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M.S., 1975, Forest Economics, N.C. State University, Raleigh
B.A., 1973,
Areas of Professional Specialization:
International Rural Development
Agroforestry and Shifting Cultivation
Ethnoecology and Ecological Anthropology
Systematic Ethnographic Methods
Forest Economics and Management
Professional Experience:
1997-06 Associate Professor, Department of Natural Resources and
Environmental Management, Ball State University
1999 Fulbright Scholar (Visiting Professor of Agroforestry), Federal
University of Viçosa, Viçosa, Minas Gerais,
1991-97 Assistant Professor, Department of Natural Resources and
Environmental Management, Ball State University
1991 Post-Doctoral Fellow, College of Forest Resources, University of
Washington, Seattle
1987-90 Doctoral Candidate, College of Forest Resources, University of
Washington, Seattle
1988-89 Graduate Student, Ecology Group, Department of Forestry, Nanjing
Forestry University, People's Republic of
1987-88 Teacher, English Department, Nanjing Forestry University,
Nanjing, People's Republic of
1985-87 Graduate Student, College of Forest Resources, University of
Washington, Seattle
1984-85 Freelance Photographer and Writer.Spokane, WA, Stockton and Los
Angeles, CA
1983-84 Consultant for the National Trails Coalition and Northwest
Office of the Sierra Club, Seattle
1981-84 Timberlands Appraiser, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Spokane, WA,
Portland Area Office
1982 Forest Surveyor, Hoescht AG, Puerto Princesa, Palawan, Republic
of the
1980-81 Acting Forester-in-Charge, Makah Indian Reservation, Olympic
Peninsula Agency, Neah Bay, WA
1979-80 Forester, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Olympic Peninsula Agency,
Hoquiam, WA
1978-79 Research Assistant and Instructor, Department of Forestry,
Kansas State University, Manhattan
1976-78 Peace Corps Volunteer (Visiting Professor of Forest Management),
Federal University of Vicosa, Vicosa, Minas Gerais,
1974-76 Graduate Assistant, School of Forest Resources, North Carolina
State University, Raleigh, NC
1969-73 Waiter, NC Café, Chapel Hill, NC
1967-69 Boiler Tender, Arista Mills, Winston-Salem, NC
1963-67 Freelance Treefinder and Road Pioneer, Lewisville-Clemmons, NC
Publications while at Ball State:
2006 Paul Chandler. Bound to the Hearth by the Shortest Tether: Village
Life in the Developing World. University Press of America, Lanham, MD.
2006 (submitted) Paul Chandler and Batrolomeu Romualdo. "Reinforcing
Non-Participation through Moral Economics in Rural Minas Gerais,
2005 Paul Chandler and Bartolomeu Romualdo. "Faith-Correlated Responses
to Rural Assistance in a Globalizing
Religion: A Clash of Civilizations?. M&M Scrivener Press, Salem,
MA. Pp.398-408.
2004 Paul Chandler. "Food, Fiber and Fee Simple Ownership in the
People's Republic of
19(2):61-85.
2001 Paul Chandler and Bartolomeu Romualdo. "Reasons for Non-Partici-
pation in Rural Development Assistance in Minas Gerais,
Proceedings of the 27th Annual Third World Conference, Chicago.
Pp.88-103.
2000 Germán Cutz and Paul Chandler. "The Emic-Etic Conflicts as
Explanation of Nonparticipation in Adult Education among the Maya
of Western Guatemala." Adult Education Quarterly. 51(1):64-75.
1999 Germán Cutz and Paul Chandler. "The Emic-Etic Conflict of Adult
Education: Promoting Literacy of Loss of Cultural Identity."
Education as Change 3(1):33-46.
1999 Germán Cutz and Paul Chandler. "Nonparticipation of Mayan Adults
in Rural Literacy Programs." Convergence 32(1-4):54-69.
1996 Paul Chandler. "The Reflection of Traditional Practices in Modern
Agroforestry in
W.Y. Hsiung and P. Chandler, eds.
Beijing. Pp.11-20.
1996 Paul Chandler. "Introduction." In Agroforestry: Research and
Practice, W.Y. Hsiung and P. Chandler, eds.
Publishing House, Beijing. Pp.v-vii.
1996 Matthew T. Klein and Paul Chandler. "Environmental Justice: A
Case without Black-and-White Answers." Proceedings of the Indiana
Academy of Science 105(1-2):43-60.
1995 Paul Chandler. "The
Events from History II: Ecology and the Environment. Salem Press,
Pasadena.
1995 Paul Chandler. "Rainforest Action Network Boycotts Burger King
Restaurants." Great Events from History II: Ecology and the
Environment. Salem Press, Pasadena.
1994 Paul Chandler. "Adaptive Ecology of Traditionally Derived
Agroforestry in
1994 Paul Chandler. "Shamu Jianzhong: A Traditionally Derived Under-
standing of Agroforest Sustainability in
Sustainable Forestry1(4):1-24.
1992 R.G. Lee, R. Flamm, M. Turner, C. Bledsoe, P. Chandler, C.
DeFerrari, R. Gottfried, R.J. Naiman, H. Schumaker, D. Wear.
"Intergrating Sustainable Development and Environmental Vitality:
A Landscape Ecology Approach." In New Perspectives in Watershed
Management, R.J. Naiman, editor. Springer-Verlag, NY.
1991 Paul Chandler. "Indigenous Knowledge of Agroforestry in Moun-
tainous Regions of Fujian Province." Chinese Journal of Ecology
10(3):9-13 (in Chinese).
1991 Paul Chandler. "The Indigenous Knowledge of Ecological Processes
among Peasants in the People's Republic of
Human Values 8(1/2):59-66.
1985 National Trails Coalition. Roads and Trails in the National
Forests. National Trails Coalition, Washington, D.C.
1979 Wayne A. Geyer and Paul Chandler. "Tree Control with Injection of
Garlon and Tordon Brand Herbicides." Down to Earth 35(3):9-13.
1976 Paul Chandler. North Carolina's Forest Economy. North Carolina
State Forestry Extension Paper FE-17.
Courses Taught at Ball State University (1991-2006):
- NREM-101 Environment and Society; 1991-1993, 1995, 1998, 2001, 2005
- HONRS-189 Honors Symposium in Global Studies; 1998, 2000, 2006
- HIST/NREM-204 American Environmental History; 2000-2006
- NREM-205 International Natural Resources: Conservation and
Development; 1991-2006
- HONRS-297 Honors Symposium in the Earth Sciences, 2001
- NREM-299X International Rural Development; 1992 (preparation for new
course, later listed as NREM-357/557 - see below)
- NREM-307/507 Environmental Management in Developing Countries, 2003,
2005
- NREM-357/557 International Rural Development, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000-
2002, 2004
- NREM-390 Honors Colloquium in Natural Resources and Environmental
Management; 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2004
- NREM-402/502 Field Study (
- NREM-497 Special Studies in Natural Resources and Environmental
Management; 1993, 1995, 1997, 2005
- NREM-608 Research Methodologies in Natural Resources and Environmental
Management; 1992-2004
- NREM-609 Graduate Seminar; 1992-1998, 2000-2002
- NREM-697 Special Studies in Natural Resources and Environmental
Management; 1992-1993, 1995-1997, 2005
Courses Taught at Other Institutions:
Superior School of Forestry, Federal University of Viçosa, MG,
1999 ENF-500: Graduate Seminar in Agroforestry
1976-78 ENF-501: Graduate Special Problems in Forest Management
ENF-405: Forest Economics
ENF-401: Forest Management and Planning
Department of English, Nanjing Forestry University,
1987-88 ENG-3: Graduate English 1
ENG-4: Graduate English 2
Department of Forestry, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS
1978 FOR-111: Dendrology
Student Thesis Involvement:
Graduate Thesis Committee Chair:
-
- Carlos Baldetti, MS. In progress.
- Dava McCann, MS. In progress.
- Boubacar Thiam, MS, December, 2000. Thesis topic: "Evaluating Changes
in Forest Management Policies during the Last Fifteen Years in Franco-
phone West Africa" (Outstanding Thesis Award).
- Vinogh Venugopal, MS, May, 1999. Thesis topic: "Temporal Land-Use
Change Detection of Muncie and its Environs."
- Matthew Klein, MS, May, 1994. Thesis topic: "A Demographic Analysis of
Solid and Hazardous Waste Facilities in Lake County, Indiana"
(Outstanding Thesis Award).
Graduate Thesis Committee Co-Chair:
- Sun Duo, PhD, June, 1996. Forest Sciences, Nanjing Forestry University
Thesis Topic: "Biological Measures for the Rehabilitation of Planta-
tions of Cunninghamia lanceolata."
Departmental Member:
- Michiko Konishi, MS, May, 2001. Thesis topic: "Visitors and Managers:
Perceptions of Management Methods to Preserve Scenic Beauty in Mounds
State Park."
- Leslie Fuller, MS, May, 1996. Thesis topic: "Tree Island Canopy
Effects of Soil Characteristics and Understory Vegetation."
Member-at-Large:
- Heidi Vine, Ph. D., School Psychology, since January, 2000, but no
anticipated completion date or thesis title currently specified.
- Shaheen Kagee, Ph.D., Counseling Psychology, since June, 1996, but
no anticipated completion date or thesis title currently specified.
- Sean Wasielewski, School Psychology, PhD, May, 1996.
Cognate Member:
- Richard Heskett, Ed.D, Biology, since October, 2003. Thesis topic:
Dendrology, as yet untitled.
- John Elliot-Ervin, Biology. MS, May, 1997. Thesis topic: "Ecosystem
Integrity: A Check of Wilhelm's Index."
Teaching Awards:
- C. Warren Vander Hill Award for Distinguished Teaching in Honors
Education, Ball State University Honors College Student Awards
Committee, 2000.
- Nomination for the "1995 Excellence in Teaching" award, 1995
External Scholarships and Grants at Ball State University:
- Council for the International Exchange of Scholars - Fulbright
Scholarship, 1999
- Partners of the
Language Fluency (Native to American English):
Brazilian Portuguese: fluent spoken, intermediate written
Chinese (Mandarin putonghua): advanced spoken, basic written
Chinese (Fukienese): basic spoken, basic written
Spanish: intermediate spoken and written
French: advanced written, rudimentary spoken
Tagalog: rudimentary spoken
Chibchan (Bribri, Cabecar): rudimentary spoken
