John Schelhas
Research Forester
United States Department of Agriculture
Pacific Southwest Research Station
United States of America
Biography
Ph.D. in Renewable Natural Resources, 1991 University of Arizona M.S. in Watershed Management, 1979 University of Arizona B.S. in Natural Resources, 1977 University of Michigan Professional Experience Research Forester, Southern Research Station 1999—2010 Stationed at Tuskegee University Research Associate and Senior Research Associate, Deptartment of Natural Resources, Cornell University 1992—1999 Coordinated NSF Research Training Grant, Cornell Program and Ecological and Social Science Challenges of Conservation
Research Interest
Social acceptability of bioenergy in the U.S. South. Social vulnerability and climate change. Private forest owner decision-making. Social context of public comment and environmental decision-making.
Publications
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Schelhas, John; Hitchner, Sarah; Johnson Gaither, Cassandra; Fraser, Rory; Jennings, Viniece; Diop, Amadou. 2016. Engaging African American landowners in sustainable forest management.
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Schelhas, John; Hitchner, Sarah; Johnson Gaither, Cassandra; Jennings, Viniece. 2017. “Sunshine, sweat, and tearsâ€: African-American ties to land and forests in the south.
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Hitchner, Sarah; Schelhas, John; Brosius, J. Peter. 2017. “Even our Dairy Queen shut downâ€: Risk and resilience in bioenergy development in forest-dependent communities in the US South.
