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).
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Alternative Food From the Forest Roundtable Discussion
Tree Bark with Gary Mead
Meet Whitetail Landscape’s Jon Teater
2022 Backyard Maple Sugaring Report & Grafting Wild Apple Trees
Carbon Markets for Small Landowners with Finite Carbon’s Matt Smith
Meet TimberWorks Forest Management’s Nathan Waterfield
The Age of Wood with Gary Mead
Forest Improvement for Deer & Wildlife with Gary Graham
Backyard Maple Sugaring
Smoky Bear, Climate Change & Projected Maple Decline
Willow with Gary Mead
Firewood Roundtable Discussion
Moose in NY with Cornell’s Jen Grauer
Gary’s History in New Kingston--Part 2
Making Baseball Bats with Leatherstocking Hand-Split Billet Company
All About Firewood
Why Deer Numbers in the Northeast Remain Low
Fire Suppression & Mesophication of Upland Oak Landscapes with Dr. Heather Alexander
The Potential of Regulated Commercial Hunting as a Management Tool to Help Regenerate NY Forests with Dr. Paul Curtis
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