Dr. Greer is currently engaged in several interdisciplinary research projects1. Pathways to Sustainable Urban Water Security: Desalination and Water Reuse in the 21st CenturyThis three-year and $1.5 million grant project examines desalination and water reuse globally and across case study sites in Texas, California, Australia, and Israel. A key challenge is to identify how new technological interventions can be channeled into pathways towards sustainable water security and, in particular, to consider how anticipatory governance can be fostered to support that process. The interdisciplinary research team will examine several aspects of desalination and wastewater reuse to better understand the complex water governance regimes that promote and challenge the transformation of water-stressed urban regions.2. Water for a Livable Texas
The Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI) and the TAMU VPR’s office seek to catalyze new cross-cutting collaborations that focus on the theme of “Water for a Livable Texas” as part of the larger initiative Livable Texas.By developing partnerships across the TAMU system and leveraging existing expertise, we seek to exchange ideas and incubate interdisciplinary collaborations related to the multiple dimensions of water resources, water infrastructure, and water governance to improve the quality of life for all Texans. Our initiative also seeks to identify solutions to known and anticipated future challenges. We also intend to bridge our work with Texas communities and stakeholders in addition to advancing the interdisciplinary water research enterprise more broadly.3. Risk Management and Reducing Improper Payments: A Case Study of the U.S. Department of Labor
This report continues the IBM Center’s long interest in risk management with a specific focus on employing risk management strategies to reduce improper payments in the U S Department of Labor’s (DOL) Unemployment Insurance (UI) program. There is a long tradition of public management scholarship that has provided empirical support for the hypothesis that management matters for government performance. One specific management activity that has been growing in prominence in federal agencies over the last several years is risk management. More commonly used in private sector firms, risk management has recently been recognized as a valuable tool by public organizations.Professors Greer and Bullock detail DOL’s innovative approach to improve outcomes and performance related to improper payments, which is an area of operational risk that has been identified as a legislative priority Public managers faced with operational risks, and more specifically, improper payments, can use the information presented in this report to improve, create, or adopt risk management strategies. These strategies can provide a set of tools for other agencies dealing with improper payments.

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