Curriculum VitaeKourtney K.

Collum
Chase Distinguished Research Assistant
Doctoral Candidate, Department of Anthropology, University of Maine
5773 South Stevens Hall Room 234B Orono, ME 04469
734.625.0794 kourtney.collum@maine.edu kourtneykcollum.weebly.com

Education
Ph.D. Candidate, Anthropology & Environmental Policy, University of Maine
Expected completion date: May 2016
Advisor: Dr. Samuel Hanes
Tentative dissertation title: On-farm bee conservation: Social capital and policy networks in
agriculture
M.S. in Forest Resources, University of Maine, 2012
Advisor: Dr. John J. Daigle
Thesis title: From automobiles to alternatives: Testing the feasibility of using intelligent
transportation systems to encourage shuttle use at Rocky Mountain National Park
B.S. in Anthropology & Environmental Studies, Western Michigan University, 2009
Magna cum laude, Presidential Scholar in Anthropology

Fellowships & Research Grants

2015

Wenner-Gren Foundation Dissertation Fieldwork Grant ($7,145 accepted)

2014

National Science Foundation Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant ($28,444)

2014

Chase Distinguished Research Assistantship, University of Maine ($14,600 + tuition)

2013

Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Graduate Student Grant ($13,545)

2013

National Science Foundation Ethnographic Field School Fellow (Housing, travel, & training)

2012

USDA Specialty Crop Research Initiative Research Assistantship ($25,000 for 3 years + tuition)

2011

UMaine College of Natural Sciences, Forestry & Agriculture Research Grant ($89,517)

Select Honors, Awards, & Travel Grants

2015

College of Liberal Arts & Sciences Graduate Student Excellence in Research and Creative Activity
Award, University of Maine

2015

ISSRM Student and Early Career Professional Travel Scholarship ($250)

2015

Department of Anthropology Graduate Travel Award, University of Maine ($500)

2014

Eagle Hill Institute Scholarship ($650)

2014

2nd Place, GradExpo Social Sciences Oral Competition, University of Maine

2013

Maine Studies Graduate Student Research and Creativity Award, University of Maine

2013

University of Maine Graduate Student Government Travel Grant ($850)

2012

School of Forest Resources Distinguished Service Award, University of Maine

2011

National Association of Recreation Resource Planners Student Travel Scholarship ($500)

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2009 Presidential Scholar Award, Department of Anthropology, Western Michigan University

2007 AmeriCorps Education Award ($3,000)

Research Activity
Research Interests
Agricultural Anthropology
Collective Action
Environmental Justice
Food Systems
Policy Networks
Social Capital

Community Based Participatory Research

Environmental Anthropology
Environmental Governance & Policy
Political Ecology
Research Design & Methods
Sustainable Agriculture

Research Experience

Principal Investigator, Social Capital and Policy Networks: Exploring the Factors that Influence
Adoption of Pollinator Conservation, ongoing research funded by the National Science Foundation
Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant (#1423773) and the Wenner-Gren Foundation
Dissertation Fieldwork Grant. Maine, USA and Prince Edward Island, Canada: August 2014-May
2016.
Research Assistant, Pollination Security for the Northeast, ongoing research funded by the USDA
Specialty Crop Research Initiative: Samuel Hanes, Co-PI. Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New
York: September 2012-May 2016.
Consultant, Engaging Maine Blueberry Growers to Develop Tools for Native Bee Use and
Conservation, ongoing research funded by the Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability
Solutions. Maine, USA: July 2014-May 2016.
Co-Principle Investigator, Integrating Social and Natural Science to Improve Pollination Outreach
and Education for Farmers, ongoing research funded by the Northeast Sustainable Agriculture
Research and Education program (#GNE13-055). Maine: March 2014-May 2015.
Co-Principle Investigator, National Technical Assistance Center for Alternative Transportation in
Public Lands, funded by the University of Maine College of Natural Sciences, Forestry &
Agriculture: John J. Daigle, Co-PI. Maine: 2011-2012.
Research Assistant, Rocky Mountain National Park and Estes Park Intelligent Transportation
System Pilot Study, funded by the Paul S. Sarbanes Transit in Parks Technical Assistance Center:
John J. Daigle, PI. Colorado: 2011-2012.
Research Assistant, Lessons Learned from the Grand Island National Recreation Area Alternative
Transportation Project, funded by the Paul S. Sarbanes Transit in Parks Technical Assistance
Center: John J. Daigle, PI. Michigan: Summer 2010.

Grants under Review

2015

Stephen and Tabitha King Foundation Pomology Grant. Identifying the barriers to on-farm bee
conservation in the Maine Blueberry Industry. Co-PI: Samuel Hanes. ($4,000 requested)

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Peer Reviewed Journal Articles

2015

Collum, Kourtney K. & John J. Daigle. Combining Attitude Theory and Segmentation Analysis to
Understand Travel Mode Choice at a National Park. Journal of Outdoor Recreation and
Tourism 9:17-25.

2015

Boston, P. Qasimah, M. Miaisha Mitchell, Kourtney K. Collum & Lance Gravelee. Community
Engagement and Health Equity. Practicing Anthropology 37(4):28-32.

2015

Jessee, Nathan, Kourtney K. Collum, & Richard D. Schulterbrandt Gragg. Community-based

Participatory Research: Challenging Lone Ethnographer Anthropology in the Community and
the Classroom. Practicing Anthropology 37(4):9-13.

2013

Hanes, Samuel, Kourtney K. Collum, Aaron Hoshide, & Eric Asare. Grower Perceptions of Native
Pollinators and Pollination Strategies in the Lowbush Blueberry Industry. Renewable
Agriculture and Food Systems 28(4):1-8.

Book Chapters
2015

Collum, Kourtney K. & John J. Daigle. The Shift from Automobiles to Alternatives and the Role
of Intelligent Transportation Systems. In Sustainable Transportation in Natural and Protected
Areas. Routledge: Taylor & Francis Group. Edited by Francesco Orsi.

Manuscripts in Preparation and under Review

N.D.

Hanes, Samuel P., Kourtney K. Collum, & Francis Drummond. Uncertainty and DecisionMaking Heuristics in Honeybee and Wild Bee Crop Pollination. Submitted to Culture,
Agriculture, Food and Environment.

N.D.

Hanes, Samuel P., Timothy Waring, Aaron K. Hoshide, Kourtney K. Collum, David Yarborough,
& Frank Drummond. Collective Action and Pollinator Conservation in Industrial Agriculture: A
Cultural Multilevel Selection Perspective on the History of Maine, USAs Blueberry Industry.
Submitted to International Journal of the Commons.

N.D.

Collum, Kourtney K. & Samuel P. Hanes. Adoption or Adaptation? Toward Better Theory of
Farmers Participation in Conservation Agriculture. In preparation for submission to
Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems.

N.D.

Collum, Kourtney K. The Trouble with Beekeeping: Knowledge, Institutional Support, and
Sustainable Pollination Management. In preparation for submission to Human Ecology.

N.D.

Collum, Kourtney K. Social Capital and Policy Networks: Understanding the Intersections of
Agricultural Policy & Practice. In preparation for submission to Environmental Science & Policy.

Research Reports & Proceedings

2015

Collum, Kourtney K. & Samuel Hanes. Survey Findings from Two Lowbush Blueberry Pollination
Workshops. School of Biology and Ecology, University of Maine, Orono.

2015

Drummond, Francis, Kourtney K. Collum, Samuel Hanes, Michael Wilson, John Skinner, &
Judith Collins. A Pollination Toolbox for Wild Blueberry Growers. 2015 North American
Blueberry Research and Extension Workers Proceedings. Available at:
http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.7282/T3NZ8980
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2015

Hanes, Samuel P. & Kourtney K. Collum. Adoption of Innovation in Response to Crises in the
Wild Blueberry Industry, a Historical Study. School of Biology and Ecology, University of Maine,
Orono.

2012

Villwock-Witte, Natalie & Kourtney Collum. Evaluation of an Intelligent Transportation System

for Rocky Mountain National Park and Estes Park: Final Report. Bozeman, MT: Paul S. Sarbanes
Transit in Parks Technical Assistance Center. Available at:
http://www.fedlandsinstitute.org/Documents/RepositoryDocuments/ROMO_Eval_ReportCO
MB.pdf

2011

Collum, Kourtney & John J. Daigle. Partnership Case Study: Grand Island National Recreation
Area Alternative Transportation Project. Paul S. Sarbanes Transit in Parks Technical Assistance
Center. Available at:
http://www.fedlandsinstitute.org/Documents/RepositoryDocuments/GINRA_CStudy_web.pdf

Refereed National and International Conference Presentations

2015

Collum, Kourtney K. et al. 'Studying Through' in Anthropology: Tips, Tools, and Strategies for
Emerging Policy Scholars. Roundtable presentation at the 114th Annual Meeting of the
American Anthropological Association. November 2015Denver, Colorado.

2015

Collum, Kourtney K. Agriculture at the Edge: Changing Conditions in Agricultural Policy,

Practice, and Research. Paper presented at the 21st International Symposium on Society and
Resource Management. June 2015Charleston, South Carolina.

2015

Collum, Kourtney K. A Brief Exploration of Farmers Perceptions and Responses to Climate

Change. Paper presented at the Climate Change in Culture Conference. May 2015
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada.

2015

Collum, Kourtney K. & Samuel Hanes. On-farm Bee Conservation: Mapping the Intersections of
Agricultural Policy & Practice. Paper presented at the Society for Applied Anthropology Annual
Meeting. March 2015Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

2015

Hanes, Samuel, Timothy Waring, & Kourtney K. Collum. Pollinator Commons: Wild Bee
Conservation and the History of Collective Action in Maines Blueberry Industry. Paper
presented at the Society for Applied Anthropology Annual Meeting. March 2015Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania.

2014

Little, Tariana V. & Kourtney K. Collum. Studying Experiences of Race and Racism among
African Americans in Tallahassee, Florida: A Community-University Collaboration. Poster
presented at the American Public Health Association 142nd Annual Meeting & Expo. November
2014New Orleans, Louisiana.

2014

Collum, Kourtney K. & Samuel P. Hanes. Barriers and Bridges to Pollination Security:
Education and Outreach in Maines Wild Blueberry Industry. Paper presented at the 20th
International Conference of the Society for Human Ecology. October 24th, 2014Bar Harbor,
Maine.

2014

Hanes, Samuel P. & Kourtney K. Collum. Dependence on Commercial Honey Bees in Maines
Blueberry Industry. Paper presented at the 20th International Conference of the Society for
Human Ecology. October 24th, 2014Bar Harbor, Maine.
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2014

Drummond, Francis, Kourtney K. Collum, Samuel Hanes, John Skinner, & Michael Wilson. A
Pollination Toolbox for Wild Blueberry Growers. Paper presented at the North American
Blueberry Research and Extension Workers Conference. June 2014Atlantic City, New Jersey.

2014

Hanes, Samuel & Kourtney K. Collum. Uncertainty, Local Ecological Knowledge, and Farmers
Conservation of Native Pollinators. Paper presented at the Society for Applied Anthropology
Annual Meeting. March 2014Albuquerque, New Mexico.

2014

Collum, Kourtney K. & Nathan Jessee. Community Based Participatory Research (CBPR):
Beyond Lone Ethnographer Anthropology. Paper presented at the Society for Applied
Anthropology Annual Meeting. March 2014Albuquerque, New Mexico.

2013

Collum, Kourtney K. & Samuel Hanes. Understanding Obstacles to Diversifying Pollination: A

Case Study of Maines Lowbush Blueberry Industry. Paper presented at the Society for Applied
Anthropology Annual Meeting. March 2013Denver, Colorado.

2012

Collum, Kourtney K. & John J. Daigle. Testing the Feasibility of Using Intelligent
Transportation Systems to Encourage Shuttle Use at Rocky Mountain National Park. Poster
presented at the Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting. January 2012Washington,
D.C.

2011

Collum, Kourtney K. & John J. Daigle. The Grand Island National Recreation Area Alternative
Transportation Project. Poster presented at the 31st Annual National Association of Recreation
Resource Planners Conference. May 2011Breckenridge, Colorado.

Regional Conference Presentations

2015

Collum, Kourtney. Agricultural Policy and Farmers Participation in On-Farm Bee

Conservation. Presentation at the UMaine GradExpo. April 2015Orono, Maine.

2014

Collum, Kourtney. Barriers and Bridges to Native Bee Conservation in the Lowbush Blueberry
Industry. Presentation at the Native Bees as Pollinators Seminar at the Eagle Hill Institute. July
27th, 2014Stueben, Maine.

2014

Collum, Kourtney. Exploring the Social and Political Dimensions of Farmers Adoption of Bee
Conservation. Presention at the UMaine GradExpo. April 2014Orono, Maine.

2014

Collum, Kourtney. Social Capital and Policy Networks: Exploring the Factors that Influence
Adoption of Pollinator Conservation. Dissertation proposal presented in the Department of
Anthropology at the University of Maine. January 2014Orono, Maine.

2013

Collum, Kourtney & Tariana Little. Experiences of Racism among African Americans in
Tallahassee, Florida: A Community-University Collaboration. Poster presented at the UMass
Medical School Community Engagement and Research Symposium. November 2013
Worcester, Massachusetts.

2012

Collum, Kourtney & Samuel Hanes. Uses and Perceptions of Native Pollinators among Maine
Lowbush Blueberry Growers. Oral presentation at the Wild Blueberry Association of North
America Annual Meeting. October 2012Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada.

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2010 Collum, Kourtney & John J. Daigle. Developing an Alternative Transportation System for the
Hiawatha National Forest in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Invited presentation for the School
of Forest Resources Seminar Series. November 2010University of Maine, Orono, Maine.
2010 Daigle, John (presenter) & Kourtney Collum (co-developer). Alternative Transportation
Systems and the Role of Partnerships, Stakeholder Participation, and Public Involvement.
Invited webinar for the Alternative Transportation Systems Regional Forum and Training Series
for Federal Land Management Agencies. Paul S. Sarbanes Transit in Parks Technical Assistance
Center. October 2010.

Extension Presentations and Outreach Talks

2015

Collum, Kourtney. What Can We Learn About Pollination From Across the Border? Poster
presentation at the Annual Wild Blueberry Summer Field Day. University of Maine Blueberry
Hill Farm. July 15th, 2015Jonesboro, Maine.

2015

Collum, Kourtney. Comparing Pollination Management in PEI & Maine: Seeking Greater
Pollination Security. Oral presentation at the PEI Wild Blueberry Growers Association Annual
General Meeting. April, 2015Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada.

2014

Collum, Kourtney. Pollination Practices in the Wild Blueberry Industry: Current Approaches
and Future Directions. Oral presentation at the Annual Wild Blueberry Summer Field Day.
University of Maine Blueberry Hill Farm. July 16th, 2014Jonesboro, Maine.

2014

Collum, Kourtney. Examining the Obstacles to Securing Crop Pollination: Social Science
Findings from Maines Lowbush Blueberry Industry and Plans for Future Research on PEI.
Presentation to a joint meeting of the PEI Beekeepers Association and the PEI Wild Blueberry
Growers Association. June 24, 2014Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada.

Academic Activity
Academic Positions

Visiting Instructor, College of the Atlantic, Bar Harbor, Maine, Fall 2015
Chase Distinguished Research Assistant, Department of Anthropology, University of Maine, 2014-2015
Research Assistant, Department of Anthropology, University of Maine, 2012-2014
Research Assistant, School of Forest Resources, University of Maine, 2010-2012

Teaching Experience

The Anthropology of Food, University of Maine S16

An introductory course designed to expose students to the different ways in which anthropologists think
about food as a way to understand human origins, behavior, and cultural diversity. Themes include:
food procurement strategies; food as it pertains to power dynamics, warfare, gender relations and
identity; and the role of food in environmental and sustainable development policy-making.
Sustainability, Justice, & Policy in Alternative Food Systems, College of the Atlantic F15
An interdisciplinary course designed to expose students to a range of alternative food systems and
engage them in thinking critically about the relationships between sustainability, policy, social and
environmental justice, and food production. Topics include both formal and informal agricultural and
fisheries policy, as well as consumer, producer, and state sponsored food systems alternatives.

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Anthropology & Agricultural Policy, University of Maine S13, co-taught

An upper level senior seminar designed to examine the intersections of anthropology and agricultural
policy. The objectives of the course are to familiarize students with foundational social science research
on agriculture and food systems, expose them to applied and collaborative research methods, and help
them think critically about how anthropology can contribute to sustainable policy.

Relevant Employment
Reaccreditation Assistant, School of Forest Resources, University of Maine, 2012
Technical Assistant, Paul S. Sarbanes Transit in Parks Program, Maine, 2010-2012
Substitute Teacher, Monroe County School District, Michigan, 2009-2010
Field Coordinator, Rocky Mountain Youth Corps, Colorado and Wyoming, 2008-2009

Invited Lectures
2015

Global Problems, Local Responses: Biodiversity Loss in Agricultural Systems. Invited lecture in
Introduction to Cultural Anthropology. April, 2015University of Maine, Orono, ME.

2015

The Human Dimensions of Agriculture. Invited lecture in Environment & Society. April, 2015
University of Maine, Orono, ME.

2014

The Politics of Bee Migration and Conservation. Invited lecture in Natural Resource Policy.
September, 2014Unity College, Unity, ME.

2014

Conservation, Regulation, and Ethnographic Methods. Invited lecture in Environmental

Attitudes and Behaviors. February, 2014University of Maine, Orono, ME.

2013

Spotted Wing Drosophila: A Wicked Big Problem for Maine Fruit Growers. Invited lecture in
Invasive Pests: Wicked Problems in Your Backyard. September, 2013Unity College, Unity, ME.

2012

The Orono Bog Boardwalk as a Cultural Resource. Invited lecture in Senior Education: Bog
Walk with Us. March, 2012University of Maine, Orono, ME.

2012

Transit Planning and the Recreation Opportunity Spectrum. Invited lecture in Forest
Recreation Management. October, 2012University of Maine, Orono, ME.

2012

Chainsaws & Fire!: Recreation Management Opportunities for Undergraduates. Invited

lecture in Forests & Society. April, 2012University of Maine, Orono, ME.

2011

Analysis Using Descriptive Statistics. Invited lecture in Forest Recreation Management.

February, 2011University of Maine, Orono, ME.

2011

Principles of Outdoor Recreation. Invited lecture in Forest Policy Problems. January, 2011
University of Maine, Orono, ME.

Workshops Organized
2014

Collum, Kourtney, Frank Drummond, & Samuel Hanes. Hands-on Pollination Workshops for
Fruit and Vegetable Growers. May and July 2014Four locations throughout Maine.
Information available at: http://umaine.edu/blueberries/blog/2014/04/11/2014-mainepollination-workshops/

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2013

Silka, Linda et al. Introduction to Grant Writing. April 2013University of Maine, Orono,
Maine.

Training and Certifications

2014

Wild Pollinator Enhancement Workshop. Organized by Dalhousie University Extended Learning.

September 29th and 30th, 2014Montague, Prince Edward Island.

2014

Native Bees as Pollinators: Diversity, Ecology, and Conservation. Natural History Seminar at the
Eagle Hill Institute. July 21st-25th, 2014Steuben, Maine.

2013

National Science Foundation Ethnographic Field School. Coordinated by the University of

Florida & Brandeis University. July - August 2013Tallahassee, Florida.

2013

Undoing Racism through Community Organizing. The Peoples Institute for Survival and
Beyond. July 2013Tallahassee Urban League, Tallahassee, Florida.

2013

Social Network Analysis Theory and Software. January - May 2013UMaine, Orono, Maine.

2011

Master Gardener Certification. UMaine Cooperative Extension. May 2011Bangor, Maine.

2011

How to Build a Syllabus for Any Class. Center for Excellence in Teaching and Assessment.
February 2011UMaine, Orono, Maine.

Service
Community

Mentee, Northern Honeybee Queen Rearing Project, Portland, ME. 2015present

Guide Coordinator & Naturalist Volunteer, Orono Bog Boardwalk, Orono, ME. 2012present
Volunteer, Master Gardener Program, Maine. 2011present
Maintenance Volunteer, Orono Bog Boardwalk, Orono, ME. 2011present
Member, Portland Pollinator Project, Portland, ME. January 2014August 2015

University of Maine

Treasurer and Founding Member, IASNR UMaine Chapter. Fall 2015present

Grant Reviewer, Graduate Student Government. 2011present
Senator, Graduate Student Government. Fall 2015present
Co-editor, UMaine Anthropology Newsletter. Fall 20132015
Graduate Student Orientation Leader. Fall 2014
Alumni Liaison, Golden Key International Honour Society. 2011-2012
Student Recruiter, International Student Volunteers. 2011-2012

Western Michigan University

President, Anthropology Student Union, Western Michigan University. 2008-2009
Secretary, Anthropology Student Union, Western Michigan University. 2005-2008
Director of Sponsorship, Drive Safe Kalamazoo, Western Michigan University. 2006-2007
Trail Crew Intern, Student Conservation Association, Baxter State Park, Maine. Summer 2007
Conservation Volunteer, International Student Volunteers, New Zealand. Summer 2006

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Professional Affiliations
American Anthropological Association (AAA)
The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi
International Association for Society and Natural Resources (IASNR)
Society for Applied Anthropology (SFAA)
Society for Human Ecology (SHE)
Xi Sigma Pi Forestry Honor Society

Media & Community Outreach

2015

PEI Innovates with Native Pollinators and Commercial Bees. The Grower: Canada's Premier
Horticultural Publication (distributed to 12,000 commercial fruit and vegetable growers in
Canada). May 2015. Available at: http://www.thegrower.org/

2014

Skinner, J., M. Wilson, E. Asare, A. Bajcz, K. Bickerman, S. Chapin, A. Dibble, B. Du Clos, K.

Collum, S. Hanes, A.K. Hoshide, C. Loftin, D. Yarborough, F.A. Drummond. 2014. Blueberry
Pollination in Maine: Extension Videos for Farmers.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjKESYqLm2Q

2014

Thinking about our Native Bee Populations. CBC Island Morning Radio Show. November 2,
2014. Prince Edward Island, Canada. (Audio file available upon request)

2013

Then & Now: Student Profiles. Western Michigan University. Available at:
http://lynneheasley.com/students

2013

Perspective of Preservation. UMaine Today Magazine. Fall 2013. Available at:

http://umainetoday.umaine.edu/archives/fall-2013/perspective-of-preservation/

References
Samuel Hanes, Ph.D.Relationship: Ph.D. Advisor
Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology, University of Maine
236A South Stevens Hall, Orono, ME 04469
207-581-1885 samuel_hanes@umit.maine.edu
Jessica Leahy, Ph.D.Relationship: Ph.D. Committee Member
Associate Professor, School of Forest Resources, University of Maine
241 Nutting Hall, Orono, ME 04469
207-581-2834 jessica.leahy@maine.edu
John J. Daigle, Ph.D.Relationship: Masters Advisor
Associate Professor, School of Forest Resources, University of Maine
221 Nutting Hall, Orono, ME 04469
207-581-2850 jdaigle@maine.edu

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