FACULTY

Stanley Asah

Stanley Asah

Assistant Professor
Human dimensions of natural resource management; Human environment systems analyses; Environmental social psychology


Office: Anderson 201
Phone: 206-685-4960 
Email: stasah@u.washington.edu

Graduate Interest Group(s): SOCIAL SCIENCES; WILDLIFE SCIENCES

B.S., Agricultural Mechanization and Operations Management, University of Dschang, 1999
M.S., Water Resources Science, University of Minnesota, 2003
Ph.D., Human Dimensions of Natural Resource Management, University of Minnesota, 2006
Courses Taught:Quarter offered:
ESRM 200 Society and Sustainable Environments (5)Winter
ESRM 304 Environmental and Resource Assessment (5)Autumn
ESRM 304 Environmental and Resource Assessment (5)Spring
ESRM 371 Environmental Sociology (5)Autumn
SEFS 504 Research Processes in Forest Resources (4)Spring
SEFS 550 Graduate Seminar in Environmental Sociology (5)Autumn
Current Sponsored Research:
Communicating and Reaching out About Forest Fires and Smoke: A Social Marketing Approach to Attitude Change
Exploring cultural forest ecosystem services within a framework for forest stewardship
Family forest owners and bioenergy: Anticipating the diffusion and adoption of sustainable biofuels production
Kids in the Woods leads to Adults in the Woods: The role of childhood experiences in enduring Involvement in nature-based activities and environmental stewardship
Public attitudes and perceptions of forest fires and smoke: Management implications
Role of motivations on involvement and participation in stewardship organizations: Case of Greater Seattle
Recent Publications:
Stanley T. Asah & Dale J. Blahna. 2012. Motivational Functionlism and Urban Conservation Stewardship: Implications for Volunteer Involvement. Conservation Letters Online.
Stanley T. Asah; Dale J. Blahna; C. Ryan. 2012. Involving Forest Communities in Identifying and Constructing Ecosystem Services: Millennium Assessment and Place Specificity. Journal of Forestry 110(3,2): 149-156.
Bengston, D.N., S.T. Asah, and B.J. Butler. 2011. The diverse values and motivations of family forest owners in the United States: An analysis of an open-ended question in the National Woodland Owner Survey. Small Scale Forestry 10(3): 339-355.
SEFS Committee Membership:Chair?
Curriculum Committee