Usman Siddiqi is a Fulbright Ph.D. Candidate at School of Public Policy, Oregon State University. After his bachelor's, Master's, and MPhil in political science with distinctions, he has taught the subject at GC University Lahore, Pakistan, for about 10 years. Apart from teaching, he has served in various capacities including editor of the Journal of Political Science, deputy director of Centre of Excellence China Studies, advisor of Parliamentary Students Society, and focal person of various international conferences. In his Ph.D., he is working on the regulatory politics of energy policy in the US. He is also working on research related to public adaptation and risk mitigation behaviors/policy support in the wake of extreme weather events.