Publications

Peer-Reviewed Publications

Pascaris, A. S., Swanson, T., Seay-Fleming, C., Gerlak, A. K., McCall, J., Barron-Gafford, G. A., & Macknick, J. (2026). Exploring the effects of policy on stakeholder adoption and deployment of agrivoltaics: A case study of Massachusetts. Energy Policy, 208, 114921.

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Swanson, T., Gerlak, A., Barron-Gafford, G., & Bellante, L. (2025). Developing crop-based agrivoltaic systems: A case study of Jack's Solar Garden. Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, 1-18.

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Macy, A., Swanson, T., Seay-Fleming, C., Gerlak, A. K., & Barron-Gafford, G. A. (2025). Designing for dual-use solar: An examination of the agrivoltaic policy landscape in the United States. Energy Policy, 205, 114682.

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Seay-Fleming, C., Swanson, T., Gerlak, A. K., Pavao-Zuckerman, M. A., Andrews, H., Moore, K., & Barron-Gafford, G. A. (2025). Cultivating engagement: Public participation in agrivoltaics planning and design. Energy Research & Social Science, 127, 104273.

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Seay-Fleming, C., Swanson, T., & Gerlak, A. (2025). For what and for whom? A political ecology of agrivoltaics in the Southwestern United States. Sustainability Science.

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Swanson, T., Seay-Fleming, C., Gerlak, A. K., & Barron-Gafford, G. A. (2025). "Enough is enough, we like our farms": The role of landscape ideology in shaping perceptions of solar energy and agrivoltaics in the rural American Southwest. Journal of Rural Studies, 114, 103572.

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Karhoff, Q. E., Endres, A. B., Guarino, J. L., & Swanson, T. J. (2024). Renewable energy in Illinois: The agrivoltaics contribution. Southern Illinois University Law Review, 48.

SIU Law Review Edition

Endres, R., Endres, A. B., Guarino, J., Swanson, T., & Zou, S. (2024). Agritourism liability: Why definition matters from a legal and risk management perspective. Current Issues in Tourism, 1-7.

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Haemmerli, H. L., Gerlak, A. K., & Swanson, T. (2024). Reimagining hydropower in the United States. WIREs Water, 11(5), e1735.

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Guarino, J., & Swanson, T. (2022). Emerging agrivoltaic regulatory systems, a review of solar grazing. Chicago-Kent Journal of Environmental and Energy Law, 12.

CK Journal of Env & Energy Law

Non-Peer-Reviewed Publications

Swanson, T., & Gerlak, A. (2024, January 4). As a new farm bill nears, Congress should consider agrivoltaics. Energy Central.

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Swanson, T., Karhoff, Q., Guarino, J., & Endres, B. (2023, July 24). Fact sheet: The economics of solar grazing. AgriSolar Clearinghouse.

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Swanson, T. (2023, February 23). The rise of agrivoltaics. Q Magazine, 5(2).

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Guarino, J., & Swanson, T. (2023, February 1). Agrivoltaics in Illinois: A regulatory and policy guide. AgriSolar Clearinghouse.

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Swanson, T. (2022, February 23). Crypto's dark secret. Q Magazine, 4(2).

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Guarino, J., Endres, R., Swanson, T., & Endres, B. (2022, February 14). Defining the bounds of booming agritourism. farmdoc daily, 12(19).

University of Illinois UIUC

Guarino, J., Endres, R., Swanson, T., & Endres, B. (2021, November 4). It's pumpkin patch season and agritourism is booming—but what exactly is agritourism? farmdoc daily, 11(152).

University of Illinois UIUC