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Barbara A. Knuth
Senior Associate Dean and Professor

267 Roberts Hall
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853
Ph: 607-254-6765
Fx: 607-255-3679
e.mail: bak3@cornell.edu
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Barbara A. Knuth

Ph.D - Virginia Tech - 1986
M.En. - Miami University - 1982
B.Phil. - Miami University - 1980 B.A. - Miami University - 1980

Barbara Knuth joined the Department of Natural Resources in 1986, in the area of Natural Resource Policy and Management. She is Co-Director of the Human Dimensions Research Unit, focusing on inquiry to (1) improve understanding of human attitudes and behaviors related to natural resources and the environment; and (2) foster integration of social and ecological information in natural resources and environmental management decision-making processes.

Research

Her current research examines (1) risk perception, communication, and management focused on fisheries affected by chemical contaminants; (2) community-based natural resource management approaches; and (3) factors influencing human stewardship and use of natural resources, particularly fish and wildlife.

Teaching

Selected Publications

  • Lepak, J., H. Shayler, C. Kraft, and B. Knuth. 2009. Mercury contamination in sport fish in the Northeastern United States: Considerations for future data collection. BioScience 59:174-181.

  • Gore, M.L., B.A. Knuth, C.W. Scherer, and P.D. Curtis. 2008. Evaluating a conservation investment designed to reduce human-wildlife conflict. Conservation Letters: 136-145.

  • Kretser, H.E., P.J. Sullivan, and B.A. Knuth. 2008. Housing density as an indicator of spatial patterns of reported human-wildlife interactions in northern New York. Landscape and Urban Planning 84:282-292.

  • Lauber, T.B., D.J. Decker, and B.A. Knuth. 2008. Social networks and community-based natural resource management. Environmental Management 42:677-687.

  • Knuth, B.A., and W.F. Siemer, editors. 2007. Aquatic Stewardship Education in Theory and Practice. American Fisheries Society, Symposium 55, Bethesda, Maryland.

  • Lauber, T.B., B.A. Knuth, J.A. Tantillo, and P.D. Curtis. 2007. The role of ethical judgments related to wildlife fertility control. Society and Natural Resources 20(2):119-133.

  • Zanetell, B.A., and B.A. Knuth. 2004. Participation rhetoric or community-based management reality? Influences on willingness to participate. World Development 32(5):793-807.

  • Hites, R.A., J.A. Foran, D.O. Carpenter, M.C. Hamilton, B.A. Knuth, and S.J. Schwager. 2004. Global assessment of organic contaminants in farmed salmon. Science 303:226-229.

  • Knuth, B.A., N.A. Connelly, J. Sheeska, and J. Patterson. 2003. Weighing health benefits and health risk information when consuming sport-caught fish. Risk Analysis 23(6):1185-1197.