BIO
Professor Brad Mapes-Martins joined the UWSP Department of Political Science in 2008. His research over the past few years has focused on testing the assumptions of deliberative democratic theory against their expected performance for different types of environmental problems. Specifically, he analyzes local, participatory institutions in Australia, Europe, and the United States with the goal of adjusting democratic theory to better capture the dynamics of environmental problems.
Mapes-Martins was promoted to full professor in 2024. He began his teaching career at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst. In the community, Mapes-Martins consults for the nonprofit community development organization, CAP Services, Inc.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
- Environmental Policy
- Climate Change Policy
- Local/Regional Sustainability
- Research Methods
PRESENTATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS
Wetlands and the Delineation of Federal Authority Under the Clean Water Act for CNR Spring Seminar, “Landmark Environmental Policies: History, Impacts, and the Future.”
Mapes-Martins, B. (2016). Household Maintenance and the Environmental Politics of Tending. The Greening of Everyday Life. Edited by Jens Kersten and John M. Meyer. Oxford University Press. https://oxford.universitypressscholarship.com/view/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198758662.001.0001/acprof-9780198758662-chapter-7
My colleagues work together like a team. Doing so let’s us keep our focus on what’s most important, educating our students. Hopefully, our shared sense of purpose comes through in the personalized support we offer our students.
-Brad Mapes-Martins
BEST ADVICE
You can get a lot accomplished if you don’t care who gets the credit!
FUN FACT
When he was growing up, he wanted to be a marine biologist.