Jessica Leahy

219 Nutting Hall
(207) 581-2834
email: jessica_leahy@umit.maine.edu
Jessica Leahy

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Title:

        Assistant Professor of Parks, Recreation & Tourism

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)
Jessica giving a seminar

Specializations and Research Interests:

        Outdoor Recreation Policy and Planning:
            - Benefits-Based Management
            - Social Capital & Trust
            - Citizen Participation
            - Gateway Communities
        Environmental Interpretation and Education

Professional Memberships:

  • International Association for Society and Natural Resources
  • Society of American Foresters

Selected Publications:

  • Nickerson, R., Anderson, D., Davenport, M., and Leahy, J. In review. “Assessing Visitor and Community Recreation Benefits: A Handbook for Managers.”
  • Kilgore, M., Leahy, J., Hibbard, C., Donnay, J., Flitsch, 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.
  • 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.
  • Leahy, J., Davenport, M., Anderson, D., and Jakes, P. 2004. “Community Trust in Natural Resource Agencies: Case Studies from Illinois.” Proceedings of the 4th Social Aspects and Recreation Research Symposium.
  • Leahy, J. and Anderson, D. 2004. “Community Benefits in the Kaskaskia Watershed: Preliminary Technical Report.” Report to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Waterways Experiment Station. Vicksburg, Mississippi.
  • 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.
  • Leahy, J. 2001. “Public Recreation on Oregon’s Family Forestlands.” Oregon Small Woodlands Association Update. 20(5): 7.
Jessica teaching
Courses Taught:

 PRT225 – Introduction to Readings in Outdoor Recreation
 PRT452 – Environmental Interpretation
 PRT491 – Issues and Ethics in Parks, Recreation & Tourism (Senior Seminar)

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