Bio

Arden (they/them, formerly Andrew Hardwick) comes to us with undergraduate degrees in Philosophy and Political Science with a minor in economics and a master’s degree in Public Administration. Andrew has an interest in interdisciplinary work with a focus on environmental policy. In the past, they have done work related to reforestation, biofuels, and prescribed burning. They conducted research with our faculty member, Dr. Jennifer Kuzma, on how we choose to regulate emerging technologies by examining the politics and values that drive regulation and responsible innovation. Arden’s research interests focus on the role of government in balancing our uses of the natural world. Arden is currently studying environmental policy from an interdisciplinary perspective.