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Amanda Stasiewicz

Assistant Professor
Environmental Studies
asta@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-5031
Office Hours: Thursdays 10-11:45 Columbia 145B
Research Interests: human dimensions of wildfire, community and organizational adaptation to hazards, cooperative fire risk management, evacuation and alternatives to evacuation, forest and rangeland policy, qualitative and quantitative social science

Biography

Dr. Stasiewicz is a social scientist focusing on the human and policy dimensions of wildfire, forest, and range management. She received her BS in Environmental Science from Siena College, and her MS and Ph.D. from the University of Idaho. Dr. Stasiewicz conducts research at the nexus of communities and wildfire risk, particularly focusing on how communities and organizations navigate becoming more fire adapted in an increasingly fire-prone world. Her current work focuses on evacuation planning and behavior, cooperative and collaborative wildfire risk management between localities and fire or environmental agencies, and the effectiveness of wildfire-related policy and programs. Dr. Stasiewicz is currently accepting MS and PhD applicants to her research lab.

 

Publications

Stasiewicz, A.M., & Paveglio, T.B. (2021). Preparing for wildfire evacuation and alternatives: Exploring influences on residents’ intended evacuation behaviors and mitigations. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 102177.

Paveglio, T.B., Stasiewicz, A.M., & Edgeley, C.M. (2021). Understanding support for regulatory approaches to wildfire management and performance of property mitigations on private lands. Land Use Policy.

Edgeley, C.M., Stasiewicz, A.M., & Hammond, D.H. (2020). Using Q-methodology as a focus group discussion tool for prioritizing research needs in natural resources. Journal of Forestry.

Paveglio, T.B., Carroll, M.S., Stasiewicz, A.M., & Edgeley, C.M. (2019). Social fragmentation and wildfire management: Exploring the scale of adaptive action. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 33, 131-141.

Stasiewicz, A.M., & Paveglio, T.B. (2018). Wildfire management across rangeland ownerships: Factors influencing Rangeland Fire Protection Association establishment and functioning. Rangeland Ecology & Management, 71(6), 727-736.