Matthew Nowlin is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at the College of Charleston. He earned his B.A. in Psychology and M.A. in Political Science from the University of Central Oklahoma and Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Oklahoma.

Professor Nowlin researches public policy with a particular interest in the policymaking process, environmental policy, and energy policy.

Representative Publications

Nowlin, Matthew C. “Policy Change, Policy Feedback, and Interest Mobilization: The Politics of Nuclear Waste Management.” Review of Policy Research 33.1 (2016): 51-70.

Ripberger, Joseph T., et al. “Reconsidering the relationship between cultural theory, political ideology, and political knowledge.” Social Science Quarterly 93.3 (2012): 713-731.

Nowlin, Matthew C. “Theories of the policy process: State of the research and emerging trends.” Policy Studies Journal 39.1 (2011): 41-60.