Dr. Christopher M. Weible (why-bull) is a University of Colorado Distinguished Professor at the University of Colorado Denver School of Public Affairs. Dr. Weible is an internationally recognized authority in public policy whose work has significantly advanced the scholar community and our understanding of policy process theories, most notably the Advocacy Coalition Framework, a theory that explains how policy change occurs through polarized relations among groups of people and organizations. His scholarly work, including Theories of the Policy Process, has been foundational in classrooms worldwide, fundamentally shaping how policy processes are studied and understood. He recently led University of Colorado Denver's "Building Democratic Communities" initiative, linking scholars and students across campus in transformative research and teaching on democracy. He earned his PhD in Ecology from the University of California Davis and a Master of Public Administration and a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and Statistics from the University of Washington. Dr. Weible served as a Peace Corps Volunteer from 1995-1998. In recognition of his scholarship and leadership in advancing the study of policy processes, he was awarded an Honorary Doctorate from the Luleå University of Technology, Sweden.