Research Summary
My research strives to improve understanding of communication strategies aimed at influencing human and environmental health regarding protected areas. I have established three focal domains that advance this line of research, including: communication strategies regarding Leave No Trace-based (LNT) behaviors, nature-based recreation/leisure engagement for the health of protected area visitors and military service member populations, and human well-being as it pertains to natural sounds.
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Recent Publications
Balancing quietness and freedom: Support for reducing road noise among park visitors
Rice, W. L., Newman, P. B., Zipp, K. Y., Taff, B. D., Pipkin, A. R., Miller, Z. & Pan, B., Mar 2022, In: Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism. 37, 100474.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
What's ‘SUP’ with paddlers? Integrating spatial, social, and ecological data to understand behavior among paddlesport users at a popular lake destination
Baker, J., D'Antonio, A., Monz, C., Taff, D., Rice, W. L., Newton, J., Newman, P., Miller, Z. D. & Freeman, S., Oct 2021, In: Applied Geography. 135, 102531.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Visitors’ attitudes and behavioral intentions toward Leave No Trace on a national forest
Coulson, E., Park, L., Lawhon, B., Taff, D., Vagias, W. & Newman, P., 2021, In: Applied Environmental Education and Communication. 20, 1, p. 1-18 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Erratum: The phantom Chorus: Birdsong boosts human well-being in protected areas (Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences (2020) 287 (20201811) DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2020.1811)
Ferraro, D. M., Miller, Z. D., Ferguson, L. A., Taff, B. D., Barber, J. R., Newman, P. & Francis, C. D., Jan 27 2021, In: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 288, 1943, 20210037.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
Acceptability factors for wildlife approach in park and protected area settings
Freeman, S., Taff, B. D., Miller, Z. D., Benfield, J. A. & Newman, P., May 15 2021, In: Journal of Environmental Management. 286, 112276.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Mutualism Wildlife Value Orientations Predict Support for Messages About Distance-Related Wildlife Conflict
Freeman, S., Taff, B. D., Miller, Z. D., Benfield, J. A. & Newman, P., May 2021, In: Environmental Management. 67, 5, p. 920-929 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Does experimentally quieting traffic noise benefit people and birds?
Levenhagen, M. J., Miller, Z. D., Petrelli, A. R., Ferguson, L. A., Shr, Y. H. J., Taff, B. D., Fristrup, K. M., McClure, C. J. W., Burson, S., Giamellaro, M., Newman, P., Francis, C. D. & Barber, J. R., 2021, In: Ecology and Society. 26, 2, 32.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Ecosystem services enhanced through soundscape management link people and wildlife
Levenhagen, M. J., Miller, Z. D., Petrelli, A. R., Ferguson, L. A., Shr, Y. H., Gomes, D. G. E., Taff, B. D., White, C., Fristrup, K., Monz, C., McClure, C. J. W., Newman, P., Francis, C. D. & Barber, J. R., Feb 2021, In: People and Nature. 3, 1, p. 176-189 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
An exploratory study on Chinese tourists’ visitation to a U.S. National Park
Li, R., Lin, Y. X., Miller, Z. D., Su, C., Pan, B., Taff, B. D. & Graefe, A., 2021, (Accepted/In press) In: Tourism Recreation Research.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Understanding emerging adult identity development through work at a residential outdoor environmental education program: an application of social practice theory
Mateer, T. J., Taff, B. D., Hunt, C. A., Allison, P. & Will, E., 2021, In: Environmental Education Research. 27, 9, p. 1383-1400 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review