My work uses mixed and often multiple methods to address important questions. I use social science techniques that suit the research question, data, theory, and context at hand.
Selected projects include:
Attitudes and Behaviors of Private Landowners in the Owasco Lake Watershed, central NY. Mixed-methods analysis of landowners’ water quality conservation behaviors and attitudes about the watershed community; an interdisciplinary collaboration with Cornell University researchers.
Social-environmental Perceptions and Behaviors of Trail Users in the Lehigh Valley, PA. A collaborative study of trail users’ 1) willingness to support local conservation, 2) perceived social belonging in trail environments, and 3) local economic development.
Connections and Collaborations of Local Water Management Organizations of Utah; Organizational Adaptation in Local Stormwater Governance; iUTAH EPSCoR (innovative Urban Transitions in Aridregion Hydro-Sustainability).
Social, Economic, and Ecological Effects of Second Home Development in the Northern Forest Region; Northeastern States Research Consortium.
Judith Watershed Nitrogen Project; USDA National Institute for Food and Agriculture; I participatory collaboration with community and agricultural leaders in central Montana.