Lita Rule

515-294-1223, Fax 515-294-2995
lcrule@iastate.edu

B.S. Forestry Extension, University of the Philippines at Los Banos, 1975
M.S. Forest Resources Management, University of the Philippines, 1982
Ph.D. Forest Economics, Texas A&M University, 1988

Teaching

For 204, Multiple Use Decision Making.
For 205, Integrated Forestry Laboratory.
For 451, Forest Resource Economics and Quantitative Methods.
For 453, Forest Resource Policy and Administration.

Research

Dr. Rule’s research interests are in the areas of agroforestry, short rotation woody crops and industrial forestry, focusing on socio-economics and policy. She is currently involved with collaborative projects involving poplar production systems, both in Iowa and in Europe (Hungary), working on financial analyses of these systems.

Publications

Lassila, K.E., L.C. Rule, C. Lee, R. Driggs, G. Fulton, J. Torres y Torres, and M. Skarda. 2006. Enhancing the transition of Iowa students from high school to college. Journal of the Iowa Academy of Science. (Accepted for publication).

L.C.Rule, K.E. Lassila, N. Govender, V.B.P. Myeni. 2004. Restoring science education in apartheid-created areas of South Africa. Pp. 203-206 In Malpica, F., F. Welsch, A. Tremante, and M. Suarez (Eds.), Proceedings of the International Conference on Education and Information Systems: Technologies and Applications (EISTA), Volume II. Sheraton Hotel, Orlando, Florida, July 21-25, 2004

Rule, L.C., M. Szymanski, and J.P. Colletti. 2001. The Winnebago Tribe's agroforestry project: Linking indigenous knowledge, resource management planning, and community development. Chapter 13 in C.B. Flora (ed.) "Interactions Between Agroecosystems and Human Communities". CRC Press. Sopandi, A. and L.C. Rule. 2000. Comparative analysis of four pine plantation management situations in West Java. Journal of Tropical Forest Science 12(4): 656-668

Rule, L.C., C.B. Flora, and S. Hodges. 2000. The social dimensions of agroforestry. Chapter 10 in B. Rietveld and G. Garrett (eds.) "North American Agroforestry: An Integrated Science and Practice". American Society of Agronomy, Madison, WI.

Bawa, A.C., K. E. Lassila, and L. C. Rule. 2000. Editors. Development of Science and Technology in Africa. Proceedings of the International Workshop of the Development of Science and Technology in Africa. University of Natal Press.

Rule, L.C. and C.B. Flora. 1999. Temperate zone agroforestry as a tool for sustainability: Social and political realities. In: Proceedings of the Sixth North American Agroforestry Conference held 12-16 June 1999. Arlington Hotel, Hot Springs, Arkansas.

Rule, L.C., J.P. Colletti, R.R. Faltonson, J. Rosacker, and D. Ausborn. 1997. Integrating the human dimension in evaluating alternative uses for Winnebago tribal land. P. 28-34 In H.K. Cordell (ed.) Integrating social science and ecosystem management: A national challenge. Proceedings of conference held in Helen, GA, Dec. 12-14, 1995. USDA-For. Serv. Southern Research Sta. Gen. Tech. Rept. SRS-17.213p.

Rule, L.C., M.C. Rule, J.P. Colletti, and P. Negreros-Castillo. 1996. Characterization of two agroforestry systems in Southeastern Mexico. Final report submitted to the National Agroforestry Center, USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station. Lincoln, NE. January 1996. 173pp.

Rule, L.C., J.P. Colletti, R.R. Faltonson, J. Rosacker, and D. Ausborn. 1995. The Winnebago Tribe's Land Use Planning for Big Bear Hollow: An evaluation of forestry and agricultural alternatives. Journal of Forestry 93(6):39-43.