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1990 Ph.D. Sociology, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington
Dissertation: Understanding the Social and Institutional
Determinants of Recycling
1985 M.A. Sociology, Western Washington University
1983 B.S. Environmental Studies, Western Washington University
Huxley College of Environmental Studies;
Minor in Psychology, Western Washington University
1981 A.A. Liberal Arts, Chicago City Colleges-Truman College
1994- Adjunct Faculty Member, Child and Family Studies (CHFS),
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
1993- Assistant (Tenured-Track) Professor, Department of Sociology,
present University of Tennessee, Knoxville
1992 Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology,
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
1992 Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology
and Sociology, University of Idaho, Moscow
1991-90 Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology
Environmental Studies Department, St. Lawrence University,
Canton, New York
1986 Teaching Assistant, Department of Sociology,
Washington State University, Pullman
1985-83 Instructor, Department of Sociology, Western Washington
University, Bellingham
Soc 110 Social Problems
Soc 360 Environment and Resources
Soc 633 Applied Survey Design and Analysis
Soc 400 Social Values and the Environment
*Independent Studies - Social Bases of Environmentalism,
- Media and the Environment,
- Attitude and Behavior Theory
Jones, Robert Emmet
1999 "Blacks just don't care: Unmasking popular misconceptions about
concern for the environmental among African-Americans.
International Journal of Public Administration (forthcoming).
Jones, Robert Emmet, J. Mark Fly and H. Ken Cordell
1999 "How green is my valley? Tracking rural and urban environmentalism
in the Southern Appalachian Ecoregion." Rural Sociology Vol 64 (3).
Jones, Robert Emmet
1998 "Black concern for the environment: Myth vs reality." Society &
Natural Resources: An International Journal, Vol. 11, No. 2
(April-May). 1-20
Jones, Robert Emmet and Lewis F. Carter
1994 "Concern for the Environment among Black Americans: An assessment
of common assumptions." Social Science Quarterly, 75 (3), 560-579.
Jones, Robert Emmet and Riley E. Dunlap
1992 "The social bases of environmental concern: Have there been any
changes?" Rural Sociology, 57 (1), 28-47.
Freudenburg, William R. and Robert Emmet Jones
1992 "Deviant behavior and rapid community growth: Examining the
evidence." Rural Sociology, 56 (4), 619-645.
Jones, Robert Emmet
1990 "Understanding paper recycling within an institutionally supportive
setting: An application of the theory of reasoned action."
Journal of Environmental Systems,19 (4), 307-321.
Peine, John. D, Robert Emmet Jones, Mary English, and Sam Wallace.
1999 Contributions of Sociology to Ecosystem Management.
In K. Cordell and J. Bergstron (Eds.), Integrating Social Science
and Ecosystem Management Washington DC: Sagamore Press.
Jones, Robert Emmet (Book Review)
1997 Creating the Countryside: The Politics of Rural and Environmental
Discourse. E. Melanie DuPuis and Peter Vandergeest.
Rural Sociology (62)
Research Reports and Monographs
Jones Robert Emmet, Melody Rodriquez, Judy Van Wyk, Brent Marshall,
and Karen Mason
1996 "Second Creek Watershed Survey: Results of a Telephone
Survey of Area Residents." A report conducted the Department
of Sociology in affiliation with the Water Resources Program
and the Social Sciences Research Institute, University
of Tennessee prepared for the Knoxville Water Quality Forum
and the Second Creek Task Force.
English, Mary. R., Robert Emmet Jones, Kathy Conley McKown and Laura
Kaufman
1995 Common Ground - Future Land Use Process for the Oak Ridge
Reservation: "The Preliminary Recommendations" Phase of the
Common Ground Process: A Synthesis of External Stakeholders Views." A Report by the Energy,
Environment, and Resources Center (EERC), University of Tennessee,
Knoxville, prepared for the U.S. Department of Energy under
DOE/UT Cooperative Arrangement.
English, Mary. R., Robert Emmet Jones, and Kathy Conley McKown
1995 "The "Visioning" Phase of the Common Ground Process:
A Synthesis of External Stakeholder Views." A Report by the
Energy, Environment, and Resources Center, University of Tennessee,
Knoxville, prepared for the U.S. Department of Energy under
DOE/UT Cooperative Arrangement.
Robert Emmet Jones, English, Mary. R., and Kathy Conley McKown
1995 "The "Visioning" Phase of the Common Ground Process: A Synthesis of
External Stakeholder Views." A Technical Appendix to the Summary
Report by the Energy, Environment, and Resource Center,
University of Tennessee, Knoxville, prepared for the U.S.
Department of Energy under DOE/UT Cooperative Arrangement.
English, Mary. R, Kathy McKowan, Robert Emmet Jones and Claire Van
Riper-Geibig
1995 "The "Visioning Phase" of the Common Ground Process: Internal
and Institutional Views." A Report by the Energy, Environment,
and Resource Center, University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
English, Mary. R, Kathy McKowan, Traci Yavas, Donna Creech,
and Robert Emmet Jones
1995 "The "Visioning Phase" of the Common Ground Process: Internal
and Institutional Views." A Technical Appendix by the Energy,
Environment, and Resource Center, University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
(For a detailed listing of research reports contact me snail mail.)
Research Grants, Contracts and Consulting:
The University of Tennessee (Co-Principal Investigator with Tim Gangaware,
Water Resources Center-EERC).
1998 "Foundations for Implementing a Watershed Approach to Local
Environmental Improvement Initiatives: Conducting a Social Inventory."
A $30,00 grant proposal to the Waste Management Research and
Education Institute, a state supported Center of Excellence,
University of Tennessee-Knoxville. (accepted).
The University of Tennessee (Proposal Contributor and Representative
of the Department of Sociology).
1998 A proposal for housing a Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit for
Southern Appalachia at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville
submitted to the Department of Interior, Principal Investigator,
George Hopper, Head, Forestry, Wildlife and Fisheries (accepted).
Jones, Robert Emmet
1996 "Second Creek Restoration Demonstration Project: Knoxville, Tennessee
A consulting subcontract with the Water Resources Research Center
- Energy, Environment, and Resources Center, University of Tennessee
and the Second Creek Task Force. Principal Investigator: Timothy
Gangaware, Associate Director, Water Resources Research Center -
Energy, Environment, and Resources Center, University of Tennessee.
Lead Funding Agency: Tennessee Department of Environment and
Conservation, Nonpoint Source Pollution Program.
(Total UT Project funding, $75,000-completed).
Jones, Robert Emmet
1995 "The Common Ground Project." A consulting subcontract with the
Energy, Environment, and Resources Center, University of Tennessee
with the Department of Sociology, University of Tennessee.
Principal Investigator: Mary English Associate Director, Energy,
Environment, and Resources Center, University of Tennessee.
Funded by the U.S. Department of Energy under DOE/UT Cooperative
Arrangement (Total UT project funding - $500,000, completed).
Papers Presented
Jones, Robert Emmet, J. Mark Fly and H. Ken Cordell.
1999 The Next Wave of Environmentalism? Green Inmigration into Rural
America. 62nd Annual Meeting of the Rural Sociological Society.
Chicago, IL. August 4-9.
Jones, Robert Emmet, J. Mark Fly and H. Ken Cordell.
1998 How Green is My Valley? Tracking Rural and Urban Environmentalism
in the Southern Appalachian Ecoregion. 9th Annual Southern
Appalachian Man and the Biosphere Conference, Gatlinburg,
TN. Nov. 4-6.
Jones, Robert Emmet, Mark Fly and H. Ken Cordell.
1998 How Green is My Valley? Tracking Rural and Urban Environmentalism
in the Southern Appalachian Ecoregion. Seventh International
Symposium on Society and Natural Resource Management, Columbia, MO.
May 27-31.
John Peine, Robert Emmet Jones, Lollie Holland and Tammy Mix.
1998 "Mapping the Human Dimensions of Ecosystems: What Every Natural
Resource Manager Should Know." Seventh International Symposium on
Society and Natural Resource Management, Columbia, MO.: May 27-31
Jones, Robert Emmet, Thomas Hood, and Margaret Zimlich
1996 "Public Support for Natural Resource Management Issues Facing the
Pacific Northwest: A Profile of Area Residents." Sixth
International Symposium on Society and Resource Management at
the Pennsylvania State University, University Park, May 18-23
Hood, Thomas and Robert E. Jones
1996 "An Assessment of the Current Status and Near Future of the
Environmental Movement." Sixth International Symposium on Society
and Resource Management at the Pennsylvania State University,
University Park, May 18-23
(For a detailed listing of other paper presentations contact me snail mail.)