Education

Doctor of Philosophy. 1997. SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse, NY. Forest Policy and Economics. Dissertation Title: The Integrated Valuation Method: A Holistic Approach to Measuring Forest Values for Policy Development. Forest landowner valuations of use of BMPs to protect water quality in the New York City watershed.

 

Master of Science. 1990. Cornell University, Ithaca, NY. Major - forest science, minor - communications. Thesis Title: Forest management attitudes and behaviors of resident and non-resident Adirondack nonindustrial private forest owners: implications for educational strategy development.

 

Bachelor of Science. 1983. Cornell University, Ithaca, NY. Natural resources, forest science.

 

Professional Experience

Assistant Professor (January 1997 - present)

Faculty of Forestry, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse, NY

 

Lecturer (August 1994 - December 1996)

Faculty of Forestry, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse, NY

 

Director of Communications and Education (January 1991 - July 1994)

Empire State Forest Products Association, Albany, NY

- Responsible for development, implementation, and evaluation of policy-related communication and education efforts among the forest industry, decision makers and general public in New York State.

 

Consultant (January - December 1990)

Cornell University Department of Natural Resources, Ithaca, NY

- Wrote and edited a series of descriptive papers on important New York tree species.

 

Research Support Specialist (June 1990 - August 1990)

Department of Natural Resources, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY.

- Developed methods, collected and analyzed interview data, and reported as the preliminary conceptual framework for further research on natured-related health risks and attitudes toward wildlife.

 

Research Associate (June 1989 - September 1989)

Commission on the Adirondacks in the Twenty-First Century, Albany, NY.

- Consultant researching attitudes of Adirondack forest owners toward forest management.

 

Cooperative Extension Agent (August 1983 - January 1988)

Cooperative Extension Association of Schenectady County, NY.

-Development, implementation, and evaluation of natural resources educational programs.

 

Research

Current Projects

Global trends assessment for impact on ecological and economic decisions in New York State. Funded by the Roosevelt Wildlife Station.

 

Development of a forest landowner stewardship-citizenship theory. Funded by USDA Forest Service.

 

Specifying social and political components of ecosystem models, NASA funding pending.

 

The Roosevelt Sustainability Center: Linking communities, environmental science and economic development in New York State. $4,500,000. Federal funding pending.

 

Ecosystem services valuation of the Han River Watershed, Korea.

 

Testing the validity of the Environmental Kuznets Curve. Exploring the relationship between economic development and environmental degradation.

 

ADVANCE Institutional transformation for Central New York Partnership. Assessing and improving the advancement of women in science and engineering in academic institutions. With Syracuse Univeristy, SUNY Health Science Center.

 

Recent Grants

Co-PI with D. Floyd. USDA Forest Service. Social impacts of the ice storm on forested communities in Northern New York. $45,000 funded. 1999-2001. Supports M.S. student.

 

The Wildlife Conservation Society. Exploring the Clifton-Fine Community. 1998-99. $8,862 funded.

 

PI with Nordenstam and Stehman. McIntire-Stennis, SUNY-ESF. Environmental Valuation Methods for More Effective Use in Developing Forest Policy. 1998-2001. $71,438 funded. Supports Ph.D. student.

 

Catskill Forestry Association. Catskill Forest Owner Survey. 1997-98. $1,500 funded.

 

Co-PI with Wagner and Floyd, New York Center for Forestry Research and Development. Assessing the Comparative Regulatory Environment for the Primary and Secondary Wood Products Industry in New York State. January - September, 1997. $14,500 funded.

 

Co-PI with Nordenstam, to New York Center for Forestry Research and Development. Perceived Impacts of NYC Watershed Regulations to Catskill Residents. January 1996-September 1996. $20,525 funded.

 

Co-PI with Floyd and Zhang, to New York Center for Forestry Research and Development. Assessing

the Regulatory Climate: Attitudes of Local Officials Toward Forest Management in New York State. January 1996 - September 1996. $13,740 funded.

 

Co-PI with Nordenstam, Stehman, and Floyd, to NSF/EPA. Integrated Valuation Method. $542,557. Not funded.

 

With Wagner and Floyd, to New York Center for Forestry Research and Development. A conceptual framework for estimating costs and benefits of adopting an ecosystem approach to management. August 1994- April 1995. $7,500 funded.

 

Teaching

Attitudes, Values and the Environment (EST 366)

Research Methods for Natural Resources (FOR 695)

Current Issues in Forest Policy (FOR 797)

Ecological Economics and Policy (FOR 797)

Service

On-campus consulting

Research and questionnaire design (for colleagues and graduate students).

 

 

Continuing Education

US Forest Service Communications Short course - public speaking segments, public involvement and networking segments, 1997, 1999.

 

US Forest Service Biometrics and Economics Short course - non-market goods segments, opportunity costs segment, 1997, 1999.

 

Designed and facilitated continuing education series for the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation leadership and field employees on developing and implementing an ecosystem approach to management on State lands (with Floyd and Coufal), 1996.

 

Off-campus consulting

Consultant to the Wildlife Conservation Society. 1998-99. Adirondack region social and economic research and program development.

 

Consultant to the Catskill Forest Association. 1997-98. Survey of Catskill forest owners.

 

Consultant to The Adirondack Nature Conservancy and Adirondack Land Trust (May 1995 - 1999) Keene Valley, NY. Conducted exploratory research to identify forest landowner concerns in the Northwest region of the Adirondack Park. Advising TNC staff and landowner group on development of landowner meetings designed to promote an ecosystem approach to management of the region.

 

Professional Affiliations

Society of American Foresters        1983 - present

Chair, House of Society Delegates, National SAF - 1996

Seventh American Forest Congress Forest Management Advisory Committee - 1996

National Council Sub-committee on Cultural Diversity - 1996

National Leadership Academy Steering Committee - 1996

Chair, New York SAF - 1995-1996

International Society of Ecological Economics 1992 - present

Organizational Steering Committee Leader, United States Society of Ecological Economics - 1999-2000

 

Selected Departmental and College Activities

Secretary, ESF Faculty Governance, 2001-2003

Faculty of Forestry Graduate Education Committee, 2000-20002

Search Committee, Recreation Assistant Professor, 2001

Middle States Assessment Publications Sub-committee, 2000-2001

Policy Ph.D. Restructuring Committee, 2000-2001

Search Committee, Chair of the Faculty of Forestry, 1996-97

Faculty of Forestry Ad Hoc Committee on Marshall Hall Renovations, 1997

Review and recommendation for Chair of the Faculty of Forestry, 1995

 

Honors and Awards

National Young Forester Leadership Award, Society of American Foresters - 1997

Outstanding Paper and Presentation, Joint meeting of NY Chapters of SAF, AFS, TWS - Feb. 1996

Kieckhefer Adirondack Fellowship - 1989

Cornell University Graduate Research Scholarship - 1989

Ullmann Forestry Scholarship - 1981-82, 1982-83

Edna Bailey Sussman Fund - 1989

Henry F. Buckley Scholarship - 1979, 1980, 1981