Christine Olsen

Research Associate
Forest Ecosystems and Society

050C Peavy Hall
Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR 97331

• Office: 050C Peavy Hall
• Phone: 541-737-8669
• Fax: 541-737-1393

• Ph.D., 2008, Oregon State University, Forest Social Science
• M.S., 2003, Oregon State University, Environmental Social Science
• B.A., 1999, University of Virginia, Environmental Science and Biology (double)

• FOR 251: Recreation Resource Management
• FOR 454/554: Managing at the Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI)

Social science, human dimensions of natural resources, planning and decision-making processes, citizen-agency interactions, forest management before and after wildfires

Citizen-agency interactions after large wildfires on federal forest land. Agency communication and outreach programs on forest health and fuels reduction. Public acceptance of and concerns for disturbance-based management approaches for emulating natural events.

Joint Fire Science Project, USDA Forest Service Pacific Northwest Research Station, USDA Forest Service Pacific Southwest Research Station, National Fire Plan

1. Olsen, C. and B. Shindler. In press. Trust, acceptance, and citizen-agency interactions after large fires: influences on planning processes. International Journal of Wildland Fire.
2. Toman, E., B. Shindler, and C. Olsen. 2008. Communication Strategies for Post-fire Planning: Lessons Learned from Forest Communities. In Chavez, D.J., Absher, J.D., and Winter, P.L. (eds.). Fire Social Science Research from the Pacific Southwest Station: Studies Supported by National Fire Plan Funds. USDA Forest Service General Technical Report PSW-GTR-209. Albany, CA: Pacific Southwest Research Station. Pages 165-180.
3. Olsen, C. S. and B. A. Shindler. 2007. Citizen-agency interactions in planning and decisionmaking after large wildfires. USDA Forest Service General Technical Report PNW-GTR-715. Portland, OR: Pacific Northwest Research Station. 37 p.

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