Curriculum Vitae Brian Petersen, Assistant Professor Environmental Studies, Western Michigan University 1903 W. Michigan Ave. Telephone: (269) 387-2737 Kalamazoo, MI 49001-5419 Email: brian.petersen@wmich.edu Education Ph.D Environmental Studies, University of California Santa Cruz, 2010 Areas of Study: Natural resource policy and management, political ecology, disturbance ecology, climate change adaptation Dissertation: Responding to Catastrophic Forest Dieback: Bark Beetles, Drought, and Climate Change in British Columbia, Canada and the Los Angeles Basin, California. MS Forest Resources (Social Sciences program), University of Washington, 2003 MPA Daniel J. Evans School of Public Affairs, University of Washington, 2003 Areas of Study: Public management, environmental policy, forest policy and management, conservation biology, landscape ecology, natural resources sociology Certificate in Conservation Biology Policy, June 2003 Thesis: Regional Salmon Recovery Planning in Washington State. B.S. Environmental Science, Botany Minor, University of Idaho, 1999 Areas of Study: Ecology, conservation biology, natural resource policy, environmental policy, environmental ethics Employment Post-doctoral Research Associate Michigan State University, W.K. Kellogg Biological Station (2010 2013) Lecturer Forestry Department, Michigan State University (2012) Lecturer Western Michigan University, Studies Department (January 2011-2013) Teaching Assistant Environmental Studies Department, University of California Santa Cruz (2005-2008) Graduate Research Assistant University of California Santa Cruz (2008) Graduate Research Assistant University of California Santa Cruz and the Christensen Fund (2007) Research Consultant ICF International, Washington DC (2006-2007) Secretary and Newsletter Editor Conservation Science Institute, Santa Cruz, CA (2005-2010) Americorps Service Member Marin Conservation Corps, San Francisco, California (2000-2001) Intern School For Field Studies, Bamfield, British Columbia (1999)
Publications Petersen, B., Stuart, D. In Press. Explanations of a changing landscape: A critical examination of the British Columbia bark beetle epidemic. Environment and Planning A. Petersen, B., Hall, K., Doran, P. In Press. In their own words: perceptions of climate change adaptation from the Great Lakes region s resource management community. Environmental Practice. Petersen, B., Wellstead, A. In Review. Responding to forest catastrophe in the face of unprecedented forest challenges: the emergence of new governance arrangements. International Journal of Forestry Research. Lin, B., Petersen, B. 2013. Resilience, regime shifts and guided transition under climate change: examining the practical difficulties of managing continually changing ecosystems. Ecology and Society, 18(1). Cross, M.S., Zavaleta, E.S., Bachelet, D., Brooks, M.L., Enquist, C.A.F., Fleishman, E., Graumlich, L.J., Groves, C.R., Hannah, L., Hansen, L., Hayward, G., Koopman, M., Lawler, J.J., Malcolm, J., Nordgren, J., Petersen, B., Rowland, E.L., Scott, D., Shafer, S.L., Shaw, M.R., Tabor, G.M., 2012. The Adaptation for Conservation Targets (ACT) Framework: A Tool for Incorporating Climate Change into Natural Resource Management. Environmental Management 50, 341-351. Levin, K. and B. Petersen. 2011. Tradeoffs in the policy process in advancing climate change adaptation: the case of Australia s Great Eastern Ranges Initiative. Journal of Natural Resources Policy Research 3, 145-162. West, J.M., S.H. Julius, P. Kareiva, C. Enquist, J.J. Lawler, B. Petersen, A.E. Johnson, M.R. Shaw. 2009. U.S. natural resources and climate change: concepts and approaches for management adaptation. Environmental Management 44, 1001-1021. Work in Progress Petersen, B. Comparing adaptive capacity among natural resource agencies responding to bark beetle outbreaks. Environmental Science and Policy. Petersen, B, A. Wellstead. Bark beetle outbreaks, climate change, and a re-evaluation of forest policy change. Journal of Natural Resource Policy Research. Petersen, B., Snapp, S. What is sustainable intensification: Views from experts. Journal of Sustainable Agriculture. 2
Book Reviews: Beevers, M.D., B.C. Petersen. 2009. Reviewed Breakthrough: From the Death of Environmentalism to the Politics of Possibility by Ted Nordhaus and Michael Shellenberger. Society and Natural Resources. Vol. 22, No. 8, pp. 783-785. Petersen, Brian. 2009. Reviewed The Governance of Western Public Lands: Mapping Its Present and Future by Martin Nie. Journal of Natural Resources Policy Research. Vol. 1, No. 2, pp. 206-207. Ayala-Orozco, B., R. Aizprua, N. Babin, M. Bonilla-Moheno, J. Bury, S. Carvill, B.M. Dowd, M. Fitzsimmons, S. Gillon, K. Hilimire, K.D. Holl, C. Krohn, B.C. Petersen, D. Schweizer, A. Spalding. 2007. Center for Tropical Research in Ecology, Agriculture and Development Working Group. Reviewed Globalization & the New Geographies of Conservation edited by K.S. Zimmerer. Journal of Environment & Development. Vol. 16, No. 3, pp. 345-350. Gershonson, A., K. Holl, P. Holloran, J. Jedlicka, V.E. Mendez, D. Mulvaney, B. Petersen, A. Spalding, and M. Vacey. 2007. Center for Tropical Research in Ecology, Agriculture and Development Working Group. Reviewed 1491: New Revelations on the Americas before Columbus by Charles Mann. Restoration Ecology. Vol. 15, No. 1, pp. 168-169. Teaching Michigan State University 2012: Social Ecological Systems (KBS) 2012: Human Dimensions of Forest Carbon Management Western Michigan University 2013: Nature and Society 2012: Environment, Technology & Values 2012: Understanding Climate Change: Science, Culture and Politics 2011: Understanding Climate Change: Science, Culture and Politics 2011: Understanding Climate Change: Science, Culture and Politics University of California Santa Cruz, Environmental Studies Dept. (Graduate Teaching Assistant) 2008: Environmental Assessment 2007: The Physical and Chemical Environment 2007: Environmental Policy 2006: Fresh Water Policy* 2005: Ecology and Society *Nominee, UCSC campus wide Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award Guest Lectures 2009: Political Ecology, UCSC, Environmental Studies 2009: Introduction to Environmental Science, Santa Clara University 2008: Freshwater Policy, UCSC Environmental Studies 3
2008: Ecological Forecasts for Global Warming, UCSC Environmental Studies 2008: Environmental Ethics, UCSC Philosophy 2008: Freshwater Policy, UCSC Environmental Studies 2007: Political Economy and the Environment, UCSC Environmental Studies (3) 2006: Freshwater Policy, UCSC Environmental Studies Grants and Fellowships Stuart, D., B. Petersen. Resubmitting January 2014. Exploring the Emergence of Reflexive Decision-Making Frameworks: Organizational Responses to Climate Change Risks in Natural Resource Management. National Science Foundation (Decision, Risk, and Management Sciences - $354,984) Koopman, M., J. Montambault, B. Petersen. The Best of Both Worlds: Developing Landscape Conservation Cooperative Performance Measures based on Success in Natural Resource and Socioeconomic Sectors. Landscape Conservation Cooperatives ($76,514) Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship, John Randolph Haynes Foundation, 2008-2010 ($76,709) Summer Research Awards, UCSC Environmental Studies Department, 2006-2009 ($1,000/year) Hammett Award for Research on Climate Change, STEPS Institute, UCSC, 2008 ($1000) Environmental Studies Department, UCSC, Research Award, 2008 ($2200) Research Grant, STEPS Institute, UCSC, 2007 ($1,500) Center for Tropical Research in Ecology, Agriculture, and Development, UCSC, 2007 ($700) Environmental Studies Department, UCSC, Research Award 2007 ($700) Awards 2009: Alumni Award, Graduate Symposium, University of California Santa Cruz 2008: Teaching Assistant of the Year Award, Environmental Studies Department, UCSC 2007: Student Scholarship Recipient, North American Nature Photographers Association Service 2009/2012: Reviewer for The Forestry Chronicle 2007-2010: Committee Member, Environmental Studies Seminar Committee 2007-2008: Coordinator, Environmental Studies Seminar Committee 2002-2003: Senator, Graduate and Professional Student Senate, University of Washington, 2002-2003: Chair, Graduate Environmental Policy Forum, University of Washington National 1998-1999: Executive Committee Member, Sierra Student Coalition Academic Conference Presentations Petersen, B. Snapp, S. What is sustainable intensification: Views from experts. Agriculture, Food & Human Values. New York, New York, June 21, 2012. Petersen, B, Levin, K. Tradeoffs in incorporating conservation science into efforts advancing c climate change adaptation: The case of Australia s Great Eastern Ranges Initiative. Ecological Society of America. Austin, Texas, August11, 2011. Petersen, B. Responding to Forest Catastrophe in Southern California: A New Approach for Interagency Collaboration and Management. International Association for Society and 4
Natural Resources. Madison, Wisconsin, June 9, 2011. Petersen, B. Responding to a slow moving catastrophe: Addressing forest dieback in the San Bernardino National Forest. Western Political Science Association. San Francisco, California. April 2, 2010. Petersen, B. Ecological, Social, and Economic Impacts of a Bark Beetle Outbreak: A Case Study of British Columbia, Canada. Association of American Geographers. Las Vegas, Nevada. March 23, 2009. Petersen, B. Policy and Management to Meet Conservation Objectives in the 21st Century: the Challenge of Responding to Climate Change. Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management. Washington, DC. November 10, 2007. Petersen, B. A Policy and Management Framework for Meeting Conservation Objectives in the Face of Climate Change. Ecological Society of America. San Jose, California. August 10, 2007. Professional Memberships Association for Environmental Studies and Sciences Society for Conservation Biology 5