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Linda S Prokopy

Assoc. Professor of Natural Resource Social Science

Department: Forestry and Natural Resources
Phone: 765.496.2221
Fax: 765.496.2422
Office: FORS 201B
E-mail: lprokopy@purdue.edu
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Area of Expertise: Natural Resource Social Science
Curriculum Vitae

 

Research Group Facilities Areas of Excellence Related Centers
Natural resources in Indiana and elsewhere are increasingly threatened by human pressures such as land use change, climate change and water pollution.  My research, teaching and engagement cumulatively address these human threats with a particular focus on understanding how to encourage more people to become engaged in environmentally friendly behaviors. I use both qualitative and quantitative methods in my research and frequently use techniques such as surveys, interviews and focus groups.

Dr. Prokopy collaborates extensively with scientists across Purdue and co-leads a regional project to develop social indicators to measure the effectiveness of projects that try to minimize non-point source pollution. She conducts social evaluations of watershed projects in Indiana and also has a number of competitive grants that use social indicators to improve the outcomes of water projects.

 

- Recent Publications

Prokopy, L. S., Lemos, M. C., Mase, A. S., & Perry-Hill, R. (2012). Assessing Vulnerabilities and Adaptation Approaches - Useful to Usable Tools. In Agricultural Vulnerability and Climate.

Reimer, A. P., Thompson, A. W., & Prokopy, L. S. (2012). The Multi-Dimensional Nature of Environmental Attitudes among Farmers in Indiana: Implications for Conservation Adoption. Agriculture and Human Values, 29(1), 29-40.

Gramig, B., Barnard, J. B., & Prokopy, L. S. (2012). Farmer beliefs about climate change and carbon sequestration incentives. Climate Research.

Mulvaney, K., Woodson, P., & Prokopy, L. S. (2012). A tale of three counties: Understanding wind development in the Rural Midwest. Energy Policy.

Osmond, D. L., Tedesco, L., Turco, R., Prokopy, L. S., Frankenberger, J., Shively, G., . . . Meals, D. (2012). Eagle Creek Watershed, Indiana: National Institute for Food and Agriculture - Conservation Effects Assessment Project. In How to Build Agricultural Conservation Programs to Protect Water Quality: The National Institute for Food and Agriculture-Conservation Effects Assessment Project (pp. 234-245).

Baumgart-Getz, A., Prokopy, L. S., & Floress, K. (2012). Why Farmers Adopt Best Management Practices: A Meta-Analysis of the Adoption Literature. Journal of Environmental Management, 96, 17-25.

Reimer, A., & Prokopy, L. S. (2012). Environmental attitudes and drift reduction behavior among commercial pesticide applicators in a U.S. agricultural landscape. Journal of Environmental Management.

Prokopy, L. S., Aldrich, D., Ayres, J., Amberg, S., Molloy, A., Saylor, A., & Thompson, A. (2012). Context Matters: The Importance of Local Culture in Community Participation. Journal of Extension, NA.

Reimer, A., Weinkauf, D. K., & Prokopy, L. S. (2012). The Influence of Perceptions of Practice Characteristics: An Examination of Agricultural Best Management Practice Adoption in Two Indiana Watersheds. Journal of Rural Studies, 28, 118-128.

Reimer, A., Gramig, B., & Prokopy, L. S. (2012). Conservation policy in differing contexts: Factors influencing application to the Environmental Quality Incentives Program. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation.

 

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- Awards & Honors

Teach for Tomorrow (2009). Purdue University.

Community of Service-Leaning Faculty Fellow (2008). Purdue University.

Indiana Campus Compact Faculty Fellow (2008). Indiana Campus Compact.

Agricultural Research Program Assistantship (2005). College of Agriculture Agricultural Research Programs.

 

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