Refereed Publications
[17] Schmitt-Harsh, M., and P.E. Wiseman. 2020. Household perceptions and practices of recycling tree debris from residential properties. Sustainability 12(16): 6476. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12166476
[16] Hunt, D.A., K. Tabor, J.H. Hewson, M.A. Wood, L. Reymondin, K. Koenig, M. Schmitt-Harsh, and F. Follett. 2020. Review of remote sensing methods to map coffee production systems. Remote Sensing 12(12): 2041. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs12122041.
[15] Schmitt-Harsh, M., K. Waldman, L. Estes, and T. Evans. 2020. Understanding social and environmental determinants of piecework labor in smallholder agricultural systems. Applied Geography. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeog.2020.102243.
[14] Schmitt-Harsh, M., and S.K. Mincey. 2020. Operationalizing the social-ecological system framework to assess residential forest structure: A case study in Bloomington, Indiana. Ecology & Society 25(2). http://dx.doi.org/10.5751/ES-11564-250214.
[13] Schmitt-Harsh, M., and P.E. Wiseman. 2019. Survey study recap and recommendations for university tree care programs. Facilities Manager magazine, Nov/Dec edition. Available here.
[12] Schmitt-Harsh, M. 2019. A survey study of university tree care practices. Facilities Manager magazine, Sept/Oct edition. Available here.
[11] Schmitt-Harsh, M., and J. Harsh. 2016. Engaging nonscience majors in urban ecology: Recommendations for course design. Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences 7(4): 550-561. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13412-016-0410-9.
[10] Harsh, J., and M. Schmitt-Harsh. 2016. Implementation of instructional strategies to develop graphing skills in the college science classroom. American Biology Teacher 78(1): 49-56. https://doi.org/10.1525/abt.2016.78.1.49.
[9] McCord, P., M. Cox, M. Schmitt-Harsh, and T. Evans. 2015. Crop diversification as a smallholder livelihood strategy within semi-arid agricultural systems near Mount Kenya. Land Use Policy 42: 738-750. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2014.10.012.
[8] Schmitt-Harsh, M., S. Mincey, M. Patterson, B. Fischer, and T. Evans. 2013. Private residential urban forest structure and carbon storage in a moderate-sized urban area in the Midwest United States. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening 12: 454-463. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2013.07.007.
[7] Mincey, S.K., M. Schmitt-Harsh, and R. Thurau. 2013. Zoning, land use, and urban tree canopy cover: The importance of scale. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening 12(2): 191-199. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2012.12.005.
[6] Schmitt-Harsh, M. 2013. Landscape change in Guatemala: Driving forces of forest and coffee agroforest expansion and contraction from 1990 to 2010. Journal of Applied Geography 40: 40-50. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeog.2013.01.007.
[5] Schmitt-Harsh, M., S. Sweeney, and T. Evans. 2013. Classification of coffee-forest landscapes using Landsat TM imagery and spectral mixture analysis. Photogrammetric Engineering & Remote Sensing 79(5): 457-468. Available here.
[4] Schmitt-Harsh, M., and J. Harsh. 2013. The development and implementation of an inquiry-based poster project on sustainability in a large non-majors environmental science course. Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences 3: 56-64. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13412-012-0090-z.
[3] Schmitt-Harsh, M., T. Evans, E. Castellanos, and J.C. Randolph. 2012. Carbon stocks in coffee agroforests and mixed dry tropical forests in the western highlands of Guatemala. Agroforestry Systems 86(2): 141-157. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10457-012-9549-x.
[2] Fleischman, F., K. Boenning, G. Garcia-Lopez, S. Mincey, M. Schmitt-Harsh, K. Daedlow, M.C. Lopez Perez, X. Basurto, B. Fischer, and E. Ostrom. 2010. Disturbance, response, and persistence in self-organized forested communities: Analysis of robustness and resilience in five communities in Southern Indiana. Ecology & Society 15(4): 9. Available here.
[1] Strauss, S., M. Schmitt, and R. Sedjo. 2009. Forest scientist views of regulatory obstacles to research and development of transgenic forest biotechnology. Journal of Forestry 107(7): 350-357. https://doi.org/10.1093/jof/107.7.350.
Manuscripts in Progress
[2] Schmitt-Harsh, M. In preparation. Managing trees on campus: A national survey of campus forestry services and programs. Arboriculture & Urban Forestry.
[1] Wiseman, P.E., M. Schmitt-Harsh, and J. Munsell. In preparation. Household firewood use in urban areas: A survey of consumer opinions and activities. TBD.
Book Chapters
[2] Evans, T., D. Robinson, and M. Schmitt-Harsh. 2013. Limitations, challenges, and solutions to integrating carbon dynamics with land-use models. In Land Use and the Carbon Cycle: Advances in Integrated Science, Management, and Policy, eds, D.G. Brown, D.T. Robinson, N.H.F. French, and B.C. Reed. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK.
[1] Schmitt-Harsh, M., T. Evans, and S. Sweeney. 2011. Historic land use and social policy affecting large-scale changes in forest cover in the Midwest United States. In Engineering Earth: The Impacts of MegaEngineering Projects, ed, Stanley D. Brunn. Springer Science and Business Media, Dordrecht, the Netherlands.
Reports and Non-Refereed Publications (*Denotes undergraduate coauthor)
[2] Schmitt-Harsh, M. 2019. Managing trees on campus: A survey of North American college and university tree care practices and operations. Center for Facilities Research: APPA Leadership in Educational Facilities. Available here.
[1] Schmitt-Harsh, M., K.C. Walters, *H. R. Marchese, and *S. Wolf. 2016. Trees of James Madison University: A walking tour of the diversity of trees on the JMU campus. Available at http://www.jmu.edu/idls/_files/trees-of-jmu.pdf.