Matthew Houser Department of Sociology, Michigan State University 466 Berkey Hall East Lansing, MI 48824

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1 Matthew Houser Department of Sociology, PhD Candidate 466 Berkey Hall East Lansing, MI EDUCATION 2018 (ex.) Ph.D. Sociology Thesis: Nitrogen fertilizer management in the context of the Midwestern corn agro-ecological system: an environmental sociological analysis 2015 M.A. Sociology Thesis: Social attractors in agro-ecological systems: an enhanced perspective on the resilience of nitrogen fertilizer pollution 2013 B.P. (Bachelor of Philosophy) Interdisciplinary Studies The Pennsylvania State University suma cum laude RESEARCH INTERESTS Environmental Sociology Social Theory Agriculture Power Climate Change Coupled Systems Social-Psychology Social Movements Mixed Methods REFEREED PUBLICATIONS (* denotes equal contributors) Stuart, Diana, Riva Denny*, Matthew Houser*, Adam Reimer* & Sandra Marquart-Pyatt (In Press). Farmers selection of sources of information for nitrogen management in the US Midwest: implications for environmental programs. Land-Use Policy Houser, Matthew, Diana Stuart & Michael Carolan (2017). Is seeing believing? Applying a realist framework to examine agriculture and climate change. Environmental Sociology 3(4), Houser, Matthew (2016). Who framed climate change? Identifying the how and why of Iowa corn farmers framing of climate change. Sociologia Ruralis

2 MANUSCRIPTS UNDER REVIEW Houser, Matthew & Diana Stuart (Revise and Resubmit). Exploring social attractors: what reinforces the resilience of inefficient nitrogen fertilizer application? Ecology and Society Reimer, Adam, Matthew Houser & Sandra Marquart-Pyatt (Revise and Resubmit). Farming decisions in a complex and uncertain world: nitrogen management in Midwestern corn agriculture. Journal of Rural Studies Stuart, Diana & Matthew Houser (Revise and Resubmit). Producing compliant polluters: seed companies and nitrogen fertilizer application in US corn agriculture. Rural Sociology Houser, Matthew, Riva Denny, Adam Reimer, Sandra Marquart-Pyatt & Diana Stuart. Strategies to enhance University Extension s role as an agricultural information source. Journal of Extension Houser, Matthew, Sandra Marquart-Pyatt, Riva Denny, Adam Reimer & Diana Stuart. Farmers, information, and nutrient management in the US Midwest. Journal of Rural Studies Denny, Riva, Sandra Marquart-Pyatt & Matthew Houser. Conservation practice adoption of Midwestern US corn farmers. Society and Natural Resources MANUSCRIPTS IN PREPARATION Houser, Matthew, Riva Denny, Diana Stuart, Sandra Marquart-Pyatt and Neville Millar. Proposing and operationalizing synthetic nitrogen fertilizer application rate as a measure for nitrogen best management practice adoption research. Journal of Environmental Quality Houser, Matthew. How the political economy of agriculture is influencing farmers reactions to biophysical climate change. Agriculture and Human Values Houser, Matthew. Farmers adoption of climate change adaptation practices: why climate change beliefs matter. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation Houser, Matthew and Sandra Marquart-Pyatt. Moving beyond climate change : understanding the significance of semantics in Midwestern farmers climate change attitudes. Climatic Change Houser, Matthew. Over application of nitrogen fertilizer as a non-issue: using Lukes to explore inaction in corn farmers nitrogen management.

3 GRANTS, AWARDS, ENDOWMENTS AND FELLOWSHIPS 2017 A comparative analysis of Michigan farmers and the general public s climate change views, Institute for Public Policy s Social Research s State of the State Survey Award for Doctoral Students ($14,000) 2017 Farmer fertilizer use and climate change: a social-ecological systems approach, Kellogg Biological Station Long-Term Ecological Research Program Summer Research Fellowship for Long-term Ecological Research ($7,000) 2017 Reacting to biophysical climate change: Michigan corn farmers beliefs, perceptions and actual nitrogen fertilizer use, Charles P. and Linda A. Thompson Endowment ($4,400) 2017 Graduate Office Fellowship Award, ($4,400) 2016 Department of Sociology Teaching Workshop Instructor Award ($1,100) 2016 Graduate Office Fellowship Award, ($2,200) 2015 Graduate Office Fellowship Award, ($740) 2014 Rural Sociological Association Sociology of Agriculture and Food Research Interest Group Outstanding Student Paper Award 2014 Conference Travel Funding, ($350) RESEARCH EXPERIENCE 2017-Present Co- Investigator, Reacting to biophysical climate change: Michigan corn farmers beliefs, perceptions and actual nitrogen fertilizer use, Kellogg Biological Station and College of Social Sciences, Michigan State University (PI: Sandra Marqaurt-Pyatt) *Designed mail and internet survey and gathered biophysical climate data to investigate influence of climate change experiences on beliefs and behaviors of Michigan farmers Present Co- Investigator, A comparative analysis of Michigan farmers and the general public s climate change views, Department of Sociology, (PI: Sandra Marqaurt-Pyatt) *Designed phone survey to investigate the Michigan general public s climate change beliefs and experience with biophysical climate.

4 2017-Present Research Assistant, Kellogg Biological Station Long Term Ecological Research Midwestern row crop survey, Kellogg Biological Station, (PIs: Sandra Marquart-Pyatt and Scott Swinton) *Participated in mail survey and codebook design and conducted survey pre-test focus groups; data analysis in progress Research Assistant, A social-ecological analysis of nitrogen in agricultural systems of the upper Midwest, Kellogg Biological Station and Department of Sociology, (PI: Diana Stuart) *Participated in survey and interview guide design; initiated and conducted focus groups and one-on-one in-person interviews with >60 farmers; transcribed, coded and analyzed qualitative and quantitative data Research Assistant, Structural equation models for social-ecological systems analysis, Department of Sociology, (PI: Sandra Marquart-Pyatt) *Conducted literature review of Structural Equation Modelling use in social-ecological systems literature Research Assistant, Training the next generation of environmental scientists: a systems approach to understanding human-impacted landscapes, Kellogg Biological Station and Department of Sociology, (PIs: Jennifer Lau and Sandra Marquart-Pyatt) *Developed survey instrument and interview guide; conducted phoneinterviews and analyzed qualitative data; contributed to National Science Foundation grant proposal. SELECTED PRESENTATIONS Is seeing believing? applying a realist framework to examine agriculture and climate change Rural Sociological Society Annual Meeting. Columbus, July 2017 Sociology Department Environmental Graduate Student Showcase Who framed climate change? Identifying the how and why of Iowa corn farmers framing of climate change American Sociological Association Annual Meeting. Seattle, August 2015 Environmental Science and Policy Program Research Symposium. East Lansing, October Agriculture, resilience, and greenhouse gas emissions: exploring the persistence of corn farmers inefficient nitrogen fertilizer use International Association of Society and Natural Resources. Houghton, June

5 Social attractors in agro-ecological systems: an enhanced perspective on the resilience of nitrogen fertilizer pollution American Sociological Association Annual Meeting. Chicago, August Local food, universal values: assessing local food purchasing using Value Beliefs Norms Theory The Rural Sociological Society Conference. New Orleans, August RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE 2015 Consultant, Office of Campus Sustainability, *Advised on research methods related to developing an Energy Transition Plan Apprentice Farmer, Plowshare Produce, Huntingdon, PA *Participated in all areas of farm management on a certified organic CSA farm Dialogue Facilitation Consultant, World in Conversation, The Pennsylvania State University *Provided consultation on facilitation skills to facilitators; assisted in designing and delivering educational material for facilitators Dialogue Facilitator, World in Conversation, The Pennsylvania State University *Facilitated in excess of 400 dialogues on the issues of race, gender, the Middle East and deviant behavior; Received training and experience in dialogue facilitation skills, conflict resolution strategies and sexual assault counseling. TEACHING EXPERIENCE 2013 Co-Instructor, Advanced Dialogue Facilitation, Department of Sociology, The Pennsylvania State University (Instructor: Laurie Mulvey) *Co-Instructed 2-hour long class sessions 1 day per week SERVICE ACTIVITIES International Journal of Sociology, Reviewer Co-Creator/Co-Leader, The New Cohort Orientation Workshop, Department of Sociology,, August 20-22, 2016

6 Member, Department of Sociology Advisory Committee,, Member, Department of Sociology Graduate Education Committee, Michigan State University, METHODS TRAINING ICPSR Summer Program in Quantitative Methods, University of Michigan Longitudinal Data Modeling, Including Categorical Outcomes Department of Sociology, Structural Equation Modeling Multi-Level Modeling Categorical Regression Linear Regression Department of Geography, Geographical Information Systems (in progress) Software Proficiencies STATA SAS LISREL NVivo AMOS SPSS HLM7 PROFESSION MEMBERSHIPS American Sociological Association Rural Sociological Society REFERENCES Sandra Marqaurt-Pyatt Professor Department of Sociology Environmental Science and Policy Program 509 E. Circle Drive, Room 316 Berkey Hall East Lansing, MI Phone:

7 Aaron McCright Professor Lyman Briggs College Department of Sociology Associate Chair of Sociology 919 East Shaw Lane, Room E-35 Holmes Hall East Lansing, MI Phone: Diana Stuart Assistant Professor Department of Earth Science and Environmental Sustainability Blg SBS West Blg 70 Room 274 Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, AZ Phone: Wynne Wright Associate Professor Department of Sociology Graduate Program Director of Sociology Coordinator, Gender, Justice and Environmental Change Specialization Department of Community Sustainability 509 E. Circle Drive, Room 408A Berkey Hall East Lansing, MI Phone: