Lab Members

 

Brian Peterson headshot

Brian Peterson, PhD

Assistant Professor

 

Sarah Jackson headshot

Sarah Jackson, PhD

Teaching Assistant Professor

 

Yun Liang

Yun Liang, PhD

Teaching Assistant Professor

 

Dr. Leah Coffey

Postdoctoral Fellow

Russel Hicks

Russell Hicks

PhD Candidate

Bremser

Katharina Bremser

PhD Student

Pravin Giri

Pravin Giri

PhD Student

Evelyn Peat

Master’s Student

Reece Beckman

Reece Beckman

Master’s Student

Layla Hood

Layla Hood

Master’s Student

Amber Myers

Master’s Student

Past Lab Members

  • Susi Algrim (MS, 2017) - thesis on horse rider preferences and management actions
  • Tyler Cribbs (MS, 2018) - thesis on photo order and perceived crowding
  • Karl Noren (MS, 2018) - thesis on stakeholder attitudes and elk acceptance capacity
  • Dani Dagan (MS, 2019) - thesis on social media and low-use remote parks
  • Kristin Sikorsky (MS, 2020) - thesis on drones for recreation impact monitoring
  • Dylan Doeblin (MS, 2021) - thesis on visitor thresholds and moderating variables
  • Amy Cochran (MS, 2021) - thesis on travel patterns after signage treatments
  • Sarah Jackson (PhD, 2021) - dissertation on Christianity and national parks
  • Michael Brunson (PhD, 2021) - dissertation on methodology and education in visitor use management
  • Julianna Rogowski (MS, 2021) - thesis on participant-driven videography case study and SWOT analysis
  • Marisol Mayorga (PhD, 2022) - dissertation on post-pandemic protected area public use management
  • Rachel Shivley (PhD, 2023) - dissertation on wildlife and nature tourism
  • Jessy Wilkes (MS, 2023) - thesis on intersecting identities and visitor activity participation
  • Molly Worm (MS, 2023) - thesis on place attachment to campus and community green spaces
  • Joseph Ward (MS, 2023) - thesis on visitor behavior related to Leave No Trace practices