Lincoln Larson
Bio
Larson Lab Website
Education:
- B.S., Biology, Duke University
- M.S., Forest Resources, University of Georgia
- Ph.D., Natural Resources Recreation and Tourism, University of Georgia
Courses Taught at NC State:
IPGE/PRT 295 – Nature, Health & Wellness
PRT 230 – Foundations of Outdoor Recreation Management
PRT 452/552 – Field Experience in Nature-based Recreation & Tourism Management
PRT 500 – Conceptual Foundations of Recreation
PRT 550 – Human Behavior & the Environment
For more information about the courses Dr. Larson teaches, please visit: https://faculty.cnr.ncsu.edu/lincolnlarson/teaching/courses/
Research Interests:
Dr. Larson uses a variety of social science methods to understand human-environment interactions and address natural resource management and conservation issues. His human dimensions research questions and projects focus on three broad themes (natural resource management and conservation, outdoor recreation and health, and environmental education and stewardship) that are designed to help scientists, land managers, and the general public understand, communicate, and collaboratively respond to emerging challenges facing parks and protected areas. Dr. Larson’s recent work has focused on many different topics including:
- Parks and protected area management
- Nature-based recreation, health, and well-being
- Community-based conservation and sustainable development
- Human-wildlife interactions and conflict
- Environmental education and interpretation
For more information about Dr. Larson’s work, please visit: https://faculty.cnr.ncsu.edu/lincolnlarson/
Grants & Research Projects:
Dr. Larson has served as a principal investigator or co-investigator on many different research projects funded by a variety of agencies and organizations, including:
- National Science Foundation
- U.S.D.A. Forest Service
- U.S.D.A. National Institute of Food and Agriculture
- U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
- Institute of Museum and Library Services
- North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources
- North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission
- South Carolina Department of Natural Resources
- New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
- Georgia Department of Natural Resources
- Boy Scouts of American National Foundation
- National Audubon Society
He has also conducted unfunded research focused on improving teaching and learning at multiple levels ranging from non-formal youth camps to college classrooms.
Publications
- 3 Impacts of tourism on support for conservation, local livelihoods, and community resilience around Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya , (2024)
- Associations between well-being and nature-based recreation: A cross-sectional study among adults in the United States, Brazil, and Spain , JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY (2024)
- Becoming the change we want to see: Aspirations and initial progress with diversity, equity, access, and inclusion practices to create welcoming environments and center community in informal science institutions , CURATOR-THE MUSEUM JOURNAL (2024)
- Birdwatching linked to increased psychological well-being on college campuses: A pilot-scale experimental study , JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY (2024)
- Environmental and social impacts of shifting park-use patterns during the COVID-19 pandemic: Insights from state and local park managers , JOURNAL OF OUTDOOR RECREATION AND TOURISM-RESEARCH PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT (2024)
- Exploring Project Connections Across the Citizen Science Landscape: A Social Network Analysis of Shared Volunteers , Sage Open (2024)
- Historical redlining and environmental (in)justices: A scoping review of access to green space and exposure to urban heat and air pollution , (2024)
- Nature exposure and mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic: A Navigation Guide systematic review with meta-analysis☆ , ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (2024)
- Nature or the outdoors? Understanding the power of language in elementary students' self-reported connection to nature , ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION RESEARCH (2024)
- Patient capital and no net loss: Applying institutional theory to understand publicly-owned mitigation banking in an urban context at a United States port , PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION (2024)