Dr. Eric McConnell
Title
- Associate Professor
Contact Information
eric.mcconnell@msstate.edu
Office: 662-325-6340
Thompson Hall, Rm 365
Overview
Education
- Mississippi State University, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Forest Resources
- Mississippi State University, Master of Science (M.S.), Forest Products
- Louisiana Tech University, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Forestry
Research Interests
Forest Business
Forest Operations
Forest Industries
Publications
Year | Publications |
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2024 | Silva, B., Henderson, J., Sun, C., McConnell, E., Tanger, S. 2024. Terminal Value: A crucial, and yet, often forgotten element in timber harvest scheduling and timberland valuation. Forest Policy and Economics |
2024 | Crosby, M., McConnell, E., Holderieath, J., Meeker, J., Steiner, C., Strom, B., Johnson, W. 2024. The Use of High-Resolution Satellite Imagery to Determine the Status of a Large-Scale Outbreak of Southern Pine Beetle. Remote Sensing |
2023 | Aryal, S., McConnell, E., Poudel, K. P., Polinko, A. D. 2023. Whole Stand Variable Density Yield Equations for Oak-Gum-Cypress Bottomland Hardwood Forests. Journal of Forestry 121(4):333 - 342. |
2023 | Nepal, S., McConnell, E., Barefield, D. A., Grala, R. K. 2023. Mississippi USA's timber severance tax apportionments and their economic contributions. Forest Policy and Economics 157(103086). |
2023 | Tanger, S., da Silva, B., Polinko, A. D., McConnell, E., McDill, M. 2023. Estimating stand level carbon supply curves for loblolly pine and Douglas-fir plantations. Journal of Forestry 121(2):125-134. |
2023 | McConnell, E., 2023. Assessing income and risk of incorporating pine straw production into slash pine plantations. Forest Products Journal 73(3):208-219. |
2022 | McConnell, T. E. 2022. Variable-Density Yield Tables for Elm-Ash-Cottonwood Bottomland Hardwood Forests in Mississippi. Forest and Wildlife Research Center Research Bulletin FO473. Download |
2022 | Holderieath, J. J., Crosby, M. K., McConnell, E. 2022. Potential welfare impacts from the continued spread of wild pigs. Q Open 2(2):1-36. |
2022 | McConnell, E., Crosby, M. 2022. Spatial dependencies within Mississippi’s primary forest products manufacturers. Mathematical and Computational Forestry and Natural Resources 14(2):1-8. Download |
2022 | Webb, T., McConnell, E., Tanger, S., Barefield, D. A. 2022. Economic contributions of forestry service providers in Mississippi, USA. Small-scale Forestry 21:483-504. |
2022 | Webb, T. A., McConnell, T. E., Tanger, S. M., Barefield, D. A. 2022. Economic Contributions of Forestry Service Providers in Mississippi, USA. Small-scale Forestry 21(3):22. Download |
2021 | Tanger, S. M., Blazier, M. A., Holley, A. G., McConnell, E., VanderSchaaf, C., Clason, T. R., KC, D. 2021. Financial performance of diverse levels of early competition suppression and pre-commercial thinning on loblolly pine stand development. New Forests 52:217-235. |
2021 | McConnell, E., da Silva, B. K., Sun, C., Tanger, S. M. 2021. Forest to Mill Timber Price Trends and Volatility for Mississippi Timber Products. Forest Products Journal 71(2):177-187. |
2021 | Daystar, J., Handfield, R., Golden, J., McConnell, E. 2021. An economic impact analysis of the US biobased products industry. Industrial Biotechnology 17(5):259-270. |
2021 | VanderSchaaf, C., McConnell, E., Tanger, S. M. 2021. Estimated impacts of Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) on ash timber supply in Texas. Journal of Forestry 119:45-61. |
2020 | McConnell, E., Crosby, M. K., Holderieath, J. J., VanderSchaaf, C. L. 2020. Financial assessment of future stand conditions required to recover the opportunity costs of a north Louisiana streamside management zone. Forest Products Journal 70(1):39-49. |
2020 | McConnell, E., 2020. Unit costs and trends within Louisiana's logging contract rate. Forest Products Journal 70(1):50-59. |
2020 | Scouse, A., Vendiiti, R., Kelley, S., McConnell, E. 2020. Evaluating sustainable product alternatives by combining life cycle assessment with full-cost accounting: A highway guardrail case study. BioResources 15(4):9103-9127. |
2020 | Crosby, M., Holderieath, J., McConnell, E. 2020. Forest Canopy Benefits in Small Urban Areas of Louisiana. Mathematical and Computational Forestry & Natural Resource Sciences 12(2):79-91. Download |
2020 | Gay, C., Crosby, M., Holderieath, J., McConnell, E. 2020. A simulation approach to using Landsat 8 imagery to determine a threshold for detecting changes along a streamside management zone: A case study in Louisiana. Mathematical and Computational Forestry & Natural Resource Sciences 12(2):74-78. Download |
2020 | McConnell, E., Crosby, M. K., Holderieath, J. J., VanderSchaaf, C. 2020. Financial assessment of future stand conditions required to recover the opportunity costs of a north Louisiana streamside management zone. Forest Products Journal 70(1):39-49. |
2019 | McConnell, E., Vanderschaaf, C. L., Holderieath, J. J., Crosby, M. K. 2019. Adequacy of Timber Trespass Civil Awards: A Louisiana Case Study. Journal of Forestry 117(6):533-542. Download |
2019 | McConnell, E., Altizer, C. B. 2019. Economic Contributions of North Carolina, United States, Forest-Sector Foreign Exports: An Export-Chain Perspective. Forest Science 65(6):734-742. |
2019 | McConnell, E., Tanger, S. M., Henderson, J. E. 2019. International trade's contributions to the United States forest sector and its import-export chain. Journal of Forestry 117(3):210-225. |
2019 | McConnell, E., VanderSchaaf, C., Tanger, S. M. 2019. Potential Changes to Louisiana Hardwood Timber Industry Economic Contributions Following Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) Invasion: An Input-Output Approach. Journal of Economic Entomology 112(6):2751-2760. |
2019 | Parajuli, R., McConnell, E., Tanger, S. M., Henderson, J. E. 2019. Interpreting forestry economic contribution reports: A user’s guide. Journal of Extension 57(4). Download |
2019 | VanderSchaaf, C., Huang, S., McConnell, E., Trincado, G. 2019. Mixed-effects height-diameter models for pine plantations in northern Florida and Georgia. Florida Scientist 81:157-169. Download |
2019 | McConnell, E., VanderSchaaf, C., Holderieath, J. J., Crosby, M. K. 2019. Adequacy of timber trespass civil awards: A Louisiana case study. Journal of Forestry 117(6):533-542. |
2018 | Scouse, A., McConnell, E., Kelley, S., Venditti, R. 2018. Analysis of North Carolina forest industry earnings: Adapting household level data from the American Community Survey to a social accounting matrix. Journal of Forestry 116(2):101-108. |
2018 | VanderSchaaf, C., Blazier, M., McConnell, E., Adams, J. P. 2018. Determining unthinned shortleaf pine plantation economic rotation ages in the Western Gulf. Forestry Research and Engineering: International Journal 2(3):132-138. |
2018 | VanderSchaaf, C., Huang, S., McConnell, E., Trincado, G., Yang, Y. 2018. Mixed-effects height-diameter models for pine plantations in northern Florida and Georgia. Florida Scientist 81:157-169. Download |
2018 | McConnell, E., VanderSchaaf, C., Tanger, S. M. 2018. Potential losses in Louisiana hardwood sawtimber economic contributions after Emerald Ash Borer invasion. Louisiana Agriculture Download |
2017 | Henderson, J. E., Joshi, O., Tanger, S. M., Boby, L., Hubbard, W., Pelkki, M., Hughes, D. W., McConnell, E., Miller, W., Nowak, J., Becker, C., Adams, T., Altizer, C., Cantrell, R., Daystar, J., Jackson, B., Jeuck, J., Mehmood, S., Tappe, P. 2017. Standard Procedures and Methods for Economic Impact and Contribution Analysis in the Forest Products Sector. Journal of Forestry 155(2):112-116. |
2017 | Scouse, A., McConnell, E., Venditti, R. 2017. Estimating the economic impacts generated by small-scale wood pellet manufacturing in Western North Carolina. Forest Products Journal 67(3-4):196-204. |
2017 | McConnell, E., 2017. Quality indexes for oak sawlogs based on green lumber grade yields. Forest Products Journal 67(3-4):245-249. Download |
2017 | Gerber, N., McConnell, E. 2017. Qualitative input-output analysis of North Carolina forest sector supply chains. Bioproducts Business 2(3):23-28. |
2016 | McConnell, E., Graham, G. W. 2016. History of northeastern US maple syrup price trends. Forest Products Journal 66(1-2):106-112. |
2016 | McConnell, E., 2016. On-farm forest income in the United States, 2003-2012: Thoughts for Extension programming. Journal of Extension 54(3). Download |
2015 | Golden, J. S., Handfield, R. B., Daystar, J., McConnell, E. 2015. An Economic Impact Analysis of the US Biobased Products Industry: A Report to the Congress of the United States of America. Industrial Biotechnology 11(4):201-209. |
2015 | Coronado, C. J., McConnell, E., Matthews, S. N. 2015. Forestry and forest products in Ohio: 2011 economic impacts with comparisons to 2001 values. Wood and Fiber Science 47(2):160-170. Download |
2014 | Duval, R. P., McConnell, E., Hix, D. M. 2014. Annual change in Ohio hardwood stumpage prices, 1960 to 2011. Forest Products Journal 64(1-2):19-25. |
2014 | Starr, S. E., McConnell, E. 2014. Changes in Ohio tree farmers' forest management strategies and outreach needs. Forest Science 60(4):811-816. |
2014 | McConnell, E., Shi, S. Q., Chen, H., Wang, G. 2014. Differences observed in data analysis techniques: An example using natural fibers' diameters and absorption times. Applied Engineering in Agriculture 30(1):55-58. |
2014 | Coronado, C. J., McConnell, E., Matthews, S. N. 2014. Economic impacts of timber product outputs in Ohio across timber market regions. BioResources 9(4):7579-7592. |
2014 | Luppold, W., Bumgardner, M., McConnell, E. 2014. Impacts of changing hardwood lumber consumption and price on stumpage and sawlog prices in Ohio. Forest Science 60(5):994-999. |
2014 | Duval, R. P., McConnell, E., Hix, D. M., Matthews, S. N., Williams, R. A. 2014. Ohio hardwood sawlog price trends. Wood and Fiber Science 46(1):85-96. Download |
2014 | Starr, S. E., McConnell, E., Bruskotter, J. S., Williams, R. A. 2014. Typology of Ohio, USA, Tree Farmers Based Upon Forestry Outreach Needs. Environmental Management 55(2):308-320. |
2013 | McConnell, E., 2013. Segmentation of Ohio's logging industry based on productivity and cost variables. Forest Products Journal 63(5-6):174-181. |
2013 | Little, N. S., McConnell, E., Irby, N. E., Shi, S. Q., Riggins, J. J. 2013. Surface free energy of blue-stained southern pine sapwood from bark beetle-attacked trees. Wood and Fiber Science 45(2):206-214. Download |
2013 | McConnell, E., 2013. Using impact analysis to document a forest products sector's contributions to Ohio's economy. Journal of Extension 51(2). Download |
2013 | McConnell, E., Shi, S. Q. 2013. Wettability of hydrothermally-treated hardwood surfaces in PMDI adhesive at elevated temperatures. Applied Engineering in Agriculture 29(2):281-285. |
2012 | Little, N. S., Blount, N. A., Londo, A. J., Kitchens, S. C., Schultz, T. P., McConnell, E., Riggins, J. J. 2012. Preference of formosan subterranean termites for blue-stained Southern yellow pine sapwood. Journal of Economic Entomology 105(5):1640-1644. |
2011 | McConnell, E., Shi, S. Q. 2011. Surface energy characterization of three partially hydrolyzed southern hardwood species determined by dynamic contact angle analysis. The Journal of Adhesion 87(4):353-365. |
2010 | McConnell, E., Little, N. S., Shi, S. Q., Schultz, T. P. 2010. Technical note: The susceptibility of chemically treated Southern hardwoods to subterranean termite attack. Wood and Fiber Science 42(2):252-254. Download |
2009 | McConnell, E., Shi, S. Q., Shmulsky, R. 2009. Technical note: A preliminary study on the bending stiffness of chemically treated wood material for structural composite lumber. Wood and Fiber Science 41(3):322-324. Download |
2009 | McConnell, E., Shmulsky, R. 2009. The effects of hurricane Katrina on the structure, performance, capacity, and future of the lumber industry in the United States gulf states. Journal of Forest Products Research 6(2). Download |
Graduate Students
- Katherine Abbott
- Samjhana Panthi
- James Shannon
Awards & Honors
- Southern Region Technical Release of the Year
Forest Resources Association - Southern Region Technical Release of the Year
Forest Resources Association - 1st Place Graduate Student Poster
ISFRE - College of Applied and Natural Sciences Researcher of the Year
Louisiana Tech University
Society Memberships
- American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers
- Council of Forest Engineering
- Forest Products Society
- Forest Products Society
- International Society of Forest Resource Economists
- Society of American Foresters
- Society of American Foresters