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Andrea M. Parker
Assistant Professor

108A Marshall Hall
1 Forestry Dr.
Syracuse, New York 13210

Phone: (315) 470-6573
Email: amparker@esf.edu

Education

• B.S. (2), 2003, Michigan State University
• M.S., 2006, Texas A&M University
• Ph.D., 2010, Texas A&M University
• Postdoc, 2011, Texas A&M University

Research Interests

Andrea Parker’s current research interests are concentrated on integrating public understanding of science into decision-making processes. Dr. Parker’s interests are in the conservation of natural resources through communication and cooperative learning among scientists, policy-makers and the general public. Her current focus is on climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies, with additional interests in natural resources management and policy, energy policy and how social movements relate to new communication media.

Selected Publications

• Klassen, J. A., and A. M. Feldpausch-Parker. Oiling the gears of public participation: the value of organizations in establishing Trinity of Voice for communities impacted by the oil and gas industry. Local Environment, In Press.
• Feldpausch-Parker, A. M., R. Chaudhry, J. C. Stephens, M. Fischlein, D. M. Hall, L. L. Melnick, T. R. Peterson, C. J. Ragland, and E. J. Wilson. 2011. A comparative state-level analysis of carbon capture and storage (CCS) discourse among U.S. energy stakeholders and the public. Energy Procedia, 4: 6368-6375.
• Ragland, C. J., A. Feldpausch-Parker, T. R. Peterson, J. Stephens, and E. Wilson. 2011. Socio-political dimensions of CCS deployment through the lens of social network analysis. Energy Procedia, 4: 6210-6217.
• Feldpausch-Parker, A. M. 2011. Clean Coal in SAGE eReference Green Series. Sage Publications, Thousand Oaks.
• Peterson, M. J., D. M. Hall, A. M. Feldpausch-Parker, and T. R. Peterson. 2010. Obscuring ecosystem function with application of the ecosystem services concept. Conservation Biology 24(1): 113-119.
• Peterson, T. R., and A. Feldpausch. 2010. Sustainability in Encyclopedia of Science and Technology Communication, volume 2, ed. Susanna Hornig Priest. pp. 865-861. Sage Publications, Thousand Oaks.
• Feldpausch-Parker, A. M., D. M. Hall, C.C. Horton, J. M. Minion, A. M. Munoz, I. D. Parker, and T. R. Peterson. 2009. Step It Up in the lone star state: how identity and myth may impact a movement in Endres, D., L. Sprain, and T. R. Peterson, editors. Social movement to address climate change: local steps for global action. pp. 23-51. Cambria Press, Amherst.
• Bradbury, J., I. Ray, T. R. Peterson, S. Wade, G. Wong-Parodi, and A. M. Feldpausch. 2009. The role of social factors in shaping public perceptions of CCS: results of multi-state focus group interviews. Energy Procedia 1: 4665-4672.
• Feldpausch, A. M. 2009. Public participation in energy policy: a case study of the San Juan Citizens Alliance. Environmental Communication as a Nexus: Proceedings of the 10th Biennial Conference on Communication and the Environment, 564-579. Available from http://www.esf.edu/ecn/coce2009prc.htm.
• Feldpausch, A. M. and T. R. Peterson. 2007. Global climate change: an issue of legitimacy in the media. Communication at the Intersection of Nature and Culture: Proceedings of the Ninth Biennial Conference on Communication and the Environment, 276-292. Available from http://www.esf.edu/ecn/coce2007prc.htm.