Olivia Pearman Center for Science and Technology Policy Research 1333 Grandview Avenue UCB 488 Boulder, CO 80309-0488 Tel: 303-735-0451 olivia.pearman@colorado.edu

Olivia Pearman is a Ph.D. student in the Environmental Studies Program and is interested in improving approaches to complex environmental problems through policy. She is particularly focused on how institutions and organizations make decisions about the environment and especially how individuals' beliefs, values, and worldviews influence the making of those decisions. Olivia holds a BS in Environment and Natural Resources from Clemson University and a Master of Environmental Management (MEM) from the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies. Her Master's Project focused on policy approaches to address conflicts between oil and gas development and greater sage-grouse conservation on lands owned by the Bureau of Land Management.