Hilary Boudet Editor & Author

Hilary Boudet is an Associate Professor of Sociology in the School of Public Policy at Oregon State University. She has written extensively on public perceptions of and community response to energy development, particularly natural gas. Before joining the faculty at Oregon State University, Hilary was a Postdoctoral Scholar at Stanford University, where she also completed her PhD in Environment and Resources. She holds a BA in Environmental Engineering and Political Science from Rice University. Shawn Olson Hazboun is a Member of the Faculty in the Graduate Program on the Environment at The Evergreen State College. Her research focuses on the social dimensions of energy systems, including community impacts from energy production and public perceptions about energy and related infrastructure. She has a PhD in Sociology from Utah State University and an MS from the University of Colorado – Boulder.