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- Senior Research Associate, Natural Resources (NTRES/DNR), College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS)
Dr. Lauber is a senior research associate in the Department of Natural Resources. He has been a researcher with the Human Dimensions Research Unit since 1996, when he received his PhD in Natural Resources from Cornell. His research focuses on collaborative environmental management, building capacity for environmental management, and the human dimensions of fisheries.
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Research
research overview
- Lauber conducts research on the human dimensions of natural resource and environmental management, with a particular interest in collaboration and conflict resolution in management. His work focuses on a variety of levels, from community-based management to collaboration between government agencies.
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- ASSESSING AGENCY CAPACITIES TO MANAGE FISH AND WILDLIFE HEALTH awarded by FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE, DOI 2011 - 2012
- PATHOGENS AND INVASIVE SPECIES IN THE GREAT LAKES: UNDERSTANDING MANAGER AND STAKEHOLDER RESPONSES awarded by GREAT LAKES FISHERY COMM 2012 - 2014
- RECREATION IMPACTS OF AQUATIC NUISANCE SPECIES TO THE GREAT LAKES AND MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASINS awarded by ARMY CORP OF ENGINEERS 2011 - 2012
- WEB SURVEY OF U.S. MILITARY PERSONNEL REGARDING WILDLIFE TRADE awarded by US ARMY 2011 - 2013
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area(s) of concentration/expertise
other area(s) of concentration/expertise
- wildlife damage, citizen participation
keywords
- Collaborative Management
- Community-Based Management
- Conflict Resolution
- Human Dimensions
- Natural Resources
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Publications
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academic article
- Agency traits that build capacity to manage disease.. Human Dimensions of Wildlife. 17:376-388. 2012
- Integrating Human Dimensions into Fish and Wildlife Management: An Essential Component of Adaptive Capacity. . Human Dimensions of Wildlife. 17:317-319. 2012
- Policy learning and deer co-management in New York State: Insights from newspaper coverage.. Journal of Wildlife Management. 76:1317-1325. 2012
- Developing adaptability: the promise and pitfalls of collaborative conservation. Human Dimensions of Wildlife. 16:219-221. 2011
- Linking knowledge to action in collaborative conservation.. Conservation Biology. 25:1186-1194. 2011
- Social Network Dynamics in Collaborative Conservation. Human Dimensions of Wildlife. 16:259-272. 2011
- Challenges of professional development: balancing the demands of employers and professions in federal natural resource agencies. Organization and Development. 23:446-464. 2010
- Factors influencing membership of USFWS and USGS biologists in the American Fisheries Society. Fisheries. 34:9-19. 2009
- Factors influencing membership of federal wildlife biologists in The Wildlife Society. Journal of Wildlife Management. 73:980-988. 2009
- Social networks and community-based natural resource management. Journal of Environmental Management. 42:677-687. 2008
- The role of ethical judgments related to wildlife fertility control.. Society and Natural Resources. 20:119-133. 2007
- Learning by doing: policy learning in community-based deer management. Society and Natural Resources. 19:411-428. 2006
- Managing community controversy in suburban wildlife management: adopting practices that address value differences. Human Dimensions of Wildlife. 10:109-122. 2005
- Effects of information on attitudes toward suburban deer management. Wildlife Society Bulletin. 32:322-331. 2004
- Gender and citizen participation in wildlife management decision making. Society and Natural Resources. 17:395-411. 2004
- Public participation in wildlife management: what do stakeholders want? . Society and Natural Resources. 17:629-639. 2004
- Deer populations up, hunter populations down: implications of interdependence of deer and hunter population dynamics on management. Ecoscience. 10:356-362. 2003
- Educating citizens about controversial issues: the case of suburban goose management. Society and Natural Resources. 15:581-597. 2002
- Gender and ethical judgments about suburban deer management. Society and Natural Resources. 14:571-583. 2001
- Suburban residents' criteria for evaluating contraception and other deer management techniques. Human Dimensions of Wildlife. 5:1-17. 2000
- The future of hunting as a mechanism to control white-tailed deer populations. Wildlife Society Bulletin. 28:797-807. 2000
- Linking continental climate, land use, and land patterns with grassland bird distribution across the conterminous United States. Studies in Avian Biology. 19:45-49. 1999
- Measuring fairness in citizen participation: a case study of moose management. Society and Natural Resources. 12:19-37. 1999
- Refining our vision of citizen participation: lessons from a moose reintroduction proposal. Society and Natural Resources. 11:411-424. 1998
- Fairness and moose management decision-making: the citizens' perspective. Wildlife Society Bulletin. 25:776-787. 1997
- Synthesis and characterization of ruthenium ammine complexes containing the asymmetric ligand pyrazine carboxylate. Inorganica Chimica Acta.. 86:51-54. 1984
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- Overcoming jurisdictional boundaries through stakeholder engagement and collaborative governance: lessons learned from white-tailed deer management in the U.S 2009
- Informing the planning process through citizen participation 2002
- Involving stakeholders in wildlife management decisions: a primer on citizen participation 2001
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- Stakeholder engagement in wildlife management.. Johns Hopkins University Press. 139-156. 2012
- Stakeholders as beneficiaries of wildlife management.. Johns Hopkins University Press. 26-40. 2012
- Citizen participation in wildlife management decisions. Human Dimensions of Wildlife Management in North America. 2001
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conference paper
- Deer/elk management actions in suburban environments: what will stakeholders accept? . Proceedings of the 4th International Symposium on Urban Wildlife Conservation, 1-5 May 1999. 228-237. 2004
- Developing a protocol for community-based deer management in New York: a NYS Dept. of Environ. Conserv. Deer Team Workshop. NYS Dept. of Environ. Conserv. 2004
- Capacity building in community-based co-management of wildlife. 58th Annual Northeast Fish and Wildlife Conference. 11. 2002
- Deer populations up, hunter populations down: implications of interdependence of deer and hunter population dynamics on management. 5th International Deer Biology Congress. 2002
- Transforming human communities in wildlife management: an emerging focus? . Northeast Fish and Wildlife Conference. 2002
- Gender and ethical judgments about suburban deer management. Eighth International Symposium on Society and Resource Management Book of Abstracts. 179. 2000
- Attitudes toward immunocontraception as a deer management technique. Seventh International Symposium on Society and Resource Management Book of Abstracts. 129. 1998
- Understanding distortions in citizens' reasoning about natural resource issues: the implications for public policy education. Book of Abstracts. 56. 1998
- Fairness and moose management decision-making: the citizens' perspective . Book of Abstracts. 50. 1996
- Refining our vision of citizen participation. Book of Abstracts. 74. 1996
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- Agency capacities to detect and respond to fish and wildlife disease events: 2011 national survey results. 2012
- Environmental Education in Urban Systems: An Exploration in Research and Practice 2012
- Factors Affecting Fish Consumption among Licensed Anglers Living in the Great Lakes Region.. 78. 2012
- Assessment of the Great Lakes States’ Fish Consumption Advisory Programs 2011
- Factors Influencing Fish Consumption by Key Audiences in the Great Lakes Region 2011
- Community-based deer management: learning and community capacity. 34. 2010
- Human responses to Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia virus in the Great Lakes. 60. 2009
- Using State Wildlife Action Plans to achieve your conservation goals through collaboration 2009
- Wildlife funding/policy linkages: Using State Wildlife Action Plan priorities to shape policies and direct expenditures at multiple levels of government 2009
- Information Needs for Lake Ontario: the Great Lakes Regional Research and Information Network Search Conferences. 61. 2008
- Natural resource-related activities and concerns on the St. Regis Mohawk Reservation 2006
- The Wildlife Conservation Society: Building capacity for conservation in the Adirondacks 2006
- The community context for Integrated Resource Management Planning on the St. Regis Mohawk Reservation. 18. 2005
- Learning by doing: deer management in urban and suburban communities 2004
- The ethics of wildlife fertility control: citizens' perspectives and the implications for policy making 2004
- The future of deer hunting in New York State: preliminary assessment of three possible regulation changes 2001
- Citizen participation in natural resource management: a synthesis of HDRU research 2000
- Deer hunting and deer hunting trends in New York State 2000
- Factors influencing hunter use of deer management permits 2000
- Hunters' attitudes toward regulatory changes 2000
- Hunting access on private lands in Dutchess County 2000
- Tailoring communication about suburban deer management to stakeholders' concerns 2000
- Suburban residents' attitudes towards contraception and other deer management techniques 1998
- Understanding citizens' reasoning about goose management conflicts: implications for public policy education 1997
- Understanding citizens’ reasoning about goose management conflicts: implications for public policy education. 58. 1997
- Citizens' and agency staff members' evaluation of decision-making procedures: a case study of the New York State moose reintroduction issue 1996
- An analysis of breeding bird survey data for neotropical migrants in the northeastern United States 1993
- A retrospective study of bird populations and agriculture: effects of agricultural practices on bird populations 1991
- Human-wildlife conflict management: a practitioner’s guide 2002
- Moose on the loose: fairness and decision-making in the Adirondacks 1996
- Birds and the Conservation Reserve Program: a retrospective study 1991
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Teaching
teaching overview
- Lauber teaches Natural Resource Planning and Management (NTRES 3300), a core course in the Department of Natural Resources curriculum required of all Natural Resource Majors. The course focuses on the principles of planning as applied to natural resource issues.
teaching activities
Service
service to the profession
- Society for Conservation Biology
- Fire Island National Seashore, National Park Service Science Advisory Team 2011 - 2012
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Background
education and training
- Ph.D. in, Cornell University 1996
- M.S. in, University of Maine 1991
- B.A. in, Williams College 1982
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college
- CALS
research keyword
- Collaborative Management
- Community-Based Management
- Conflict Resolution
- Human Dimensions
- Natural Resources
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