John Schelhas

Research Scientist, USDA Forest Service, Southern Research Station

  • B.S. University of Michigan, Natural Resources
  • M.S. University of Arizona, Watershed Management
  • Ph.D. University of Arizona, Renewable Natural Resource Studies
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Experience

  • Senior Research Associate & Research Associate, Department of Natural Resources; Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 1992-1999
  • International Policy Specialist, Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center. Washington, DC, 1992
  • Senior Instructional Specialist, School of Renewable Natural Resources, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, 1991-1992
  • International Cooperation Specialist, Office of International Affairs, National Park Service, Washington, DC. 1986-1987

Research Interests

  • Social science research on minority and limited resource landowners and forests in Alabama.
  • Sustainable rural development; environmental values; spatial patterns of land use.

Selected Publications

  • Schelhas, John, and Max J. Pfeffer. 2005. Forest values of national park neighbors in Costa Rica. Human Organization 64(4):385-397.
  • Pfeffer, Max J., John W. Schelhas, Stephen D. DeGloria and Jorge Gomez. 2005. Population, conservation, and land use change in Honduras. Agriculture, Ecosystems, and Environment 110(1-2):14-28.
  • Fraser, Rory, Buddhi Gyawalli, and John Schelhas. 2005. Blacks in space: Land tenure and well-being in Perry County, Alabama. Small Scale Forest Economics, Management and Policy 4(1):21-33.
  • Gan, Jianbang, Okwudili Onianwa, John Schelhas, Gerald C. Wheelock, and Mark R. Dubois. 2005. Does race matter in landowners’ participation in conservation incentive programs? Society and Natural Resources 18(5):421-435.
  • Schelhas, John, and Robert Zabawa. 2004. The social structure of family and farm forestry in Alabama. Proceedings of the IUFRO symposium, "Human Dimensions of Family and Farm Forestry." Washington State University Extension Bulletin MISC0526, Pullman, WA.
  • Onianwa, Okwudili, Gerald Wheelock, Buddhi Gyawali, Jianbang Gan, Mark Dubois, and John Schelhas. 2004. An evaluation of participation behavior of limited resource farmers in cost-share programs in Alabama. Journal of Agribusiness 22(1):17-29.
  • Schelhas, John, Robert Zabawa, and Joe Molnar. 2003. New opportunities for social research on forest landowners in the South. Southern Rural Sociology 19(1):60-69.
  • Schelhas, John. 2002. Race, ethnicity, and natural resources in the United States: A Review. Natural Resources Journal 42(4):723-763.
  • Buck, Louise E., Charles C. Geisler, and John Schelhas, Eva Wollenberg (eds). 2001. Biological Diversity: Balancing Interests through Adaptive Collaborative Management. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press.
  • Pfeffer, Max, John Schelhas, and Leyla Day. 2001. Forest conservation, value conflict, and interest formation in a Honduran National Park. Rural Sociology 66(3):382-402.
  • Buck, Louise E., Charles C. Geisler, and John Schelhas, Eva Wollenberg (eds). In Preparation (accepted for publication). Biological Diversity: Balancing Interests through Adaptive Collaborative Management. CRC Press.
  • Schelhas, John and Russell Greenberg, eds. 1996. Forest Patches in Tropical Landscapes. Washington, DC: Island Press.
  • Jantzi, Terrence, John Schelhas, and James P. Lassoie. 1999. Environmental Values and Forest Patch Conservation in a Rural Costa Rican Community. Agriculture and Human Values 16:29-39.
  • Thacher, Thomas A., David Lee, and John Schelhas. 1997. Farmer Participation in Government Sponsored Reforestation Incentive Programs in Costa Rica. Agroforestry Systems 35:269-289.
  • Harris, Lisa K., William W. Shaw, and John Schelhas. 1997. Urban Neighbors' Wildlife Related Attitudes and Behaviors near Federally Protected Areas in Tucson, Arizona, USA. Natural Areas Journal 17(2):144-148.
  • Schelhas, John, Terrence Jantzi, Thomas Thacher, Caleb Kleppner, and Kimberly O'Connor. 1997. Costa Rica: Meeting Farmers' Needs through Forest Stewardship. Journal of Forestry 95(2):33-38.
  • Schelhas, John. 1996. Land Use Choice and Change: Intensification and Diversification in Tropical Lowland Costa Rica. Human Organization 55(3): 298-306.
  • Schelhas, John. and William W. Shaw. 1995. Understanding Land Use and Natural Resource Decisions of Park Neighbors. In Expanding Partnerships in Conservation. Jeffrey A. McNeely (ed). Washington, DC: Island Press.
  • Schelhas, John. 1994. Building Sustainable Land Uses on Existing Practices: Smallholder Land Use Mosaics in Tropical Lowland Costa Rica. Society and Natural Resources. 7(1):67-84.
  • Schelhas, John W. 1991. A Methodology for Assessment of External Issues Facing National Parks, With an Application in Costa Rica. Environmental Conservation 18(4):323-330.

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