Dorothy H. Anderson
Department Head and Professor
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