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Bonnie Keeler, PhD, is an associate professor at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs, where she co-directs the Center for Science, Technology, and Environmental Policy. Keeler is a McKnight Presidential Fellow, Earth Leadership Fellow, and Fellow of the Institute on the Environment. Keeler works at the intersection of sustainability science and environmental economics, with particular expertise in water management and policy.
Keeler leads the Beyond the Academy network - a coalition of university leaders seeking to reform academic models to promote actionable, engaged scholarship on sustainability. Keeler is also the co-director of the CREATE Initiative, a graduate fellowship program and community-engaged research effort at the intersection of environment and equity, and a co-PI on the Minneapolis-St. Paul Long-term Ecological Research site.
Research interests
Science and technology; water policy; energy and environment; environmental planning; cost-benefit analysis
Research Interest Keywords
- science and technology
- water policy
- energy and environment
- environmental planning
- cost-benefit analysis
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 2 Zero Hunger -
SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 4 Quality Education -
SDG 5 Gender Equality -
SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation -
SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy -
SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth -
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure -
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities -
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities -
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production -
SDG 13 Climate Action -
SDG 14 Life Below Water -
SDG 15 Life on Land -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions -
SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals
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Optimizing MinION field protocols for detecting aquatic invasive plants in Upper Mississippi River Basin
Keeler, B. L. (PI), Vagle, G. L. (PI), Waterhouse, L. (Co-Principal Investigator), Peterson, J. M. (Prior Principal Investigator) & Best, S. (Other Role)
USGS WATER RSRC - NATL COMP GRANT
1/1/25 → 12/31/27
Project: Research project
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Genomic Surveillance of Zebra Mussel Populations Using Genotyping by Sequencing
Gohl, D. M. (PI), Keeler, B. L. (PI), Bajcz, A. (Co-Principal Investigator), McCartney, M. A. (Co-Principal Investigator), Peterson, J. M. (Co-Principal Investigator) & Hernandez Elizarraga, V. H. (Other Role)
USGS WATER RSRC - NATL COMP GRANT
1/1/25 → 12/31/27
Project: Research project
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Next generation AIS monitoring: Comparing the speed, sensitivity, specificity, cost, and throughput of multiple eDNA detection methods
Chun, C. L. (PI), Ishii, S. (PI), Keeler, B. L. (PI), Brady, V. J. (Co-Principal Investigator), Peterson, J. M. (Prior Principal Investigator), Edblad, K. (Other Role), Hell, R. V. (Other Role), Jeffrey, P. H. (Other Role), Wellard Kelly, H. A. (Other Role) & Wood, A. W. (Other Role)
USGS WATER RSRC - NATL COMP GRANT
1/1/25 → 12/31/26
Project: Research project
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Visitor perceptions of lake water quality
Finlay, J. C. (PI) & Keeler, B. L. (PI)
LEGISLATIVE-CITIZEN COMMISSION ON MN RES
7/1/24 → 6/30/27
Project: Research project
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Development of new eDNA tools to detect aquatic invasive plants in Upper Mississippi River Basin
Keeler, B. L. (PI), Vagle, G. L. (PI), Hoffman, M. W. (Graduate Student) & Peterson, J. M. (Prior Principal Investigator)
3/15/24 → 3/14/27
Project: Research project
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Different methods, different values: Policy implications of alternative valuation methods
Keeler, B., Clement, J., Mayer, T., Noe, R. & Vikeras, N., Jan 2026, In: Ecological Economics. 239, 108776.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Visitor perception of lake water quality in two highly managed urban lakes in Saint Paul, Minnesota
Small, G. E., Finlay, J. C., Keeler, B. L., Niehoff, E., Forgrave, R. & Wood, S. A., Apr 2026, In: Urban Ecosystems. 29, 2, 90.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Bringing Just Green Enough Down to Earth: Limits and Possibilities for Anti-Gentrification Park Planning
Ramer, H., Walker, R., Derickson, K. & Keeler, B., 2025, In: Journal of the American Planning Association. 91, 4, p. 523-536 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Health damages of nitrate exposure in drinking water: Inclusion of non-fatal conditions increases the social costs of nitrogen
Keeler, B. L., Mayer, T. V. & Noe, R., Oct 2025, In: Journal of Environmental Management. 393, 126895.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Race and income moderate the effect of parks on housing prices in a segregated city
Castillo-Castillo, A., Walker, R., Keeler, B., Lonsdorf, E. & Ramer, H., Jul 2025, In: Landscape and Urban Planning. 259, 105340.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Dynamically downscaled CMIP5 climate projection data for Minnesota
Liess, S., Twine, T. E., Snyder, P. K., Hutchison, W. D., Konar-Steenberg, G., Keeler, B. L. & Brauman, K. A., Data Repository for the University of Minnesota, Jan 25 2022
DOI: 10.13020/YV29-JY19, https://hdl.handle.net/11299/226148
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