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Robert J. Lilieholm
E.L. Giddings Associate Professor
of Forest Policy
SAF Certified Professional Forester #3117
243 Nutting Hall
School of Forest Resources
University of Maine
Orono, ME 04469-5755
(207) 581-2896; fax (207) 581-2875
e-mail: rob_lilieholm@umenfa.maine.edu
Biographical Sketch
Dr. Lilieholm’s research interests examine ways in which wildlands can be sustainably managed to promote a wide range of ecological and social goals. Examples include a host of land use issues, including the modeling of alternative future growth scenarios to determine the long-term impact of development on human and natural systems at the landscape level. Other research has examined wilderness management, as well as the development of strategies to manage commercial timberlands for biological diversity and wildlife habitat. Lilieholm has also been active in research and assistance projects promoting the sustainability of African national parks, and the people that rely on them for their survival.
Before joining UMaine in 2006, Dr. Lilieholm spent 18 years in the College of Natural Resources at Utah State University. He has served as a Faculty Associate and Visiting Fellow with the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, as well as a Visiting Professor with the Organization for Tropical Studies in Costa Rica. He was named “Professor of the Year” in the College of Natural Resources at Utah State University in 1994, and was later awarded honors professor status. Other honors include receiving the Baker-Bidwell Research Fellowship and the Bidwell Research Fellowship at the University of California, Berkeley; and twice being named a Rockefeller Scholar at Louisiana State University.
Lilieholm has authored numerous publications and reports through funding provided by the National Science Foundation, The Ford Foundation, The Boston Foundation, the U.S. Congress, the United States Agency for International Development, The World Bank GEF, the U.S. Department of Defense, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and other funding sources. He has also served as a consultant or advisor to the U.S. Congress, the Danish Government, the U.S. Department of Justice, the National Coffee Growers’ Federation of Colombia, the Kibale Forest Foundation, state and federal agencies, and a host of industry and environmental organizations.
Academic Degrees
University of California, Berkeley. Ph.D. Forest Management & Economics (1988)
Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge. M.S. Silviculture & Forest Soils (1984)
Utah State University, Logan. B.S. Forest Management cum laude (1983)
Academic Employment History
Associate Professor, School of Forest Resources, University of Maine (2006 to present)
Associate Professor, Department of Environment & Society, Utah State University (2003-2006) Associate Professor, Department of Forest Resources, Utah State University (1994-2003)
Assistant Professor, Department of Forest Resources, Utah State University (1988-1994)
Honors, Awards & Fellowships
Faculty Associate, Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, Cambridge, MA (1993-1997)
Honors Professor, Utah State University (1995-1996)
Visiting Fellow, Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, Cambridge, MA (1994-1995)
Professor of the Year, College of Natural Resources, Utah State University (1994)
Visiting Faculty, Organization for Tropical Studies, Costa Rica (1990)
Baker-Bidwell Research Fellow, University of California, Berkeley (1987-1988)
Bidwell Research Fellow, University of California, Berkeley (1986-1987)
Rockefeller Scholar, Louisiana State University (1983-1984 & 1984-1985)
President, Nu Chapter of Xi Sigma Pi, Louisiana State University (1983-1984)
Selected Publications (Student coauthors are underlined)
Tessema, M.E., N. Leader-Williams, and R.J. Lilieholm. 2007. Community
Perceptions of Wildlife and Protected Areas in Ethiopia. Society and Natural Resources (in review).
Buteau, E.R., R.J. Lilieholm, and R.E. Toth. 2007. Planning for open space at multiple scales along Utah’s Wasatch Front. Ecology and the Environment (in press)
Busch, G., T.C. Edwards, Jr., R.J. Lilieholm, and R.E Toth. 2007. Urbanization and the projected loss of farmland along Utah’s Wasatch Front. International Journal of Landscape Ecology (in press)
Tessema, M.E., D.J. Blahna, and R.J. Lilieholm. 2007. Using secondary data to estimate community-resource linkages in the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Region. Proceedings of the GSENM Science Symposium: Learning from the Land, Bureau of Land Management, Cedar City, UT.
Lilieholm, R.J., R.S. Krannich, and M.E. Tessema. 2006. 2005 Utah Angler Survey. Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, Salt Lake City. 75 pages.
Busch, G., R.J. Lilieholm, R.E. Toth, and T.C. Edwards, Jr. 2005. Alternative future growth scenarios for Utah’s Wasatch Front: Assessing the impacts of development on the loss of prime agricultural lands. Ecology and the Environment 81:247-256.
Lilieholm, R.J., R.E. Toth, and T.C. Edwards, Jr. 2005. Alternative future growth scenarios for Utah’s Wasatch Front: Identifying future conflicts between development and the protection of environmental quality and public health. Ecology and the Environment 84:1079-1088.
Hunter, L.M., M.J. Gonzalez, M. Stevenson, K.S. Karish, R. Toth, T.C. Edwards, Jr., R.J. Lilieholm, and M. Cablk. 2003. Population and land use change in the California Mojave: Natural habitat implications of alternative futures. Population Research and Policy Review 22:373-397.
Whitesell, S., R.J. Lilieholm, and T.L. Sharik. 2002. A global survey of tropical biological field stations. BioScience 52(1):55-64.
Lilieholm, R.J., K.B. Paul, and R. Nankya. 2001. Developing sustainable ecotourism in Uganda’s Kibale National Park. Proceedings of the 2nd International Tourism Conference, Girne American University, Cyprus.
Lilieholm, R.J., and L.R. Romney. 2000. Tourism, National Parks, and Wildlife. Pages 137-151 in R.W.
Butler and S.W. Boyd, eds., Tourism and National
Parks: Issues and Implications. John Wiley and
Sons, New York, NY. 342 pages.
Kelson, A.R., and R.J. Lilieholm. 1999. Transboundary issues in wilderness management. Environmental Management 23(3):297-305.
Kelson, A.R., R.J. Lilieholm, and M.R. Kuhns. 1999. Economics of living snowfences in the Intermountain Region. Western Journal of Applied Forestry 14(3):132-136.
Fausold, C.F., and R.J. Lilieholm. 1999. The economic value of open space: A review and synthesis. Environmental Management 23(3):307-320.
Lilieholm, R.J., and C.J. Fausold. 1999. Mechanisms for protecting open space in Utah. Utah State University Institute of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism, Extension Fact Sheet No. NR/RF/004, 4 pages.
Lilieholm, R.J., K.B. Paul, T.L. Sharik, and R. Loether. 1998. Education’s role in sustainable development: Uganda’s Kibale National Park. Natural Resources and Environmental Issues 7(1):123-129.
Whitesell, S., O. Kyampaire, and R.J. Lilieholm. 1997. Human dimension’s research needs in Uganda’s Kibale National Park. Forum 14(4):65-71.
Kuhns, M.R., A.R. Kelson, and R.J. Lilieholm. 1997. Utah and Nevada Wood Industry Directory 1997. Utah State University Extension and USDA Forest Service. 88 p.
Kelson, A.R., and R.J. Lilieholm. 1997. The influence of adjacent land activities on wilderness resources. International Journal of Wilderness 3(1):25-28.
Lilieholm, R.J., J. Kasenene, G. Isabirye-Basuta, T.L. Sharik, and K.B. Paul. 1997. Research opportunities at Makerere University Biological Field Station, Kibale National Park, Uganda. Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America 78(1):80-84.
Lilieholm, R.J. 1995. Agroforestry and sustainable systems in the Intermountain Region. Proceedings of the 1994 Symposium on Agroforestry and Sustainable Systems, USDA Forest Service. General Technical Report RM-GTR-261. 276 pages.
Lilieholm, R.J. 1995. Wilderness and adjacent land issues. Pages 49-86 in Wilderness Designation in Utah: Issues and Potential Economic Impacts. Utah Agricultural Experiment Station Research Report 151. 256 p.
Endter-Wada, J., and R.J. Lilieholm, eds. 1995. Conflicts in Natural Resources Management: Integrating Social and Ecological Concerns. Proceedings from the 1993 Natural Resources Week Symposium, Utah State University, Logan. 98 pages.
Holland, D.N., R.J. Lilieholm, D.W. Roberts, and J.K. Gilless. 1994. Economic tradeoffs of managing forests for timber production and biological diversity. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 24:1260-1265.
Kelson, A.R., R.J. Lilieholm, and K.S. Lyon. 1994. Impact of Pacific Northwest environmental regulation on international timber trade. Western Journal of Applied Forestry 9(3):77-80.
Lilieholm, R.J., J.N. Long, and S. Patla. 1994. Assessing goshawk nest stand habitat using stand density index. Cooper Ornithological Society. Studies in Avian Biology 16:18-24.
Reeves, L.H., and R.J. Lilieholm. 1993. Reducing financial risk in agroforestry planning: A case study in Costa Rica. Agroforestry Systems 21:169-175.
Lilieholm, R.J. 1993. Preserves at Risk: An Investigation of Resource Management Strategies, Implications and Opportunities. U.S. Congress, Office of Technology Assessment. Report I3-5910. 91 p.
Lilieholm, R.J., and J.M. Romm. 1992. The Pinelands National Reserve: An intergovernmental approach to nature preservation. Environmental Management 16(3):335-343.
Lilieholm, R.J. 1991. Financial risk and desired species composition in mixed species stands. Southern Journal of Applied Forestry 15(4):185-187.
Lilieholm, R.J. 1990. Alternatives in regional land use planning. Journal of Forestry 88(4):10-11.
Lilieholm, R.J., L.S. Davis, R.C. Heald, and S.P. Holmen. 1990. Effects of single tree selection harvests on structure, species composition, and understory tree growth in a Sierra mixed conifer forest. Western Journal of Applied Forestry 5(2):43-47.
Lilieholm, R.J., and S.C. Hu. 1987. Effect of crown scorch on mortality and diameter growth of 19-year-old loblolly pine. Southern Journal of Applied Forestry 11(4):209-211.
Lilieholm, R.J., and S.C. Hu. 1985. Effects of thinning on soil moisture and growth of young loblolly pine in southeastern Louisiana. Proceedings of the Third Biennial Southern Silvicultural Research Conference, USDA Forest Service, General Technical Report SO-54. 589 pages.
Hu, S.C., P.Y. Burns, and R.J. Lilieholm. 1985. Slash Pine: A Bibliography 1816-1982. Louisiana State University School of Forestry, Wildlife, and Fisheries, Research Report No. 4. 152 p.
Hu, S.C., R.J. Lilieholm, and P.Y. Burns. 1983. Loblolly Pine: A Bibliography 1959-1982. Louisiana State University School of Forestry and Wildlife Management, Research Report No. 2. 199 p.
Professional Memberships & Associations
- Society of American Foresters
- International Association for Society & Natural Resources
- American Planning Association
- Society for Human Ecology
- Small Woodlot Owners Assoc. of Maine
- American Tree Farm Association
- Maine Farm Bureau
Courses Taught
- FTY 446: Forest Resources Policy & Ethics (3 credits)
- FTY 444: Forest Economics (3 credits)
- Honors 310: Sprawl, Private Property Rights & Environmental Protection (3 credits)
