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Tanya Heikkila

MEMBER SINCE: 2025

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History of Employment

Position
Division
Organization
Start
End
Professor
School of Public Affairs
University of Colorado Denver
2016
Present
Associate Dean
School of Public Affairs
University of Colorado Denver
2017
2021
Associate Professor
School of Public Affairs
University of Colorado Denver
2009
2016
Doctoral Program Director
School of Public Affairs
University of Colorado Denver
2012
2015
Associate Director
Columbia Water Center
Columbia University
2008
2009
Assistant Professor
School of International and Public Affairs
Columbia University
2002
2009
Postdoctoral Fellow
Ostrom Workshop
Indiana University
2001
2002
Research Assistant
School of Public Administration and Policy
University of Arizona
1997
2000
Research Assistant
Udall Center for Studies in Public Policy
University of Arizona
1997
1997
Co-Director
Center for Policy and Democracy
University of Colorado Denver
2022
MPP Program Director
School of Public Affairs
University of Colorado Denver
2023
Primary Policy Areas

Civic Engagement, Energy, Environment/Natural Resources, Green Energy, Government Operations/Innovation, Higher Education, Housing, Intergovernmental System/Federalism, Intergovernmental Affairs and Coordination, Social Equity

Primary Sector of Expertise

Academic

Primary Functions

Academic Faculty, Academic Administration, Academic Research