A. Paige Fischer
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Title:
Research Social Scientist
Western Wildland Environmental Threat Assessment Center
USDA Forest Service
Institution:
USDA Forest Service
Specialty:
Dr. Fischer will be responsible for conducting the survey of non-industrial landowners and contributing to the development of the decision rules of the actors.
Phone Number:
541-758-7793
Email Address:
paigefischer@fs.fed.us
B.A. in anthropology from Hampshire College in Amherst, MA
M.S. from the College of Forestry at Oregon State University in Corvallis
Ph.D. from the College of Forestry at Oregon State University in Corvallis
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Research Interests:
A. Paige Fischer is a research social scientist with the Western Wildland Environmental Threat Assessment Center and Pacific Northwest Research Station of the US Forest Service. Paige’s research interests include cultural and sociological influences on how people, particularly private landowners, perceive and address environmental problems such as biodiversity loss, wildfire risk and climate change. She also studies how to use qualitative sociological data to inform policy development.