A5064484526- Recreation, Leisure, Wilderness Management
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Environmental Education and Sustainability
- Forest Management and Policy
- Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering
- Sports, Gender, and Society
- Tourism, Volunteerism, and Development
- Economic and Environmental Valuation
- Animal and Plant Science Education
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
- Indigenous Studies and Ecology
- Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion
- Ecology and biodiversity studies
- Physical Education and Pedagogy
- Cultural Differences and Values
- Environmental Philosophy and Ethics
- Community Health and Development
- Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research
- Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Risk Perception and Management
- Adventure Sports and Sensation Seeking
Colorado Parks and Wildlife
2020-2025
Louisiana Department of Natural Resources
2020-2024
Colorado Department of Natural Resources
2024
Cornell University
2017-2021
University of Maine
2012-2013
A growing body of literature has highlighted the value social science for conservation, yet diverse approaches sciences are still inconsistently incorporated in conservation initiatives. Building greater capacity integration requires frameworks and case studies that provide concrete guidance specific examples. To address this need, we have developed a framework aimed at expanding role formal planning processes. Our illustrates multiple ways which research can contribute to four stages such...
Abstract Increasingly, conservation professionals and scholars recognize the need for more holistic integration of social science in fish wildlife management. This call is often framed around complexity 21st century challenges changing societal values toward its Fish management agencies must engage with sciences to proactively address pressing challenges, such as climate change, habitat degradation, wildfire, biodiversity loss, identify, understand, be responsive needs, interests,...
Anecdotal evidence suggests that adults lacking previous hunting experience and family support for comprise a growing proportion of new hunters. Empirical such trend is lacking. Furthermore, motivations constraints these "nontraditional path hunters" (NTPHs) have not been well documented. We articulate strategy identifying potential NTPHs in New York, describe socialization mechanisms initiating into hunting, explore Data were collected using Web-based survey 3,605 identified among 2014...
ABSTRACT Declining participation in hunting, especially among young adult hunters, affects the ability of state and federal agencies to achieve goals for wildlife management decreases revenue conservation. For hoping engage diverse audiences hunter recruitment, retention, reactivation (R3) efforts, university settings provide unique advantages: they contain millions adults who are developmentally primed explore new activities, cultivate a social atmosphere where identities can flourish. From...
State wildlife agencies (SWAs) rely on hunter harvest submissions to help monitor and manage chronic wasting disease (CWD). Thus, effective CWD management is contingent upon SWAs' understanding of hunters' attitudes about, concerns with, preferences used address CWD. We examined these other human dimensions constructs, including trust behavioral intentions, by surveying a random sample resident nonresident deer hunters who had purchased licenses in areas Colorado where been detected. Our...
Abstract Insufficient funding is a major impediment to conservation efforts around the world. In United States, decline in hunting participation threatens sustainability of “user‐pay, public benefit” model that has supported wildlife for nearly 100 years, forcing management agencies contemplate alternative strategies. We investigated support potential options among diverse college students, rapidly expanding and politically active voting bloc with potentially powerful influence on future...
Hunter education (HE) is offered in all 50 states, with oversight provided by state wildlife agencies (SWAs). The vast majority of HE courses are taught volunteers. Recruiting and retaining volunteers to meet the demand for growing concerns among SWAs. Insufficient information exists about volunteer instructors' motivations, experiences, satisfactions – which may affect recruitment retention. Using process model as theoretical framework a mixed-methods study, 38 semi-structured telephone...
Abstract Declines in hunter numbers across the United States make recruitment, retention, and reactivation (R3) a high priority for wildlife management. As management agencies nongovernmental organizations seek to reach new audiences, college campuses present unique opportunity cultivate nontraditional path hunters. Despite recent proliferation of R3 initiatives, little research has evaluated effects hunting programs on knowledge, attitudes, behaviors We designed implemented Getting Started...