Faculty

Bio: Associate Professor Tanya Heikkila received her PhD in Public Affairs in 2001 from the University of Arizona.  Dr Heikkila’s research expertise is in comparative institutional analysis, common pool resource governance, and water resource management. She has studied institutions for coordinating groundwater and surface water in the western United States, interstate water conflicts and cooperation, the organization of collaborative ecosystem restoration programs, as well as the performance of special purpose governments. Her research has been funded by the National Science Foundation, the Sloan Foundation, the PepsiCo Foundation, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 

Recent Publications:

Books & Book Chapters

Cohen, S., W. Eimicke and T. Heikkila. 2008.  The Effective Public Manager, Fourth Edition. San Francisco: Jossey Bass.

Heikkila, T. 2007. “The Contribution of Public Choice Analysis to Decision Making Theories in Public Administration” in, The Handbook of Decision Making, ed. Goktug Morcol. New York: Taylor and Francis, pp. 21-38. 

Blomquist, W, E. Schlager, and T. Heikkila. 2004. Common Waters, Diverging Streams: Linking Institutions and Water Management in Arizona, California, and Colorado. Washington, D.C.: Resources for the Future Press.

Refereed Journal Articles

Schlager, E. and T. Heikkila. 2009. “Resolving Water Conflicts:  A Comparative Analysis of Interstate River Compacts.” Policy Studies Journal.  37(3): 367-392.

Lall, U. T. Heikkila, C. Brown and T. Siegfried. 2008. “Water in the 21st Century: Defining the Elements of Global Crises and Potential Solutions.” Journal of International Affairs 61(2) 1-17. 

Heikkila, T. and K. R. Isett. 2007. “Citizen Involvement and Performance Management in Special Purpose Governments.” Public Administration Review 67(2): 237-247.

Gerlak, A. K. and T. Heikkila.  2007. “Collaboration and Institutional Endurance in U.S. Water Policy.” PS: Political Science and Politics. (January) 55-60. 

Gerlak, A.K. and T. Heikkila. 2006. “Comparing Collaborative Mechanisms in Large-Scale Ecosystem Governance.” Natural Resources Journal. 46.

Heikkila, T. and A. K. Gerlak. 2005. “The Formation of Large-scale Collaborative Resource Management Institutions: Clarifying the Roles of Stakeholders, Science, and Institutions.” Policy Studies Journal 33(4): 583-612.

Blomquist, W., T. Heikkila and E. Schlager. 2004. “Building the Agenda for Institutional Research in Water Resource Management.” Journal of the American Water Resources Association (August): 925-936.

Heikkila, T. and K. R. Isett. 2004. “Modeling Operational Decision-Making in Public Organizations: An Integration of Two Institutional Theories.” American Review of Public Administration. 34(1):3-19.

Heikkila, T. 2004. “Institutional Boundaries and Common-Pool Resource Management: A Comparative Analysis of Water Management Programs in California.” Journal of Policy Analysis and Management. 23(1): 97-117.

Heikkila, T. 2003. “Coordination in the Management of Water Resources: Understanding the Role of Property Rights Institutions.” Water Policy. 5(4): 331-348.

Williams, B. L., H. K. Suen, S. E. Raza, T. Heikkila, and M. Pennock-Roman. 2003. “Diffusion of US Army Chemical Weapons Disposal Technologies: Public Perception of Technology Attributes” Journal of Environmental Planning and Management 46(4): 499-522.

Blomquist, W., T. Heikkila and E. Schlager. 2001. “Institutions and Conjunctive Water Management among Three Western States.” Natural Resources Journal. 43(1): 653-683.