Jamey Pavey, Ph.D.

About me

I serve as the director of the Center for Environmental Leadership at Earlham in addition to teaching. I teach the environmental sustainability senior seminar, Environment and Society course and topics such as U.S. Environmental and Natural Resources Policy.

My general research interests include environmental and natural resource policy, campus sustainability, sustainable communities and land use planning. I am interested especially in projects that address real-world environmental problems and are applied in nature.

I enjoy spending time with my husband, Jason, and our three children (Gabby, Eli, and Sam). Their many activities keep us busy! I also enjoy spending time preparing, preserving and consuming food we grow in our large garden. We share our small homestead with chickens and, occasionally, a couple of pigs.

As a native of Indiana, I was drawn to Earlham in part because it is close to my home. However, the attractiveness of teaching and working at Earlham was heightened by the learner-centered, community atmosphere on campus.

Education

• Ph.D., University of Tennessee at Knoxville
• B.S., University of South Carolina

Professional memberships

• Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education
• International Association for Society and Natural Resources
• Association for Environmental Studies and Sciences

Scholarly interest

My scholarly interests include environmental and natural resource policy, campus sustainability, sustainable communities and land use planning. My focus tends to lie in better understanding human perspectives on the environment and the subsequent interactions between humans and the environment. I am interested in projects that address real-world environmental problems and are applied in nature.

Published works

Pavey, J.L., A.B. Muth, D. Ostermeier, and M.L.E. Steiner Davis. 2007. Building Capacity for Local Governance: An Application of the Interactional Theory to Developing a Community of Interest. Rural Sociology 72(1): 90-110.

Pavey, J.L., K. Coburn, P. Cole, D. Flickinger, T.F. Kerns, E. Pritchett, and G.M. Williford. 2010. Lessons from a Capstone Course Focused on Campus Sustainability. Presented at the 2010 Association for the Advancement Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) Conference, Denver, CO, October 2010.

Pavey, J.L. 2009. Encouraging Sustainable Lifestyles: The Lynchburg College Sustainability Pledge. Presented at the Greening of the Campus VIII Conference, Indianapolis, IN, September 2009.

Bluff, A., R. Evans, C. McManus, R. Roozen, and J.L. Pavey. 2009. LC Homegrown: Retasking A College Greenhouse To Feed The Campus. Presented at the Greening of the Campus VIII Conference, Indianapolis, IN, September 2009.

Pavey, J.L., and D. Ostermeier. 2007. Beyond gridlock: A cross-disciplinary review of approaches to natural resource governance. Presented at 13th Annual International Symposium for Society and Resource Management, Park City, UT, June 2007.

Horner, L.A., J.L. Pavey, and D.M. Ostermeier. 2004. Rurality in Transition: A Study of Capital Assets and Community Capacity in a Western Tennessee Community. Presented at the 2003 Annual Meeting of the Rural Sociology Society, Sacramento, CA, August 12-15, 2004.

Mullen, M.D., D.M. Ostermeier, J.L. Pavey, and E. Buckner. 2004. Trade-offs in Agriculture and Natural Resources: An Issues Course Designed for Non-Majors. Presented at the 2004 North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture Conference, Gainesville, FL, June 2004.

Pavey, J.L. 2004. Framing Sustainable Private Forestry: An Analysis of Stakeholder Perspectives in Morgan County, TN. Presented at the 2004 International Symposium for Society and Resource Management, Keystone, CO, June 2004.

Pavey, J.L., and D. Ostermeier. 2004. Teaching about Trade-offs: Enhancing Student Engagement in a Service Course in Agriculture and Natural Resources. Presented at the 2004 University Education in Natural Resources Conference, Flagstaff, AZ, March 2004.

Pavey, J.L., A.B. Muth, M. Steiner, D. Ostermeier, and J.M. Fly. 2003. Using a Community of Interest to Revitalize a Community of Place in Morgan County, TN. Presented at the 2003 Annual Meeting of the Rural Sociology Society, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, July 2003.

Ostermeier, D., J.M. Fly, A.B. Muth, J.L. Pavey, and M. Steiner. 2002. Reluctant Landowners: Opening the door to collaborative forestry. Presented at International Union of Forestry Resource Organizations Collaboration and Partnerships in Forestry Meeting, Santiago, Chile, November 2002.

Muth, A.B., J.L. Pavey, M. Steiner, D. Ostermeier, and J.M. Fly. 2002. Finding common ground: a new approach to characterize attitudes and values on private lands. Presented at the International Symposium for Society and Resource Management, Bloomington, IN, June 2002.

Pavey, J.L., and K. Coburn. 2011. Effects of Residence Hall Submetering on Student’s Reported Energy and Water Use at Lynchburg College. Presented at the 2011 Association for the Advancement Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) Conference, Pittsburgh, PA, October 2011.

Coburn, K., and J.L. Pavey. 2010. Effects of submetering on individual behavior at Lynchburg College. Presented at the 2010 Association for the Advancement Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) Conference, Denver, CO, October 2010.

Pavey, J.L. 2008. Lynchburg College’s Year of the Environment. Presented at the Association for the Advancement Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) Conference, Raleigh, NC, November 2008.