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Recent Publications
Enhancing Online Survey Research in Environmental and Conservation Social Sciences: A GIS-Based Place Mapping Validation Technique for Enhancing Sample Quality
Powers, S. L., Trauntvein, N. & Son, J. S., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Society and Natural Resources.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
Fostering equity: How welcomeness, safety, and representation influence visitor coping and intention-to-return to parks and protected areas
Powers, S. L., Ferguson, L. A., Ferguson, M. D., Aytur, S., Gorman, M. B., Bennett, J. L. & Feldbaum, E., Jun 2025, In: Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism. 50, 100868.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Intersectionality in facilitators of active outdoor recreation in parks and protected areas
Powers, S. L., Son, J. S., Liu, H. L. & Webster, N., Mar 2025, In: Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism. 49, 100853.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
“We Try [to] Take the Barriers Away For You to Come in”: Active Recreation Contexts as Leisure Facilitators
Agans, J. P., Powers, S. L., McCabe, M. K. & Son, J. S., Mar 8 2024, In: Journal of Park and Recreation Administration. 42, 1, p. 58-784 727 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Infrared visitor counts: data validation and algorithm development
Daniels, M. J., Liu, H. L. & Powers, S. L., 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: Current Issues in Tourism.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Resident Representation in Parks: Identifying Gaps and Promoting Equitable Engagement
Daniels, M. J. & Powers, S. L., Aug 1 2024, In: Journal of Park and Recreation Administration. 42, 3, p. 1-23 23 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
An Evaluation of the Youth Sports and Play Grant Program
Pitas, N., Powers, S., McCabe, M., Barrett, A., Morrissey, T. & Palladino, D., Mar 8 2024, In: Journal of Park and Recreation Administration. 42, 1, p. 75-86 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Applying location quotient methodology to urban park settings with mobile location data: Implications for equity and park planning
Powers, S. L., Pitas, N. A. & Rice, W. L., Aug 2024, In: Urban Forestry and Urban Greening. 98, 128418.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Belonging and Welcomeness in State and Community Parks: Visitation Impacts and Strategies for Advancing Environmental Justice
Powers, S. L., Mowen, A. J. & Drogin Rodgers, E. B., Dec 2024, In: Geoforum. 157, 104149.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Critical Consciousness of Systemic Racism in Parks among Park Agency Directors and Policymakers: An Environmental Justice Tool for Recreation and Conservation Leaders
Powers, S. L., Pitas, N. A. & Mowen, A. J., 2024, In: Society and Natural Resources. 37, 1, p. 24-47 24 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Development and validation of a scale measuring public perceptions of racial environmental justice in parks
Powers, S. L., Mowen, A. J. & Webster, N., 2024, In: Journal of Leisure Research. 55, 1, p. 1-24 24 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Local nature-based recreation as a pathway to environmental citizenship
Powers, S. L. & Trauntvein, N., Sep 2024, In: Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism. 47, 100810.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Racial equity facilitators of active outdoor recreation in parks and protected areas: Scale development, testing, and validation
Powers, S. L. & Son, J. S., 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Leisure Research.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
College Students’ Healthy Leisure: Latent Profile Analyses of Constraints and Negotiation Strategies
Agans, J. P., Son, J. S., Powers, S., Hanna, S. & Weybright, E. H., 2023, (Accepted/In press) In: Leisure Sciences.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Campus Recreation Amenity Use Differences by Sexual Orientation Among US College Students
Peterson, K. T., Bopp, M., Frederick, G. M., Powers, S. L. & Wilson, O. W. A., Oct 2023, In: Recreational Sports Journal. 47, 2, p. 118-125 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review