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Jessica Leahy
219 Nutting Hall
(207) 581-2834
jessica.leahy@maine.edu
Assistant Professor of Human Dimensions of
Natural Resources |
Degrees:
- Honors B.S., Oregon State University, 1999 (Forest Recreation Resources)
- M.S., Oregon State University, 2001 (Forest Resources)
- Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 2005 (Natural Resource Science & Management)
Specializations and Research Interests:
- Outdoor Recreation Policy and Planning:
- Benefits-Based Management
- Social Capital & Trust
- Citizen Participation
- Gateway Communities
- Environmental Interpretation and Education
- Recreational Access to Private Forestlands
Technical Reports:
Professional Memberships:
- International Association for Society and Natural Resources
- Society of American Foresters
Selected Publications:
Leahy, J. and Anderson, D. In press. “Cooperation Gets It Done: Social Capital in Natural Resources Management along the Kaskaskia River.” Society & Natural Resources.
Mann, M. and Leahy, J. In press "Connections: Meanings of ATV Riding among
Club Members in Maine." Leisure Sciences.
Ednie, A., Daigle, J. and Leahy, J. In Press. “The Development of Recreation Place Attachment on the Maine Coast: User Characteristics and Reasons for Visiting.” Journal of Park and Recreation Administration.
Anderson, D., Davenport, M., Leahy, J., and Stein, T. 2009. “Outcomes Focused Management and Local Community Benefits.” In Driver, B. (Ed.) Managing to Optimize the Beneficial Outcomes of Recreation. Venture Publishing. p.311-334.
Leahy, J. and Anderson, D. 2008. “Trust Meanings in Community-Water Resource Management Agency Relationships.”Landscape and Urban Planning. 87: 100-107.
Leahy, J., Kilgore, M., Hibbard, C., and Donnay, J. 2008. “Family Forest Land Owners’ Interest in and Perceptions of Forest Certification: Focus Group Findings from Northern Minnesota.” Northern Journal of Applied Forestry. 25(2): 73-81.
Anderson, D., Wilhelm, S., Schneider, I, and Leahy, J. 2008. “Proximate and Distant Visitors: Differences in Importance Ratings of Beneficial Experiences.” Journal of Park and Recreation Administration. 26(4):47-65.
Mann, M. and Leahy, J. 2008. “Sense of Place in Defining the Value and Meaning of Location among Residents and Visitors in the Rangeley Lakes National Scenic Byway,” In: LeBlanc, Cherie; Vogt, Christine, comps. Proceedings of the 2007 Northeastern Recreation Research Symposium; 2007 April 15-17; Bolton Landing, NY. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-P-23. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station: 108-113.
Kilgore, M., Leahy, J., Hibbard, C., and Donnay, J. 2007. “Assessing Family Forest Land Certification Opportunities: A Minnesota Case Study.” Journal of Forestry. 105(1): 27-33.
Kilgore, M., Leahy, J., Donnay, J., Hibbard, C., and Blinn, C. 2007. “EvaluatingLogger Certification Attitudes and Preferences: A Minnesota Case Study.” Forest Products Journal. 57(1/2):84-90.
Davenport, M., Leahy, J., Anderson, D., and Jakes, P. 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.
Davenport, M., Anderson, D., Leahy, J. and Jakes, P. 2007. “Reflections from USDA Forest Service employees on institutitional constraints to engaging and serving their local communities.” Journal of Forestry. 105(1): 43-48.
Ednie, A. and Leahy, J. 2007. “Forest certification for northern Minnesota’s family forest landowners: Knowledge, interest, and preferences for education” In: Burns, R.; Robinson, K., comps. Proceedings of the 2006 Northeastern Recreation Research Symposium; 2006 April 9-11; Bolton Landing, NY. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-P-14. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station: 532-538.
Johnson, R., Shelby, B., Brunson, M., and Leahy, J. 2005. “Socioeconomic Responses to Alternative Silvicultural Treatments.” In C. Maguire & C. Chambers (Eds.), College of Forestry Integrated Research Project: Ecological and Socioeconomic Responses to Alternative Silvicultural Treatments (pp.88-103). Research Contribution #46. Corvallis, Oregon State University.
Kilgore, M., Leahy, J., Hibbard, C., Donnay, J., Flitch, K., Anderson, D., Thompson, J., Ellefson, P., and Ek, A. 2005. “Developing a Certification Framework for Minnesota’s Family Forests.” Technical Report submitted to the Blandin Foundation. Grand Rapids, MN. Department of Forest Resources, University of Minnesota, Staff Paper #183. 212 pages.
Johnson, R., and Leahy, J. 2004. “Social Aspects of Coastal Tourism.” In M. Manfredo, J. Vaske, B. Brueyere, D. Field & P. Brown (Eds.), Society and natural resources: A summary of knowledge (pp. 175-186). Jefferson: Modern Litho.
Huppert, D., Johnson, R., Leahy, J., and Bell, K. 2003. “Interactions between Human Communities and Estuaries in the Pacific Northwest: Trends and Implications for Management.” Estuaries. 26(4B): 997-1009.
Courses Taught: (click on the link to see course syllabus)
