A5052669146- Urban Green Space and Health
- Animal and Plant Science Education
- Climate Change Communication and Perception
- Environmental Education and Sustainability
- Recreation, Leisure, Wilderness Management
- Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research
- Environmental Sustainability in Business
- Zoonotic diseases and public health
- Ichthyology and Marine Biology
- Urban Transport and Accessibility
- Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies
- Amphibian and Reptile Biology
- Hearing Impairment and Communication
- Wildlife Conservation and Criminology Analyses
- Adventure Sports and Sensation Seeking
- Place Attachment and Urban Studies
North Carolina State University
2020-2024
North Central State College
2024
Despite an influx of ecotourism research since the term was first coined, it is still not entirely clear why tourists choose over other tourism experiences. While most previous literature assumes that preferred by travelers for moral reasons, emerging evidence suggests opportunities to project one's social status are increasingly salient factors in decision-making about travel. This article compares relative influence two possible predictors intention: environmental values (measured through...
Restrictions associated with the COVID-19 pandemic significantly altered daily lives and affected human health well-being. Outdoor nature-based activities could potentially mitigate some of these negative impacts. To assess impact on outdoor recreation subjective well-being, we combined two samples U.S. adults collected from April 30th - June 15th, 2020 August 7th 26th, (total n = 2178) using Qualtrics XM. During pandemic, participation in declined by 35%, 33%, well-being 24%. Participation...
Despite numerous attempts at operationalising ecotourism, none have explicitly incorporated the three tenets of ecotourism (i.e. nature, education, and sustainability) into scale development with purpose identifying ecotourists from non-ecotourists. Therefore, we used a combination Churchill Rossiter's frameworks to create Ecotourist Identification Scale (EIS) as tool for based on these criteria. We split sample 786 U.S. travellers in half perform Principal Components Analysis purification...
Abstract Sharks are often depicted in the media as violent killers that actively seek out opportunities to harm humans. This framing may impact human tolerance and support of shark conservation, underscoring need identify strategies counteract these negative representations. Social media, given its widespread use, could be an effective platform for shaping public sharks other wildlife species. In this experimental study, we conducted online pre‐post survey Spring 2020 determine how viewing...
Sharks, a critical component of marine ecosystems, represent one the most threatened taxa globally. Shark conservation efforts are constrained by public fear and misperceptions. Positive social media-based outreach may provide cost effective means to reduce sharks change misperceptions about shark bite intentionality. Using framing theory, which suggests that ways in information is presented influences how it processed changes perceptions result from it, we experimentally evaluated impacts...
The efficacy of science communication can be influenced by the cultural values and cognitions target audiences, yet message framing rarely accounts for these cognitive factors. To explore effects tailored to specific we investigated relationships between one form cognition—political ideology—and perceptions about zoonotic origins COVID-19 pandemic using a nationally representative Qualtrics XM panel ( n = 1,554) during August 2020. First, examined differences in attitudes towards (in...
Many previous studies have measured elementary-aged students' connection to nature (CTN), but few explicitly considered how the use of different terminology (e.g. 'nature' versus 'the outdoors') can influence those connections. We utilized a quasi-experimental design test for differences in affective and self-reported connections among diverse groups fourth fifth grade students from two elementary schools Wake County, North Carolina. used Mann–Whitney U tests compare these outcomes between...