IPR Associate
Research Areas:
Policy Discourse and Decision Making
Policy Discourse and Decision Making
Kimberly Marion Suiseeya
Associate Professor of Political Science
Kimberly R. Marion Suiseeya is an Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science and the Environmental Policy and Culture program at Northwestern University. She is also Faculty Affiliate with the Center for Native American and Indigenous Research, the Center for the Study of Diversity and Democracy, the Northwestern-Argonne Institute for Science and Engineering, the Institute for Policy Research, and is a Fellow with the Earth Systems Governance Project.
Trained as an interdisciplinary environmental social scientist, Marion Suiseeya works collaboratively with diverse communities including scholars, Indigenous communities, policy makers, advocates, and government agencies to examine and address the justice dynamics generated through different forest, climate, and biodiversity conservation initiatives. She is also an experienced policy analyst and practitioner with expertise in Southeast Asian, US, and international environmental policy. Marion Suiseeya's areas of expertise include: global environmental politics, environmental justice, international development, political ecology, Indigenous politics, and interdisciplinary, community-driven environmental research. Marion Suiseeya holds a PhD in Environment from Duke University, an MA in International Environmental Policy from the Monterey Institute of International Studies, and a BA in International Relations/Politics and German Studies from Scripps College.
For more information about his research, publications, teaching, and other experience, please read her full biography here.