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Shawn J. Riley is a researcher affiliated with Michigan State University in the United States. Their work primarily spans the fields of Environmental Science and Psychology, with a concentration in subfields such as Ecology, Social Psychology, Global and Planetary Change, Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, and General Health Professions.

Their research focuses on several main topics, including:

  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Forest Management and Policy
  • Economic and Environmental Valuation
  • Primate Behavior and Ecology
  • Indigenous Studies and Ecology
  • Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
  • Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior

Riley has published across a range of journals with recurring contributions to the Wildlife Society Bulletin, Frontiers in Conservation Science, Human Dimensions of Wildlife, The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science, and Frontiers in Communication.

Among recent papers, the following stand out:

  • Creating Energy for Change: The Role of Changes in Perceived Leadership Support on Commitment to an Organizational Change Initiative (2020, The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science)
  • Consumption of Wild-Harvested Meat in Society (2020, Wildlife Society Bulletin)
  • Factors Affecting Trust Among Natural Resources Stakeholders, Partners, and Strategic Alliance Members: A Meta-Analytic Investigation (2020, Frontiers in Communication)
  • Stakeholder Support for Wildlife Conservation Funding Policies (2021, Frontiers in Conservation Science)
  • Exploring transformational change in a state wildlife agency (2022, Human Dimensions of Wildlife)

Riley frequently collaborates with several co-authors, including Emily F. Pomeranz, J. Kevin Ford, Jenna A. Van Fossen, Taylor K. Lauricella, and Daniel Kramer.

Best Publications

  • Human dimensions of wildlife management

    Daniel J. Decker;Shawn J. Riley;William F. Siemer

  • The essence of wildlife management

    Shawn J. Riley;Daniel J. Decker;Len H. Carpenter;John F Organ

  • The future of hunting as a mechanism to control white-tailed deer populations.

    T. L. Brown;D. J. Decker;S. J. Riley;J. W. Enck

  • Adaptive Impact Management: An Integrative Approach to Wildlife Management

    Shawn J. Riley;William F. Siemer;Daniel J. Decker;Len H. Carpenter

  • Wildlife stakeholder acceptance capacity for cougars in Montana

    S. J. Riley;D. J. Decker

  • Risk perception as a factor in Wildlife Stakeholder Acceptance Capacity for cougars in montana

    Shawn J. Riley;Daniel J. Decker

  • Deer populations up, hunter populations down: Implications of interdependence of deer and hunter population dynamics on management

    Shawn J. Riley;Daniel J. Decker;Jody W. Enck;Paul D. Curtis

  • Eat prey and love: Game‐meat consumption and attitudes toward hunting

    Per E. Ljung;Shawn J. Riley;Thomas A. Heberlein;Thomas A. Heberlein;Göran Ericsson

  • Utility of a psychological framework for carnivore conservation

    Neil H. Carter;Shawn J. Riley;Jianguo Liu

  • Relationships among mule deer fawn mortality, coyotes, and alternate prey species during summer.

    Kenneth L. Hamlin;Shawn J. Riley;Duane Pyrah;Arnold R. Dood

  • Understanding risk perceptions to enhance communication about human-wildlife interactions and the impacts of zoonotic disease.

    Daniel J. Decker;Darrick T.N. Evensen;William F. Siemer;Kirsten M. Leong

  • Spatial Assessment of Attitudes Toward Tigers in Nepal

    Neil H. Carter;Shawn J. Riley;Ashton Shortridge;Binoj K. Shrestha

  • Toward Human-Carnivore Coexistence: Understanding Tolerance for Tigers in Bangladesh

    Chloe Inskip;Neil Carter;Shawn Riley;Thomas Roberts

  • Summer movements, home range, habitat use, and behavior of mule deer fawns

    Shawn J. Riley;Arnold R. Dood

  • Effects of Impact Perception on Acceptance Capacity for White-Tailed Deer

    Stacy A. Lischka;Shawn J. Riley;Brent A. Rudolph

  • A landscape analysis of cougar distribution and abundance in Montana, USA.

    Shawn J. Riley;Richard A. Malecki

  • Integrating Ecological and Human Dimensions in Adaptive Management of Wildlife-Related Impacts

    Jody W. Enck;Daniel J. Decker;Shawn J. Riley;John F. Organ

  • Relationship of Autumn Hunting Season to the Frequency of Deer–Vehicle Collisions in Michigan

    Krishnan Sudharsan;Shawn J. Riley;Scott R. Winterstein

  • Wildlife Disease Management: A Manager's Model

    Daniel J. Decker;Margaret A. Wild;Shawn J. Riley;William F. Siemer

  • Regulating Hunter Baiting for White-Tailed Deer in Michigan: Biological and Social Considerations

    Brent A. Rudolph;Shawn J. Riley;Graham J. Hickling;Brian J. Frawley

  • From Victim to Perpetrator: Evolution of Risk Frames Related to Human–Cormorant Conflict in the Great Lakes

    Bret A. Muter;Meredith L. Gore;Shawn J. Riley

Frequent Co-Authors

Daniel J. Decker
Daniel J. Decker Cornell University
Meredith L. Gore
Meredith L. Gore Michigan State University
Göran Ericsson
Göran Ericsson Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
J. Kevin Ford
J. Kevin Ford Michigan State University
Jianguo Liu
Jianguo Liu Michigan State University
Brian A. Maurer
Brian A. Maurer Michigan State University
Matt W. Hayward
Matt W. Hayward University of Newcastle Australia
Maria Knight Lapinski
Maria Knight Lapinski Michigan State University
Thomas A. Heberlein
Thomas A. Heberlein University of Wisconsin–Madison
Douglas C. MacMillan
Douglas C. MacMillan University of Kent

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