Rebecca Schewe
Associate Professor, Sociology
Contact Information
rlschewe@maxwell.syr.edu
426 Eggers Hall
(315) 443-9894
Office Hours:
MoWe 11:00-12:00
(Link available on Blackboard)
Staff Support
Emily Minnoe
(315) 443-3114
erminnoe@maxwell.syr.edu
Curriculum Vitae
Rebecca Schewe's CV
O'Hanley Faculty Scholar
Senior Research Associate, Center for Policy Research
Degree
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2011
Specialties
Environmental and natural resource sociology
Personal Website
http://www.rebeccaschewe.com/
Courses
Spring 2021
SOC 318.001 Intro to Research, MoWe 9:30-10:50, Online
SOC 305.001 Sociology of Sex & Gender, MoWe 12:45-2:05, Online
Biography
Rebecca Schewe is an Associate Professor of Sociology and a Senior Research Associate in the Center for Policy Research. She received her Ph.D. in sociology and Master's in rural sociology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. After completing a postdoc at Michigan State University’s Kellogg Biological Station, she was an Assistant Professor
at Mississippi State University for three years before joining the faculty here at Syracuse University. Becky's research focuses on the relationship between humans and the natural environment. Through interdisciplinary partnerships, her
research examines how the major social institutions of the state, economy, and community structure our human interactions with ecosystems. Full Biography
Publications
Selected Papers
Research Grants and Awards
Co-Principal Investigator. “Mixed Methods Grant Obtaining Operational Development (MMGOOD),” with Principal Investigator Jason Wiles. Funded by Collaboration for Unprecedented Success and Excellence (CUSE) Grant Program. 2018-2020.
Co-Principal Investigator. “Linking Human Behavior And Hydrological Processes Towards Improved Understanding Of Spatio-Temporal EC Prevalence Across Agroecosystems," with colleagues Christa Kelleher (Earth Sciences) and Teng Zeng (Civil and Environmental Engineering). Funded by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture/United States Department of Agriculture. 2018-2021.
Co-Project Director. “An Integrated Milk Quality Extension and Education Program to Reduce Mastitis,” with Ron Erskine (Michigan State). Funded by Michigan State University/United States Department of Agriculture. 2014-2017.
Principal Investigator. “Communication Avenues for Vietnamese Fishing Communities in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama with Coastal Resources Agencies,” Funded by Mississippi State University/National Oceanic and Atmospherical Administration (NOAA). 2015-2017.
Social and Behavioral Sciences Research Award, Mississippi State University. 2013.