Nils Peterson
Associate Professor
Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources
Area(s) of Expertise
Intersections between Human and Natural Systems
Education
BS, Texas A&M University (2000)
MS, Texas A&M University (2003)
PhD, Michigan State University (2007)
Research Interests
Unraveling the drivers of human behavior relevant to wildlife conservation: environmental literacy, household dynamics, conflict, hunting, democracy
Publications
- Use of LiDAR to define habitat thresholds for forest bird conservation (2017)
- Are we working to save the species our children want to protect? Evaluating species attribute preferences among children (2017)
- Are we working to save the species our children want to protect? Evaluating species attribute preferences among children (2017)
- Why the North American model of wildlife conservation is problematic for modern wildlife management (2017)
- Illegal fishing and hunting as resistance to neoliberal colonialism (2017)
- Does education influence wildlife friendly landscaping preferences? (2017)
- Indigenous perspectives on private protected areas in Chile (2017)
- Demographic shifts around drinking water supply reservoirs in North Carolina, USA (2016)
- What makes wildlife wild? How identity may shape the public trust versus wildlife privatization debate (2016)
- How climate change beliefs among US teachers do and do not translate to students (2016)