Professor Reams has a Ph.D. in Political Science and teaches in the environmental planning and management area. She designed and implemented courses on environmental conflict resolution and environmental policy analysis at LSU. She was awarded the University’s distinguished teaching award for graduate-level teaching and has directed a multi-year research project for the U.S. Forest Service on Community-Based Wild Fire Prevention Programs. With a grant from the Louisiana Board of Regents she is currently designing a professional masters degree program in environmental studies.

She is a member of the LSU Graduate Faculty, and has supervised over sixty master’s theses on various issues of environmental policy and attitudes. She has published articles in Environmental Management, Wetlands, Coastal Management, Marine Policy, Environment and Behavior, Social Science Quarterly, Forum for Applied Research and Public Policy, and the Journal of Environmental Systems among others.

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Education:

B.S., Huntingdon College
M.A, University of Georgia, Athens
Ph.D. in Political Science/Environmental Policy Analysis at the University of Georgia, Athens (1990)

Professional Experience:

Louisiana State University, Associate Dean for Student Services,
December 2006 – Present
Louisiana State University, Associate Professor, August 1996 - Present
Louisiana State University, Assistant Professor, Fall 1990 - Spring 1996
Louisiana State University, Instructor, Fall 1988 - Spring 1990

Research Interests:

Environmental Policy Analysis; Land-Use Planning; Natural Hazards Analysis; Adaptive Management and Social-Ecological Resilience; Coastal Zone Management; Natural Resources Management; Environmental Conflict Resolution

Extramural Funding, 2007-2008:

Margaret Reams , PI, Gulf Coast Subsidence and Wetland Loss: A Synthesis of Recent Research. US Minerals Management Service. $67,031. 01/15/08 – 06/14/09.

Margaret Reams,PI, Nina Lam, Co-PI. Socio-Economic Responses to Coastal Land Loss and Hurricanes: Measuring Resilience among Outer Continental Shelf Related Coastal Communities in Louisiana. US Minerals Management Service. $209,472. 09/01/07 – 08/31/09.

Margaret Reams, PI . Policy Adaptations in Response to Large-Scale Wildfires: Lessons from States at Higher Risk. US Forest Service. $30,000. 08/27/07 – 06/30/09.

Margaret Reams, PI . Socio-Economic Influences on Wildfire Emergency Response Plans in Wildland-Urban Interface Communities. US Forest Service. $18,000. 08/28/06 – 08/20/08.

Margaret Reams, PI . A Continuing Review and Analysis of Sub-federal Risk Mitigation Policies in Wildlands Experiencing Residential Expansion. US Forest Service. $67,625. 3/1/05 – 5/31/08. )

Margaret Reams, PI. Watershed Wonders and Rain Garden Project: Wetlands Education for 5 th Grade Science Students in East Baton Rouge Parish Public Schools. Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON) $1,000. 3/13/07 – 7/31/07. (Conducted class room instruction and constructed artificial wetland at Bernard Terrace and Brookstown Elementary Schools during October and November, 2007.)

Selected Recent Peer-Reviewed Publications:

Reams, Margaret and Philip Chandler, “An Examination of FEMA’s Temporary Emergency Housing Program and the Criteria Used to Make Site Selections in Post-Katrina New Orleans”, Journal of Emergency Management, Volume 6, No. 1, January-February 2008: 59-69.

Reams, Margaret , “Wetlands Policy in the United States”, in Mark Rushefsky, Ed, Encyclopedia of Issues in U.S. Public Policy, Boston, MA: Gale/Cengage Learning Press, 2008. (In press)

Reams, Margaret , Terry K. Haines, and Cheryl R. Renner, “Empowering Communities to Mitigate Natural Hazards: How a Network Model of Wildfire Risk Reduction Programs Increases Stakeholder Participation and Enhances Social-Ecological Resilience” in, Frank Columbus, Ed., Community Participation:  Empowerment, Diversity and Sustainability, Hauppauge, NY: Nova Science Publishers, Inc. Press, 2008 (Accepted)

Terry K. Haines,Cheryl R. Renner, and Margaret A. Reams, “Regulation of Land-Use and Vegetation Management Practices”, Chapter 14, in Thomas Holmes, ed. Forest Disturbances. January 2008.

Reams, Margaret A., Terry K. Haines, Cheryl R. Renner, Michael W. Wascom, and Harish Kingre, 2005 “ Goals, Obstacles and Effective Strategies of Wildfire Mitigation Programs in the Wildland-Urban Interface”, Journal of Forest Policy and Economics 7 (2005) 818-826.

Reams, Margaret A., Terry K. Haines, and Cheryl R. Renner, 2004 “An Examination of State And Local Programs for Wildfire Risk Reduction in the Wildland-Urban-Interface”, International Wildfire Economics and Policy Symposium, April 18 – 23, Cordoba, Spain. (Peer-reviewed proceedings.)

La Peyre, M.K., M.A. Reams, P.H. Templet, J.B. Grace and I.A. Mendelssohn. 2001  Identifying determinants of nations' wetland management programs using structural equation modeling: an exploratory analysis. Environmental Management:27(6):859-868.

La Peyre, M.K., Reams, M.A. and Mendelssohn, I.A. 2001 Linking actions to outcomes in wetland management: an overview of state wetland management. Wetlands: Vol. 21, No.1, March 2001, pp. 66-74.

La Peyre, M..K., M.A. Reams and I.A. Mendelssohn. 2000. State wetland protection: a matter of context? Coastal Management. 28:287-302. 

Olatubi, W.O. and Reams, M. (1999). Using the toxic release inventory as an environmental performance indicator: A shift-share interpretation. Journal of Environmental Systems27(3), 229-249.

Gordon, Melissa L., Margaret A. Reams and Tina Bernd-Cohen, 1998. “Integrated Theory of Coastal Management” Marine Policy 22(2):83-93.

Seelarbokus, Chenaz B., Margaret A. Reams, and Walter Keithly, “Factors Influencing Participation in International Environmental Agreements”, Proceedings of the 1998 National Air and Waste Management Association Conference.

Gordon, Melissa L., Margaret A. Reams and Tina Bernd-Cohen, “The Theoretical Foundations of Effective Coastal Zone Management”, Minding the Coast:: It’s Everybody’s Business, Proceedings of the 1998 National Coastal Society Conference.

Reams, Margaret A. "Grading the States on Environmental Gains” 1996. Forum for Applied Research and Public Policy , Vol. 11, No. 2, Fall: 72-78.

Reams, Margaret A. "How Green is Your State?” 1996. Forum for Applied Research and Public Policy Vol.11, No. 2, Fall.

Reams, Margaret A. and Paul H. Templet. 1996. "Political and Environmental Equity Issues Related to Municipal Waste Incineration Siting” Journal of Hazardous Materials vol. 47: 313-323.

Reams, Margaret A., James P. Geaghan and Raye C. Gendron, 1996. “The Link Between Recycling and Litter: A Field Study," Environment and Behavior vol. 28, no. 1, January: 92-110.

Lea, W. Reid, Margaret A. Reams and Marty Tittlebaum, 1996. “Smoother Sailing Ahead for Regulators: How States can Rescue Industrial Recycling,” Environmental Manager March: 12-17.

Reams, Margaret A. 1995. “Incentives-Based vs. Command-and-Control Approaches to Improving Environmental Quality” Spectrum: The Journal of State Government Fall: 6-19.

Lea, W. Reid, Marty Tittlebaum and Margaret A. Reams, 1995. “Hazardous Waste Recycling: Real and Perceived Obstacles - A Louisiana Case Study,” Air and Waste Management Association Proceedings of the 88th Annual Meeting 95-TA39A.03: 42-50.

Reams, Margaret A. and Brooks Raye. 1994. "The Effects of Three Prompting Methods on Recycling Participation Rates: A Field Study," Journal of Environmental Systems vol. 22, no. 4: 371 - 379.

Thompson, Regina, Paul H. Templet, John K. Gamman, Scott T. McCreary, and Margaret A. Reams. 1994. "A Process for Incorporating Comparative Risk Into Environmental Policy-Making in Louisiana," Risk Analysis vol. 14, no. 5: 857 - 861.

Dickey, David and Margaret A. Reams, 1994. "Development of an Analytical Framework to Evaluate Community Response to Environmental Risks", Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Environmental Security May 31 - June 4, Boston: 129-136.

Reams, Margaret A., Paul H. Templet, and Paul Kemp. 1993. "Hazardous Waste Taxes in Louisiana and Their Effect on Importation," Hazardous Waste and Hazardous Materials (Winter) vol.10, no. 1: 97-104.

Reams, Margaret A., 1992. “Obstacles to the Development and Use of Environmental Indicators in State Environmental Agencies,” Proceedings of the State/EPA National Workshop on Environmental Goals, Indicators, and Strategic Planning September 27-30, Chicago: 11-15.

Reams, Margaret A., Stephen R. Coffee, Angela R. Machen and Kevin J. Poche. 1992. "Environmental Indicators in Evaluating the Effectiveness of State Environmental Programs,” in Ecological Indicators, eds. Daniel H. McKenzie, D. Eric Hyatt and V. Janet McDonald, London: Elsevier Applied Science : 1245-1273.

Regens, James L. and Margaret A. Reams. 1988. "State Strategies for Regulating Ground Water Quality," Social Science Quarterly (March) vol.69: 53-69.

Manuscripts in Review:

Kongman, Manoch, Michael Wascom, Margaret Reams, and Ron DeLaune “Assessment of Water Conservation Technique in Rice Culture to Develop Water Use Policies”, submitted to Agricultural Water Management.

Reams, Margaret and Kellen Smith, “Wildlife Management Areas: Influences on Visitation Rates and Public Support” submitted to Land Use Policy.

Hou, Aixin, Ron DeLaune, Margaret Reams, and Edward Laws, “Distinguishing Natural from Anthropogenic Sources of Metals Contamination in Louisiana Lake Sediments” submitted to Chemosphere.

Papers Presented at Professional Meetings, 2000-2008:

Cale, Tabitha and Margaret A. Reams, “An Examination of the National Estuary Program’s Capacity to Enhance Social-Ecological Resilience”, Western Political Science Association Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA: March 21-25 th, 2008.

Reams, Margaret A., “Building Effective Integrated Curricula for Science Policy” Invited Talk, American Meteorological Society 88 th Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA: January 20-24 th, 2008.

Haines, Terry K., Margaret A. Reams, and Cheryl R. Renner, “State and Local Wildfire Risk Reduction Programs: Strategies to Protect Wildland-Urban Interface Communities, Human Dimensions of Wildland Fire Conference, Fort Collins, Colorado, October 23-25, 2007. Extended abstract.

Renner, Cheryl R., Terry K. Haines, and Margaret A. Reams, “Success in Collaboration – Community Wildfire Protection Plans”, Poster Presentation, Human Dimensions of Wildland Fire Conference, Fort Collins, Colorado, October 23-25, 2007.

Reams, Margaret A., Diana Obanda, Terry K. Haines, and Cheryl R. Renner, Grassroots Efforts to Enhance Community Resilience to Natural Disasters, (Selected for Juried Session) 13 th International Symposium on Society and Natural Resources, Park City, Utah, June 18-21, 2007.

Reams, Margaret A., Kellen A. Smith, Terry K. Haines and Cheryl R. Renner, Grassroots Partnerships for Wildfire Risk Reduction: How Building Local Alliances May Enhance Social-Ecological Resilience, Western Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Albuquerque, New Mexico, March 17-21, 2006.

Reams, Margaret A., Terry K. Haines, and Cheryl R. Renner, “The Role of State-Level Policy in Wildfire Risk Mitigation”, Southern Forest Economics Association, Annual Meeting, Baton Rouge, LA April 19 – 21, 2005. Proceedings

Cheryl R. Renner, Terry K. Haines, Margaret A. Reams, Alan Long, Cindi Rowan, David Rowan, Michele Steinberg, “Landscape Design Issues in Fire-Prone Environments – National Wildfire Programs Database”, American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) 2005 Annual Meeting, October 7-10, 2005, Fort Lauderdale, FL, Published Abstract.

Cheryl Renner, Terry K. Haines, Margaret A. Reams, “Expediting the Formulation and Implementation of Community Wildfire Protection Plans (CWPP)” 2 nd Fire Behavior and Fuels Conference, (Conference Theme: The Fire Environment – Innovations, Management, and Policy),March 26-30, Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort, Destin, FL , Published Abstract.

Renner, Cheryl, Margaret A. Reams, and Terry K. Haines, “Mitigating Wildfire Risk in the Wildland Urban Interface: the Role of Regulations,” In: Aguirre-Bravo, Celedonio, et al. Eds. 2004. Monitoring Science and Technology Symposium: Unifying Knowledge for Sustainability in the Western Hemisphere; 2004 September 20-24; Denver, CO. Proceedings RMRS-P-000. Ogden, UT: Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station.

Reams, Margaret A., Terry K. Haines, Cheryl R. Renner, Michael W. Wascom, and Harish Kingre, “Influences on Wildfire Risk Mitigation Programs in the Wildland-Urban-Interface”, International Symposia on Society and Resource Management, June 2 – 6, 2004, Keystone, CO. (Abstract Proceedings).

Terry K. Haines, Margaret A. Reams, and Cheryl Renner, “Mitigating Wildfire Risk in the Wildland Urban Interface: The Role of Regulations”. National Firewise Conference, November 2004.  Washington, D.C.

Terry K. Haines, Cheryl R.Renner and Margaret A. Reams, 2004 National Conference for the Society of American Foresters, “The National Wildfire Programs Database”, Washington, D.C., September, 2004. Poster and paper in proceedings

Reams, Margaret A., Terry K. Haines, and Cheryl R. Renner, “An Examination of State And Local Programs for Wildfire Risk Reduction in the Wildland-Urban-Interface”, International Wildfire Economics and Policy Symposium. April 18 – 23, 2004, Cordoba, Spain.

Reams, Margaret A., Terry K. Haines, Cheryl R. Renner, Michael W. Wascom, and Harish Kingre, “Creating a Framework for the Evaluation of Sub-Federal Efforts to Reduce Wildfire Risk in Wildland-Urban Interface Communities”, The Southern Forest Economic Workers Annual Conference. March 13 – 17, St. Augustine, FL. (Abstract Proceedings)

Terry K. Haines, Cheryl R.Renner, Margaret A. Reams, and James Granskog, “The National Wildfire Mitigation Programs Database: State, County, and Local Efforts to Reduce Wildfire Risk”, National Fire Plan Conference. March 2004, Reno, NV.

Terry K. Haines, Cheryl R. Renner, Margaret A. Reams, and James Granskog, “The National Wildfire Mitigation Programs Database: State, County, and Local Efforts to Reduce Wildfire Risk”, International Wildfire Economics and Policy Symposium. April 18-23, Cordoba Spain.

Haines, Terry K., Margaret A. Reams, Cheryl Renner, Michael W. Wascom, and Elizabeth M. Creekmur. “An Overview of State and Local Efforts to Mitigate Risk from Wildland Fire in the Wildland-Urban-Interface”, Presented at The National Fire Plan Conference. January 13 – 15, 2003, New Orleans, LA. Poster Presentation:

Reams, Margaret A., Terry K. Haines and Cheryl Renner. “An Overview of State and Local Efforts to Mitigate Wildfire Risk in Wildland-Urban-Interface Communities throughout the U.S.”, Presented at the National Natural Hazards Conference. July 7- 11, 2002, Boulder, CO.

Reams, Margaret A., Panel Chair and Discussant, Environmental Policy Panel, Annual Meeting of the Association of Management and Public Policy. November 4– 6, 2002, Dallas, TX.

Reams, Margaret A., Innovation in State Environmental Policy Formulation, 2001 Panel Chair, Annual Western Political Science Association Meeting. March 14 – 17, Las Vegas, NV.

Reams, Margaret A. Influences on Public Support for Stringent, Local Land-Use Ordinances. Louisiana Environmental State of the State Conference V, November 16-17, 2000, Baton Rouge, LA.

La Peyre, M.K., M.A. Reams and I.A. Mendelssohn. 2000.  Factors Influencing State Wetland Management.  The Coastal Society:  Coasts at the Millenium. July 9-12, Portland, OR.

La Peyre, M.K., M.A. Reams, P.H. Templet, J.B.. Grace and I.A. Mendelssohn.  2000.  Factors Influencing Weltand Management:  Exploring Interdisciplinary Approaches.  Society of Wetland Scientists/INTECOL joint session, Wetlands Millennium Conference.  Aug. 6-12, Quebec City, Quebec.

Invited Lectures and Workshop Presentations, 2000-2007:

Reams, Margaret A., “Grassroots Partnerships for Wildfire Risk Reduction: How Building Local Alliances May Enhance Social-Ecological Resilience”, Randall Lewis Seminar Series October 19, 2006, UC Riverside, Center for Sustainable Suburban Development, Riverside, CA.

Reams, Margaret A., Developed and taught workshop entitled, “An Introduction to Theory and Methods for Environmental Conflict Resolution”, Presented to the LSU Agriculture Leadership Conference. Baton Rouge, October 2004. (35 students)

Reams, Margaret A., Taught Workshop entitled: “Opportunities for Applying Conflict Resolution to Land-Use Controversies in Louisiana: An Overview of Theory and Methods”, Presented to the LSU Agriculture Leadership Conference. Baton Rouge, January 2003. (30 students enrolled in class)

Reams, Margaret A.,” An Evaluation Framework For State and Local Regulatory and Voluntary Programs to Reduce Wildfire Risk in Wildland-Urban-Interface Communities”, Presented to the U.S. Forest Service. Southern Research Station. New Orleans, January 2003.

Reams, Margaret A., Terry K. Haines, and Cheryl Renner, “The National Wildfire Programs Website”, www.wildfireprograms.com. (ongoing postings: July 2002 – present)

Reams, Margaret A., “Social Science Research Opportunities associated with the policy area of Wildfire Risk Mitigation.” Presented to the Director and staff of the National Firewise Program. New Orleans, August 2002.

Reams, Margaret A. “Environmental Research and Public Outreach at LSU”, Louisiana Air and Waste Management Association. January 19, 2001, Gonzales, LA.

Reams, Margaret A. “A Louisiana Partnership for Environmental Conflict Resolution”, Louisiana InterChurch Council. Baton Rouge, LA, July 27 th, 2000.

Reams, Margaret A. “The Use of Inferential Statistics in Estimating Human Health Effects of Environmental Pollution”, Louisiana Bar Association Annual Meeting. New Orleans, LA. December 2000.

Reams, Margaret A. “ Environmental Conflict Resolution in Louisiana”, Louisiana Department of Economic Development. December 2000, Monroe, LA.