Raymond A. Jussaume Jr.

Emeritus Faculty Tenure Faculty Professor Environment

• Professor Emeritus
• Department of Sociology

• Ph.D. Development Sociology, Cornell University, 1987

• 439 Berkey Hall
• 509 E. Circle Drive
• East Lansing, MI, 48823
• 517-353-8671
• jussaume@msu.edu

CURRICULUM VITAE

BIOGRAPHY

Dr. Jussaume’s scholarship falls within the theoretical scope of Development Sociology and Rural Sociology, with a particular emphasis on Sustainable Development and Human Well-Being.  His interest in these areas developed during his upbringing in Fall River, Massachusetts and during his experiences as a Peace Corps volunteer in Niger, West Africa from 1978 to 1980. He has extensive interdisciplinary training and field research experience, including in various international contexts.  He has conducted field research in China, Japan and France. His interest in, and use of, mixed-methods approaches began with his dissertation on agricultural development and part-time farming in Japan. He teaches research methods courses at both the undergraduate and graduate level. He has published approximately 50 peer reviewed journal articles and academic book chapters, as well numerous bulletins and popular manuscripts that were written during that portion of his career, from 1987 until 2011, when he had a Research/Teaching/Cooperative Extension appointment at Washington State University. He has served on more than 50 graduate degree committees.

CURRENT RESEARCH

Dr. Jussaume is currently engaged in two significant research projects. One is on the social dimensions of the evolution of weeds (in agricultural production) that are evolving resistance to herbicides. The second is on tobacco use and attitudes in rural areas of the United States.

PUBLICATIONS

Jussaume, Raymond A. Jr., Katherine Dentzman and Micheal Owen. Under Review. 2019. “Producers, Weeds and Society.”Journal of Integrated Pest Management.10(1): 1-6.

Ervin, David E., Elise H. Breshears, George B. Frisvold, Terrance Hurley, Katherine E. Dentzman, Jeffrey L. Gunsolus, Raymond A. Jussaume, Micheal D.K. Owen, Jason K. Norsworthy, Mustofa Mahmud Al Mamun and Wesley Everman.  2019. “Farmer Attitudes toward Cooperative Approaches to Herbicide Resistance Management: A Common Pool Ecosystem Service Challenge.” Ecological Economics.157: 237-245.

Shaw, David R., Michael Barrett, Jill Schroeder, Amy B. Asmus, David Ervin, Raymond A. Jussaume, Jr. and Harold Coble. 2018. “Critical Next Steps in Combating Herbicide Resistance: Our View.” Weed Science.”Vol. 66, pp. 559-561.

Schroeder, Jill, Michael Barrett, David R. Shaw, Amy B. Asmus, Harold Coble, David Ervin, Raymond A. Jussaume, Jr., Micheal D. K. Owen, Ian Burke, Cody F. Creech, A. Stanley Culpepper, William S. Curran,Darrin M. Dodds, Todd A. Gaines, Jeffrey L. Gunsolus, Bradley D. Hanson, Prashant Jha, Annie E. Klodd, Andrew R. Kniss, Ramon G. Leon, Sandra McDonald, Don W. Morishita, Brian J. Schutte, Christy L. Sprague, Phillip W. Stahlman, Larry E. Steckel, and Mark J. VanGessel. 2018. “Managing Wicked Herbicide-Resistance: Listening to the Perspectives of Practitioners. Procedures for Conducting Listening Sessions and an Evaluation of the Process.” Weed Technology.” Vol. 32, No. 4, pp. 489-497. 

Schroeder, Jill, Michael Barrett, David R. Shaw, Amy B. Asmus, Harold Coble, David Ervin, Raymond A. Jussaume, Jr., Micheal D. K. Owen, Ian Burke, Cody F. Creech, A. Stanley Culpepper, William S. Curran,Darrin M. Dodds, Todd A. Gaines, Jeffrey L. Gunsolus, Bradley D. Hanson, Prashant Jha, Annie E. Klodd, Andrew R. Kniss, Ramon G. Leon, Sandra McDonald, Don W. Morishita, Brian J. Schutte, Christy L. Sprague, Phillip W. Stahlman, Larry E. Steckel, and Mark J. VanGessel. 2018. “Managing Wicked Herbicide-Resistance: Lessons from the Field.” Weed Technology.” Vol. 32, No. 4, pp. 475-488.

Barrett, Michael, David E. Ervin, George B. Frisvold,  Raymond A. Jussaume, David R. Shaw and Sarah M. Ward. 2017. “A Wicked View.” Weed Science.Vol. 65, No. 4, pp. 441-443.

Dentzman, Katherine and Raymond A. Jussaume Jr. 2017. “The Ideology of U.S. Agriculture: How are Integrated Management Approaches Envisioned?” Society and Natural Resources. Vol. 30, No. 11, pp. 1311-1327.

Jussaume, Raymond A. Jr.and Katherine Dentzman. 2016. “Farmers’ Perspectives on Management Options for Herbicide-Resistant Weeds.” Choices.Vol. 31, No. 4, pp. 1-7. 

Dentzman, Katherine, Ryan Gunderson and Raymond A. Jussaume Jr. 2016. “Techno-optimism as a Barrier to Overcoming Herbicide Resistance: Comparing Farmer Perceptions of the Future Potential of Herbicides by State.” Journal of Rural Studies.Vol. 48, pp. 22-32. 

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