Chelsea Lynn Schelly
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGYHome Address:
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON 133 N. FRANKLIN APT. 1
MADISON, WI 53706 MADISON, WI 53703
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PHONE: 608 886 7555
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EDUCATION
2013 (expected)PhD, Sociology, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Minor in Science and Technology Studies
Certificate in Humans and the Global Environment
Current GPA: 4.0
2008MA., Sociology, Colorado State University
Certificate in College Teaching
2005 B.A. with honors, Sociology, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Certificate in Environmental Studies
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
8/09-12/09Teaching Assistantship, Gaylord Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies, UW-Madison, Madison, WI
Environmental Studies: The Humanistic Perspective
5/08Certificate in College Teaching
Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
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1/07-5/07Graduate School Teaching Seminar, Colorado State University,
Fort Collins, CO
9/06-5/08Four Semesters as a Teaching Assistant at Colorado State University:
Dr. Ken Berry (Professor), Quantitative Sociological Analysis
Dr. Evan Vlachos (Professor), Sociological Research Methods
Dr. N. Prabha Unnithan (Professor), Correctional Organizations
(Two semesters)
TEACHING INTERESTS
Introductory Courses
Social Change
Environmental Sociology
Sociological Theory
Capstone Courses
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
9/08-PresentDissertation Research, Dr. Samer Alatout, Advisor
12/06-5/08Master’s Thesis Research, Dr. Pete Taylor, Advisor
8/07-1/08Research Assistant, Research and Development Center, Fort Collins, CO, Dr. Jennifer Cross, PI
9/06-1/07Independent Study, Dr. Sammy Zahran, Advisor, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
1/05-5/06Research Assistant, Wisconsin Longitudinal Study, UW-Madison,
Madison, WI
1/05-12/05Undergraduate Honors Senior Thesis Research, UW-Madison, Dr. Robert Freeland, Advisor
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Environmental Sociology (Including electricity, renewable energy, environmental education, consumption, and food systems)
Political Sociology (Including political participation and democracy)
American Culture
Science and Technology
FUNDING AWARDS
Fall 2009Teaching Assistantship, Gaylord Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies, UW-Madison, Madison, WI
Fall 2008 - Present Fellowship, CHANGE-IGERT, National Science Foundation,
UW-Madison, Madison, WI
2006-2008Graduate Assistantship, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
Summer 2005 Honor’s Senior Thesis Research Grant, UW-Madison, Madison, WI
OTHER RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE
7/06-8/08 Journal Manager, Social Science Journal, N. Prabha Unnithan, Editor
Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
PUBLICATIONS
Zahran, S., Brody, S.D., Vedlitz, A., Lacy, M.G., & Schelly, C. (2008). Greening energy: Explaining the geographic distribution of household solar use in the United States. Journal of the American Planning Association, 74(4), 419-434.
Schelly, C. (2009). Testing residential solar thermal adoption. Environment and Behavior. [Forthcoming]
BOOK REVIEWS
Schelly, C. (2009). Disrupting Science: Social Movements, American Scientists, and the Politics of the Military, 1945-1975, by Kelly Moore. Social Science Journal, 46, 218-220.
PAPERS UNDER REVIEW
Schelly, C. Funding a Colorado Ballot Initiative: A Note on Public Access and Transparency. Under review with Social Science Journal
Schelly, C., Cross, J.E., Franzen, W.S., Hall, P., & Reeve, S. Reducing energy consumption and creating a conservation culture in organizations: A case study of one public school district. Under review with Environment and Behavior
Alatout, S. and Schelly, C. Bioterritorial ‘power’: the U.S. electric grid as a technology of government. Under review with Radical History Review
PAPERS IN PROGRESS
Schelly, C. Who Initiates Participation? Promoting Environmental Sustainability through Participatory Decision Making. To be submitted to Politics & Society
Schelly, C., Cross, J.E., Franzen, W.S., Hall, P., & Reeve, S. Conservation as environmental education. To be submitted to the Journal of Environmental Education
Schelly, C. Justice in power: Conceptualizing justice in and just alternatives to electric utility structures and processes. Working Paper
Schelly, C. The convergence of metabolic rift and ecological modernization theory in solar technology adoption. Working Paper
OTHER PAPERS
Schelly, C. Hegemony and disruptive resistance: The Colorado utilities industry and renewable energy. Master’s Thesis
Schelly, C. A sociological inquiry: The Maasai, modern land use policy, and the consequential changes. Undergraduate Senior Thesis
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
“Reducing Energy Consumption and Creating a Conservation Culture in Organizations: A Case Study of One Public School District,” to be presented at the 2009 Rural Sociological Society Conference
“Bioterritorial ‘Power’: The U.S. Electric Grid as a Technology of Government,” presented at the 2009 Western Social Science Association Conference, Sociology Section
“Renewable Energy Adoption in Colorado: Policy and Prospects,” poster presented at the 2008 Energy Hub Conference
“The Convergence of Metabolic Rift and Ecological Modernization Theory in Solar Technology Adoption,” presented at the 2008 Western Social Science Association Conference, Sociology Section
“Twenty-Four Hours of Boundary-Work: Portrayals of Torture on Popular Television,” presented at the 2008 Western Social Science Association Conference, Sociology Section
“Hegemony and Disruptive Resistance: The Colorado Utilities Industry and Renewable Energy,” presented at the 2008 Western Social Science Association Conference, Natural Resources and Environmental Policy Section
“Greening Energy: Explaining the Geographic Distribution of Household Solar Use in the United States” presented at the 2007 Western Social Science Association Conference, Natural Resources and Environmental Policy Section
UNIVERSITY AFFILIATIONS
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Culture, History, and the Environment
Graduate Affiliate
University of Wisconsin-Madison Energy Hub
Graduate Student Organization
Executive Committee Member
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Gaylord Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies
NSF-IGERT CHANGE Fellow
SERVICE
Social Science Journal –Reviewer
REFERNCES
Dr. Samer AlatoutDr. Daniel Kleinman
Dept. of SociologyDept. of Sociology
University of Wisconsin-Madison University of Wisconsin-Madison
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Dr. Robert FreelandDr. Peter Leigh Taylor
Dept. of Sociology Dept. of Sociology
University of Wisconsin-Madison Colorado State University
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Dr. Sammy Zahran Dr. Jennifer E. Cross
Dept. of Sociology Dept. of Sociology
Colorado State University Colorado State University
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