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Craig TalmageAssociate Professor of Management and EntrepreneurshipCo-Chair, Management and Entrepreneurship

Joined faculty in 2016

PhD Community Resources and Development from Arizona State University

MA Industrial/Organizational Development from Minnesota State University, Mankato

BS Family Studies and Human Development from The University of Arizona

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Contact Information

Stern HallPhone (315) 781-4597

Scholarly Interest

Craig Talmage holds a PhD in Community Resources and Development from Arizona State University. He also holds an MA in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from Minnesota State University, Mankato, and a BS in Family Studies and Human Development from The University of Arizona. Today, he teaches at Hobart and William Smith Colleges (HWS) in Geneva as an Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurial Studies, a fast growing minor that started in the Spring of 2016. He teaches courses on economics principles, quantitative tools, social innovation, the history of entrepreneurship theory, and the senior capstone experience. His research focuses on community health and well-being as well as adaptations or shifts in social sectors. If you need help with human resources, community development, or market research, feel free to contact him at Talmage@hws.edu.

Teaching Experience

Entrepreneurial Studies, Hobart and William Smith Colleges - 2016 to Present

School of Community Resources and Development, Arizona State University - 2011 to 2016

Department of Psychology, Glendale Community College (Glendale, Arizona) - 2012 to 2015

Courses Taught

ENTR/MGMT 120 – Economic Principles
ENTR/MGMT 201 – Quantitative Tools
ENTR/MGMT 220 – Social Innovation
ENTR/MGMT 400 – Senior Capstone
MGMT 501 – Management Strategies
MGMT 512 – Organizational Development
MGMT 521 – Nonprofit Management
MGMT 522 – Social Innovation

Publications

Fisher, E. L., & Talmage, C. A. (2020). Perceived Social Capital and Attitudes about Liberal and Conservatives: A Political Psychology and Community Development Examination of Politically Polarized Communities. Community Development, 51(3), 212-229. https://doi.org/10.1080/15575330.2019.1677733.

Hansen, R. J., Talmage, C. A., Thaxton, S. P., & Knopf, R. C. (2020). Enhancing Older Adult Access to Lifelong Learning Institutes Through Technology-Based Instruction: A Brief Report. Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, 41(3), 342-351. https://doi.org/10.1080/02701960.2019.1618852.

Ross, A., Talmage, C. A., & Searle, M. (2020). The Impact of Neighboring on Changes in Sense of Community Over Time: A Latent Transition Analysis. Social Indicators Research, 149(1), 327-345. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11205-019-02242-5.

Talmage. C. A. (2020). Community Development, Quality of Life, and Community Well-Being: Three Fields Ripe with Opportunities for Future Research and Practice. Community Development Practice, 24(1), Article 4. https://egrove.olemiss.edu/cdpractice/vol24/iss1/4/.

Talmage, C. A., & Gassert, T. A. (2020). Unsettling Entrepreneurship by Teaching Dark Side Theories. Entrepreneurship Education and Pedagogy, 3(3), 316-345. https://doi.org/10.1177/2515127420910415.

Talmage, C. A., Coon, D. W., Dugger, B. N., Knopf, R. C., O’Connor, K. A., & Schoffield, S. A. (2020). Social Leisure Activity, Physical Activity, and Valuation of Life: Findings from a Longevity Study. Activities, Adaptation, and Aging, 44(1), 61-84. https://doi.org/10.1080/01924788.2019.1581026.

Talmage, C. A., Baker, A. L., Guest, M. A., & Knopf, R. C. (2020). Responding to Social Isolation among Older Adults through Lifelong Learning: Lessons and Questions during COVID-19. Local Development and Society, 1(1), 26-33. https://doi.org/10.1080/26883597.2020.1794757.

Talmage. C. A., Meyer, S., & Rath, E.* (2020). Measuring the Impacts of Community Innovations: The Little Free Farmstand in Geneva, New York. International Journal of Community Well-Being, 3(3), 391-415. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42413-019-00056-4.

Talmage, C. A., Denicourt, J. C.,* Delpha, P. J.,* Goodwin, G.,* & Snyder, E. B.* (2021). Exploring Neolocalism Among Finger Lakes Breweries and Local Communities: Merits and Cautions. Local Development and Society, 1(2), 140-159. https://doi.org/10.1080/26883597.2020.1801332.

Talmage, C. A. (2021). Social Entrepreneurship: A Needed Tool for Contemporary Community Development Education. International Journal of Community Well-Being, 4(2), 227-243. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42413-021-00112-y.

Talmage, C. A., Knopf, R. C., Wu, T., Winkel, D., Mirchandani, P., & Candan, K. S. (2021). Decreasing Loneliness and Social Disconnectedness among Community-Dwelling Older Adults: The Potential of Information and Communication Technologies and Ride-Hailing Services. Activities, Adaptation, and Aging, 45(2), 89-117. https://doi.org/10.1080/01924788.2020.1724584.

Talmage, C. A., Annear, C., Equinozzi, K.,* Flowers, K., Hammett, G.,* Jackson, A., Kingery, J. N., Lewis, R., Makker, K., Platt, A.,* Schneider, T.,* & Turino, C.* (2021). Rapid Community Innovation: A Small Urban Liberal Arts Community Response to COVID-19. International Journal of Community Well-Being, 4, 323–337. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42413-020-00074-7.

Ashdown, B. K., Dixe, A.,* & Talmage, C. A. (2021). The Potentially Damaging Effects of Developmental Aid and Voluntourism on Cultural Capital and Well-Being. International Journal of Community Well-Being, 4, 113-131. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42413-020-00079-2.

Talmage, C. A., Mercado, M., Yoder, G., Hamm, K., & Wolfersteig, W. (2022). Critiquing Indicators of Community Strengths in Community Health Needs Assessments. International Journal of Community Well-Being, 5, 157-178. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42413-020-00106-2.

Talmage, C. A. & Gassert, T. A. (2022). Enhancing Social Entrepreneurship Education with Dark Side Theory to Frame Social Enterprises. Entrepreneurship Education and Pedagogy, 5(2), 245-263. https://doi.org/10.1177/25151274211022282.

Talmage, C. A., Allgood, B., Ashdown, B. K., Brennan, A.,* Hill, S., Trevan, E., & Waugh, J. (2022). Tethering Natural Capital and Cultural Capital for a More Sustainable Post-COVID-19 World. International Journal of Community Well-Being, 5, 657-678. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42413-021-00151-5.

Lim, J. S., Park. M. B., O’Kelly, C., Knopf, R., & Talmage, C. A. (2023). A Tool for Developing Guidelines for Institutional Policy: 68 Indicators Inventory for Assessing the Age-Friendliness of a University. Educational Gerontology, 49(3), 214-227. https://doi.org/10.1080/03601277.2022.2096326.

Weizman, R., Talmage, C. A., Allgood, B., & Barylak, C. (2023). Reconciling Culture and Conservation of Wildlife: Field Insights Regarding Sustainable Community Development Projects and Stakeholder Wellbeing. Sustainable Development, 31(1), 223-236. https://doi.org/10.1002/sd.2385.

Allgood, B. A., Mann, T., Round, C., Wall, K., Musikanski, L., & Talmage, C. A. (2023). Bolstering Community Well-Being through Wildlife Conservation: A Perspective Article on Broadened Approaches Engaging Wildlife Well-Being and Indigenous Wisdom. Community Development, 54(5), 631-646. https://doi.org/10.1080/15575330.2022.2034026.

Falkenstein, E.,* Talmage, C. A., & Annear, C. (2023). On the Ground, But Not in the Field? The (Mis)use and Portrayal of Ethnography in Community Development Literature. Community Development, 54(6), 797-813. https://doi.org/10.1080/15575330.2022.2034024.

Talmage, C. A., Mars, M. M., Hains, B. J., Hains, K. D., & Ashdown, B. K. (2023). Pushing against a future dark side for community development: An editorial call to action. Community Development, 55(3), 310-324. https://doi.org/10.1080/15575330.2023.2173265.

Stanfield, K. C., & Talmage, C. A. (2024). Detecting Light Amid Dark: A Veblenian Refinement of Dark-Light Entrepreneurship Theory. Journal of Economic Issues, 58(3), 871-881. https://doi.org/10.1080/00213624.2024.2382035.

Talmage, C. A., Bletscher, C., Newton, J. D., & Mars, M. M. (2024). Community development on tap: How local breweries provide creative community-centered spaces and initiatives for advancing economic and social capital. Community Development, Advance Online Publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/15575330.2024.2411731.

Talmage, C. (2025). Unpacking praxis and power in community development: Critiquing frameworks for governance and sustainability. Administrative Theory & Praxis, Advanced Online Publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/10841806.2025.2460906.

Book Chapters

Peterson, C. B., Talmage, C A., & Knopf, R. C. (2020). Weaving Reflection, Action, and Knowledge Creation: A Cycle of Praxis for Community Development. In Phillips, R., Trevan, E., & Kraeger, P. (eds.), The Research Handbook on Community Development (pp. 12-23). Cheltanham, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781788118477.00007.

Talmage, C. A., Lewis, R., Flowers, K., & Cleckner, L. (2020). Community Innovation and Small Liberal Arts Colleges: Lessons Learned from Local Partnerships and Sustainable Community Development. In Phillips, R., Trevan, E., & Kraeger, P. (eds.), The Research Handbook on Community Development (pp. 416-438). Cheltanham, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781788118477.

Talmage, C. A., Boyl, K.*, & Gassert, T. A. (2022). Toward a Theory of Misfit Entrepreneurship: Insights from Alternative Enterprises and Misfit Entrepreneurs. In How Alternative is Alternative? The Role of Entrepreneurial Development, Form, and Function in the Emergence of Alternative Marketscapes (Vol. 29, pp. 1-27). Emerald Publishing Limited. https://doi.org/10.1108/S1048-473620220000029001.

Caterina-Korr, T., Ware, J., & Talmage, C. A. (2022). Issues of Inequality, Race, and Disaster at the Community Level. In Brennan, M. A., Phillips, R., Walzer, N., & Hales, B. D. (eds.), Community Development for Times of Crisis: Creating Caring Communities (pp. 117-132). Routledge.

Talmage, C. A., Baker, A. L., Guest, M. A., & Knopf, R. C. (2020). Responding to Social Isolation among Older Adults through Lifelong Learning: Lessons and Questions during COVID-1. In Brennan, M. A., Phillips, R., Walzer, N., & Hales, B. D. (eds.), Community Development for Times of Crisis: Creating Caring Communities (pp. 133-141). Routledge.

Talmage, C. A., Flowers, K., Budmen, P., Cottrell, A.,* Garcia, J.*, & Webb-Pellegrin, J.* (2023). Undergraduate Perspectives on Community Engaged Service During COVID-19: Exploring Differences between In-Person versus Remote Tutoring Experiences. In Dennis, M. & Halbert, J. (eds.), Community Engagement in the Online Space (pp. 234-253). IGI Global.

Mars, M. M., & Talmage, C. A. (2023). What about the locals? Laying out a third place branding strategy for local craft breweries in the neolocalism literature. In Patterson, M. W. & Hoalst-Pullen, N. (eds.), The geography of beer: Policies, perceptions, and place (pp. 189-203). Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-39008-1_15.

Book Reviews

Talmage, C. A. (2020). Finding the Intersection of Tourism and Localism through Craft Beverages. Local Development and Society, 1(1), 90-92. https://doi.org/10.1080/26883597.2020.1782698.

Talmage, C. A. (2024). Neighborhood democracy: Building anchor partnerships between colleges and their communities: by R. Guarasci and TK Eatman, New York, Routledge, 2022, 198 pp., US $29.56 (paperback), ISBN 978-1642673579.
https://doi.org/10.1080/15575330.2024.2411841.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

  • Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action, Member, 2015-Present
  • Community Development Society, CDS, Member, 2012-2018
  • National Recreation and Parks Association, Member, 2015-2017
  • American Evaluation Association, Member, 2015-2017
  • Society for Community Research and Action, Member, 2014-2015
  • Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities, Member, 2013-2014
  • International Association for Community Development, Member, 2014-Present
  • International Society of Quality of Life Studies, ISQOLS, Member, 2012-Present
  • Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities, Member, 2013-2014
  • World Leisure Organization, WLO, Member, 2010-2011, 2013-2014
  • Society for Industrial and Organization Psychology, SIOP, Member, 2009-2010

SERVICE PROJECTS

2017-Present:  Faculty Leader of Various ENTR Capstone Projects in Finger Lakes NY

2018- Present:  AmeriCorps VISTA Food Systems Supervisor and Asset Based Community Development Researcher

Spring 2018:  Alternative Spring Break to North Caroline Leader