes how public participation shapes environmental outcomes.