Education ph. D. Natural Resources (Conservation Social Science), 2006, University of Idaho, Moscow

ERIK A. NIELSEN

SESES, PO Box 5694, Flagstaff, AZ; 907-743-0642 ; [e-mail]

EDUCATION

Ph.D. Natural Resources (Conservation Social Science), 2006, University of Idaho, Moscow

Dissertation: Public Participation in Central American Community-Based Natural Resource Management Projects: Methods, Processes, and Outcomes.

Master’s in Public Policy, 1995, Rutgers-State University of New Jersey, Camden

Thesis: Public Participation in Wildlands Management: Community-based Ecotourism

Planning and Management. Peace Corps Master’s International Program.

B.A. Economics and Political Science, 1990, University of California at San Diego, Cum Laude

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Associate/Assistant Professor, NAU, School of Earth Science & Environmental Sustainability, Flagstaff AZ. (08/2008-Present)

Assistant Professor/Instructor, Alaska Pacific University, Anchorage AK. (8/2003-06/2008)

Auditor, Scientific Certification Systems, Emeryville, CA. (05/2003-06/2004)

Scientist- Socio-Economist, Foster Wheeler Env. Corp., Bellevue, WA. (09/1995- 06/2003)

Peace Corps Volunteer-Protected Areas Management, Peace Corps Honduras. (08/1991- 02/1995)

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS WITH STUDENT CO-AUTHORSHIP* (10 total since 2009)

McSweeney, K., Nielsen, E.A., Taylor, M. J., Wrathall, D.J., & Pearson Z., Wang, O. & *Plumb, S.T. (2014). Drug Policy as Conservation Policy: Narco-Deforestation. Science, 343(6170), 489-490. doi:10.1126/science.1244082

Mueller, J.M., *Swaffar W.S., Nielsen, E.A., Springer, A.E. & Lopez, S.M., (2013). Estimating the Value of Watershed Services Following Forest Restoration. Water Resources Research. 49(4): 1773-1781 doi: 10.1002/wrcr.20163

*Chang, T., Nielsen, E.A., Auberle, W. & F.I. Solop. (2013). A Quantitative Method to Analyze the Quality of EIA Information in Wind Energy Development and Avian/bat Assessments. Environmental Impact Assessment Review, 38: 142-150. doi:10.1016/j.eiar.2012.07.005

*Plumb, S., Nielsen, E.A., & Y.S. Kim. (2012). Challenges of Opportunity Cost Analysis in Planning REDD+: A Honduran Case Study of Social and Cultural Values Associated with Indigenous Forest Uses. Forests. 3(2):244-264. doi:10.3390/f3020244

*Carter, B.T.G. and Nielsen, E.A. (2011). Traditional and Local Ecological Knowledge of Factors Contributing to Cook Inlet Beluga Whale Population Declines. Marine Policy. 35(3): 299-308.
ACADEMIC TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Designed, delivered and improved nine different undergraduate and graduate courses to support core curriculum in the Environmental Studies, Environmental Sciences, M.S. Climate Science & Solutions, M.S. Environmental Sciences & Policy, and interdisciplinary SESES PhD degree programs. (Advised 6-10 graduate students per year)

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  ENV/POS 555: Environmental Sciences and Policy Interface (3 cr.) (avg. 30 students) (F11, F12, F13, F14)
  
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  ENV 699/650: Global Resource Conservation (3 cr.) (10 students from 5 depts.). (S09, S10, F11, F14)
  
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  ENV 599/520: Collaboration in Environmental Management (3credits) (avg. 15 students) (F10, F12)
  
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  ENV 698: Environmental Social Science and Policy (1 credit) (avg. 5 students) (F11, F12, F13)
  
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  ENV 181: Environmental Sustainability (3 credits) (avg. 83 students) (F08, F09, S11, S12, S13, F13)
  
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  ENV 385W and Lab: Energy Resources and Policy (4 credits) (avg. 28 students). (S09, S10, S11, S12, S13, S14)
  
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  BIO 399: Patagonian Research Studies (1 credit) (4 students) (F14)
  

CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS

• Bioenergy Sustainability in the Americas (US, Mexico, Canada, Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay)

• Traditional ecological knowledge in socio-ecological systems (Arizona)

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  Payment for Ecosystem Services governance and policy
  
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  Transboundary resource governance
  

EXTENSION AND SERVICE

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  NAU Academic Sustainability Committee (8/14-present)
  
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  MS Climate Science and Solutions Graduate Committee and interim coordinator (09/09-present)
  

Erik A. Nielsen: Northern Arizona University, 12/03/2014