Robert Chiles, Ph.D.
- Assistant Professor of Rural Sociology
- Research Associate, Rock Ethics Institute
University Park, PA 16802
- Email rchiles@psu.edu
- Office 814-863-8626
- Fax 814-865-3746
- PDF Curriculum Vitae
Areas of Expertise
- Environmental sociology
- Food and agricultural ethics
- Science, knowledge, and technology
- Culture and consumption
- Social psychology
- Animals and society
- Qualitative research methods
Websites
Education
- BA, Philosophy and Political Science, Stanford University
- MS, Sociology, University of Wisconsin-Madison
- PhD, Sociology, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Publications
Sustainability outcomes and policy implications: Evaluating China’s “old urban neighborhood renewal” experiment
PLoS One, Wang, Rui, Wu, Hong, Chiles, Robert, Yang, Yizhao, 2024
Optimization and reflexivity in interdisciplinary agri-environmental scholarship
Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, Chiles, Robert Magneson, Drohan, Patrick, Cibin, Raj, O’Sullivan, Lilian, O'Sullivan, Lilian, Doody, Donnacha, Schulte, Rogier, Grady, Caitlin, Jiang, Fei, Preisendanz, Heather E., Gall, H, Dingkuhn, Elsa Ligaya, Veith, Tamie, Anderson, Aine, 2023
Animals and Society, Chiles, Robert Magneson, Mendel, Catherine, 2023
The ethics of cellular agriculture, Zhu, Stephanie, Tami-Barrera, Lina, Chiles, Robert M., Broad, Garrett M., 2023
Negotiating legitimacy: Neoliberal and agrarian strategies to resolve the enigma of animal welfare
International Journal of Sociology of Agriculture and Food, Chiles, Robert, Lougheed, Scott, 2022
Thick and thin food justice approaches in the evaluation of cellular agriculture
Nature Food, Broad, Garrett M., Chiles, Robert M., 2022
AgriTech Investor and Informant Perspectives About Cellular Agriculture
International Food and Agribusiness Management Review, Gagnon, Mark, Broad, Garrett, Grandison, Kelia, Chiles, Robert, 2022
Empowering students to confront environmental injustice: Dialogue, theory, empathy, and partnership.
SN social sciences, Chiles, Robert, Ard, K, Teixeira-Poit, S, Flora, C, Williams, R, Grady, C, 2022
Ecosystem Benefits Provision of Green Stormwater Infrastructure in Chinese Sponge Cities
Environmental Management, Wang, Rui, Wu, Hong, Chiles, Robert, 2022
Legitimating Visions, Mitigating Risks: Industrial and Agrarian Strategies to Resolve the Enigma of Animal Welfare
International Journal of Sociology of Agriculture and Food, Chiles, Robert, Lougheed, Scott, 2022
Empathic choices for animals versus humans: the role of choice context and perceived cost
Journal of Social Psychology, Cameron, C. Daryl, Lengieza, Michael, Swim, J, Hadjiandreou,, Eliana, Hadjiandreou, Eliana, Swim, Janet, Chiles, R, Hadjiandreou, Eliana, Chiles, Robert M., 2022
Principles of foodservice ethics: a general review
International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, Sharma, Amit, Jolly, Phillip M., Chiles, Robert, DiPietro, Robin, Jaykumar, Angeline, Kesa, Hema, Monteiro, Heather, Roberts, Kevin, Saulais, Laure, 2021
Democratizing ownership and participation in the 4th Industrial Revolution: challenges and opportunities in cellular agriculture
Agriculture and Human Values, Chiles, Robert, Broad, Garrett, Gagnon, Mark, Glenna, L, Negowetti, Nicole, Gagnon, M, Glenna, Leland, Negowetti, Nicole, Griffin, Megan A.M., Tami-Barrera, Lina, Tami-Barrera, Lina, Griffin, Megan, Baker, Siena, Beck, Kelly, 2021
The epistemological and methodological foundations of qualitative research
International Sociological Association eSymposium, Niebauer, Allison, Traore, Abou, Turowetz, Jason, Chiles, Robert, 2020
Consumer agency and the ethical obligations of food service providers in an era of cheap food, racial inequality, and neoliberal governance, Chiles, Robert, 2019
Qualitative Research Ethics in the Big Data Era: Part II
American Behavioral Scientist, Glenna, Leland, Hesse, Arielle, Hinrichs, Clare, Chiles, Robert, Sachs, Carolyn, 2019
Qualitative Research Ethics in the Big-Data Era
American Behavioral Scientist, Glenna, Leland, Hesse, Arielle, Hinrichs, Clare, Chiles, Robert, Sachs, C, 2019
Cell-culture technology and potential impacts on livestock production
Drovers, Campbell, J, Felix, Tara, Hines, E, Chiles, R, 2019
Livestock intensification strategies in Rwanda: Ethical implications for animals and a consideration of potential alternatives, Chiles, Robert, Christy, Celize, 2019
Contested sustainability discourses as lived experience: Conflicted feelings towards meat in consumers' narratives and life stories, Chiles, Robert Magneson, 2018
Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Agriculture: Reconciling the Epistemological, Ethical, Political, and Practical Challenges
Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics, Chiles, Robert M., Fabian, Eileen E., Tobin, Daniel, Colby, Scott J., DePue, S. Molly, 2018
Why is meat so important in Western history and culture? A genealogical critique of biophysical and political-economic explanations
Agriculture and Human Values, Chiles, Robert M., Fitzgerald, Amy J., 2018
“Taking back the narrative” - A dialogue with Food Justice Detroit’s Renee Wallace about culture change, consciousness, and compost
Public Philosophy Journal, Van Wieren, Gretel, Rachman, Steven, Chiles, Robert, Tsantsoulas, Tiffany, 2018
Constructing a new food ethics: Waste and discourses of difference
The Public Philosophy Journal, Tsantsoulas, Tiffany, Chiles, Robert, Rachman, Steven, Van Wieren, Gretel, Wallace, Renee, 2018
Getting Wasted: Going beyond ‘agrarian vs. industrial’ and moving towards a new food ethics
Public Philosophy Journal, Rachman, Stephen, Tsantsoulas, Tiffany, Chiles, Robert, Van Wieren, Gretel, Wallace, Renee, 2018
Agri-food firms, universities, and corporate social responsibility: What's in the public interest?
Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems, Chiles, Robert M., Glenna, Leland, Sharma, Amit, Catchmark, Jeffrey, Azzara, C. Daniel, Maretzki, Audrey, 2018
Hidden in Plain Sight: How Industry, Mass Media, and Consumers’ Everyday Habits Suppress Food Controversies
Sociologia Ruralis, Chiles, Robert Magneson, 2017
Why is meat so important in Western history and culture? A genealogical critique of political-economic and biophysical explanations
Agriculture and Human Values, Chiles, Robert, Fitzgerald, Amy, 2017
Questioning Reality, Questioning Science: Teaching Students in the Food and Agricultural Sciences about Epistemological, Ethical, and Empirical Controversies
Journal of Food Science Education, Chiles, Roburt, Coupland, John Neil, 2017
Food System Fragility and Resilience in the Aftermath of Disruption and Controversy
Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics, Chiles, Robert M., 2016
Introduction: From sustainability to surveillance, Chiles, Robert, 2014