Dr. Steve Konkel presents Alaska Decision Making 2018, Research, Analysis, and Politics. At the event he discusses Alaska government, working with Governor Jay Hammond, and the need for civic engagement. Dr. Steve Konkel teaches in the College of Business and Public Policy at UAA. He has published a statewide inventory and economic assessment of wind generation, and studies of the impact of climate change in Alaska's NW Arctic Borough. In addition, he has testified before the State of Alaska Legislature's House Committee on Energy regarding the need for an integrated grid and economic dispatch in Alaska’s Railbelt area. Dr. Steve Konkel holds a bachelor’s degree in Architectural Engineering from University of Colorado, a master’s degree in City Planning from Harvard, and a PhD in environmental policy and conflict resolution from MIT.