Lynn A. Maguire

Bio and Research:

Dr. Maguire's current research uses a combination of methods from decision analysis, environmental conflict resolution and social psychology to study environmental decision making. Dr. Maguire focuses on collaborative decision processes where values important to the general public and stakeholders must be combined with technical analysis to determine management strategies. These studies evaluate both the substance of environmental decisions - how well the resulting management actions reflect public values and available science - and the process of environmental decision making - how well the mechanisms used to involve the public achieve social justice goals. Dr. Maguire and her students have been applying these approaches to collaborative decision processes for public land management and for water quality management in North Carolina and elsewhere. Dr. Maguire's recent applications of decision analysis include rare species, invasive species, wildfire risk on national forests, and seafood rating systems.