A5090400230- Recreation, Leisure, Wilderness Management
- Urban Green Space and Health
- Animal and Plant Science Education
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Economic and Environmental Valuation
- Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research
- Urban Transport and Accessibility
- Environmental Education and Sustainability
- Human-Animal Interaction Studies
- Sport and Mega-Event Impacts
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Adventure Sports and Sensation Seeking
- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Plant and animal studies
- Diverse Educational Innovations Studies
- Forest Management and Policy
- Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research
- American Environmental and Regional History
- Geographies of human-animal interactions
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
- Service-Learning and Community Engagement
- Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation
- Place Attachment and Urban Studies
- Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies
- Environmental and Ecological Studies
Drexel University
2025
University of Tennessee at Knoxville
2023-2024
Central Connecticut State University
2024
Kansas State University
2015-2023
Liberty University
2023
Nature Inspires Creativity Engineers Lab
2021
Vitenparken
2021
Berkeley College
2021
University of California, Berkeley
2021
Eastern Kentucky University
2012-2015
The unrelenting visitation to national parks calls for the continued understanding of how certain conditions shape visitor experience and researchers apply best visitor-use management practices. This study investigated perceptions crowding, specifically using photographic panels possible influence extraneous variables in those photographs. Surveys were conducted at a park which participants asked rate acceptability people one time (PAOT) on trail popular overlook. Participants given two sets...
The growth of breast tumors is driven and controlled by a subpopulation cancer cells resembling adult stem cells, which are called stem-like (CSCs). In cancer, the function maintenance CSCs influenced protein O-GlcNAcylation enzyme responsible for this post-translational modification, O-GlcNAc transferase (OGT). However, mechanism regulation OGT cycling in still unclear. Analysis proteome O-GlcNAcome, revealed GATAD2B, component Nucleosome Remodeling Deacetylase (NuRD) complex, as substrate...
Aquatic invasive species (AIS) present a great challenge to ecosystems around the globe, and controlling AIS becomes increasingly difficult when potential vectors are related recreational activities. An approach combining education outreach efforts control may be best course of action. A survey was designed measure public perceptions, knowledge of, attitudes towards AIS, as well support for various management actions. Surveys were administered during summer 2013 at two boat launches where...
Interpretation designed to increase public understanding and appreciation of environmental issues can provide support for management actions in protected areas, but the relative impact different interpretive strategies on awareness attitudes has not been adequately explored. The purpose this research was compare effects two programs (a non-personal, visual-based flyer an interpersonal, audio-based talk) a control group visitors’ knowledge of, toward, invasive species at Cumberland Island...
Advances in conservation psychology have demonstrated a growing public demand for connections to nature general, and wildlife specifically. Charismatic megafauna been used as flagship species, they possess many characteristics which the can relate. Internet based webcams are emerging an egalitarian mediator bringing exposure global public. This study examined if via webcam was able produce desired responses, online responses were comparable onsite experiences. A quantitative survey of Katmai...
As more people move to urban areas there will be increased pressure on existing green spaces offer places for recreation, contemplation, historic interpretation, exercise, and nature appreciation. Development a rise in population has led too few public recreation sites available many regions of the world resulting unsustainable being applied parks. The objective this study was examine how place attachment may related type frequency park use management issues regarding crowding. Data were...
Service learning is becoming a more utilized method of instruction in collegiate settings, and holds the potential to provide deeper, transferable meaning course material for students. The purpose this research was examine if therapeutic recreation (TR) concentration students perceived service be personally academically beneficial than non-TR concentrations program. Undergraduate graduate program at regional, American university were asked complete survey class with component. A total 307...
Abstract Researchers are reassessing the potential for place-based resources (including rivers, agriculture, and rock formations) to generate economic activity as eastern Kentucky’s coal manufacturing-based economy continues shrink. Our study makes case climbing in Red River Gorge Kentucky a viable sustainable source of six poorest counties nation. Rock climbers who come have been found contribute several million dollars local businesses annually, supporting an increase jobs wages area....
Visual-based methods are common in visitor use management research because they often support empirical evaluations of structural norms, particularly related to crowding parks and other protected areas. Consequently, researchers managers continue investigate method bias improve visual-based approaches tools. This study continues this improvement process by assessing whether the order photographs viewed park visitors a field setting influences their norms thresholds crowding. To accomplish...
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...
Urban and urban-proximate national park sites provide diverse leisure opportunities for residents, yet potential barriers constraints visitation exist. We examined prior to, during, regardless of the COVID-19 pandemic in Washington, D.C. Metro area at Rock Creek Park Chesapeake Ohio Canal National Historical Park. Visitors non-visitors (n = 840) responses were assessed differences their (1) demographic characteristics activities, (2) perceived constraints, (3) (a)temporal dimensions these...
Bear experts regularly recommend limiting visitor access to areas critical bear survival (e.g., feeding grounds). Seeing a in the wild, however, is highly prized experience. This article measured how viewing bears influenced visitors' connection (conservation caring), park interest, and support for restrictive management. Data were obtained from 235 visitors at Katmai National Park Preserve. Conservation caring management consistent until spent 11 hours or more watching bears. Thus, managers...
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...
There are an estimated 16,000 nature related remote web cameras that provide users around the world with opportunity to view wildlife. Because there is no monetary price webcams, we utilise variations in viewers' cost of time estimate consumer surplus. We apply this model a large sample (n = 2649) more than 10 million viewers Alaska's Katmai National Park and Preserve brown bear webcams. The resulting surplus $11 per hour viewing. When applied 2.42 viewer hours, yields benefit $27 annually....
Leave No Trace (LNT) principles help reduce outdoor recreation users' impacts on the natural and social environment. Rock climbers climbing organizations have recently embraced LNT yet, there is a distinct dearth of research associated with practices rock climbers' adherence to in their self-reported behaviours. The purpose this applied study examine what extent know about how behaviours may or not be modified by knowledge. Using data collected via online survey climbers, we fiund that an...
Camera-based data collection and image analysis are integral methods in many research disciplines. However, few studies specifically dedicated to trends these or opportunities for interdisciplinary learning. In this systematic literature review, we analyze published sources (n = 391) synthesize camera use patterns techniques across We frame inquiry with learning theory identify cross-disciplinary approaches guiding principles. Within this, explicitly focus on within applicability...
Researchers and managers of parks protected areas often employ normative theory or a approach when attempting to understand manage visitor use related impacts. Normative associated approaches indicators, thresholds, evaluative dimensions estimate opinion about desired resource experiential conditions. However, visitors' conditions are difficult study longitudinally. used Cumberland Island National Seashore (CUIS) its visitors investigate the stability crowding thresholds by comparing 2011...