Education

• University of Georgia, Ph.D. Forestry Resources (Marketing and Finance concentration) 2009
• Alabama A&M University, M.B.A. Business Administration (Marketing concentration) 2000
• Alabama A&M University, B.S. Forestry Management 1998

Professional Experience

Professional Organizations

• Forest Products Society (FPS), Member (2009 - Current)

Featured Publications & Products

• Montague, Iris B. 2011. Understanding chain-of-custody certification in the Appalachian hardwood region: Primary manufacturers' practices and perceptions.
• Montague, Iris; Andersch, Adrienn; Wiedenbeck, Jan; Buehlmann, Urs. 2013. Hardwood supply chain and the role of log brokers in 2012.
• Montague, Iris B. 2013. The influence of trade associations and group certification programs on the hardwood certification movement.
• Montague, Iris B.; Wiedenbeck, Jan. 2012. Cultivating connections in 2012 -- web strategies used by forest products businesses in the southern U.S..
• Montague, Iris B. 2011. Social network media in the forest products industry: A look at a new way of marketing.
• Bumgardner, Matt; Montague, Iris; Wiedenbeck, Jan. 2017. Survey response rates in the forest products literature from 2000 to 2015.
• Gazal, Kathryn; Montague, Iris; Poudel, Rajendra; Wiedenbeck, Jan. 2016. Forest products industry in a digital age: Factors affecting social media adoption.
• Montague, Iris; Gazal, Kathryn Arano; Wiedenbeck, Jan; Shepherd, Jean-Gabriel. 2016. Forest Products Industry in a Digital Age: A Look at E-Commerce and Social Media.
• Andersch, Adrienn; Montague, Iris; Buehlmann, Urs; Wiedenbeck, Janice K. 2015. U.S. Hardwood sawmill log procurement practices.
• Montague, Iris; Andersch, Adri; Wiedenbeck, Jan; Buehlmann, Urs. 2015. Hardwood log supply: a broader perspective.

Publications

• Gazal, Kathryn Arano; Montague, Iris B.; Wiedenbeck, Janice K. 2019. Factors affecting social media adoption among wood products consumers.
• Montague, Iris B.; Gazal, Kathryn Arano; Wiedenbeck, Janice K. 2019. Social media use in the wood products industry: Impact on the consumer purchasing process.
• Gordon, Jason S.; Auel, John B.; Blair-Agyeman, Nia ; Montague, Iris B.; Shmulsky, Rubin . 2018. Infrastructure enhancement to support value-added bioproduct recovery.
• ​Montague, Iris B. 2010. Social networking: finding ways to incorporate social media into the forest products industry.

Research Highlights

Highlight	Title	Year
NRS-2014-037	Hardwood Log Procurement and the Role of Log Brokers Forest Service researchers analyzed hardwood log procurement practices and the effects of log brokers on the hardwood distribution system. They ...	2014
NRS-2016-123	Options for Timber Salvaging After Natural Disasters in the Gulf States Forest Service researchers analyzed timber salvaging data collected in the Gulf State region after major hurricanes. Post-hurricane analysis lea ...	2016
NRS-2013-060	Social Media Use in the Forest Products Industry is a New Way to do Business Forest Service researchers analyzed the Internet and social media usage of forest products producers in major forest-products producing states t ...	2013