Minwoo Ahn
Assistant Professor of Political Science
Education
University of Arizona Ph.D. Government and Public Policy (2023)
Yonsei University M.A. Public Administration (2016)
Yonsei University B.A. Public Administration (2014)
Research Interests
I am an environmental policy and governance scholar, and my overarching research question is: “How can communities and stakeholders address collective action problems in environmental and climate issues?” I am practically and theoretically interested in how contextual factors (social-ecological and institutional environments) shape collaboration processes and, in turn, social and environmental outcomes, including effectiveness, equity, and sustainability. I apply and test my theories across multiple environmental fields, including extreme heat resilience, water governance, climate change mitigation and adaptation policy, energy policy, and common-pool resource management. I am an affiliated scholar with Heat Resilience Initiative at the University of Arizona.
Courses Taught
- Research and Management in Environmental Organizations (MPA/EVSS)
- Environmental Policy (POLI)
- Introduction to Public Policy (POLI)
- Introduction to Public Administration (POLI)
Selected Publications
Ahn Minwoo and McLaughlin Danielle. 2026. Examining the Public’s Water Policy Tool Preferences: The Role of Blame Attribution. Environmental Management 76, 181. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00267-026-02483-4
Ahn Minwoo, Brown Heidi, Keith Ladd. 2025. Rural heat health disparities: Evidence from the U.S. National Emergency Medical Services Information System (NEMSIS). Journal of Climate Change and Health. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joclim.2025.100432
Ahn Minwoo, Balakrishna Raksha, Simeone Michael, Janssen Marco. 2024. When does group chat promote cooperation in shared resource governance? Humanities and Social Science Communications, https://www.nature.com/articles/s41599-024-03992-5
Ahn Minwoo, Baldwin Elizabeth, Girone Dylan. 2024. Caution as a Response to Scientific Uncertainty: A Groundwater Game Experiment. International Journal of the Commons, 18(1), 369-383. https://thecommonsjournal.org/articles/10.5334/ijc.1347
Ahn Minwoo and Baldwin Elizabeth. 2024. Who Benefits from Collaborative Governance? An empirical Study from the Energy Sector. Public Management Review, 26(1), 89-113. https://doi.org/10.1080/14719037.2022.2044505
Press and media
Using Board Games to Teach Climate Policy: A Conversation with Dr. Minwoo Ahn
Udall Center for Studies in Public Policy
On Ahn, Brown, Keith (2025) rural heat disparity paper,
<The Southwest Climate Adaptation Partnerships team published a new study on rural heat disparities using the U.S. National Emergency Medical Services Information System>
Climate Program Office at NOAA
<Blog: Documenting rural heat health disparities in the U.S.>
Global Heat Health Information Network
(https://heathealth.info/news/blog-documenting-rural-heat-health-disparities-in-the-u-s/)