Associate Professor of Recreation, Park, and Tourism Management and Anthropology
Director, Dual-title Transdisciplinary Research on Environment and Society (TREES)
Director, Intercollegiate Minor in Sustainability Leadership (SUSLD)
Summary Statement
My research interests focus on biodiversity conservation, sustainable community development, and nature-based tourism. I explore these themes through the lenses of environmental anthropology, the anthropology of tourism, and conservation psychology.
My research focuses on national parks and protected areas, transboundary conservation area management, human and wildlife co-existence, and the impacts of tourism on biodiversity conservation and community development.
Associate Teaching Professor
Meetings and Event Management Certificate Faculty Coordinator, RPTM
Faculty Senate, Senator
Summary Statement
I intertwine my research on in and out of classroom experiences (mostly, international) with my teaching approach by bringing the out-of-class learning experience into the classroom.