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
Ecosystem Benefits Provision of Green Stormwater Infrastructure in Chinese Sponge Cities
Environmental Management, Wang, Rui, Wu, Hong, Chiles, Robert, 2022
Empathic choices for animals versus humans
Journal of Social Psychology, Cameron, C. Daryl, Lengieza, Michael L., Hadjiandreou, Eliana, Swim, Janet K., Chiles, Robert M., 2022
Democratizing ownership and participation in the 4th Industrial Revolution: challenges and opportunities in cellular agriculture
Agriculture and Human Values, Chiles, Robert M., Broad, Garrett, Gagnon, Mark, Negowetti, Nicole, Glenna, Leland, Griffin, Megan A.M., Tami-Barrera, Lina, Baker, Siena, Beck, Kelly, 2021
Principles of foodservice ethics: a general review
International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, Sharma, Amit, Jolly, Phillip M., Chiles, Robert Magneson, DiPietro, Robin B., Jaykumar, Angeline, Kesa, Hema, Monteiro, Heather, Roberts, Kevin, Saulais, Laure, 2021
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
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, Carolyn, 2019
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, 2019
Contested sustainability discourses as lived experience, Chiles, Robert Magneson, 2018
Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Agriculture
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
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
Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems, Chiles, Robert M., Glenna, Leland, Sharma, Amit, Catchmark, Jeffrey, Azzara, C. Daniel, Maretzki, Audrey, 2018
Hidden in Plain Sight
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
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
If they come, we will build it
Agriculture and Human Values, Chiles, Robert Magneson, 2013
Intertwined ambiguities
Journal of Consumer Behaviour, Chiles, Robert M., 2013