About the Authors

Susan J. Gilbertz, PhD is a professor of Geography and acting associate dean of the College of Business at Montana State University Billings. She grew up on a cattle ranch in rural Wyoming, and she earned BS and MA degrees in Communication from the University of Wyoming. Her PhD from Texas A&M University prepared her to return to the high plains, where she has focused on how senses of place influence environmental values and willingness to share natural resources. She has studied the people and resources of the Yellowstone River for over 17 years, and she has overseen more than 500 interviews with the people of the valley. Her projects have been sponsored by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the National Science Foundation, ...

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