Brian C. Steed is an Instructor and Researcher in the Political Science Department at Utah State University. He earned BA and MA degrees from Utah State, a JD from SJ Quinney College of Law, University of Utah, and a PhD from Indiana University-Bloomington. His research concentrates on public and environmental policy, and he has published articles in a variety of journals including Ecological Economics, Southern Economic Journal, Harvard Latino Law Review, and Journal of Land Use and Environmental Law. Steed is also a member of the American Bar Association and the Utah State Bar Association.