Needham, Mark
Position Type:
Faculty
Job Title:
Professor; Director of the Natural Resources, Tourism, and Recreation (NATURE) Studies Lab; FES Graduate Program Director
Department:
Forest Ecosystems & Society
Office Location:
204 Richardson Hall
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Advising:
Graduate Major Advisor
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Activities/Awards
The Academy of Leisure Sciences Excellence in Teaching Award for 2016
Department of Forest Ecosystems and Society Graduate Students’ Award for Outstanding Faculty for 2013
College of Forestry Dean's Award for Outstanding Teaching and Advising Professor for 2009
College of Forestry Dean's Award for Outstanding Research Professor for 2007
Education
B.A., Geography and Environmental Studies, 1999, University of Victoria, Canada
M.A., Geography, 2002, University of Victoria, Canada
Ph.D., Natural Resource Recreation and Tourism, 2006, Colorado State University
Research Areas
Sustainable Recreation and Tourism
Social Science, Policy and Natural Resources
Integrated Social and Ecological Systems
Research Interests
- Human Dimensions
- Outdoor Recreation
- Social Science
- Tourism
Human dimensions of natural resources (e.g., wildlife, forestry, marine issues); applications of social psychology to natural resource issues (e.g., norms, attitudes, values, specialization, risk, trust); recreation and tourism in parks and other areas (e.g., marine and terrestrial protected areas, rivers, ski areas); carrying capacity, crowding, and conflict; and survey design and quantitative methods
Graduate Students:
Courses Taught:
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TRAL 251Recreation Resource ManagementFall Term
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TRAL 353Nature, Eco, and Adventure TourismFall Term
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FES 523Quantitative Analysis in Social ScienceFall Term
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