Dr. Jason A. Delborne is a Professor of Science, Policy, and Society and a University Faculty Scholar at North Carolina State University. Appointed in 2013 to the Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources and the Genetic Engineering and Society Center, Delborne teaches and conducts research at the intersection of environmental policy, biotechnology, and public engagement. Jason engages qualitative research methodologies to explore how policymakers, stakeholders, and members of the public interface with emerging biotechnologies designed for environmental benefit.
Recent projects have focused on the genetically engineered chestnut tree, a gene drive mouse for biodiversity conservation, and the management of free-ranging cats in National Parks. Delborne was twice appointed to expert committees of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM), which published Gene Drives on the Horizon (2016) and Forest Health and Biotechnology (2019). He serves on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Task Force on Synthetic Biology and Biodiversity Conservation, which published Genetic Frontiers for Conservation (2019). His academic scholarship includes over 50 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters, appearing in journals such as Science, Social Studies of Science, BioScience, and Public Understanding of Science. Delborne holds a bachelor’s degree in human biology from Stanford University (1993) and a doctorate in Environmental Science, Policy, and Management from the University of California, Berkeley (2005). He completed an NSF Postdoctoral Fellowship at the University of Wisconsin, Madison (2006-08) and was an Assistant Professor of Science, Technology, and Policy at Colorado School of Mines in the Division of Liberal Arts and International Studies (2008-13).
Forestry Check-In
Off Grid & Into the Woods of Vermont with Elisabeth Mazzelli
Forestry Check-In
The Role of Fire for Forest Resiliency with Jed Meunier
State Trees of the USA with Gary Mead (Part 5)
All About Morels & Other Edible Mushrooms
Embracing Disruption--The New Model for North American Conservation with John Conolly
Native Americans, Fire, & Oak with Stephen Tulowiecki
Wilderness & the Human Role
State Trees of the USA with Gary Mead (Part 4)
Gypsy Moth & Other Tent Caterpillars
Forestry Check-In
Engaging Forest Landowners in the Northeast
State Trees of the USA with Gary Mead_Part 3
Making Maple Syrup for the First Time with Chip Beck
Forestry Check-In
Aldo Leopold & the Importance of Conservation with Steve Swenson
State Trees of the USA with Gary Mead_Part 2
Forestry Check-In
Forest Management with Birds in Mind with Audubon NY's Claire Mann
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