Education

BS Forest Resource Management, University of Idaho, 1997

MS Forest Engineering, Oregon State University, 1999
Thesis title: “Hungry Bob harvest production study: mechanical thinning for fuel reduction in the Blue Mountains of northeast Oregon”

MBA, Oregon State University, 2002

PhD, Forest Engineering, Oregon State University, 2004
Dissertation title: “Setting Forest Road Maintenance and Upgrade Priorities Based on Environmental Effects and Expert Judgment”

Courses Taught

• FORS 341 Timber Harvesting and Forest Roads (spring)
• FORS 434 Advanced Forest Roads (fall, even years)
• FORS 435 Advanced Timber Harvesting (fall, odd years)
• FOR 440 Forest Stand Management (fall)

Research Interests

• Harvest, pre-processing, and transportation of woody biomass
• Opeational forest planning for multiple goals
• Implementation of forest restoration treatments
• Forest road design, construction, maintenance, and management considering both environmental and economic impacts

Publications

Dodson, E., C. Blinn. 2021. Forest operations instructor and student perspectives on rapid transition from face-to-face to online learning in the US. International Journal of Forest Engineering. DOI: 10.1080/14942119.2021.1907109

Dodson, E. 2021. Challenges in Forest Road Maintenance in North America. Croatian Journal of Forest Engineering. 42(1). DOI: 10.5552/crojfe.2021.777.

Townsend, L., E. Dodson, N. Anderson, G. Worley-Hood, J. Goodburn. 2019. Harvesting forest biomass in the US southern Rocky Mountains: cost and production rates of five ground-based forest operations. International Journal of Forest Engineering. DOI: 10.1080/14942119.2018.1563851.

Dodson, E.M., S. Hayes, J. Meek, C.R. Keyes. 2015. Montana logging machine rates. International Journal of Forest Engineering, 26(2). DOI: 10.1080/14942119.2015.1069497. 11p.

Dodson, E.M. 2010. A Comparison of Harvesting Systems for Western Juniper. International Journal of Forest Engineering. 21(1):40-47.

Kash, A., and E.M. Dodson. 2010. Production of a Roll-off Equipped Harwarder for Forest Biomass Utilization. International Journal of Forest Engineering. 21(1):48-56.

Dodson, E.M., W. Chung, K. Mills, R. Nall, J. Sessions, and G. Zartman. 2007. Transportation Planning to Determine Low Volume Road Standards, Long Term Needs, and Environmental Risks and Tradeoffs. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No. 1989, Vol. 1, Transportation Research Board of the National Academies, Washington, D.C., 2007, pp. 11-19.

Dodson, E.M., T. Deboodt, and G. Hudspeth. 2006. Production and Cost Estimates for Two Western Juniper Extraction Systems. Western Journal of Applied Forestry.  21(4):185-194.

*Coulter, E.D., J. Coakley, J. Sessions. 2006. The Analytic Hierarchy Process: A Tutorial for Use in Prioritizing Forest Road Investments to Minimize Environmental Effects. International Journal of Forest Engineering. 17(2):51-69. 

*Coulter, E.D., J. Sessions., M. Wing. 2006. Scheduling Road Maintenance Using the Analytic Hierarchy Process and Heuristics. Silva Fennica. 40(1):143-160.