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Manuscripts in preparation

Christoffel, R.A.; and S.J. Riley. In prep. Antecedents to human behaviors toward rattlesnakes: toward understanding acceptance capacity for snakes. Conservation Biology.

Marcoux, A., and S.J. Riley, . in prep. Driver knowledge, beliefs, and attitudes about deer-vehicle collisions in southern Michigan. Environmental Management.

Riley, S.J.; J.F. Organ; R.B. Peyton; and R. Humphries.  in prep. Challenges in maintenance of the public’s trust.  Journal of Wildlife Management. 

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Selected Symposium/Conference Presentations

2008

Gore, M. L., B.A. Muter, and S.J. Riley. 2008. Improving contentious decision-making in Great Lakes fishery management: the case of double-crested cormorants. Interagency coordination meeting for double-crested cormorant management. Kellogg Center, Michigan State University, East Lansing.

Muter, B.A., M.L. Gore, and S.J. Riley. 2008. From victim to perpetrator: how media has double-crested cormorants in the media. Interagency coordination meeting for double-crested cormorant management. Kellogg Center, Michigan State University, East Lansing.

Riley, S.J. 2008. Using group model building in value-based decisionmaking. Conference on engagement strategies for resource management decisions. Dunsmuir Lodge, Victoria, B.C. Canada, February 3-5, 2008.

Riley, S.J. 2008. An overview of ecology and management of suburban deer management. Michigan Local Management Association Winter Institute, Mt. Pleasant, MI, USA.

2007

Christoffel, R.A., and S.J. Riley. 2007. Stakeholder acceptance capacity for rattlesnakes: applicability of a concept to unhuggables. 13th International Symposium on Society and Resource Management, Park City, UT, June 17-21.

Christoffel, R.A., and S.J. Riley. 2007. Sense of serpents: stakeholder beliefs, attitudes and behavioral intentions toward snakes. The Wildlife Society 14th Annual Conference, Tucson, AZ. September 22-26.

Decker, D.J., S.J. Riley, C.A. Jacobson, and S. Jonker. 2007. Wolf management in the context of public involvement processes. The Wildlife Society 14th Annual Conference, Tucson, AZ. September 22-26.

Decker, D.J., S.J. Riley, and M.A. Wild. 2007. Human dimensions of wildlife disease management. The Wildlife Society 14th Annual Conference, Tucson, AZ. September 22-26.

Decker, D.J., S.J. Riley, M.A. Wild, and K. Leong. 2007. Human dimensions of wildlife disease management: is public regard of wildlife as a resource hanging in the balance? 56th Annual Conference of the Wildlife Disease Association. August 12-17; Estes Park, Colorado. Click her for abstract.

Gore, M.L., and S.J. Riley. 2007. Turf grass or grass roots: how are leadership development programs in natural resources cultivating tomorrow's leaders? 13th International Symposium on Society and Resource Management, Park City, UT, June 17-21.

Lischka, S.A., S.J. Riley, and R.A. Rudolph. 2007. Measurement and quantification of factors affecting acceptance capacity for white-tailed deer in southern Michigan. 13th International Symposium on Society and Resource Management, Park City, UT. June 17-21.

Lischka, S.A., S.J. Riley, and R.A. Rudolph. 2007. Exploring the diversity of stakeholders affected by white-tailed deer management: comparison of methods for stakeholder classification. The Wildlife Society 14th Annual Conference, Tucson, AZ. September 22-26.

Peterson, M.N., S.J. Riley, L.A. Busch, and J. Liu. 2007. Reconciling wildlife management’s conflicted purpose with a land community worldview. The Wildlife Society 14th Annual Conference, Tucson, AZ. September 22-26.

Riley, S.J., D. J. Decker, M.A. Wild, and K.M. Leong. 2007. Human dimensions of wildlife disease management: the future of wildlife management hangs in the balance. 68th Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference, Madison, WI. December 9-12.

Riley, S.J., C. Soderquist, and P. Rice. 2007. A learning laboratory to promote integration of insights from biological and human dimensions for wildlife disease management. 57th Annual Conference of the Wildlife Disease Association. Estes Park, CO. August 12-17.

VanDenBerg, H.A., S. Dann, and S.J. Riley. 2007. Impacts of an adult conservation education and volunteerism program on wildlife management: and evaluation of the Michigan Conservation Stewards Program. 13th International Symposium on Society and Resource Management, Park City, UT. June 17-21.

2006

Berngartt, R., and S.J. Riley. 2006. Holding the high ground: maintaing leadership in Great Lakes fishery management through better decision processess. IAGLR's 49th Annual Conference on Great Lakes Research, May 22-26, 2006, Windsor, ON, Canada.

Burroughs, J.P., S.J. Riley, and Dan O'Brien. 2006. Wildlife Disease and Human Dread. Northeast Fish & Wildlife Conference, Burlington, VT, USA April 23-26, 2006.

Christoffel, R.A., and S.J. Riley. 2006. Using pyschology to enhance snake conservation. Annual Conference Society for Conservation Biology. San Jose, CA, USA June 24-26, 2006.

Lischka, S.A., S.J. Riley, and B.A. Rudolph. 2006. Examining the relationship between impacts and accpetance capacity for white-tailed deer in Michigan. 67th Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference, Omaha, NE.

Riley, S.J., M.A. Wild, D.J. Decker, and M.M. Miller. 2006. Systems-based modeling to promote insights into wildlife disease management. 67th Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference, Omaha, NE.

2005

Lee, Y., D. Hyde, R. Christoffel and A. Snider. 2005. Initiating a public education and outreach program in southeast Michigan. Third International Symposium on Conservation of Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnakes: Population Viability and Outreach, Toronto, ON, Canada.

Christoffel, R.A. and SJ Riley. 2005. Assessing outreach programs for conservation of eastern Massasauga rattlesnakes. Third International Symposium on Conservation of Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnakes: Population Viability and Outreach, Toronto, ON, Canada.

Decker, D. J., M. Wild, S. J. Riley, W.F. Siemer, and M. Miller. 2005. Describing the wildlife disease management system: a practical perspective on chronic wasting disease management. 2nd International Conference on Chronic Wasting Disease, Madison, WI.

Hughes, S., and SJ Riley. 2005. Crossing Boundaries in Fisheries Leadership and Ethics. 135th Annual Meeting American Fisheries Society, Anchorage, Alaska. September 11-15, 2005.

Lischka, S.A., S.J. Riley, and B.A. Rudolph. 2005. Enabling adative impact management of white-tailed deer in Michigan. Annual Conferecnce of The Wildlife Society, Madison, WI.

Marcoux, A., S.J. Riley, A.G. Mertig, and S.R. Winterstein. 2005. A survey of driver characteristics, attitudes, and knowledge toward deer-vehicle collisions in southeast Michigan. Annual Conferecnce of The Wildlife Society, Madison, WI.

Marcoux, A. S.J. Riley, G, Hickling, and S.R. Winterstein. 2005.  Comparison of situational and driver characteristics associated with deer-vehicle collisions in Southeast Michigan.  National Wildlife Damage Management Conference, Traverse City, MI 

Pusateri, J.S., S.J. Riley, G. Hickling, W. Taylor, S. Schmitt, and L. King.  2005.  Agency capacity to manage the risk of chronic wasting disease. 2nd International Conference on Chronic Wasting Disease, Madison, WI.

Riley, S.J., A. Marcoux, K. Sudharsan, and B.A. Rudolph.  2005. Environmental and human dimensions of deer-vehicle collisions in Michigan. Workshop on wildlife-vehicle collisions: setting a research agenda for the future. National Transportation Clearinghouse on Deer-Vehicle Collisions, Madison, WI.

Riley, S.J., D.J.Decker, M. Wild, W.F. Siemer, and M. Miller. 2005. Modeling the wildlife disease management system. Midwest Fish & Wildlife Conference, Grand Rapids , MI.

Rudolph, B.A., S.A. Lischka, and S.J. Riley. 2005. Obstacles and opportunities for integrating human dimensions research with wildlife management practices. Midwest Fish & Wildlife Conference, Grand Rapids, MI .

Sudharsan, K., S.J. Riley, and S.R.Winterstein. 2005. Relationship of fall hunting season to the frequency of deer-vehicle collisions in Michigan. Midwest Fish & Wildlife Conference, Grand Rapids, MI .

Sudharsan, K., S.J. Riley, B. A, Rudolph, and B. A. Maurer. 2005.  Deer-vehicle crash patterns across ecoregions in Michigan.  National Wildlife Damage Management Conference, Traverse City, MI Final Report (pdf)

2004

Pusateri, J.S., S.J. Riley, G. Hickling, W. Taylor, S. Schmitt, and L. King. 2004.  Managing the
            risk of chronic wasting disease: a comparison of strategies among states.  Annual
            Conference of The Wildlife Society, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

Lischka, S.A., S.J. Riley, W.F. Siemer, and D.J. Decker.  2004.  Acceptability of compensation for livestock losses due to cougars: sources of money matter.  Annual Conference of The Wildlife Society, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

Rudolph, B.A, S.J. Riley, M. Garner, S. Winterstein, and B. Frawley.  2004.  Biological and social considerations for prohibition of hunter bait for white-tailed deer in Michigan.  Annual Conference of The Wildlife Society, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

Sudharsan, K., and S.J. Riley. 2004.  Environmental factors affecting rate and frequency of deer
           -vehicle collisions in southeast Michigan: an example of GIS in research.  Annual
           Technical Workshop on Use of GIS in Transportation Planning, Southeast Michigan
           Council of Government, Detroit.

2003

Pusateri, J.S.; W.W. Taylor; L.J. King; S.J. Riley.  2003.  Using a management matrix to confront the threats of emerging wildlife diseases.  International Wildlife Management Congress, Christchurch, New Zealand. 

Christoffel, R.A. and S.J. Riley.  2003. Antecedents to human behaviors toward rattlesnakes: toward understanding acceptance capacity for snakes.  Annual Conference of The Wildlife Society, Burlington, VT.

Nesslage, G.M. and S.J. Riley.  2003.  Dynamics of early wolf and cougar eradication efforts in Montana: implications for conservation.  Annual Conference of The Wildlife Society, Burlington, VT.

Riley, S.J.; A. Marcoux; and K. Sudharsan.  2003.  Research to alleviate impacts from deer-vehicle collisions in Michigan.  Midwest Technical Workshop on Deer-Vehicle Crashes, Madison, WI.

2002

Riley, S.J.; D.J. Decker; J.W. Enck; and P.D. Curtis.  2002.  Deer numbers up, deer hunters down: partial controllability of white-tailed deer in northeastern United States.  Invited plenary presentation at the International Congress on Deer Ecology and management, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.

Riley, S.J., J.F. Organ, R.B. Peyton, and R. Humphries. 2002.  The Public Trust Doctrine or the public’s trust: where do we go from here?  The 58^th Northeast Fish and Wildlife Conference, Portland, Maine.

Riley, S.J.  2002.  Meeting the challenge: integration of human dimensions of fisheries and wildlife management in the 21^st century.  Keynote address at the joint meeting of the Ohio Chapters of The Wildlife Society and American Fisheries Society, Columbus, Ohio.

Riley, S.J.  2002.  Integration of risk perception in decisions about mountain lion management.  Invited seminar speaker, School of Natural Resources, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio.

Riley, S.J., L. Berchelli, D.J. Decker, L. Carpenter, J. Organ, and W.F. Siemer.  2001. The essence and AIM of wildlife management in the 21^st century.  51^st Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference, DesMoines, Iowa.

2001

Riley, S.J.  2001.  Adaptive impact management: suggestions for taking AIM on wildlife management.  Fall conference, Michigan Chapter of The Wildlife Society.

Riley, S.J., L. Berchelli, D.J. Decker, J.W. Glidden, R. Henry, and D. Riehlman.  2001.  Adaptive impact management of black bears and white-tailed deer in New York.  The 57^th Northeast Fish and Wildlife Conference.  April 22-25, 2001 Saratoga Springs, NY.

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Selected Reports

Burroughs, J.P., and S.J. Riley. 2007. A bibliography of scientific literature on hunter recruitment and retention. Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Lansing, MI.

Decker, D., Siemer, W., Leong, K. and Riley, S.J.. 2007. Coach’s Guide to Developing Manager’s Models of Management Systems. 1^st edition.  Text for “Thinking Like a Manager,” a workshop on integrating human dimensions into wildlife management. 84pp + appendices.

Riley, S.J. 2007. Improving use of human dimensions information in Great Lakes fishery management. A final report to the Great Lakes fishery Commission, Ann Arbor, MI. USA

Burrough, J. P. and S. J. Riley. 2006. Planning for invasive species in US National Parks. A final workshop report and prototype risk assessment. Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI.

Lischka, S. A. and S. J. Riley. 2006. Enabling impact-based management of acceptance capacity for white-tailed deer in southern Michigan. Final Report to Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Lansing, MI.

Prince, H. H. and S. J. Riley. 2006. Wild turkey research development. Final report on evaluation of wild turkey population and management in Michigan. Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI.

Riley, S. J. 2006. Contributing writer on wolf-human interactions In: Beyer, D., T. Hogrefe, R. B. Peyton, P. Bull, J. P. Burroughs, and P. Lederle (editors). Review of social and biological science relevant to wolf management in Michigan. Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Lansing, MI.

Riley, S.J., and A. Marcoux. 2005. Deer-vehicle collisions: an understanding of accident characteristics and drivers' attitudes, awareness, and involvement. Final Report, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA.

Riley, SJ, and K. Sudharsan. 2005. Environmental factors affecting the frequency and rate of deer-vehicle crashes (DVCs) in southern Michigan. Final Report, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA.

Faisel, M., J. Hnath, S. Marcquenski, and S.J. Riley. 2005. Fish health management in the Great Lakes: an assessment of research needs. A report for the Board of Technical Experts, Great Lakes Fishery Commission, Ann Arbor, MI

Botkin, D.B., R. Demarchi, D. Frost, A. Gunn, D. Marmorek, D. O’Gorman, S.J Riley. 2004. Environmental effects of a mining road through the traditional territory of the Taku River Tlingit First Nation: A critique of proposed management plans for a new mining road. Report to the Taku River Tlingit First Nation by the Independent Science Panel.   Final Report (pdf)

Dobson, T.A, S.J. Riley, and M Gaden.  2003.  Human dimensions of great lakes fisheries management: needs for a new research theme area.  Summary of workshop presentations and breakout sessions.  Great Lakes Fishery Commission.  Ann Arbor, Michigan. 

Fischer, J.R., L.H. Creekmore, L. Marchington, S.J. Riley, S.M. Schmitt, and E. Williams.  2003. External review of chronic wasting disease management in Wisconsin.  Technical report to Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Madison, Wisconsin.

Potter-Witter, K, S.J. Riley, R. Kidd, and P. Kakela. 2002.  Natural resource industry vitality in Michigan.  Special Report to the Governor.  Michigan State University, East Lansing.

Riley, S.J. and J. Hall.  2002.  Habitat evaluation for the new Michigan State University Lynn and Thelma MacCreedy Forest and Wildlife Reserve.  Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI.

Curtis, P.D.; A.M. Moen; J.W. Enck; S.J. Riley; D.J. Decker; G.F. Mattfeld.  2000.  Approaching the Limits of Traditional Hunter Harvest for Managing White-tailed Deer Populations at the Landscape Level. Human Dimensions Research Unit, Cornell Univ.

Christoffel, R.A. 2007. Incorporating human dimensions insights in reptile conservation and management efforts. Ph.D. dissertation, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI. USA

Coscarelli, Mark. 2006. Enhancing fish passage over low-head barrier dams in the Saginaw River watershed. MS Thesis, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA.

Lischka, Stacy. 2006. Enabling impact-based management of acceptance capacity for white-tailed deer in southern Michigan. MS Thesis, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA.

Marcoux, Alix. 2005. Deer-vehicle collisions: an understanding of accident characteristics and drivers' attitudes, awareness, and involvement. MS Thesis, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA.

Sudharsan, Krishnan. 2005. Environmental factors affecting the frequency and rate of deer-vehicle crashes (DVCs) in southern Michigan. MS Thesis, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA.

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