CHRISTINE SHAW OLSEN Department of Forest Ecosystems & Society Oregon State University Corvallis, OR 97331 Christine.Olsen@oregonstate.edu M: 541 990 3087; O: 541 737 8669; F: 541 737 1393 EDUCATION Ph. D. Forest Resources (Sociology Minor) Oregon State University 2008 M.S. Environmental Sciences (Sociology Minor) Oregon State University 2003 B.A. Environmental Sciences & Biology (Double Major) University of Virginia 1999 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Research Associate Department of Forest Ecosystems & Society 2010 present Instructor Department of Forest Ecosystems & Society 2008 present Research Social Scientist Focused Science Delivery Program 2009 present Contractor for USDA Forest Service PNW Research Station, Corvallis, OR Postdoc (wage) Department of Forest Ecosystems & Society 2008 2010 Instructor Department of Forest Engineering, 2008 Resources & Mgmt Research and Teaching Assistant Department of Forest Resources 2003 2008 Teaching Assistant Biology Program 2001 2003 RESEARCH EXPERTISE Human dimensions of natural resource management Citizen agency interactions, relationships, trust, communication Public perceptions of forest health, fuel management, wildfire management, post fire management Social acceptability of natural resource planning and decision making 1
PROJECTS AND FUNDING SUPPORT Advancing Knowledge About Citizen Agency Trust in Wildland Fire Management: A Collaborative Assessment Framework for the U.S., Australia, and Canada. 2010 2013. Awarded by the Joint Fire Science Program, administered by the USFS Northern Research Station. Shindler, B. (PI) and C. Olsen (CI). $174,890. Examining the Influence and Effectiveness of Communication Programs and Community Partnerships on Public Perceptions of Smoke Management: A Multi Region Analysis. 2010 2013. Awarded by the Joint Fire Science Program, administered by the USFS Pacific Northwest Research Station. Toman, E. (PI) and C. Olsen (CI). $203,607 (OSU portion $138,965). Coupled Natural and Human Systems in Fire Prone Landscapes: Interactions, Dynamics, and Adaptation. 2010 2013. Awarded by the National Science Foundation. Bolte, J. (PI), T. Spies (CI), and others (C. Olsen, Senior Personnel). $1,499,953. Partner s in Fire Education Synthesis Project. 2009 2011. Awarded by the Joint Fire Science Program, administered by the USFS Northern Research Station. McCaffrey, S. (PI), B. Shindler (CI), and E. Toman (CI) (Olsen, Senior Personnel). $69,111. Evaluating the Social/Political Aspects of Decision making for Post fire Restoration and Rehabilitation. 2004 2007. Awarded by the USFS Pacific Northwest Research Station. Shindler, B. (PI) and C. Olsen (CI). $60,000. PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS Refereed publications Shindler, B., R. Gordon, M.W. Brunson, and C. Olsen. In review. Public Perceptions of Sagebrush Ecosystem Management in the Great Basin. Rangeland Ecology and Management. Olsen, C. and B. Shindler. 2010. Trust, Acceptance, and Citizen Agency Interactions After Large Fires: Influences on Planning Processes. International Journal of Wildland Fire 19(1): 137 147. Toman, E., B. Shindler, and C. Olsen. 2008. Communication Strategies for Post fire Planning: Lessons Learned from Forest Communities. In Chavez, D.J., Absher, J.D., and Winter, P.L. (eds.). Fire Social Science Research from the Pacific Southwest Station: Studies Supported by National Fire Plan Funds. USDA Forest Service General Technical Report PSW GTR 209. Albany, CA: Pacific Southwest Research Station. Pages 165 180. Olsen, C. S. and B. A. Shindler. 2007. Citizen agency interactions in planning and decisionmaking after large wildfires. USDA Forest Service General Technical Report PNW GTR 715. Portland, OR: Pacific Northwest Research Station. 37 p. 2
Other publications Mallon, A., B. Shindler, and C. Olsen. In prep. Public Acceptance of Disturbance Based Forest Management: A Study of the Attentive Public in the Central Cascades Adaptive Management Area of Oregon. Intended submission to Forest Ecology and Management. Olsen, C.S. and B.A. Shindler. In prep. Trust Lost After Post Fire Management on Federal Forest Land: Citizen Perspectives in Two Oregon Communities. Intended submission to Environmental Management. Olsen, C.S. and E. Sharp. In prep. Comparison of U.S. Australian Approaches to Fire Management: Influences on Trustbuilding and Lessons Learned from Fire Affected Communities. Intended submission to Environmental Management or Journal of Natural Resources Policy Research. Olsen, C. S. 2008. Citizen Agency Interactions: An Investigation of Postfire Environments. Ph.D. Dissertation. Corvallis, OR: Oregon State University Library. Available online at: http://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/dspace/handle/1957/8496. Shaw (Olsen), C. M. 2003. Scientists Perspectives on the Importance of Scientific Communication in Natural Resource Decision making. M.S. Thesis. Corvallis, OR: Oregon State University Library. Reports Shindler, B. and C. Olsen. 2007. Federal Forest Management After Large Wildfires: A Survey of Citizens in Three Regions. Summary reports to the USDA Forest Service PNW and PSW Research Stations. Shindler, B. and C. Olsen. 2005. Citizen Bus Tours of the B&B Complex Fire, Sisters Ranger District, Deschutes NF. Summary report to the USDA Forest Service PNW and NC Research Stations, Joint Fire Science Program, and Oregon Forest Resources Institute. Shindler, B., E. Toman, and C. Shaw (Olsen). 2003. Fire Management and Forest Conditions: Public Acceptance in the Great Lakes Region. Summary reports to the USDA Forest Service NC Research Station and Joint Fire Science Program. Contributions to publications Fischer, A.P. In press. Reducing Hazardous Fuels on Non Industrial Private Forests: Factors Influencing Landowner Decisions. Journal of Forestry. Provided significant statistical consultation and in depth editorial review. Charnley, S. and W.H. Durhman. In press. Anthropology and Environmental Policy: What Counts? American Anthropologist. Provided significant statistical consultation. 3
Toman, E.L., B. Shindler, J. Absher, and S. McCaffrey. 2008. Postfire Communication: The Influence of Site Visits on Local Support. Journal of Forestry 106(1): 25 30. Contributed to study design, data collection, and analysis. Fischer, A.P. In review. Identifying Policy Target Groups with Qualitative and Quantitative Methods: The Case of Wildfire Risk on Non Industrial Private Forest Lands. Providing significant statistical consultation and in depth editorial review. Conference presentations Olsen, C. S. and B. Shindler. 2010. Citizen Acceptance of Post Fire Management Strategies: Community Responses After Two Large Fires in Oregon. Presented at the 2 nd Human Dimensions of Wildland Fire Conference, 26 29 April, San Antonio, Texas. Olsen, C. S. and B. Shindler. 2008. Citizen Agency Interactions After Large Fires in Two Oregon Communities. Presented at the 14 th International Symposium on Society and Resource Management (ISSRM), 11 14 June, Burlington, Vermont. Olsen, C., B. Shindler, and E. Toman. 2007. Communication Strategies for Post fire Planning: Lessons from Forest Communities. Presented at the 13 th International Symposium on Society and Resource Management (ISSRM), 17 21 June, Park City, Utah. Shindler, B., C. Olsen, and E. Toman. 2007. Post fire Decision making in the Public Arena. Presented at The Scientific Foundations of Post fire Policy: New Findings, New Ideas: A Workshop, 12 March, Corvallis, Oregon. Olsen, C. S. and B. Shindler. 2006. Influencing factors in federal post fire management decision making: An exploratory study. Presented at the 12 th International Symposium on Society and Resource Management (ISSRM), 3 8 June, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Shaw (Olsen), C. and B. Shindler. 2004. Scientists Perspectives on the Importance of Scientific Communication in Natural Resource Decision making. Presented at the 10 th Anniversary International Symposium on Society and Resource Management (ISSRM), 2 6 June 2004, Keystone Resort, Colorado. Shaw (Olsen), C., B. Shindler, and M. Brunson. 2004. Public Confidence in Federal Agencies to Use Prescribed Fire and Mechanical Vegetation Removal in Fuel Reduction Programs: A Look at Influencing Correlates and State Differences in the American West. Presented at the Oregon State University Graduate Student Conference, 5 May 2005, Corvallis, Oregon. Poster presentations Shaw (Olsen), C. M. 2003. Wildland Fire Awareness, Prevention, and Safety: A Descriptive Examination of Education and Communication Efforts at Selected Sites in the Pacific Northwest. Poster presented at the FW 536: Wildland Fire Science class symposium. Awarded 1 st prize in class wide vote. 4
Shaw (Olsen), C. M. 2002. Community Participation in Watershed Management: Survey Design and Recommendations for Newell Creek, Oregon City, Oregon. Poster presented at the 4 th Annual Environmental Joint Campus Conference, May 24, 2002, Oregon State University, Corvallis. Poster also presented at public workshop Newell Creek and You in Oregon City, Oregon, May 18, 2002. TEACHING AND ADVISING Teaching Management for Multiple Resource Values FOR 355 Ecampus. Course developer and instructor. Initial offering in Fall 2010. Sustainable Natural Resource Management MNR 511 Ecampus. Co course developer and co instructor with Badege Bishaw and Susan Morre. Initial offering in Winter 2010. Methods in Social Science FOR 422/522 Ecampus. Anticipated application to Ecampus in Summer 2010. Course developer and instructor. Initial offering in Spring 2011. Management for Multiple Resource Values/Amenity Resource Management FOR 355/354. Co instructor in 2009 with Bruce Shindler, lead instructor in 2010 and future. Managing at the Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) FOR 454/554. Co instructor in 2008 and 2009 with Bruce Shindler and Stephen Fitzgerald. Recreation Resource Management FOR 251. Co instructor in 2008 with Anita Morzillo. Issues in Natural Resource Conservation FOR 365. Teaching assistant in 2007 with Norm Johnson. Introductory Biology BI 101, 102, 103. Teaching assistant in 2001 2003 with Lesley Blair. THESIS RESEARCH Ph.D. 2003 2008. Citizen Agency Interactions: An Investigation of Postfire Environments. Quantitative and qualitative social research in citizen agency interactions occurring during planning and decision making after large fires on federal lands in the West. Develop, administer, and analyze surveys and interviews. Publications completed, in print, and in preparation. Major Professor: Dr. Bruce Shindler. M. S. 2001 2003. Scientists Perspectives on the Importance of Scientific Communication in Natural Resource Decision making. Quantitative and qualitative analysis of scientists beliefs and behaviors about post normal and normal scientific attitudes in natural resource decision making. Interviews and statistical analysis of survey results. Major Professor: Dr. Brent Steel. SERVICE Department, College, and University service Member, CoF Diversity and Social Justice Committee, 2009 present. 5
Member, Master in Natural Resources Planning and Development Committee, 2008 present. Member, Women in Science at OSU, 2008 present. Founding Member, College of Forestry Graduate Student Council, Spring 2006 Fall 2006. Budget/Conference Grant Chair, Department of Forest Resources Graduate Affairs & Harris Fund Committee, Summer 2004 Fall 2006. Assistant Forester, Xi Sigma Pi, Zeta Chapter, Oregon State University, Summer 2004 Summer 2005. Social Activities Co Chair, Department of Forest Resources Graduate Affairs & Harris Fund Committee, Fall 2003 Summer 2004. Student Member, Department of Forest Resources Curriculum Committee, Fall 2003 Spring 2004. Lecturer, Department of Forest Science Spring Lecture Series, 2004. Lead Coordinator, 4 th Annual Environmental Joint Campus Conference, Oregon State University. May 24, 2003. Founding Member, Women in Natural Resources Club at OSU. Fall 2002. Journal service Reviewer for International Journal of Wildland Fire, 2009 present. Reviewer for Society and Natural Resources, 2007 present. Reviewer for Environmental Management, 2007 present. Reviewer for Journal of Forestry, 2004 present. Community service Chapter Leader, Heart of the Valley BirthNetwork, 2008 present. ICEA Certified Childbirth Educator (ICCE), 2008 present. Certified Birth Doula (DONA), 2006 present. Professional Trainings Safe Space Training, provided by Oregon State University Pride Center, June 7, 2010. Affirmative Action Search Advocate Workshop, provided by Oregon State University Office of Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity, April 14 15, 2010. Navigating Difference: Cultural Competency Training for Extension Professionals, provided by Oregon State University Extension and Washington State University Extension, March 2 4,2010. 6
Intersecting Identities and Interaction: Overcoming Barriers to Social Justice, provided by Oregon State University Women s Center and Justice and Leadership in Community Leaders, February 3 4, 2010. Professional Development Colloquium: Grantsmanship and Early Career Mentoring Workshop, provided Oregon State University Research Office, November 2008 May 2009. Fellowships, Scholarships, and Awards Dorothy D. Hoener Memorial Scholarship COF (2005 2006) Alfred W. Moltke Scholarship COF (2004 2005) Saubert Fellowship COF (2004 2005) Arnold & Vera Meier Fellowship COF (2003 2004) Oregon Sports Lottery Scholarship (2002 2003) Oregon State University Folk Club Scholarship (2002 2003) University of Virginia Dean s List (1997 1998) Professional Affiliations Xi Sigma Pi, Zeta Chapter (Forestry Honor Society) International Association of Wildland Fire Society of American Foresters International Association for Society and Natural Resources 7