Revised:  05/22/2008

Brian J. Schilling
 

Education:

• May 2008 – Ph.D., Urban Planning and Policy Development, Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, Rutgers University.
• 1994 – M.S. Agricultural Economics, Graduate School of New Brunswick, Rutgers University
• 1992 – B.S., Natural Resource Management and Applied Ecology, Cook College, Rutgers University
• 2005 – Certificate: Preparedness and Response to Agricultural Terrorism (Management Level). National Center for Biomedical Research and Training, Academy of Counter-Terrorist Education.

Positions Held:

• 2004-present – Adjunct Instructor (Agribusiness Management), Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource Economics, Cook College, Rutgers University.
• 2002-present – Associate Director, Food Policy Institute, Cook College, Rutgers University.
• 2000-2002 – Assistant Director of Research, Food Policy Institute, Cook College, Rutgers University.
• 1999-1999 – Adjunct Instructor (Microeconomics, Directed Research), Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource Economics, Cook College, Rutgers University.
• 1997-2000 – Research Economist (Research Analyst III), Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource Economics, Cook College, Rutgers University.
• 1995-1997 – State Government Liaison Economist (Research Analyst III), Department of Agricultural Economics and Marketing, Cook College, Rutgers University/New Jersey Department of Agriculture.
• 1994-1995 – State Government Liaison Economist (Research Assistant), Department of Agricultural Economics and Marketing, Cook College, Rutgers University/New Jersey Department of Agriculture.
• 1993-1994 – Research Assistant, FARMS Commission Initiative, Department of Agricultural Economics and Marketing, Cook College, Rutgers University.
   

• American Planning Association
• Northeastern Agricultural and Resource Economics Association
   

Honors and Special Recognition:

• 2004 – Cook College/NJAES Team Award for Research Excellence (Food Biotechnology Program)
• 1998 – Rutgers University Administrative Merit Award
• 1997 – Rutgers University Administrative Merit Award
• 1997 – Cook College/NJAES Team Award for Research Excellence (Status and Condition of New Jersey’s Food Industries)
• 1991 – Member, Alpha Zeta National Honor and Service Fraternity
   

Organizations:

• North American Regional Science Association
• Association of American Geographers
• Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning
• American Planning Association
   

Selected Publications:
 

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles:

• Onyango, B., R. Nayga, Jr., and B. Schilling. 2004. “Role of Product Benefits and Potential Risks in Consumer Acceptance of Genetically Modified Foods.” AgBioforum 7(4):202-211.
• Hossain, F., B. Onyango, A. Adelaja, B. Schilling, and W. Hallman. 2003. “Public Perceptions of Biotechnology and Acceptance of Genetically Modified Food.” Journal of Food Distribution Research 34(3):36-50.
• Hossain, F., B. Onyango, B. Schilling, W. Hallman and A. Adelaja. 2003. “Product Attributes, Consumer Benefits and Public Approval of Genetically Modified Foods.” International Journal of Consumer Studies 27(5): 353-365.
• Hossain, F., B. Onyango, A. Adelaja, B. Schilling, and W. Hallman. 2003. “Consumer Acceptance of Food Biotechnology: Willingness to Buy Genetically Modified Food Products.” Journal of International Food and Agribusiness Marketing 15(1/2):53-76.
• Schilling, B., W. Hallman, F. Hossain, and A. Adelaja. 2003. “Consumer Perceptions of Food Biotechnology: Evidence from a Survey of U.S. Consumers.” Journal of Food Distribution Research 34(1):30-35.
• Hossain, F., B. Onyango, A. Adelaja, B. Schilling, and W. Hallman. 2003. “Nutritional Benefits and Consumer Willingness to Buy Genetically Modified Foods.” Journal of Food Distribution Research 34(1):24-29.
• Onyango, B., F. Hossain, W. Hallman, B. Schilling, and A. Adelaja. 2003. “Public Perceptions of Food Biotechnology: Uncovering Factors Driving Consumer Acceptance of Genetically Modified Food.” Journal of Food Distribution Research 34(1): 36-42.
• Adelaja, A. O., R. M. Nayga, Jr., B. J. Schilling and K. R. Tank. 2000. “Understanding the Challenges Facing the Food Manufacturing Industry.” Journal of Food Products Marketing 6(2):35-55.

• Hallman, W. K., A.O. Adelaja, and B. J. Schilling. 2003. “Public Perceptions of Agricultural Biotechnology in the United States.” Acta Horticulturae 625: 445-455.
• Adelaja, A. O., R. G. Brumfield and B. J. Schilling. 1996. “Share Analysis of Drivers of Growth in the Ornamental Industry: A Case Study of New Jersey.” Acta Horticulturae 429:301-307.

• Onyango, B., Turvey, C., Hallman, W., and Schilling, B. 2005. “Agroterrorism and Public Perceptions of Risk: Implications for the U.S. Food System.” Agricultural and Resource Economics Review 34(2):284.
• Schilling, B. , L. Marxen, and B. Onyango. 2004. “Political Economy of Local Land Preservation Taxes in New Jersey.” Agricultural and Resource Economics Review 33(2):301.
• Govindasamy, R., B. Schilling, K. Sullivan, and C. Turvey. 2004. “Returns to State Agricultural Promotion: A Case Study of the Jersey Fresh Program.” Agricultural and Resource Economics Review 33(2):299.
• Schilling, B., W. Hallman, and C. Tuvey. 2004. “Sanity Prevailing in Mad Cow Case.” Agricultural and Resource Economics Review 33(2):306.
• Schilling, B. 2003. “Health Foods of the Future: Is the American Consumer Ready?” Agricultural and Resource Economics Review 32(2):297.
• Onyango, B., F. Hossain, and B. Schilling. 2003. “The Role of Product Benefits and Perceived Risks in Consumer Acceptance of Genetically Modified Foods.” Agricultural and Resource Economics Review 32(2):297-298.
• Schilling, B. J., W. K. Hallman, and A. O. Adelaja. 2002. “Consumer Knowledge of Food Biotechnology: A Descriptive Study of U.S. Residents.” Agricultural and Resource Economics Review 31(2):262.
• Adelaja, A., F. Hossain, B. Onyango, W. Hallman, and B. Schilling. 2002. “Consumer Perception of Biotechnology: Uncovering Factors Driving Consumer Acceptance of Genetically Modified Food.” Agricultural and Resource Economics Review 31(2):262.
• Hossain, F., B. Onyango, A. Adelaja, B. Schilling, and W. Hallman. 2002. “Consumer Acceptance of Food Biotechnology: Willingness to Buy Genetically Modified Food Products.” Agricultural and Resource Economics Review 31(2):260.

Book Chapters:

• Adelaja, A. O. and Schilling, B. J. 1999. “New Approaches to Farmland Preservation.” in Owen J. Furuseth and Mark Lapping (Eds.) Contested Countryside: The Rural Urban Fringe in North America. Ashgate Publishing Group, Hampshire England.
   

• Schilling, B. J. 2001. “Growing Greener: Putting Conservation into Local Plans and Ordinances” by Randall Arendt. Journal of the American Planning Association 67(1) (Winter):114-115.

Contact:

Brian J. Schilling
Food Policy Institute
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Administrative Services Building III
3 Rutgers Plaza
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
732-932-1966 x 3106 (T)

732-932-9544 (F)
schilling@aesop.rutgers.edu