Chelsea Schelly

Contact

cschelly@mtu.edu
906-487-1759
AOB 200A (Spring 23' Office Hours Mondays and Thursdays at 10am)

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Associate Professor of Sociology
Affiliated Associate Professor, CFRES

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

Links of Interest

Research Interests

Alternative technology adoption
Renewable energy technologies
Renewable and alternative technology policy
Sustainable communities
Energy conservation and consumption practices
Self-provisioning
Environmental education

Recent Publications

Lytle, W., Schelly, C., Floress, K., Shwom, R., Halvorsen, K. (2021) Environmental Decision Making Shaped by the Home: Situating Consumption in the Household Context. Human Ecology Review 26. Read Here.
Pascaris, A.S., Schelly, C., Burnham, L., Pearce, J. (2021). Integrating Solar Energy with Agriculture: Industry Perspectives on the Market, Community, and Socio-Political Dimensions of Agrivoltaics. Energy Research and Social Sciences 75 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2021.102023.
Schaefer, M., Olabisi, L.S., Arola, K., Poitra, C.M. Matz, E., Seigel, M., Schelly, C., Adesanya, A., Bessette, D. (2021). Understanding Socio-Technological Systems Change through an Indigenous Community-Based Participatory Framework. Sustainability 13. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13042257
Kliskey, A., Williams, P., Griffith, D., Dale, V.H., Schelly, C., Marshall, A.-M., Gagnon, V., Eaton, W., Floress, K. (2021). Thinking big and thinking small: A conceptual framework for best practices in community and stakeholder engagement in food, energy, and water systems. Sustainability 13 https://doi.org/10.3390/su13042160
Schelly, C., Lee, D., Matz, E., Pearce, J.M. (2021). Applying a Relationally and Socially Embedded Decision Framework to Solar Photovoltaic Adoption: A Conceptual Exploration. Sustainability 13(2), 711; https://doi.org/10.3390/su13020711
Lytle, W.; T.K. Meyer; N.G. Tanikella; L. Burnham; J. Engel; C. Schelly; J.M. Pearce. (2021) Conceptual Design and Rationale for a New Agrivoltaics Concept: Pastured-Raised Rabbits and Solar Farming. Journal of Cleaner Production. 282: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.124476
Pascaris, A.S., Schelly, C., Pearce, J.M. (2020). A First Investigation of Agriculture Sector Perspectives on the Opportunities and Barriers for Agrivoltaics. Agronomy 10, 1885. doi:10.3390/agronomy10121885
Schelly, C., Prehoda, E., Price, J., Delach, A., Thapaliya, R. (2020) Ratepayer Perspectives on Mid- to Large-Scale Solar Development on Long Island, NY: Lessons for Reducing Siting Conflict through Supported Development Types. Energies 13 doi:10.3390/en13215628
Schelly, C., Bessette, D., Brosemer, K., Gagnon, V., Arola, K., Fiss, A., Pearce, J.M., Halvorsen, K.E. (2020). Energy Policy for Energy Sovereignty: Can policy tools enhance energy sovereignty? Solar Energy 205: 109-112. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2020.05.056
Adesanya, A., Sidortsov, R. Schelly, C. (2020). Act locally, transition globally: Grassroots resilience, local politics, and five municipalities in the United States with 100% renewable electricity. Energy Research and Social Science (67). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2020.101579