FOR 488/688: Natural Resources Administration Law. This advanced undergraduate and intermediate graduate course introduces students to the law concerning the procedures, powers, and review of administrative agencies res
ponsible for the management of natural resources. This course is designed for students who want to work for administrative agencies, regulated industries, or organizations that attempt to influence agency policies. Using lectures, classroom discussions of readings, and assignments students learn how:
- administrative agencies function;
- administrative law affects agencies and their personnel;
- to apply administrative law concepts to natural resources management; and
- federal agencies can (and can not) manage natural resources.
FOR 720: Theoretical Foundations of Environmental and Natural Resources Policy. This advanced graduate course investigates the 1) methods, foundations, and logical structure of science, 2) the application of scientific theory to social science and policy, and 3) the political science, economic, and behavioral foundations of natural resources and environmental policy. Using extensive discussions of readings and research papers, students analyze and learn:
- The theoretical foundations of the use of reason and the scientific method in advancing human knowledge and understanding;
- Major political science, economic, and behavioral science foundations of natural resources and environmental policy; and
- How these concepts can serve as the foundation for thesis and dissertation literature reviews.
Previous Courses: During the past decade, I have taught courses that introduced students to the legal system (EST 225: Introduction to Legal Process) and examined the strategies and mechanisms environmental law uses to change humans interaction with the environment (FOR 496/796: Environmental Law and Policy). I also coordinated FOR 797: Forest and Natural Resources Policy seminar, which provides a foundational understanding of forest and natural resources policy from a public administration, economic, political science, and behavioral sciences perspective.