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Dorothy H. Anderson
Department Head and Professor

Dorothy Anderson

Contact Details

North Carolina State University
Department of Parks, Recreation & Tourism Management
Box 8004
Raleigh, NC  27695-8004

Phone:  919-515-3675
Fax:  919-515-3276
Email:  dorothy_anderson@ncsu.edu

Education

  • Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, Colorado. Ph.D.
    Human Dimensions of Natural Resources Management
  • University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Masters
    Geography: Land Use Planning
  • University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Bachelors
    Physical Geography w/ minor emphasis in Anthropolgy

Current Research Interests

  • Community and visitor benefits from public lands; Community-public agency trust; Place dependence; Citizen access to public law litigation and decision making in natural resources

Current Doctoral Graduate Students and Research Projects

  • Sherry Enzler, how does public law matter to the protections of ecosystem? (social movement, political blockage, and citizen access to public lands decision making) (Advisor)
  • Charlynne Smith, participatory GIS and stakeholder engagement (Co-Advisor)

Selected Publications From 2007

Referred Journal Publications (2007-present)

Leahy, J.E. & Anderson, D.H. (in press).  Cooperation Gets It Done: Social Capital in Natural Resources Management along the Kaskaskia River. Society and Natural Resources.

Salk, R., Schneider, I.S., & Anderson, D.H. (in press). Mechanisms for and antecedents to organizational learning in a public land management agency. Journal of Environmental Management.

Wilhelm-Stanis, S., I.E. Schneider, and D.H. Anderson. (in press). Parks and Public Health: Leisure Time Physical Activity, Constraints and Negotiation Strategies. Journal of Park and Recreation Administration.

Davenport, M.A., Baker, M.L., Leahy, J.E., & Anderson, D.H. (in press). An Exploratory Study of Place Meanings and Significance of an Illinois State Park. Submitted to Journal of Park and Recreation Administration.

Anderson, D.H., S. Wilhelm-Stanis, I.E. Schneider, and J.E. Leahy. (2008). Proximate and distant visitors: differences in importance ratings of beneficial experiences.  Journal of Park and Recreation Administration 26(4):47-65

Anderson, D.H. and D.C. Fulton.  2008.  Experience preferences as mediators of wildlife related recreation participation—place attachment relationship.  Human Dimensions of Wildlife 13(2): 73-88.

Leahy, J.E. & Anderson, D.H. (2008). Trust factors in community-water resource management agency relationships. Landscape and Urban Planning 87:100-107.

Allendorf, T.D., J.L.D. Smith, and D.H. Anderson.  2007. Residents’ perceptions of Royal Bardia National Park, Nepal.  Landscape and Urban Planning, 82(1): 33-40.

Davenport, M.A., D.H. Anderson, J.E. Leahy, and P.J. Jakes.  2007. Reflections from USDA Forest Service employees on institutional constraints to engaging and serving their local communities. Journal of Forestry, 105(1):43-48.

Davenport, M.A., J.E. Leahy, D.H. Anderson, and P.J. Jakes.  2007.  Building trust in natural resource management within local communities: A case study of the Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie. Environmental Management, 39(3):353-368.

Book Chapters (2007-present)

Anderson, D.H., Davenport, M.A., Leahy, J.E., & Stein, T.V. 2008. OFM and Local Community Benefits. p. 311-334. In: B. Driver, ed. Managing to Optimize the Beneficial Outcomes of Recreation.  Venture Publishing: State College, PA

Anderson, D.H. 2008.  Targeting Benefits for Minnesota State Parks. p. 239-251. In: B. Driver, ed. Managing to Optimize the Beneficial Outcomes of Recreation.  Venture Publishing.

Fulton, D.C., Manfredo, M.J. & Anderson, D.H. 2008.  Application of Experienced-Focused and Outcomes-Focused Management to Fisheries and Wildlife Management. p. 385-394. In: B. Driver, ed. Managing to Optimize the Beneficial Outcomes of Recreation.  Venture Publishing.

Weber, D.M., Senior, J., Zenon, D. & Anderson, D.H. 2008. Healthy Parks, Healthy People: Assessing the Benefits Gained by Australian Park Visitors. p.177-188. In: B. Driver, ed. Managing to Optimize the Beneficial Outcomes of Recreation.  Venture Publishing.

Scientific and Technical Manuals (2007-present)

Coble, T. L., D.H. Anderson, D.W. Lime, T.E. Fish, J.L. Thompson, and J. Chen.  2008.  Managing Visitor Use in Coastal and Marine Protected Areas: Maintaining the Quality of Resource Conditions and Visitor Experiences. NOAA Coastal Services Center, Washington, D.C.

Dissertations Advised and Completed (2007-present)

Weber, D.L. 2008.  Personal benefits and place attachment of visitors to four metropolitan and regional protected areas in Australia.  Ph.D. Dissertation:  The University of Queensland (Australia). (D.H. Anderson and M. Cuthill, advisor and co-advisor)

Gwena (Muton), B. N. 2007. Decentralizing forest management in Cameroon: a conceptual look at the perception of procedural justice in community forest management process.  Ph.D. Dissertation: University of Minnesota. (D.H. Anderson, advisor)

Honors and Awards (since 1990)

  • 1990 MN DNR - Excellence in Performance Award for "outstanding service to the public and state park system" .
  • 1992 SAF 1st place, recreation working group research posters, 1992 SAF National Convention
  • 1998  ‘Richard C. Newman Art of Teaching Award’ from University of Minnesota College of Natural Resources.
  • 1998 University of Minnesota College of Natural Resources Alumni Award for ‘Outstanding Contributions to Undergraduate Education’.
  • 1999  Letter of Appreciation from Metropolitan Council’s Metropolitan Parks and Open Space Commission for work performed on park and open space inventory and recommendations for future use.
  • 1999  Certificate of Appreciation from MnDNR Department of Parks and Recreation for outstanding contribution in the development and completion of a management plan for Itasca State Park.
  • 1999 ‘Teacher of the Quarter’ (spring quarter 1999) by CNR students.
  • 1999 ‘Teacher of the Semester’ (fall semester 1999) by CNR students.
  • 2000  University of Minnesota Morse-Alumni Undergraduate Teaching Award and voted into Academy of Distinguished Teachers
  • 2001 USDA National award, North Central Region for Excellence in College and University Teaching.
  • 2002 Elected ‘Teacher of the Semester’ (fall semester 2002) by CNR students.
  • 2004 University of Minnesota John Tate Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Advising
  • 2006 Department of Forest Resources Star Faculty Award for Teaching, Research, and Outreach.
  • 2007  University of Minnesota Certificate of Appreciation for work in international programs for undergraduate and graduate students

Complete Curriculum Vita