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Title: |
Associate
Professor of Forest Resources |
| Phone: |
814-865-3994 |
| Email: |
mgj2@psu.edu |
| Address: |
The
Pennsylvania State University
School of Forest Resources
309 Forest Resources Building
University Park, PA 16802 |
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- Education:
- B.A., University
of Connecticut (1984)
- M.E.M, Duke University
(1990)
- Ph.D., North Carolina
State University (1997)
- Academic
Interests:
- Sustainable
forestry; forest economics, finance, policy, and taxes;
agroforestry; non timber forest products; certification;
and international forestry.
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- Courses
Taught:
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Agroforestry FOR 418; International Forestry FOR 488.
Professional
Affiliation:- Society
of American Foresters, Association of Natural Resources
of Extension Professionals, Forest History Society,
Association for Temperate Agroforestry, International
Society of Tropical Foresters (ISTF), Returned Peace
Corps Volunteer Association
- Recent
research/extension projects:
Forest
Incentives and Regulations
Financial incentives for practicing sustainable forestry
on family forest lands.
Fiscal policies and certification incentives in Indonesia.
Timber harvesting ordinances in Pennsylvania.
Forest Taxation
Income, estate and property taxes as it concerns
profitability and long-term forest management.
Agroforestry and Non Timber Forest Products
Socio-economic and policy aspects of medicinal
plant conservation in Appalachia.
Commercialization and enterprise development projects
of indigenous plants in southern Africa.
Developing forest farming websites and educational tools.
Selected Publications:
- High,
J., and M. Jacobson. 2005. “Internet-based Natural
Resource Education.” Journal of Extension.
43(3)
Linehan P. and M. Jacobson. 2005. “Forecasting
Hardwood Stumpage Price Trends in Pennsylvania.”
Forest Products Journal 55(12):47-52
Strong, N., and M. Jacobson . 2005. “Utilizing
Social Marketing Research Methods to Assess Agroforestry
Adoption Potential in Diverse Landscapes: A Market
Segmentation Case Study in Pennsylvania.” Small
Scale Forest Economics, Management and Policy
4(2):215-228
Jacobson, M., and M. McDill. 2004. Forest Tax Incentives:
A Public Official’s Perspective.” Journal
of Multi-State Taxation and Incentives 14(8):18-27.
Linehan, P., M. Jacobson, and M. McDill. 2003. “Hardwood
Stumpage Price Trends and Regional Market Differences
in Pennsylvania.” Northern Journal of Applied
Forestry, 20: 124-130
Jacobson, M. 2003. Wood vs. Water: Timber Plantations
in Semiarid South Africa. Journal of Forestry.
101(5):31-35
Jacobson,
M. and M. McDill. 2002. A Historical Review of Forest
Property Taxes in Pennsylvania: Implications for Special
Forestland Tax Programs. Northern Journal of Applied
Forestry, 20(2):53-60
Jacobson, M. 2002. Factors affecting Private Forest
landowner Interest in Ecosystem Management: Linking
Spatial and Survey Data. Environmental Management
30(4):577-583
Boltz, F., D. Carter, and M. Jacobson. 2002. Shadow
Pricing Diversity in US National Forests. Journal
of Forest Economics 8(3):185-198
Finley,
J. and M. Jacobson. 2001. Pennsylvania’s Extension
Program: A Community Based Cooperative Effort. Journal
of Forestry. 99(3):9-11.
- Jacobson,
M., R. Abt, and D. Carter. 2000. Attitudes Toward
Joint Forest Planning among Private Landowners. Journal
of Sustainable Forestry 11(1/2).
Click
here for additional information on Michael Jacobson.
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