Rebecca Schewe
Associate Professor, Sociology Department
Senior Research Associate, Center for Policy Research
Senior Research Associate, Center for Environmental Policy and Administration
Senior Research Associate, Program for the Advancement of Research on Conflict and Collaboration
Senior Research Associate, Autonomous Systems Policy Institute
Courses
- 2024 Spring
- SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology
- SOC 102 Social Problems
- 2023 Fall
- SOC 318 Introduction to Research
- SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology
- 2023 Spring
- SOC 800 Selected Topics - Mixed Methods
- SOC/WGS 305 Sociology of Sex and Gender
Highest degree earned
Bio
Rebecca Schewe is an associate professor of sociology and a senior research associate in the Center for Policy Research. She received a Ph.D. in sociology and a master's in rural sociology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
After completing a postdoc at Michigan State University’s Kellogg Biological Station, she was an assistant professor at Mississippi State University for three years before joining the faculty here at Syracuse University.
Becky's research focuses on the relationship between humans and the natural environment. Through interdisciplinary partnerships, her research examines how the major social institutions of the state, economy and community structure our human interactions with ecosystems.
Areas of Expertise
Research Grant Awards and Projects
"FloodVIz: a low-cost, camera-based distributed sensor network to improve the efficacy and equity of urban flooding mitigation and response:", Sponsored by US Geological Survey/Department of the Interior.
"(In)visible Work: Gender, Labour, and Agricultural Markets in India:_Doctoral Dissertation Research", Sponsored by National Science Foundation.
"Linking Human Behavior and Hydrological Processes Towards Improved Understanding of Spatio-Temporal CEC Prevalence Across Agroecosystems", Sponsored by National Institute of Food and Agriculture/USDA.
"Communication Avenues for Vietnamese Fishing Communities in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama with Coastal Resources Agencies", Sponsored by National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration/Department of Commerce.
"An Integrated Milk Quality Extension and Education Program to Reduce Mastitis", Sponsored by Department of Agriculture.
Selected Publications
- Book
- Schewe, B. L., Field, D. R., Frosch, D., Clendenning, G. and Jensen, D., Condos in the Woods: the growth of seasonal and retirement homes in Northern Wisconsin. University of Wisconsin Press, 2012.
- Journal Articles
- Schewe, B., Fenner, W., Iavorisvka, L. and Kelleher, C., "Spatial Diffusion of Innovations: A Spatial Analysis of Agricultural Conservation Behaviors in New York State." Environmental Sociology, 2024.
- Schewe, B. L., Kelleher, C. and Iavorivska, L., "Spatial Variation in Agricultural BMPs and Relationships with Water Quality Across New York State." Environmental Management, 2024.
- Ward, A., Wade, J., Kelleher, C. and Schewe, R., "Clarify Jurisdiction of US Clean Water Act." Science, 2023.
- Ranaware, K., Schewe, B. L., "Labor and Sustainability: the role of farm labor relations in shaping antibiotic use." Rural Sociology, 2023.
- Brock, C., Schewe, B. L., "Plain producer approaches to antibiotics and natural remedies used in the barn and home: A ‘third way’ in herd healthcare." Journal of Rural Studies, 2023.
- Wade, J., Kelleher, C., Ward, A. and Schewe, B. L., "The fluid definition of the ‘waters of the United States’: Non-uniform effects of regulation on US wetland protections." Hydrological Processes, 2023.
- Schewe, B. L., Hoffman, D., Witt, J., Shoup, B. and Freeman, M., "Cross-Cultural Environmental Research: Lessons from the Field.." Environmental Management, 2022.
- Schewe, B. L., Hoffman, D., Freeman, M., Witt, J. and Shoup, B., "Citizen-Science and Participatory Research as a Means to Improve Stakeholder Engagement in Resource Management: A Case Study of Vietnamese American Fishers on the US Gulf Coast." Environmental Management, 2020.
- Book Chapters
- Schewe, B. L., "Making a Life and a Career With a (Mostly) Invisible Disability." In Reflections on Academic Lives: Identities, Struggles, and Triumphs in Graduate School and Beyond. Zavattaro, S., Orr., S. (eds.) Palgrave Macmillan, 2017.
- Schewe, B. L., Field, D. R., Krannich, R. and Luloff, A. E., "A New and Different People: Sociodemographic Changes in Southwest Utah." In People, Places, and Landscapes: Social Change in High Amenity Rural Areas. Krannich, R., Luloff, A. E. and Field, D. R. (eds.) Springer, 2011.
- Schewe, B. L., Field, D. R., Krannich, R. and Luloff, A. E., "A Sociodemographic Portrait of the Intermountain West." In People, Places, and Landscapes: Social Change in High Amenity Rural Areas. Krannich, R., Luloff, A. E. and Field, D. R. (eds.) Springer, 2011.
- Blogs
- Schewe, B., Quigley, H., Census of Agriculture Reveals the Promise of Regional Food Systems. National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition, 2024.
- Schewe, B., Womack, J., Stewarding Success: How Did CSP Perform in My State?. National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition, 2024.
- Schewe, B., Womack, J., Stewarding Success: CSP Renewals Suffered in the 2018 Farm Bill Period. National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition, 2024.
- Schewe, B., Womack, J., Stewarding Success: Enhancing Access for Underserved Farmers in CSP. National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition, 2024.
- Schewe, B., Womack, J., Stewarding Success: IRA Funding is Cultivating New Conservation Acres and Farmers. National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition, 2024.
- Schewe, B., Womack, J., Stewarding Success: Conservation Stewardship Program. National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition, 2024.
- Schewe, B., Rossi, N. and Womack, J., Promising Conservation Results in the 2022 Agricultural Census. National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition, 2024.
- Journal Review
- Haan, M., Stuart, D. and Schewe, B. L., "Challenges and Benefits of Adopting Robotic Milking on Michigan Dairy Farms." Michigan Dairy Review, 2012.
- Technical Reports
- Schewe, B., Womack, J., Stewarding Success: CSP Under the 2018 Farm Bill. National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition, 2024.
- Schewe, B., Womack, J., Assessing Farm Bill Conservation Programs in the Delaware River Watershed: Delaware, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania. National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition, 2024.
Presentations and Events
Schewe, B., Welsh, R., Minkoff-Zern, L., Center for Policy Research, "The U.S. Farm Bill: What’s at Stake for Our Food Security, Farmers, and Environment?" (October 16, 2024)
Schewe, B., Rothenberg, A. D., Hou, Y., Carrion Flores, C. E., Center for Policy Research "What's At Stake" Series, Center for Policy Research, "Micron in Central New York: What’s at Stake for the Local Environment, Amenities and Infrastructure" (November, 2023)
NOAA Marine Fisheries Service, Office of Sustainable Fisheries Staff and Southeast Fisheries Science Center staff, "Language, Trust and Justice among Vietnamese-American fishing communities on the U.S. Gulf Coast" (October, 2023)
Rural Sociological Society, "Spatial Diffusion of Innovations: a Spatial Analysis of Agricultural Conservation Behaviors" (August, 2023)
Schewe, B. L., Kelleher, C., Zeng, T., Iavoriska, L., Ranaware, K., Int'l Symposium on Society and Resource Management, "Agricultural Conservation and Water Quality in NY State" (June, 2021)
ME John Seminar, Penn State, "Agricultural Conservation and Water Quality in NY State" (February 5, 2021)
Schewe, B. L., Hoffman, D., Freeman, M., Witt, J., Shoup, B., Center for Policy Research working paper series, "Vietnamese-American Fishers in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama: Results of a Face-to-Face Survey" (2021)
Kelleher, C., Schewe, B. L., Zeng, T., "Water Quality and Agriculture in New York State" (2021)
Schewe, B. L., Kelleher, C., Int'l Symposium on Society and Resource Management, "Diluting the Water of the United States: agriculture and the Clean Water Act" (July, 2020)
LeMoyne College, "Citizen Science, Stakeholder Science: Citizen science as a strategy for minority stakeholder engagement in natural resource management" (March 3, 2020)
Honors and Accolades
Social and Behavioral Sciences Research Award, Mississippi State University (2013)
Senator Robert Caldwell Distinguished Graduate Fellowship (2009 - 2010)