Assistant Professor
School of International & Public Affairs
Columbia University

1406 International Affairs Building
420 W. 118th Street
New York, NY 10027 

E-mail: th2063@columbia.edu
Phone: 212-854-5208
Fax: 212-864-4847
 

Dr. Heikkila’s professional interests focus on the analysis of institutions governing and managing natural resources, particularly water resources.  Her work emphasizes the development of theories and methods for comparing resource management institutions, as well as the practical application of this work in policymaking and public management.  She has focused on analyzing issues such the challenges of managing natural resources governed by overlapping institutions, the conditions that support the emergence of collaborative institutions for managing transboundary resources, as well as the conditions that shape the performance of these institutions.  

Dr. Heikkila holds an M.P.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Arizona School of Public Administration and Policy (2001), with a minor in Renewable and Natural Resource Management. She also received training in institutional analysis during a post-doctoral appointment at Indiana University’s Workshop in Political Theory and Policy Analysis (2001-2002). She began her appointment with Columbia University in 2002.