Faculty
A.E. Luloff
Professor of Rural Sociology, Co-Chair Human Dimensions of Natural Resources and the Environment
Dual-Title Intercollege Graduate Degree Program
(Ph.D., Rural Sociology, Penn State, 1977)
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Email address: aeluloff@psu.edu Telephone: 1-814-863-8643 Fax: 1-814-865-3746 Office address: 114 Armsby Building University Park, PA 16802 |
Research Interests
My teaching, research, and writing focuses on the impacts of social change, as a result of sociodemographic shifts, on the natural and human resource bases of the community. Changes in land cover and use, particularly at the rural-urban fringe, and the impact of rural development policy on small and rural communities are central features of this work. I has been involved in survey and evaluation research supported by state, regional, national, and international public and private agencies for more than thirty years.
Current/Recent Courses
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RSoc 597: Theory and Methods of Community and Natural Resources
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HDNRE 574: Integrated Perspectives in Human Dimensions of Natural Resources and the Environment
Recent Selected Publications
Ward, K.J., R.C. Stedman, A.E. Luloff, J.S. Shortle, and J.C. Finley. 2008. “Categorizing Deer Hunters by Typologies Useful to Game Managers: A Latent-Class Model.” Society and Natural Resources 21(3):215-229.
Matarrita-Cascante, D. and A.E. Luloff. 2008. “Profiling Participative Residents in Western Communities.” Rural Sociology 73(1):44-61.
Flint, C.G., A.E. Luloff, and J.C. Finley. 2008. “Where Is ‘Community’ in Community-Based Forestry?” Society and Natural Resources 21(6):526-537.
Jagnow, C.P., A.E. Luloff, J.C. Finley, and G. San Julian. 2008. “Private Land Access and Deer Management in Three Pennsylvania Counties: Key Informants’ Perspectives.” Human Dimensions of Wildlife 13(2):102-114.
Stedman, R.C., P. Bhandari, A.E. Luloff, D.R. Diefenbach, and J.C. Finley. 2008. “Deer Hunting
on Pennsylvania’s Public and Private Lands: A Two-Tiered System of Hunters?” Human Dimensions of Wildlife 13(4):222-233.
Konovalchuk, V., G. Hanson, and A.E. Luloff. 2008. “Layered Community Support for Sustainable Dairy Farming.” Journal of Extension (forthcoming).
Gruver, J. and A.E. Luloff. 2008. “Engaging Pennsylvania Teachers in Watershed Education.” The Journal of Environmental Education 40(1):43-54.
Awards and Honors
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Rural Sociological Society Excellence in Instruction Award, 2007
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Gamma Sigma Delta Outstanding Research Award, 2007, College of Agricultural Sciences, PSU
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Achievement Award from the Community Development Society, 2004
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Fellowship, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, May, 2004
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Appreciation Award for service as Editor, Journal of the Community Development Society, 1997- 2002, Community Development Society, 2002
Current and Former Graduate Students
Graduate Theses Supervised
2002 |
Jennifer Steele |
Community Perspectives on Land Use Planning and Regulation |
Ph.D. Dissertation – Rural Sociology – PSU |
2003 |
Camilo Leon |
Social Impact Assessment of Camisea Pipeline Project |
MS Thesis – Rural Sociology – PSU |
2003 |
Mark A. Brennan |
Community Agency: A Comparison of Rural Community Action in Ireland and Pennsylvania |
Ph.D. Dissertation – Rural Sociology - PSU |
2004 |
Coren Jagnow |
Posting Decisions of Pennsylvania Landowners |
Ph.D. Dissertation – Forest Resources - PSU |
2004 |
Courtney Flint |
2004 Community Response to Forest Disturbance on Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula |
Ph.D. Dissertation – Rural Sociology - PSU |
2005 |
David Matarrita |
Factors Associated with Community Participation in Western Communities |
MS Thesis – Rural Sociology - PSU |
2007 |
Cara M. Raboanarielina |
Factors Associated with Forest Management in Allegany County, Maryland |
MS Thesis – Rural Sociology - PSU |
2007 |
Jason Gordon |
A Comparative Analysis of Community Risk Perception and Resilience to Wildfire |
MS Thesis – Rural Sociology - PSU |
2008 |
David Matarrita Cascante |
Consequences of Tourism-Based Growth on Rural Communities’ Quality of Life: A Comparative Study of Liberia and La Fortuna, Costa Rica |
Ph.D. Dissertation – Rural Sociology - PSU |
Membership on Graduate Degree Candidate's Committees |
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2002 |
Gacheke Simons |
Integrating Forest Conservation and Rural Development: A Kenyan Study |
Ph.D. Thesis – Rural Sociology – PSU |
2004 |
Leslie Ann Horner |
Assessing Capacity for Collaboration and Sustainable Forestry in a Western Tennessee Community |
MS. Thesis – Forestry, Wildlife and Fisheries – University of Tennessee |
2004 |
Sezer Goncuoglu-Eser |
Public Attitudes toward Genetically Modified Foods |
Ph.D. Thesis – Rural Sociology – PSU |
2004 |
Tom King |
Success and Transformation, Collective Marketing and Common-pool Credit in a Belizean Fishing Cooperative: An Empirical Example of a Multi-Tiered Collective Action Problem |
Ph.D. Thesis – Anthropology – PSU |
2005 |
Gary Micsky |
Impact of Forest Stewardship Education on Landowner Intentions Relating to Forest Parcelization |
Master of
Science in Forestry – PSU |
2005 |
Tracey Coulter |
Non-traditional Stakeholder Preferences for White-tailed Deer Management in Pennsylvania |
MS – Forest Resources– PSU |
2006 |
Alexander L. Metcalf |
Sample Selection Protocol for a Survey of Pennsylvania’s Private Forest Landowners |
MS – Forest Resources – PSU |
2006 |
Jamie Leary |
Enhancing the Forester and Timber Harvester Dialogue |
MFR – Forest Resources – PSU |
2007 |
William J. Rossman |
The Influence of Consumer Knowledge and Characteristics Applesauce Selection: Evidence from a Survey of Pennsylvania Residents |
MS – Agricultural, Environmental |