Title:

  Assistant Professor, Recreation, Parks and Tourism Resources

Education:

Ph.D., Recreation and Leisure Studies, University of Alberta, 2004

Research Interest:

  ecotourism destination evaluation
  GIS application in tourism planning and management
  sustainable tourism development
  environmental attitudes and recreation/tourism, cross-cultural aspects of leisure/tourism

RRI Seed Grant Recipient, 2009:

"Linking Tourism Resources and Local Economic Development: A Spatial Analysis in West Virginia"

Contact Information:

325-B Percival Hall
WVU Division of Forestry
P.O.Box 6125
Tel: 304-293-2941 ext. 2462
Fax: 304-293-2441
Email