Academic Papers

Our HE faculty are active researchers who publish in a variety of fields, such as engineering studies, engineering education, science and technology studies, and anthropology, to name a few. Below are links to recent publications by HE faculty, grouped by topic. If you do not have access to academic journals, please email the author directly for an electronic copy of the article.

FACULTY WEBSITES AND PAPERS

ENGINEERING & SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

Bridging Sustainable Community Development and Social Justice
Lucena, Juan. Bridging Sustainable Community Development and Social Justice. In International Perspectives on Engineering Education. Christensen, S, Didier, C, Jamieson, A. (eds). Switzerland, Springer. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007%2F978-3-319-16169-3_11
Towards an ethics of international service learning: How history, engineering cultures and views of communities should matter to engineers’ serving abroad
Lucena, Juan. 2013. Towards an ethics of international service learning: How history, engineering cultures and views of communities should matter to engineers’ serving abroad. In Service Learning in Engineering, Marybeth Lima and Bill Oakes (eds.). New York, NY: Oxford University Press. https://global.oup.com/academic/product/service-learning-9780199922048?cc=us&lang=en&
Engineers and Community: How Sustainable Engineering Depends on Engineers' Views of People
Lucena, Juan. 2013. Engineers and Community: How Sustainable Engineering Depends on Engineers’ Views of People. In Handbook of Sustainable Engineering, Wolfgang Wimmer and Joanne Kauffman (eds.). Dordrecht, Netherlands: Springer. https://link.springer.com/referenceworkentry/10.1007%2F978-1-4020-8939-8_51
Making the human dimensions of sustainable community development visible to engineers
Lucena, Juan., J. Leydens, and J. Schneider. 2010. Making the human dimensions of sustainable community development visible to engineers. Engineering Sustainability, 164 (1): 13 –23. http://www.icevirtuallibrary.com/doi/abs/10.1680/ensu.1000014

ENGINEERING & SOCIAL JUSTICE

Social Justice: A Missing, Unelaborated Dimension in Humanitarian Engineering and Learning Through Service
Leydens, Jon and Juan Lucena. 2014. Social Justice: A Missing, Unelaborated Dimension in Humanitarian Engineering and Learning Through Service. International Journal for Service Learning in Engineering, Humanitarian Engineering and Social Entrepreneurship. Vol 9, no. 2, pp. 1-28. https://ojs.library.queensu.ca/index.php/ijsle/article/view/5447
Are engineering and social justice (in)commensurable? A theoretical exploration of macro-sociological frameworks
Leydens, Jon, Juan Lucena, and Jen Schneider. 2012. Are engineering and social justice (in)commensurable? A theoretical exploration of macro-sociological frameworks. International Journal of Engineering, Social Justice and Peace, 1(1): 63-82. https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/285e/73cec9fb3148ed22e363caf9164344f1cb9c.pdf

ENGINEERING EDUCATION

Engineering Students’ Views of Corporate Social Responsibility: A Case Study from Petroleum Engineering
Smith, Jessica M., Carrie McClelland and Nicole Smith. Engineering Students’ Views of Corporate Social Responsibility: A Case Study from Petroleum Engineering. Science and Engineering Ethics http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11948-016-9859-x
Invisible Innovators: How Low Income, First Generation (LIFG) Students Use Their Funds of Knowledge to Belong in Engineering
Smith, Jessica M. and Juan Lucena. 2016. Invisible Innovators: How Low Income, First Generation (LIFG) Students Use Their Funds of Knowledge to Belong in Engineering. Engineering Studies 8 (1): 1-26. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19378629.2016.1155593
“How do I show them I’m more than a person who can lift heavy things?” The Funds of Knowledge of Low Income, First Generation Engineering Students
Smith, Jessica M. and Juan Lucena. 2016. “How do I show them I’m more than a person who can lift heavy things?” The Funds of Knowledge of Low Income, First Generation Engineering Students. Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering, 22(3): 199–221. http://dx.doi.org/10.1615/JWomenMinorScienEng.2016015512
Engineering by Doing: Diversity, Innovation and Hands-On Learning
Rolston, Jessica Smith and Elizabeth Cox. 2015. Engineering by Doing: Diversity, Innovation and Hands-On Learning. In International Perspectives on Engineering Education: Engineering Education and Practice in Context. Volume 1, S.H. Christensen et al. Pp. 261-278. New York: Springer.
Making the Funds of Knowledge of Low Income, First Generation (LIFG) Students Visible and Relevant to Engineering Education
Smith, Jessica and Juan Lucena. 2015. Making the Funds of Knowledge of Low Income, First Generation (LIFG) Students Visible and Relevant to Engineering Education. American Society for Engineering Education conference, Seattle. http://dx.doi.org/10.18260/p.24464
Teaching the ethics of science and engineering through humanities and social science: A case study of evolving student perceptions of nanotechnology
Zilliox, Skylar, Jessica M. Smith, Corinne Packard, and Carl Mitcham. 2016. Teaching the ethics of science and engineering through humanities and social science: A case study of evolving student perceptions of nanotechnology. Teaching Ethics. http://dx.doi.org/10.5840/tej2016112334
Nanoethics and Policy Education: A Case Study of Social Science Coursework and Student Engagement with Emerging Technologies
Rolston, Jessica Smith, Skylar Zilliox*, Corinne Packard, Carl Mitcham and Brian Zaharatos. 2014. Nanoethics and Policy Education: A Case Study of Social Science Coursework and Student Engagement with Emerging Technologies. NanoEthics 8:217–225. http://dx.doi.org/1007/s11569-014-0210-1

LOW INCOME, FIRST GENERATION ENGINEERING STUDENTS

Invisible Innovators: How Low Income, First Generation (LIFG) Students Use Their Funds of Knowledge to Belong in Engineering
Smith, Jessica M. and Juan Lucena. 2016. Invisible Innovators: How Low Income, First Generation (LIFG) Students Use Their Funds of Knowledge to Belong in Engineering. Engineering Studies 8 (1): 1-26. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19378629.2016.1155593
“How do I show them I’m more than a person who can lift heavy things?” The Funds of Knowledge of Low Income, First Generation Engineering Students
Smith, Jessica M. and Juan Lucena. 2016. “How do I show them I’m more than a person who can lift heavy things?” The Funds of Knowledge of Low Income, First Generation Engineering Students. Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering, 22(3): 199–221. http://dx.doi.org/10.1615/JWomenMinorScienEng.2016015512

CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

Corporate Social Responsibility and the Perils of Universalization
Smith, Jessica M. and Federico Helfgott. 2010. Corporate Social Responsibility and the Perils of Universalization. Anthropology Today 26(3): 20-23. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8322.2010.00737.x
Climate Change Justice and Corporate Responsibility
Smith, Jessica. 2016. Climate Change Justice and Corporate Responsibility. Journal of Energy & Natural Resources Law 34(1): 70-74. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02646811.2016.1120074
Engineering Students’ Views of Corporate Social Responsibility: A Case Study from Petroleum Engineering
Smith, Jessica M., Carrie McClelland and Nicole Smith. Engineering Students’ Views of Corporate Social Responsibility: A Case Study from Petroleum Engineering. Science and Engineering Ethics http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11948-016-9859-x
Turning Mine Protesters into Collaborators: The Opportunities and Challenges of Corporate Social Responsibility in the Mining Industry
Rolston, Jessica Smith. 2015. Turning Mine Protesters into Collaborators: The Opportunities and Challenges of Corporate Social Responsibility in the Mining Industry. Society and Natural Resources 28(2): 165-179. http://dx.doi.org/1080/08941920.2014.945063

RESOURCE GOVERNANCE

Memorandums of Understanding and Public Trust in Local Government for Colorado’s Unconventional Energy Industry
Zilliox, Skylar* and Jessica Smith. 2017. Memorandums of Understanding and Public Trust in Local Government for Colorado’s Unconventional Energy Industry. Energy Policy 107: 72-81. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2017.04.032
Supraregulatory Agreements and Unconventional Energy Development: Learning from Citizen Concerns, Enforceability and Participation in Colorado
Zilliox, Skylar* and Jessica M. Smith. 2017. Supraregulatory Agreements and Unconventional Energy Development: Learning from Citizen Concerns, Enforceability and Participation in Colorado. Extractive Industries & Society 4(1): 69–77. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.exis.2016.11.008
Memorandums of Understanding and the Social License to Operate in Colorado’s Unconventional Energy Industry

Shaffer, Austin***, Skylar Zilliox* and Jessica M. Smith. 2017. Memorandums of Understanding and the Social License to Operate in Colorado’s Unconventional Energy Industry. Journal of Energy & Natural Resources Law 35 (1): 69-85. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02646811.2016.1216696

ARTISANAL MINING

Promises and Perceptions in the Guianas: The Making of an Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining Reserve
Smith, Nicole M.**, Jessica M. Smith, Zira Q. John, Benjamin Teschner. 2017. Promises and Perceptions in the Guianas: The Making of an Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining Reserve. Resources Policy 51: 49-56. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.resourpol.2016.11.006

MINING & LABOR

Mining Coal and Undermining Gender: Rhythms of Work and Family in the American West
Rolston, Jessica Smith. 2014. Mining Coal and Undermining Gender: Rhythms of Work and Family in the American West. New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press.

(Finalist for the Society for Economic Anthropology book prize and the Society for the Anthropology of Work’s book prize.)

Blind Spots of Liberal Righteousness. Cultural Anthropology hot spots series on “The Rise of Trumpism"

Smith, Jessica. Blind Spots of Liberal Righteousness. Cultural Anthropology hot spots series on “The Rise of Trumpism.” January 18, 2017. https://culanth.org/fieldsights/1044-blind-spots-of-liberal-righteousness

Everyday Lives of Energy Transitions: Contested Sociotechnical Imaginaries in the American West
Smith, Jessica M. and Abraham Tidwell. 2016. Everyday Lives of Energy Transitions: Contested Sociotechnical Imaginaries in the American West. Social Studies of Science 46(3): 327-350. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0306312716644534
The Politics of Pits and the Materiality of Mine Labor: Making Natural Resources in the American West
Rolston, Jessica Smith. 2013. The Politics of Pits and the Materiality of Mine Labor: Making Natural Resources in the American West. American Anthropologist 115 (4): 582-594. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/aman.12050
Risky Business: Neoliberalism and Workplace Safety in Wyoming Coal Mines
Rolston, Jessica Smith. 2010. Risky Business: Neoliberalism and Workplace Safety in Wyoming Coal Mines. Human Organization 69 (4): 331-342. http://dx.doi.org/10.17730/humo.69.4.j51583211nn864uu
Talk about Technology: Negotiating Gender Difference in Wyoming Coal Mines
Rolston, Jessica Smith. 2010. Talk about Technology: Negotiating Gender Difference in Wyoming Coal Mines. Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society 35 (4): 893-918. http://dx.doi.org/10.1086/651039
Crafting Kinship at Home and Work: Women Miners in Wyoming
Smith, Jessica M. 2008. Crafting Kinship at Home and Work: Women Miners in Wyoming. Women and Work issue, edited by Kathlene McDonald, WorkingUSA: The Journal of Labor and Society 11(4): 439-458. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1743-4580.2008.00218.x