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Jeffrey Hallo, Assistant Professor
Department of Parks, Recreation,
and Tourism Management
Clemson University
Clemson, South Carolina
EDUCATION: Ph.D. Natural Resources, Uni-

versity of Vermont; M.S. Technical Management-Project Management, Johns Hopkins
University; B.S. Wildlife/Fisheries Biology and
Chemistry, Frostburg State University.
AREAS OF INSTRUCTION AND RESEARCH: Hallo specializes in

the topics of park and protected area planning and management; outdoor recreation carrying capacity; sustainable transportation and motorized recreation in parks; and visitor and
nature-based tourist assessments-distributions, counts, attitudes, and needs. His research is focused on understanding,
planning for, and managing visitor use in parks, forests, and
other protected areas. He has authored or coauthored more
than 22 peer-reviewed journal articles or book chapters on
these topics within the last ﬁve years, and in 2011 he taught a
course on visitor/tourist management at the Maasai Mara National Reserve in Kenya.
CHALLENGE AND OPPORTUNITY: The single biggest challenge

facing the ﬁeld of parks and recreation in the coming years is
instability in funding, support, polices, and personnel due to
an increasingly politicized and polarized top-level governance. Research can help overcome instability by providing
useful, timely, objective, accurate, and defensible information to help decision-makers understand the consequences
(both short and long-term) of various alternatives and actions, or of inaction.
Peter Newman, Department Head
Department of Recreation, Parks,
and Tourism Management,
Pennsylvania State University
State College, Pennsylvania (July 2013)
EDUCATION: Ph.D. Natural Resources, Uni-

versity of Vermont; M.S. Forest Resource
Management, S.U.N.Y. College of Environmental Science and Forestry; B.A. Political
Science, University of Rochester.
AREAS OF INSTRUCTION AND RESEARCH: Recent courses

taught include Principles of Protected Areas Management,
Social Aspects of Resource Management, Fundamentals of
Protected Areas Management, and Conservation Leadership.
CHALLENGE AND OPPORTUNITY: Over the next several years,

we need to strengthen and communicate how and why parks
and recreation are vital and relevant to a diverse and changing
demographic. We need to demonstrate the importance of
parks and recreation to the protection of ecosystem services
and human health and wellbeing. Our research agendas will

have to explore how we can better communicate to a diversifying population and show the psychological and physical
health beneﬁts of leisure activities in parks and protected areas.
We also need to demonstrate and communicate the ecological function of parks and protected areas for the protection of
air, water, nutrient cycling, and other ecosystem services as
well as environmental security (e.g., the protection of coastal
areas to large-scale storms and inland waterways to ﬂooding).
Nina Roberts, Associate Professor
Department of Recreation,
Parks, and Tourism
San Francisco State University
Director, Paciﬁc Leadership Institute
San Francisco, California
EDUCATION: Ph.D. Recreation Resource
Management (emphasis on outdoor recreation and natural resource management), Colorado State University; M.A. Outdoor Recreation and Resource Management,
University of Maryland; B.S. Physical Education (emphasis in
recreation), Bridgewater State College.
AREAS OF INSTRUCTION AND RESEARCH: Responsible for

teaching, advising, research, undergraduate assessment,
community projects, graduate faculty committee, and other
assignments. Roberts's research concentrates in the areas of
race/ethnicity, culture, and gender issues in the ﬁelds of natural resources and parks and recreation. She is also known for
her work around urban youth as well as women and girls
outdoors. At the Paciﬁc Leadership Institute (San Francisco
State University), Roberts is involved in programming and
leadership, adventure education, youth development, and
recreation land management, as well as constraints and barriers to visiting parks and public lands.
CHALLENGE AND OPPORTUNITY: Whether discussing parks,

adventure, sports, health, entertainment, or technology, demographic shifts of seismic proportions are forcing new alliances within our communities. Research must result in
pragmatic approaches to park management and developing
recreation policy that leads to more action and meaningful
change. Increasing culturally relevant experiences, optimal for
deep civic engagement, is absolutely vital!
Jeff Rose, Associate Instructor,
Department of Parks,
Recreation, and Tourism
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah
EDUCATION: Ph.D. Parks, Recreation, and

Tourism, University of Utah; M.A. Geography, San Diego State University; B.S. Mathematics, University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill (minor in Recreation Administration).

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