海角社区

Teaching Interests: Public Policy, Public Policy Process, Public Administration Theory

Research Interests: Policy process theory, vulnerable groups, extreme weather, and environmental and climate change policy.

Peterson, Holly L., Chad Zanocco, and Aaron Smith-Walter. (In Press) 鈥淟ost in Translation: Narrative Salience of Fear > Hope in Prevention of COVID-19.鈥� In The Science of Stories: Applications of the Narrative Policy Framework in Public Policy Analysis. Michael D. Jones, Elizabeth A. Shanahan, and Mark K. McBeth (editors). Montana State University Press.

Peterson, Holly L. and Michael D. Jones. 2020. 鈥淐ontested US Energy Production Policy Morality Frames.鈥� In Legislating Morality in America, Don Haider-Markel (editor).

Jones, Michael D. and Holly L. Peterson. 2017. 鈥淣arrative Persuasion and Storytelling as Climate Communication Strategies.鈥� In The Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Climate

Science. Matthew Nisbet (editor). Oxford University Press: 1-21. http://doi.org/10.1093/acrefore/9780190228620.013.384.

Peterson, Holly L. and Michael D. Jones. 2016. 鈥淢aking Sense of Complexity: The Narrative Policy Framework and Agenda Setting.鈥� In The Handbook of Public Policy Agenda Setting. Nikolaos Zahariadis (editor). Edward Elgar: 106-133. . https://doi.org/10.4337/9781784715922.00015.

Pierce, Jonathan J., Aaron Smith-Walter, and Holly L. Peterson. 2014. 鈥淩esearch Design and the Narrative Policy Framework.鈥� In The Science of Stories: Applications of the Narrative Policy Framework in Public Policy Analysis. Michael D. Jones, Elizabeth A. Shanahan, and Mark K. McBeth (editors). Palgrave Macmillan: pp. 27-44.

Ellis, William C., and Holly L. Peterson. 2012. 鈥淐ampaign Finance: The Impact of the Citizens United Decision,鈥� In The Roads to Congress 2012, Sean D. Foreman and Robert Dewhirst (editors). Lexington Books: pp. 27-44.

Peterson, Holly L. 2024. Invited workshop presentation for Prominent Scholar Series at CU Denver鈥檚 Public Affairs Department.

Peterson, Holly L. 鈥淩oundtable Rethinking Climate Policy: Lessons from the Pandemic鈥� American Political Science Association. Montreal, Qu茅bec, Canada. September 15-18th, 2022

Peterson, Holly L. 鈥淲omen, Children, Families, and Policy Narratives: Lessons in Hurricane Preparedness from Alabama.鈥� American Political Science Association. Montreal, Qu茅bec, Canada. September 15-18th, 2022.*

Peterson, Holly L. 鈥淧residential Stories of Fear: Focusing Congressional Climate Change Mitigation Attention.鈥� Midwest Political Science Association. Chicago, April 2022.*

Peterson, Holly L. 鈥淲omen, Children, Families, and Policy Narratives: Lessons in Hurricane Preparedness from Alabama.鈥� Women & Politics Workshop and Writing Retreat. The Newcome Institute at Tulane University. February 18th, 2022.

Ashley G. Flagge, Holly L. Peterson, and Daniel D. Balena. 鈥淲hy Aren't My Students Learning? Tips to Help Increase Student Learning and Retention.鈥� South Alabama Conference on Teaching and Learning. May 12th, 2021.*

Peterson, Holly L. 鈥淣arrative Policy Images: Intersecting Narrative & Attention in Presidential Stories about the Environment.鈥� Midwest Political Science Association. April 2021.*

Peterson, Holly L., Chad Zanocco, and Aaron Smith-Walter. 鈥淩econceiving Public Messaging on COVID-19: Stories of Hope & Fear.鈥� American Society for Public Administration. April 2021.*

Chair, Environmental Politics and Policy, Southern Political Science Association (SPSA)'s 2025 conference

Associate Editor, Policy Studies Journal (2022-current)

Associate Editor, Policy Theory & Practice (2022-current)

Committee Member, Gender Studies Committee, School of Arts and Sciences, University of South Alabama (2020-2022)

Committee Member, Professional Development Summer Award Committee, School of Arts and Sciences, University of South Alabama (2021-2022)

Committee Member, Undergraduate Scholarship Committee, School of Arts and Sciences, University of South Alabama (2021-2022)

Committee Member, Student Awards Committee, Department of Political Science and Criminal Justice, University of South Alabama (2020-2022)

Committee Member, Faculty Search Committee, Department of Political Science and Criminal Justice, University of South Alabama (2020-2021)

Committee Member, (Sustainability, Environmental Achievement, and Leadership) Awards Presidential Candidate Recommendation Committee (2019)

Emerging Scholar Award, CU Denver's Public Affairs PhD Student Association, 2024

Arts and Sciences Professional Development Award, University of South Alabama, 2021

Arts and Sciences Faculty Support and Development Award, University of South Alabama, 2021

Faculty Fellows Community Engagement Program, University of South Alabama, 2021

Oregon State University Dissertation Completion Award, Winter 2019

George Schrader Award for Outstanding M.P.A, 2013

鈥淣etwork and Policy Analysis for the Office of State Policy Framework鈥�

Sponsoring Org: Louisiana Department of Administration

Co-Principal investigator

Year: 2023-2024

 

鈥淯tility Scale Solar in Louisiana: Mapping the Research, Policy, and Justice Landscape鈥�

Sponsoring Org: 海角社区鈥檚 Institute for Energy Innovation

Co-Principal investigator

Year: 2023-2024

 

Gopher Tortoise Council Grant 

Sponsoring Organization: Gopher Tortoise Council

Co-investigators: Adam Chupp and Darrien Caudle

Year: 2022

 

Advanced Summer Institute: Documenting Student Success

Sponsoring Organization: Innovation in Learning Center, University of South Alabama

Year: 2021

 

Faculty Development Council Grant: 鈥淏uilding Resilient Narratives for Vulnerable Populations鈥�

Sponsoring Organization: University of South Alabama

Principal Investigator

Year: 2021

 

Summer Institute: Creative Solutions for Challenging Times

Sponsoring Organization: Innovation in Learning Center, University of South Alabama

Year: 2020