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MARK W. NEFF, Ph.D.

Environmental Studies • Huxley College of the Environment • Western Washington University

(360) 650-2896 • mark.neff@wwu.edu

TEACHING AND RESEARCH INTERESTS

The science/policy interface; environmental science and decision-making; science policy;

technology and the environment; qualitative and quantitative research methods; science and

environmental conflicts; political ecology; science and technology studies; science and culture;

medicine, technology, and health.

CURRENT APPOINTMENTS

Western Washington University, Huxley College of the Environment Bellingham, WA

Assistant Professor of Environmental Policy Sept 2014-Present

Consortium for Science, Policy and Outcomes Arizona State University

Affiliated Scholar June 2011-present

PREVIOUS ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS

Allegheny College, Department of Environmental Science Meadville, PA

Assistant Professor August 2011-August 2014

Campus Director, Project Pericles January 2013-August 2014

Allegheny College, Department of Environmental Science Meadville, PA

Visiting Scholar & Adjunct Faculty August 2010 to July 2011

University of Waterloo, Faculty of the Environment Waterloo, ON Canada

Research Associate August 2010 to August 2011

Consortium for Science, Policy and Outcomes Arizona State University

Post-doctoral Research Fellow June, 2009 to September, 2010

Graduate Research Associate August, 2005 to June, 2009

Global Institute of Sustainability Arizona State University

Faculty Associate August 2009 to June 2010

GRANTS, HONORS, AND FELLOWSHIPS

Participating Scientist: “INCT in Interdisciplinary and Transdisciplinary Studies in Ecology and

Evolution.” Grant proposed to Brazil’s Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e

Tecnológico, (CNPq; English Translation: National Council for Scientific and Technological

Development) to create a national Institute of Science and Technology around Inter- and Trans-disciplinary ecological research in Brazil. Proposal approved by Brazilian government;

funding pending (2016). Specific focus within project: Bridging the gap between science and

practice in the environmental field and building a transformative education in ecology and

evolution. The whole effort will receive US $2,200,000 over six years (pending)

Sole-PI: “RUI: A Comparative Study of Structural Influences on User-engaged Ecology

Research” $164,111 Grant fully funded by the Science of Science and Innovation Policy

program at the National Science Foundation, September, 2011. (Transferred remaining funds

to WWU as grant #1465279 in 2015)

Consultant: “What are the Outcomes of Translational Research,” PI: Jason Scott Robert. Robert

Wood Johnson Foundation. 2010 (not funded)

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Co-PI: “Science for and with Society: Promise and Reality in Sustainability Science.” Proposal

submitted to the National Science Foundation Science, Technology and Society program.

With Arnim Wiek and Daniel Sarewitz. 2009 (not funded)

Dissertation nominated (but not selected) for the American Political Science Association's

Science, Technology and Environmental Politics section's Virginia Walsh Dissertation Award

for the best dissertation in the previous two years.

Associate in the National Science Foundation’s Integrative Graduate Education Research and

Training (IGERT) program in Urban Ecology at Arizona State University (2007-2008 and

2008-2009 school years, $1000 research and travel award per year, plus a one-time $2,500

international travel allowance)

Arizona State University “University Graduate Scholar” Fellowship (2006-2009, $10,500 total)

Fellow, Arizona State University’s Preparing Future Faculty Program (2007-2008)

PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS

Neff, Mark W. (2017) “Publication incentives undermine the utility of science: Ecological research

in Mexico.” Science and Public Policy. doi:10.1093/scipol/scx054. (Online first; journal issue not

yet assigned).

Neff, Mark W., and Katherine Carroll. (2016) “A Productive Role for Science in Assisted

Colonization Policy.” Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Climate Change 7, no. 6 (November

2016): 852–68. doi:10.1002/wcc.420.

Neff, Mark W. & Larson, B. M. H. (2014). Scientists, managers, and assisted colonization: Four

contrasting perspectives entangle science and policy. Biological Conservation, 172, 1–7.

doi:10.1016/j.biocon.2014.02.001

Neff, Mark W (2014). Research Prioritization and the Potential Pitfall of Path Dependencies in

Coral Reef Science. Minerva, 1–23. doi:10.1007/s11024-014-9250-5

Miller, T. R., & Neff, Mark W. (2013). De-Facto Science Policy in the Making: How Scientists

Shape Science Policy and Why it Matters (or, Why STS and STP Scholars Should Socialize).

Minerva, 1–21. doi:10.1007/s11024-013-9234-x

Neff, Mark W. (2011). What research should be done and why? Four competing visions among

ecologists. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 9:462-469. doi: 10.1890/100035

Muñoz-Erickson, T. A., B. B. Cutts, E. K. Larson, K. J. Darby, M. Neff, A.Wutich and B. Bolin

(2010) Spanning Boundaries in an Arizona Watershed Partnership: Information Networks as

Tools for Entrenchment or Ties for Collaboration? Ecology and Society 15 (3): 22. [online]

URL: http://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol15/iss3/art22/

Cutts, B. B., T. Muñoz-Erickson, K. J. Darby, M. Neff, E. K. Larson, B. Bolin, and A. Wutich

(2010) Ego network properties as a way to reveal conflict in collaboration's clothing.

Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences 4:93-101. DOI: 10.1016/j.sbspro.2010.07.486.

Neff, Mark, and Elizabeth Corley (2009). “35 Years and 160,000 Articles: A Bibliometric

Exploration of the Evolution of Ecology, 1970-2005.” Scientometrics 81(3).

Neff, Mark (2007) “Scenario Planning for Wildlife Management: A Case Study of the National

Elk Refuge, Jackson, Wyoming.” Human Dimensions of Wildlife 12(4), pp 219-226.

Harding, Cary O., Mark Neff, Krzystof Wild, Kelly Jones, Lina Elzaouk, Beat Thony, and

Sheldon Milstien. (2004) "The Fate of Intravenously Administered Tetrahydrobiopterin and

Its Implications for Heterologous Gene Therapy of Phenylketonuria." Molecular Genetics

and Metabolism 81 (2004): 52-57.

Harding, Cary O., Mark Neff, Kelly Jones, Krzystof Wild, and Jon A. Wolff. (2003) "Expression of Phenylalanine Hydroxylase (PAH) in Erythrogenic Bone Marrow Does Not Correct

Hyperphenylalaninemia in PAHEnu2 Mice." The Journal of Gene Medicine 5 (2003): 984-93.

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OTHER PUBLICATIONS

Neff, Mark (2017). “Critical Thinking and the Nature of Conflict Resolution.” Innovative

Teaching Showcase, 2016-17 (18). Western Washington University. ISSN 2374-9415.

Retrieved from: http://cii.wwu.edu/showcase2016/

Book review (2011) “Making your work count,” a review of Baron, Nancy (2010) A Guide to

Making Your Science Matter: Escape from the Ivory Tower. Ecology 92(3)

Contributing author of Science Policy Assessment and Research On Climate (2010) “Usable

Science: A Handbook for Science Policy Decision Makers.” A collaborative project between

the University of Colorado and Arizona State University. http://sciencepolicy.colorado.edu/sparc/outreach/sparc_handbook/brochure.pdf

Neff, Mark (2010) “Salmon” and “Mad Cow Disease” Encyclopedia articles in: Robbins, P.,

Mulvaney, D., & Golson, J. G. (Eds.). Green Food: Sage.

Neff, Mark, and Ryan Myer (2006). “The Consortium for Science, Policy and Outcomes at

Arizona State University: Advancing S&T Scholarship and Creating a Foundation for

Cultural Change.” The STS Curriculum Newsletter 143:2-5.

Neff, Mark (2004). “Wildlife Diseases in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.” Jackson, WY:

Jackson Hole Conservation Alliance, 2004. 77 pp.

http://www.jhalliance.org/reports/disease.pdf

Harding, Cary, Mark Neff, Krzystof Wild, Sheldon Milstien, (2002). "The Fate of Intravenously

Administered Tetrahydrobiopterin and Its Implications for Heterologous Gene Therapy of

Phenylketonuria." In: S. Milstien, G. Kapatos, R. Levine, B. Shane (Eds.), Chemistry and

Biology of Pteridines and Folates. Proceedings of the 12th International Symposium on

Pteridines and Folates, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Boston, 2002, pp. 305-308.

EDUCATION

Arizona State University Tempe, Arizona

Ph.D. Degree conferred June, 2009

School of Life Sciences & Consortium for Science, Policy and Outcomes (Interdisciplinary

degree with a focus on science policy and environmental governance)

Dissertation Title: Producing Environmental Knowledge: Ecology, Research Priorities and

Policy

**Nominated for the American Political Science Association's Science, Technology and

Environmental Politics section's Virginia Walsh Dissertation Award for the best dissertation

from the previous two years**

Faculty Advisor: Professor Daniel Sarewitz, Co-Director of the Consortium for Science,

Policy and Outcomes

Committee members: Elizabeth Corley (School of Public Affairs), Ann Kinzig (School of Life

Sciences), Clark Miller (School of Politics and Global Studies), Andrew Smith (School of

Life Sciences)

Methods training: 2007 participant, Consortium on Qualitative Research Methods, Sponsored

by The Maxwell School at Syracuse Univ. Arizona State University. Tempe, AZ. Jan 2-12,

2007

University of Oregon Eugene, Oregon

Master of Science, Environmental Studies Degree conferred June, 2005

Thesis Title: Assessing Future Threats to the Jackson, Wyoming / National Elk Refuge Social-

Ecological System: A Scenario Planning Case Study

Faculty Advisor: Dr. Peter Walker (Geography and Environmental Studies)

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Committee member: Dr. Richard Margerum (Planning, Public Policy, and Management)

Graduate Certificate, Not-For-Profit Management Certificate conferred June, 2005

Whitman College Walla Walla, Washington

Bachelor of Arts Degree conferred May, 1999

Major: German Literature and Language,

Minor: Biological Sciences

INVITED PRESENTATIONS AND WORKSHOPS

The National Socio-Environmental Synthesis Center (SESYNC), Annapolis, MD

Invited workshop participant: “Translational Ecology – A Pedagogical Framework to Integrate

Natural and Social Sciences”. A two-year long project to rethink graduate education in ecology. 2014-2016

Universidade Federal de São Carlos, Sorocaba Brazil

Invited presentation, Ciências Biológicas: “How policies and institutions shape ecological

research: A comparative study across the Americas” June 5, 2014

University of Tokyo (Todai), Japan

Invited workshop leader: Alliance for Global Sustainability Annual Meeting 2010 Student

Session, a three-day graduate student workshop on sustainability science March 16-19, 2010

University of Tokyo (Todai), Japan

Invited plenary lecture: “Striving for sustainability - what science can and cannot provide” at the

Alliance for Global Sustainability Annual Meeting. March 17, 2010

Linköping University, Sweden

Invited workshop participant: “Linking Science to Societal Benefits: Why, How and When? An

International workshop at the Centre for Climate Science and Policy Research”

September 14-16, 2009

Arizona State University

Panelist: “Efficacy and Ethics in Decision Making Tools” Decision Center for a Desert City Panel

Discussion Series. November 5, 2008

“Social network analysis as a tool for investigating groundwater management conflicts in the

PrAMA region,” a talk given to the Center for the Study of Institutional Diversity at ASU with

Bethany Cutts, Kate Darby, Libby Larson, and Tischa Munoz-Erickson April 30, 2008

OTHER RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Decision Center for a Desert City Arizona State University

Graduate Research Associate Summer, 2006

Jackson Hole Conservation Alliance Jackson, Wyoming

Research Intern September, 2002 to January, 2003

Oregon Health Sciences University Portland, Oregon

Research Assistant II, Lab Manager (Cary Harding Lab) August, 1999 to October, 2000

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Seattle, Washington

Laboratory Technician (Elaine Ostrander Lab) June, 1997 to August, 1997

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

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Western Washington University

• ENVS 304: Environmental and Resource Policy

• ENVS 305: Introduction to Environmental Studies II: History and Policy

• ENVS 450: US Environmental Policy (retitled, below)

• ENVS 450: Science in the Policy Process

• ENVS 456: Environmental Governance

• ENVS 458: Environmental Politics

Allegheny College:

• ENVSC 110: Introduction to Environmental Science

• FSENVSC 201: Environmental Problem Analysis

• ENVSC 210: Research Methods in Environmental Science

• ENVSC 410: Science, Technology and the Environment

• ENVSC 585: Junior Seminar in Sustainable Development

• ENVSC 600 and 610: Senior Seminar (Supervising senior theses)

Arizona State University:

• SOS 320: Society and Sustainability

• HON 494/SOS 494: Community of Undergraduate Research Scholars (co-

instructed with Dr. Margaret Nelson, Vice Dean of Barrett Honors College)

• ASB 394/SOC 334 Technology and Society (Teaching assistant)

University of Oregon

• ENVS 201 Intro to Environmental Studies: Social Sciences (Teaching Assistant)

• ENVS 411 Perception and Wildness (Teaching Assistant)

• ENVS Service Learning Program (Project Manager)

MANUSCRIPTS REVIEWED FOR:

Alces (2016)

Biotropica (2012)

Biological Reviews (2017)

Conservation Biology (2014, 2016)

Environmental Management (2009, 2010, 2011, 2013)

Environment & Planning C: Government & Policy (2012)

Environmental Practice (2012)

Frontiers in Marine Science (2015)

Human Dimensions of Wildlife (2008)

Journal of Mixed Methods Research (2014, 2015)

Methods in Ecology and Evolution (2017)

Minerva (2013, 2014)

Policy Sciences (2014)

Rangelands (2010, 2012)

Science and Public Policy (2010, 2015)

Solutions (2017)

Sustainable Development (2014)

Wildlife Society Bulletin (2015)

GRANT PROPOSALS REVIEWED FOR:

The Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (2009)

CONFERENCES, CONFERENCE SESSIONS AND DISCUSSION PANELS ORGANIZED

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“Educating Undergraduates to Navigate Facts and Values when Thinking About the

Environment.” Association for Environmental Studies and Sciences annual meeting. June,

2013. Pittsburgh, PA Co-organized with Kate Darby (Allegheny College)

“Re-imagining the relationship between scientometrics and science policy” Society for the Social

Studies of Science annual meeting. November 2011. Cleveland, OH. Co-organized with Leah

Nichols (University of Michigan)

Member of the planning committee for the 2011 ASU Frontiers in Life Sciences conference:

“Sustainable Phosphorus Summit,” held at Arizona State University in February 2011.

Member of the planning committee for the conference: “The rightful place of science? Rethinking

the role of science in society.” Organized by the Consortium for Science, Policy and

Outcomes at Arizona State University. Sunday May 16 through Wednesday May 19, 2010.

“Empirical Studies of Environmental Studies and Science Pedagogy and Research Practices.”

Session at the 2009 Association for Environmental Studies and Sciences annual meeting.

October 8th-11th. Madison, Wisconsin. Co-organized with Kate Darby.

“What is Sustainability Science and Can it Make Us Sustainable?” Special Session at the 2009

Ecological Society of America annual meeting. August 2nd-7th. Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Co-organized with Lori Hidinger.

“Linking Restoration of Rangeland Communities and Processes to Societal Outcomes: The Whys

and Hows.” February 11, 2009. Forum at: The 62nd Annual Meeting of the Society for Range

Management. Albuquerque, NM. Co-organized with Lori Hidinger.

“How Are Coral Reef Research Priorities Set?” July 12, 2008. Focus group/ workshop held in

conjunction with the 11th International Coral Reef Symposium. Ft. Lauderdale, FL.

“Arizona Water Law and Policy” discussion panel (co-organizer). March 19, 2008. Decision

Center for a Desert City Panel Discussion Series, Arizona State University

“Linking Ecology and Restoration to Societal Outcomes: Living the Legacy of George Brown.”

Symposium, Ecological Society of America annual meeting. San Jose, CA. August 8, 2007.

Co-organized with Lori Hidinger.

“NSF Decision Making Under Uncertainty.” Special poster session at the 2007 AAAS Annual

meeting (co-organizer)

PRESENTATIONS

Neff, Mark (August 2017) “The Steering Effects of Research Evaluation: Lessons from Brazil”.

Presentation at the Ecological Society of America annual Meeting, Portland, OR. August 6-

11, 2017.

Neff, Mark (June 2016) “An Offering of Humanistic Insights to the Debate over Moving Species

for Climate Adaptation”. Presentation at the Association for Environmental Studies and

Sciences annual Meeting, Washington, DC. June 8-12, 2016.

Aline Carolina de Oliveira Machado Prata and Mark Neff, (June, 2015) “How do Science

Policies in Brazil Influence User-engaged Ecological Research?” 4th World Conference on

Research Integrity, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. May 31-June 3, 2015

Neff, Mark (August 2014) “How the Impact Factor Limits Ecology’s Impacts in Mexico”.

Presentation at the Ecological Society of America annual Meeting, Sacramento, CA. August

10-15, 2014.

Neff, Mark (April, 2014) “The Contested Territories of Ecological Science.” Presentation at the

Association of American Geographers annual meeting, Tampa, FL. April 8- 12, 2014.

Neff, Mark, (August 2012) “Competing visions of science and policy within the ecological research community: Opportunities for and/or barriers to translational ecology.” Invited

symposium presentation at the Ecological Society of America annual meeting. Portland, OR.

August 5-10, 2012.

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Neff, Mark, (February 2012) “Tensions between the global and the local in coral reef research

priority setting.” Presentation at the Association of American Geographers annual meeting.

New York City, NY. February 24-28, 2012.

Neff, Mark, (November 2011) “Identification and implications of sub-disciplinary

epistemological communities in academic ecology.” Presentation at the Society for the Social

Studies of Science annual meeting. Cleveland, OH. November 2-5, 2011.

Neff, Mark, (November 2011) “Piecing together a career: Reflections by one half of a dual-

career couple.” Presentation at the Association for Environmental Studies and Sciences

annual meeting. Burlington, VT. June 23-26, 2011.

Neff, Mark and Brendon Larson, (June 2011) “The assisted colonization controversy.”

Presentation at the International Symposium on Society and Resource Management.

Madison, WI. June 3-8, 2011.

Neff, Mark, (August 2010) “The ecology-policy connection: Ecologists’ visions for their

discipline.” Presentation at the Ecological Society of America annual meeting. Pittsburgh,

PA. August 1-6, 2010.

Neff, Mark, (October 2009) “What Counts in Ecology: The connections between research

priorities and environmental politics.” Presentation at the Association of Environmental

Studies and Sciences annual meeting. Madison, WI. October 8-11, 2009.

Neff, Mark, Bethany Cutts, Kate Darby, Libby Larson, Tischa Munoz-Erickson Amber Wutich,

Bob Bolin. (2008) “Does truth flow like water? The role of social networks in the flow of

scientific knowledge in an environmental governance dispute.” Presentation at: Society for

the Social Studies of Science / European Association for the Study of Science and

Technology joint meeting. Rotterdam, Netherlands. Aug 23, 2008.

Neff, Mark, Bethany Cutts, Kate Darby, Libby Larson, Tischa Munoz-Erickson Amber Wutich,

Bob Bolin. (2008) “Does truth flow like water? The role of social networks in the flow of

scientific understandings in a water management controversy.” The Association of American

Geographers annual meeting. Boston, MA. April 15, 2008

Neff, Mark. (2008) “35 Years and 160,000 Articles: A Bibliometric Exploration of the Evolution

of Ecology, 1970-2005.” Graduates in the Earth, Life and Social Sciences Conference.

Tempe, AZ, Jan 31,2008

Neff, Mark. (2007) “A Behavioral Study of … You: The Changing Focus of Ecology Research,

1970-2005” Presentation at: Arizona State University School of Life Sciences Brown Bag

Series. Tempe, AZ, Oct 18, 2007.

Neff, Mark. (2007) “Has climate changed ecology? A bibliometric analysis of the changing

focus of ecology research, 1970-2005” Presentation at: Society for the Social Studies of

Science annual meeting. Montreal, Canada, Oct 13, 2007.

Neff, Mark. (2007) “Policy for Science: The changing ecology research agenda, 1970-2005”

Presentation at: Ecological Society of America annual meeting. San Jose, CA. Aug 7, 2007.

Neff, Mark. (2007) “Does Science Matter? The Role of Science in Framing Policy Problems.”

Presentation at: Science and Technology in Society: An Interdisciplinary Graduate Student

Conference. Washington, D.C., March 31-April 1, 2007.

Neff, Mark. (2006) “Trends in Ecological Research Priorities: A Bibliometric Analysis of

Climate and Ecology Research.” Presentation at: 2006 Policy Sciences Summer Workshop.

Boulder, CO. June 9-11, 2006

Neff, Mark. (2006) “The Evolution of Ecology: The Influence of Climate on NSF Funded

Ecology Research”. Presentation at: Science and Technology in Society: An Interdisciplinary Graduate Student Conference. Washington, D.C., April 22-23, 2006.

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Neff, Mark. (2005) “Management of the National Elk Refuge: Contested Policies and Common

Goals.” Presentation at: Emerging issues at Urban/Rural interfaces: Linking Sciences and

Society (Conference). Atlanta, GA. March 13-16, 2005.

POSTER PRESENTATIONS

Neff, Mark. (2008) “Why do you want to know that? An investigation of coral reef research

priorities and the logics behind them.” Poster presentation: Ecological Society of America

annual meeting, Milwaukee, WI. August 7, 2008.

Neff, Mark. (2008) “Unearthing Hidden Aspects of Ecology Research Policy.” Poster

presentation at: The National Academies of Science Student Forum on Science and

Technology Policy. Washington, D.C., January 4th and 5th, 2008.

Neff, Mark, Netra Chhetri, Dan Sarewitz, Lori Hidinger, Megan O’Shea, Aliya Buttar, Uven

Chong (2007) “Will Phoenix Have Sufficient Water? A Workshop to Assess Stressors to an

Urban Water System.” Poster presentation: AAAS Annual Meeting. San Francisco, CA.

February 15-19, 2007.

Chhetri, Netra, Lori Hidinger, Mark Neff, Megan O’Shea, Aliya Buttar, Uven Chong (2007)

“Decision Making Under Uncertainty: Ranking of Multiple Stressors on Central Arizona

Water Resources”. Poster presentation: Central Arizona-Phoenix Long-Term Ecological

Research Ninth Annual Poster Symposium. Tempe, AZ. January 10, 2007.

Neff, Mark, Elizabeth Corley (2006) “How Climate Changed Ecology: A Bibliometric Analysis

of the Changing Focus of Ecological Research.” Poster presentation: Gordon Research

Conference on Science and Technology Policy, Big Sky, MT. August 13-18, 2006

Neff, Mark, Elizabeth Corley (2006) “How Climate Changed Ecology: A Bibliometric Analysis

of the Changing Focus of Ecological Research.” Poster presentation: Ecological Society of

America annual meeting, Memphis, TN. August 6-11, 2006

Hidinger, Lori, Mark Neff, Netra Chhetri, Aliya Buttar, Ryan Myer, Megan O’Shea. (2006) “A

Preliminary Method to Rank Ecosystem Sensitivity to Various Drivers of Change: Case

Study Phoenix Urban Ecosystem.” Poster presentation: Ecological Society of America annual

meeting, Memphis, TN. August 6-11, 2006

Neff, Mark. (2006) “How Climate Changed Ecology: Recent Trends in NSF Funded Ecology

Research”. Poster presentation: AAAS Annual Meeting. St. Louis, MO. February 16-20,

2006.

Neff, Mark, Netra Chhetri, Lori Hidinger, and Ryan Meyer. (2006) “Science Policy and

Research on Climate: Ecosystem Sensitivity Analysis.” Poster presentation: Central Arizona-

Phoenix Long-Term Ecological Research Eighth Annual Poster Symposium. Tempe, AZ.

January 19, 2006.

Neff, Mark. (2004) “Political Ecology of the National Elk Refuge, Jackson, Wyoming” Poster

presentation: Ecological Society of America annual meeting. Portland, OR. August 6, 2004

OTHER WORKSHOPS ATTENDED

The National Academies of Science Student Forum on Science and Technology Policy.

Washington DC, Jan 4-5, 2008

3rd International Fire Ecology & Management Congress. San Diego, CA. Nov 13-17, 2006.

2006 Policy Sciences Summer Workshop. University of Colorado. Boulder, CO. June 9-11, 2006

ADDITIONAL ACADEMIC SERVICE

Recruitment, Admissions & Support Committee (University-wide), Western Washington

University, 9/2015-present

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Diversity Planning and Implementation Team, Environmental Studies Department, Huxley

College, 01/ 2015- 06/2015

Search committee: Environmental Science department, Allegheny College. Energy Scientist

search, 2013-14

Allegheny College Campus Director, Project Pericles. January 2013-August 2014

Committee member: Allegheny College Civic Engagement ad hoc committee, 2013-14.

Search committee: Allegheny College Economics department Finance search, 2012-13

Search committee: Allegheny College Economics department Macroeconomics search, 2012-13

Search committee: Allegheny College Environmental Science department Env Scientist search,

2012

Session chair for two sessions at the 2011 annual meeting of the Society for the Social Studies of

Science. Nov 2-5, 2011.

Workshop facilitator: “Making Your Science Usable for Decision Makers,” Ecological Society of

America annual meeting. August 7, 2011.

Session chair at the 2011 International Symposium on Society and Resource Management.

Poster session judge at the 2011 International Symposium on Society and Resource Management.

Co-organizer (with Derrick Anderson) of the monthly Consortium for Science, Policy and

Outcomes Graduate Student Methods Workshop. 2009-2010 academic year.

Member of the Professional Development Subcommittee of the Association for Environmental

Studies and Sciences. This committee is charged with recommending accreditation standards

for environmental studies and science programs as well as providing recommendations

pertaining to faculty hiring and promotion standards for those programs. 2009-present.

Member of the ‘Outreach and Outcomes’ and ‘Education and Training’ Implementation

Committees of the Consortium for Science, Policy and Outcomes strategic plan

implementation effort, 2008-2010

Graduate student representative on the drafting committee for the Consortium for Science, Policy

and Outcomes strategic planning effort, 2007-2008.

Reviewer for the Resilience Management Practitioner Workbook, Resilience Alliance, 2007

Poster judge, Research in Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering (RISE) symposium. Arizona

State University. October 5th, 2007

Coordinated judging for the Graduates in Earth, Life and Social Sciences (GELSS) Annual

Symposium. Arizona State University, February 9, 2007

Union representative in Graduate Teaching Fellows Federation for environmental studies

students. University of Oregon, 2004-2005 academic year.

Served on Soderwall Scholarship selection committee. University of Oregon. Spring 2005

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Society for the Social Studies of Science

Association for Environmental Studies and Sciences

Ecological Society of America

International Association for Society and Natural Resources

NON-ACADEMIC SERVICE

Member of Meadville PA’s Planning and Zoning Commission, 2012-2014

Faculty Advisor for Allegheny College Ultimate Frisbee Club, 2012-2014

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Cofounder and past President of the Board of Directors of the Tempe Bicycle Action Group

(www.biketempe.org), an organization that seeks to make bicycling a safe, prominent and

convenient form of transportation in Tempe, Arizona. I served on the Board of Directors for

three years, serving as Secretary and President. The annual operating budget at the time of my

involvement was approximately $20,000.

Volunteer Research Intern at the Jackson Hole Conservation Alliance, Jackson Wyoming.

September, 2002-December, 2002.

Skills and Methods Q method

Semi-structured interviewing

Focus groups

Bibliometric analysis

Social network analysis

Conversational in German: four years instruction in high school, four years in college, and six

months complete immersion while living in Germany