Matthew Filteau
Education
- B.A. in sociology | University of Southern Maine
- M.A. in applied sociology | University of Massachusetts Boston
- Ph.D. in rural sociology | The Pennsylvania State University
Research and Scholarly Work
Areas of Research
Matthew R. Filteau is an assistant professor of sociology at South Dakota State University, where he specializes in environmental sociology, rural sociology, masculinities and the human dimensions of natural resources. His research examines how economic, political and cultural processes shape rural communities, natural resource-based industries, and relationships between people and the environment.
Filteau has published his scholarship in Society & Natural Resources, Rural Sociology, Men & Masculinities, Environmental Practice, Substance Abuse: Research and Treatment, Journal of Community Mental Health, Journal of Rural and Community Development, and Harm Reduction, among other leading journals.
His current research examines fish and wildlife management and monitoring in the U.S. and Canadian Pacific Northwest, focusing on how institutions, communities and resource users understand and respond to declining Pacific salmon populations. Across his research, Filteau is particularly interested in the intersection of rural economies, environmental governance, labor, gender and resource conservation.
He brings extensive academic and private sector research experience to his research and teaching at South Dakota State University. He recently accepted co-chair responsibility for the Rural Sociological Society's Natural Resources Research Interest Group.
Filteau earned his Ph.D. in rural sociology from The Pennsylvania State University in 2012.
