Research
I study how institutions collaborate to tackle environmental challenges—from watershed management to energy transitions to technology governance.
Google ScholarResearch Focus
My work bridges theory and practice in environmental governance through three key areas:
Collaborative Water Governance
Examining how partnerships across watershed boundaries address water quality challenges and identifying key success factors.
Energy Policy & Justice
Studying regulatory enforcement patterns in energy extraction and analyzing community impacts—especially in vulnerable populations.
Technology in Governance
Exploring Real-Time Crime Centers, blockchain applications for transparency, and how technology transforms public administration.
Selected Publications
Pioneering Policy: Exploring the Role of Multi-Agency Collaboration in California's Climate Investment Program 2015–2024
Arthur, Prince, David P. Adams, Jonathan M. Fisk, Matthew G. Jarvis, and Christopher A. Simon
Public Organization Review, forthcoming 2025
The Code Is the Policy: Blockchain Governance and the Authoritarian Pursuit of Administrative Efficiency
Adams, David P.
Administrative Theory & Praxis, forthcoming 2025
Administrative Resilience under Pressure: Environmental Governance and Institutional Adaptation
Adams, David P., Jonathan M. Fisk, and Adam F. Mayer
Administrative Theory & Praxis, 1–7 2025
Does Disclosure Matter? Coupling Information to Performance in Texas
McKnight, Steve, Adams, David P., and Fisk, Jonathan M.
Policy Studies Journal, 1–12 2025
Plugged In? Assessing the Distribution of Orphaned Wells
Amin, Alisha, David P. Adams, Jonathan M. Fisk, and Adam F. Mayer
Journal of Environmental Policy and Planning, March, 1–14 2025
Crude Contempt: Examining Local Pushback to Oil and Gas Development in California
Mahfuza, Zachary, Jonathan Fisk, and David P. Adams
Journal of Politics and Policy, 49(2), 479–501 2021
Affluence, Risk, and Community Engagement: The Case of Ascon and Huntington Beach
Adams, David P., Meriem Doucette, and Justin Tucker
California Journal of Politics and Policy, 11(3), 1–19 2019
Books
Navigating Water Quality Outcomes in American Watersheds
Adams, David P., Jonathan M. Fisk, and John Morris
Under Contract with Cambridge University Press: New York, N.Y. Book