College of Agriculture & Natural Resources Department of Fisheries and Wildlife

Background:

Dr. Riley is an emeritus professor in the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife. Previously he was Parish Storrs Lovejoy Professor of Wildlife Management and a scientist in the Partnership for Ecosystem Research and Management sponsored by Michigan's Department of Natural Resources. He remains as an Adjunct Professor of Practice at Virginia Tech University’s Center for Environmental Security. During 2009-2010, Dr. Riley served as a Senior Fulbright Fellow to Sweden, and during 2022-2023 he was a Fulbright Specialist at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences in Umeå. Dr. Riley is retired from new research and teaching endeavors although he is still actively involved in consulting and writing, and serves on committees with The Wildlife Society.

Research Endeavors:

• Assessing beliefs and attitudes towards wolves and wolf management in Michigan (in collaboration with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources).
• Assessing fear of large, wild animals in Sweden (in collaboration with the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences).
• Assessing the dynamics of sharing and receiving wild-harvested venison in Michigan and Sweden: a comparison of different regulatory and normative frameworks (in cooperation with the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences).

Publication Profiles:

MSU Scholar Profile

Recent Publications:

2023

Burton, S., D. Kramer, K. Frank, and S. J. Riley. 2023. The role of social networks in developing of partnerships with state wildlife agencies. Human Dimensions of Wildlife https://doi.org/10.1080/10871209.2021.2015015

Menale, R. T., S. J. Riley, and J. F. Organ. 2023.  Change in attitudes and beliefs about uses of wildlife among wildlife conservation professionals.  The Wildlife Society Bulletin https://doi.org/10.1002/wsb.1419.

O’Brien, D., R. Kao, R. Little, G. Enticott, and S. J. Riley,. 2023. The road not travelled: Bovine tuberculosis in England and Wales, and Michigan, USA. One Health Cases.  doi.org/10.1079/onehealthcases.2023.0028.

Riley, S. J., and A. K. Fuller.  2023.  Human dimensions, decision science, and the Endangered Species Act.  Chapter 14 in L. E. Baier and J. F. Organ, Editors.  The Codex of the Endangered Species Act: The Next Fifty Years (Volume II). Rowman and Littlefield, Lanham, MD, USA.

2022

Decker, D.J., S. J. Riley, and W. F. Siemer. 2022. Human dimensions of wildlife management. Chapter 4 in P. R. Krausman and J. W. Cain, III, editors. Wildlife Management & Conservation: Contemporary Principles, & Practices, 2nd Edition. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, MD, USA.

Decker, D. J., E. F. Pomeranz , A. B. Forstchen, S. J. Riley, P. E. Lederle, M. V. Schiavone, M. S. Baumer, C. A. Smith, R. K. Frohlich, R. J. Benedict and R. King. 2022. Taking time to think: The tyranny of being "Too Busy" and the practice of wildlife management.  Frontiers in Conservation Science https://doi.org/10.3389/fcosc.2022.998033. 

Ford, J. K., S. J. Riley, J. Van Fossen, and E. F. Pomeranz. 2022.  Exploring transformative change in a state wildlife agency. Human Dimensions of Wildlife 28(3): http://doi.org/10.1080/10871209.2022.2029979

Mudumba, T., R. J. Moll, S. Jingo, S. J. Riley, D. W. MacDonald, C. Astaras, and R. A. Montgomery. 2022.  Influence of social status and industrial development on attitude toward use of illegal hunting tools.  Global Ecology and Conservation 38: e02271. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2022.e02271

Siemer, W. F., D. J. Decker, and S. J. Riley. 2021.  Key concepts in human dimensions of wildlife conservation.  Chapter 7 in Bishop, C. Editor. Concepts in wildlife conservation. Great River Learning, Dubuque, IA, USA. 

2021

Gillotti, L., T. Teel, and S. J. Riley.  2021.  Human dimensions of cougar management: public attitudes and values. in Jenks, J. A., editor. Managing cougars in North America. Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies and Berryman Institute Press, 2^nd edition. 

Henderson, C. D., S. J. Riley, E. F. Pomeranz, and D. B. Kramer. 2021. Stakeholder support for wildlife conservation funding policies.  Frontiers in Conservation Science http://doi.org/10.3389/fcosc.2021.767413

Siemer, W. F., M. S. Baumer, E. F. Pomeranz, D. J. Decker, A. B. Forstchen, S. J. Riley, M. V. Schiavone, C. A. Smith, and P. E. Lederle. 2021. Accelerating development of fish and wildlife professionals will take more than training.  Wildlife Society Bulletin 46(1): e1258.