Graduate Profiles
Lauren Abbott Ferguson
Lecturer in the Department of Recreation Management and Policy at the University of New Hampshire
Ph.D., Recreation, Park and Tourism Management and HDNRE
Research Interests
Soundscapes
Graduated Summer 2018
Austin Barrett
Data analyst, United Housing Connections, Greenville, SC
Ph.D., Recreation, Park and Tourism Management and HDNRE
Graduated Summer 2017
Amelia Blenderman
M.S. Recreation, Park and Tourism Management and HDNRE
Research Interests
Leave No Trace Practices, Environmental Education, Wildlife Conservation
Graduated Spring 2018
Elizabeth A. Covelli Metcalf
Associate Professor. Parks Tourism and Recreation Management, College of Forestry and Conservation, University of Montana
Ph.D. Recreation, Parks, and Tourism Management and HDNRE
Graduated Summer 2011
John Eshleman
Post-doctoral research associate, Appalachian Foodshed Project, North Carolina State University
Ph.D., Rural Sociology and HDNRE
Graduated Spring 2016
Elyzabeth Engle
Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies at McDaniel College in Westminster, MD
Ph.D., Rural Sociology and HDNRE
Graduated Summer 2018
Michael Ferguson
University of New Hampshire
Ph.D., Recreation, Parks, and Tourism Management and HDNRE.
Graduated Summer 2016
Research Interests
- Natural resource management
- Outdoor recreation behavior
- Social carrying capacity
- Visitor use monitoring
- Global climate change
- Energy development
- Environmental impact
Richard Gage
Davis and Elkins College, West Virginia
Ph.D., Recreation, Park and Tourism Management and HDNRE
Graduated Spring 2016
Research Interests
Outdoor Recreation/Natural Resources
Jason Gordon
Assistant Extension Professor. College of Forest Resources, Mississippi State University
Brandn Green
Analyst, Division of Analysis, Evaluation and Quality; Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality; Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration; Rockville, MD
Ph.D., Rural Sociology and HDNRE
Graduated Summer 2013
Joshua Gruver
Assistant Professor. College of Natural Resources and Environmental Management, Ball State University
Lucy Harbor
Ph.D. Candidate in the Department of Recreation, Park and Tourism Management at Penn State University
M.S. in Recreation, Park and Tourism Management and HDNRE
Graduated Fall 2018
Vasiliy Lakoba
M.S. Landscape Architecture and HDNRE
Graduated Spring 2017
Eric Larson
Social Scientist, Social and Economic Analysis Branch, U.S. Geological Survey (Fort Collins, CO)
Ph.D., Rural Sociology and HDNRE
Graduated Spring 2016
Cynthia Longmire
Human Dimensions Specialist, South Dakota Department of Game, Fish, and Parks
Ph.D., Rural Sociology and HDNRE
Graduated Summer 2012
Daniel Lowenstein
Owner, Redtail Forestry and Wildlife Management
Stephen Mainzer
Instructor at Penn State
Ph.D. Landscape Architecture and HDNRE
Graduated Spring 2017
Matthew McKinney
Instructor, Department of Physical Education and Recreation, Gallaudet University
Ph.D., Recreation, Park and Tourism Management and HDNRE
Graduated Summer 2016
Alexander Metcalf
Assistant Research Professor, Assistant Director College of Forestry and Conservation University of Montana
John Morrow
MS. Geography and HDNRE
Graduated Spring 2010
Jennifer N. Newton
Social Scientist with Grand Teton National Park, National Park Service
Ph.D., Recreation, Park, and Tourism Management and HDNRE
Graduated Spring 2016
Emily Osborn
Recreation Supervisor for the town of Buena Vista, Colorado
M.S. Recreation, Park and Tourism Management (RPTM) and HDNRE
Graduated Spring 2014
Contact Information:
- Email: recsupervisor@buenavistaco.gov
- Phone: 719-395-2408
Cara M. Raboanarielina
Coordinator, RAP/Social Scientist, African Rice Center
Ph.D. Rural Sociology and HDNRE
Graduated Summer 2011
Krishna Roka
Visiting Instructor, Dept. of Sociology and Social Work, University of Wisconsin- Stevens Point
Ph.D. Rural Sociology and HDNRE
Graduated Spring 2012
Forrest Schwartz
Post-doc in Recreation, Park, and Tourism Management Department, Penn State University
Ph.D. Recreation, Park, and Tourism Management and HDNRE
Graduated Spring of 2017
Research Interests
Outdoor Education, Program/Educational/Developmental Outcomes, Transfer of Learning
Jason Weigle
Consultant, Corporate Social Responsibility and Community Development, Wellsboro, Pennsylvania
Grace Wildermuth
M.S. Rural Sociology and HDNRE
Research Interests
Finding ways as a researcher to uncover the reasoning behind some of these community-based natural resource decisions that are often labeled as environmentally unfriendly or unethical. What must happen in order for a community to make a different decision. What needs must be met? Would they even change their position if those needs had been met, or does their decision rest more soundly in community identity perhaps? What role does power and privilege play in controlling discourse and dialogue around the issue? I think these are all questions that need to be asked when considering "community-based" decision-making about natural resources.
Graduated Spring 2018
Brian Wolyniak
Urban Forestry Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Kathleen Wood
M.S. Rural Sociology and HDNRE
Graduated Fall 2013
Bradley Woods
Associate Director, Research Integrity and Compliance Review Office, Colorado State University
Ph.D. Rural Sociology and HDNRE
Graduated Spring 2010
Contact Information:
- Address: 601 S. Howes St., Fort Collins, CO 80523-2011
- Phone: 970-491-1302
- Email: Brad.Woods@colostate.edu