Environmental Interests

How do policy-makers reconcile competing priorities when creating policies to safeguard natural resources? Learn about a possible solution at the next NREM seminar, where visiting scholar Dr. Miku Lenentine will be presenting “Biofuels, Wolves, and ATVs: Using Q-Methodology for Assessing Stakeholder Perspectives in Natural Resource Management.”

• Date: Thursday, January 31
• Time: 12:00 noon–1:00 p.m.
• Location: Sherman Laboratory 111
• Join online via Zoom.

Dr. Lenentine graduated from the University of Washington in the School of Environmental and Forest Sciences with a degree focused on the human dimensions of natural resource management. She currently works as a post-doctoral research associate and instructor at the Beloved Living Center psychology practice near Seattle, Washington, exploring alternative conflict-management communication strategies for working with small groups.

Q-methodology is a mixed-methods quasi-quantitative technique for assessing social perspectives that has a history of successful use in addressing natural resource-management conflict. In this NREM seminar, she will present several scenarios in which it has been applied and host a casual Q&A for people interested in trying this innovative research approach. A free pizza lunch will be provided.