Publications + Presentations
PEER-REVIEWED JOURNAL ARTICLES
Burney, S., Zillges, M., Bell, M., Gurney, R. M., & Stull, V. (Forthcoming, 2025). What do dairy farmers think of sustainability? Economic, demographic, and sociological antecedents of sustainable practices. Choices.
Nichenametla, C. K., Tarpey, E., Cousins, A., Orueta, J. A., Schwegler, P., Blissett, K., Bell, M. M., Silva, E., Wezel, A., Gurney, R. M., & Stull, V. J. (2024). Climate silence: A comparative study of governmental and non-governmental messaging on soil health in Wisconsin, USA. Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems, 49(3), 443–468.
Jeon, J., Gurney, R. M., & Bell, M. M. (2022). From non-believer to believer: What leads people to change their climate views. Sociological Inquiry.
Gurney, R. M., Dunlap, R. E., & Caniglia, B. S. (2022). Climate change SOS: Addressing climate impacts within a climate change spiral of silence. Society & Natural Resources, 1–21.
Gurney, R. M., Meng, S., Rumschlag, S., & Hamlet, A. F. (2022). The influences of political affiliation and weather-related impacts on climate change adaptation in US cities. Weather, Climate, and Society, 14(3), 919–931.
Gurney, R. M., Hamlet, A. F., & Regan, P. M. (2020). The influences of power, politics, and climate risk on US subnational climate action. Environmental Science & Policy, 116, 96–113.
Gurney, R. M., Caniglia, B. S., Mix, T. L., & Baum, K. A. (2015). Native American food security and traditional foods: A review of the literature. Sociology Compass, 9(8), 681–693.
BOOK CHAPTERS + EDITED VOLUMES
Kirchhoff, C., Gurney, R. M., Wood, D., & Regan, P. (Eds.). (2020). Special issue: The socio-political dimensions of climate mitigation and adaptation (in)action. Environmental Science & Policy.
Gurney, R. M. (2016). Early American voices. In B. S. Caniglia, T. J. Burns, R. M. Gurney, & E. L. Bond (Eds.), Rise of environmental consciousness: Voices in pursuit of a sustainable planet (pp. 89–124). Cognella Academic Publishing.
PUBLIC SCHOLARSHIP
Bell, M., Gurney, R.M., Stull, V. Wisconsin Public Radio. (2025, May 19). Farmer survey on climate change. Wisconsin Today.
Gurney, R.M. (2024, November 18). Farm size, profitability critical in whether sustainable practices are implemented, SHALL survey shows. Soil Health Alliance for Research & Engagement (SHARE) Blog.
Gurney, R. M. (2020). What fuels energy transitions: A conversation with Germán Vergara. Edge Effects.
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
Bell, M. Gurney, R. M., & Stull, V. (2023, August 4). Defining soil health: “I know it when I see it.” Rural Sociological Society Annual Meeting, Burlington, VT.
Bell, M. Gurney, R. M., & Stull, V. (2023, August 5). Re-grounding trust: Cultivating soil health knowledge across the political fenceline. Rural Sociological Society Annual Meeting, Burlington, VT.
Enstad, N., & Gurney, R. M. (2024, July 25–27). Supporting farmers’ transformational visions for food security and rural livability through farm-to-food-bank programs. Rural Sociological Society Annual Meeting, Madison, WI.
Hamlet, A. F., Penny, G., Trierweiler, A., Gurney, R. M., Ehsani, N., Siraj, A. S., Li, L., Meng, S., & Regan, P. (2019, December 9–14). Quantifying drivers of self-assessed household food insecurity at global scales. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA.
Gurney, R. M., & Hamlet, A. F. (2019, October 17–19). The influence of state politics on local climate adaptation. Sociology of Development Conference, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN.
Gurney, R. M., Hamlet, A. F., & Regan, P. M. (2019, August 10–13). The influences of power, politics, and social vulnerability on US subnational climate action. American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, New York, NY.
Gurney, R. M., Caniglia, B. S., & Dunlap, R. E. (2017, August 15). Climate change rhetoric in a hostile setting: Lessons from climate change constructions in Oklahoma. American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, Montreal, QC.