Brent S. Steel

Education

• Ph.D., Political Science, Washington State University, 1984
• M.A., Political Science, Washington State University, 1981
• B.A., Government/Economics, Eastern Washington University, 1979
• A.A., Spokane Falls Community College, 1977

Professional Experience

• 2005 - Visiting Professor, Environmental Resource Management, American University in Bulgaria, Bulgaria.
• 2005 to present - Affiliate Professor, Water Resources Management and Policy Graduate Program.
• 2003 to present - Director, Public Policy Graduate Program, Oregon State University.
• 2003 - Fulbright Scholar, Public Administration, University of Botswana, Botswana.
• 2003 to present - Affiliate Professor, Marine Resource Management Program, Oregon State University.
• 2001 - Professor, Political Science, Oregon State University.
• 1998 to 2001 - Associate Professor, Political Science, Oregon State University.
• 1998-present - Affiliate Professor, Environmental Sciences Graduate Program, Oregon State University.
• 1995 to 1998 - Director, Master of Public Affairs Program, Washington State University.
• 1995 to 1998 - Associate Professor, Political Science, Washington State University.
• 1995 - Visiting Professor, Public Administration, Tribhuvan University, Nepal.
• 1992 to 1995 - Assistant Professor, Political Science, Washington State University.
• 1990 to 1992 - Visiting Assistant Professor, Political Science, Oregon State University.
• 1984 to 1990 - Assistant Professor, Political Science, Oakland University.

Recent Grants:

• Co-Principal Investigator, "The Politics and Culture of Resilience: Adapting to a Changing Environment," Max Kade Foundation (2016); "Crisis of Mission: Transatlantic (Mis) Understandings of European Integration," Max Kade Foundation (2015); "Sustainability in Education, Cultures and Politics," Max Kade Foundation (2014); "Borders in Transit: Rural and Urban Liminalities in the U.S. and Poland," Max Kade Foundation (2013).
• Co-Principal Investigator, "Climate Change Adaptation, Sustainable Energy Development and Comparative Agricultural Policy," National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), United States Department of Agriculture (2013-2017).
• Co-Principal Investigator, "Oregon Senior and Disabled Property Tax Deferral Program Analysis," Oregon State Legislature(2013).
• Co-Principal Investigator, “Coupled Natural and Human Systems in Fire-Prone Landscapes: Interactions, Dynamics and Adaption,” National Science Foundation (2010-2014). 
• Co-Principal Investigator, “International Comparative Rural Policy Studies Summer Institutes,” USDA Higher Education Challenge Grant (2009-2013). 

Books:

• Edward Weber, Denise Lach and Brent S. Steel (eds.), Science in the Contemporary Policy Process: Responding to the Challenge of Complex Problems and Contested Policies (Oregon State University Press, forthcoming).
• Brent S. Steel (ed.), Science and Politics: An A to Z Guide to Issues and Controversies (Sage/CQ Press, 2014).
• John Dernbach (Brent S. Steel, Contributing Author), Acting as if Tomorrow Matters: Accelerating the Transition to Sustainability (Environmental Law Institute Press, 2012).
• Christopher Simon, Brent S. Steel and Nicholas P. Lovrich, State and Local Government: Sustainability in the 21st Century (Oxford University Press, 2011).
• Richard Clucas, Mark Henkels, and Brent S. Steel (eds.) Oregon Politics and Government: Progressive versus Conservative Populism(Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 2005).
• Brent S. Steel, Richard Clinton and Nicholas Lovrich. Environmental Politics and Policy: A Comparative Perspective (Boston: McGraw-Hill, 2003).
• John C. Pierce, Nicholas P. Lovrich, Brent S. Steel, Mary Ann Steger, and John Tennert, Political Culture and Public Policy in Canada and the United States:  Only a Border Apart? (New York: Edwin Mellen Publishers, 2000).
• Dennis L. Soden and Brent S. Steel (eds.), Global Environmental Policy and Administration (New York: Marcel Dekker, 1999).
• Brent S. Steel (ed.), Public Lands Management in the West: Citizens, Interest Groups and Values (New York:  Praeger Publishers, 1997).
• John C. Pierce, Mary Ann Steger, Brent S. Steel and Nicholas P. Lovrich, Citizens, Political Communication, and Interest Groups: Environmental Organizations in Canada and the United States (New York:  Praeger Publishers, 1992).

Recent Publications:

• Brent S. Steel and Denise Lach, "Changing Expectations for Science and Scientists in Marine and Terrestrial Management and Policy," in Weber, Lach and Steel (eds.), Science in the Contemporary Policy Process: Responding to the Challenge of Complex Problems and Contested Policies (Oregon State University Press, forthcoming).
• Erika Allen Wolters, Brent S. Steel, Denise Lach and Daniel Kloepfer, "What is the Best Available Science: A Comparison of Marine Scientists, Managers and Interest Groups," Ocean and Coastal Management, 122(2016): 95-122.
• Erika Allen Wolters and Brent S. Steel, "Sustainable Futures: Healthy Lifestyles, Obesity and Access to Food in U.S. Counties 2012," Agriculture and Agricultural Sciences Procedia 8(2016): 73-80.
• Brent S. Steel, John C. Pierce, Rebecca L. Warner and Nicholas P. Lovrich, "Environmental Value Considerations in Public Attitudes about Alternative Energy Development in Oregon and Washington," Environmental Management 55(2015): 634-645.
• Erika Allen Wolters and Brent S. Steel, "Cheatgrass Empire: Public Lands as a Contested Resource," pp. 129-145 in Judd and S. Witt, eds., Cities, Sagebrush, and Solitude: Confronting the Policy Challenges of the Great Basin (Reno, NV: University of Nevada Press, 2015).
• Jeanette Blackmar, John C. Pierce and Brent S. Steel, "Social Capital and the Centrality of Local Food Policy to Sustainability Initiatives in U.S. Counties," Review of Studies of Sustainability 3(2015): 45-62.
• Lucia De Stefano, Mark Svendsen, Mark Giordano, Brent S. Steel, Bridget Brown, and Aaron T. Wolf, "Water Governance: Concepts and Approach Framework as Applied to MENA Countries," Water Policy 16(2014): 824-843.
• Gian Paolo Cesaretti, Rosas Misso, Francesca D'Alessandron, Shakir Hanna, Brent S. Steel, and Zacharoula, "Sustainable Governance  for a New Proximity Market of Agriculture," Review of Studies of Sustainability 2(2014): 31-42.
• Jeannette Taylor, Brent S. Steel and Christopher Simon, "The Influence of Job Attributes and Culture on Job Productivity: Comparing the Views of Public Servants in Asia Pacific and the United States," Review of Public Personnel Administration 33(2013): 205-224.
• Brent S. Steel, "Local Government Sustainability Plans, Programs and Policies in Oregon," pp. 141-162 in Z. Andreopoulou, G. Paolo Cesaretti and R. Misso (eds.), Development Sustainability and Territorial Dimension: The Role of Regional Systems with Rural Vocations (Italy: FrancoAngeli Press, 2012).
• Richard Clucas, Mark Henkels and Brent S. Steel, “The Politics of One Oregon: Causes and Consequences of the Rural-Urban Divide and Prospects for Overcoming It,” pp. 113-142 in One Oregon (Corvallis: Oregon State University Press, 2011).
• Brent S. Steel and Mary Ann Steger, “Death Penalty: Crime Deterrent or Legalized Homicide?” pp. 45-79 in R. Tatalovich and B. Daynes (eds.) Social Regulatory Policy (M.E. Sharpe, 2011).
• Brent S. Steel, Rebecca L. Warner and Denise Lach, “Gender Differences in Support for Scientific Involvement in U.S. Environmental Policy,” Science, Technology, and Human Values 35(2010): 147-173.