Chelsea Schelly

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cschelly@mtu.edu

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Professor of Environmental Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Adjunct Professor of Sociology, Department of Social Sciences

PhD, Department of Sociology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2013

Links of Interest

Research Interests

Socio-technological system transitions
Technology adoption
Energy policy
Energy practices
Sustainable communities
Self-provisioning
Environmental education

Recent Publications

Tiwari, S., Schelly, C., Sidortsov, R. (2023). Legacies matter: Exploring social acceptance of pumped storage hydro in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Case Studies in the Environment. 7 (1): 2004414. https://doi.org/10.1525/cse.2023.2004414
Ahamed, S., Schelly, C., Floress, K., Lytle, W., Caggiano, H., Cuite, C., Wallace, C., Cook, R., Jarvis, R., Shwom, R., Watkins, D. (2023) Being Able to Work Has Kept Our Life Fairly Constant:" Reconciling Social Practice Models to Assess the Impact of (Infra)Structural Inequities on Household Wellbeing During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Environmental Research: Infrastructure and Sustainability 3(1): 015012
Lee, D., Schelly, C., Tiwari, S., Smith, S., Gagnon, V. (2023) Preferences and Perceived Barriers to Pursuing Energy Sovereignty and Renewable Energy: A Tribal Nations Perspective. Energy Research & Social Science 97 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2023.102967
Tiwari, S., Schelly, C., Ou, G., Ardakani, M.S., Chen, J. (2022). Conceptualizing Resilience: An Energy Services Approach. Energy Research and Social Science 94: http s://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2022.102878
Pascaris, A., Schelly, C., Pearce, J. (2022). Advancing Agrivoltaics within the U.S. Legal Framework: A Multidimensional Assessment of Barriers & Opportunities. Agrivoltaics 2021 AIP Conference Proceedings. 2635, 050002 https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0103386
Pascaris, A., Schelly, C., Rouleau, M., Pearce, J. (2022). Do Agrivoltaics Improve Public Support for Solar? A Survey on Perceptions, Preferences, and Priorities. Green Technology, Resilience, and Sustainability 2(8) https://doi.org/10.1007/s44173-022-00007-x
Gagnon, V., Schelly, C., Lytle, W., Kliskey, A., Dale, V., Marshall, A-M, Rodriguez, L., Williams, P., Price, M.W., Redd, E., Noodin, M.A. (2022). Enacting Boundaries or Building Bridges? Language and Engagement in Food-Energy-Water Systems Science. Socio-Ecological Practice Research https://doi.org/10.1007/s42532-022-00110-0
Schelly, C., Gagnon, V., Arola, K., Fiss, A., Schaefer, M., Halvorsen, K.E. (2021). Cultural Imaginaries or Incommensurable Ontologies? Recognizing relationality and sovereignty as worldviews in socio-technological system transitions. Energy Research and Social Science 80 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2021.102242

Recent Funding

Environmental Protection Agency STAR Program, "Drivers of energy service transitions and impacts on well-being in forest dependent rural communities." Schelly, C., PI. With J. Perlinger, A. Dyreson, J. Apriesnig, S. Green, S. Wu, Guo, D. Bohac, L. Shen $1,249,999. EPA Grant Number RD840564. 6/2023-7/2027.
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, "Electrification and climate resilience in the rural north: Challenges and opportunities," Dyreson, A., PI., Schelly, C., Sidortsov, R., Scarlett, T., MTU co-PIs. $499,445. 12/22-11/25
Natural Hazards Center, "Energy Service Security for Public Health Resilience (ESS-PHR)," Research in U.S. Territories, Tribal Areas, and Rural Communities Award, led by Shardul Tiwari, Dr. C. Schelly, co-PI. $49,230. 11/22-7/23
National Science Foundation Strengthening American Infrastructure Program, "Socio-Technological Guided Enhancement of Power Infrastructure Resilience," EAGER Award, Schelly, C., PI. Sahraei-Ardakani, M., Ou, G., Chen, J., co-PIs. $298,883. 12/21-11/24