Research
Our Research Makes a Difference
The Kirchhoff Lab Group explores the complex interactions between people, institutions, and the environment to better understand and improve governance, resilience, and decision-making.
Environment
How do governments manage water? What leads to successes like clean drinking water?
Social-Environmental Dimensions of Critical Infrastructure
How do water providers determine rates? Why are some communities more resilient to water challenges than others?
Science Policy Interaction and Actionable Knowledge
How can science better support real-world problem solving?
We create useful knowledge that helps communities become stronger and fairer, both socially and environmentally.
Curious About These Issues? So Are We.
Our research spans water governance, infrastructure system adaption, and the science-policy interface. We investigate how organizations evolve in response to challenges, how evidence is used to inform action, and how transparency and equity shape critical infrastructure like drinking water systems. We work across different fields and with different people to create useful knowledge that helps communities become stronger and fairer, both socially and environmentally.
Publications
Peer-reviewed articles, book chapters, reports, and conference proceedings from Dr. Christine J. Kirchhoff and the Kirchhoff Lab Group
