Pathways Conference Special Session on Understanding the Connections Between Humans and Wildlife
Mark Damian Duda
The upcoming 2017 Pathways Conference in Colorado will feature a special session, Understanding the Connections Between Humans and Wildlife, to honor the life and work of Dr. Stephen Kellert. We invite anyone attending Pathways to this special session on Monday, September 18.
This session is organized as a tribute to the life and work of Dr. Stephen Kellert, featuring presentations on research and projects that directly or indirectly build off of Dr. Kellert’s research and outreach efforts. Dr. Kellert was a leader and pioneer in the theory and science of human relationships to nature and wildlife. The selected presentations for this session are from Dr. Kellert’s former students, colleagues, and collaborators.
Mark Damian Duda, Executive Director of Responsive Management, also friend and former student of Dr. Kellert, will serve as session chair and provide the welcome and introductory remarks. Scheduled session presentations include:
Environmental Values and Biophilia Connect Work Across Decades
Bob Powell, Clemson University; Nicole Ardoin, Stanford University
Children's Birthright: Building Connections With Nature
Louise Chawla, University of Colorado Boulder; Tori Derr, California State University, Monterey Bay
Biophilia and the Adapted Mind
Judith Heerwagen, University of Washington
Changes in American Attitudes Toward Animals
Kelly George, Ohio State University
Connection to Nature and Positive Youth Development
Lincoln Larson, North Carolina State University
Conservation Beyond Knowledge: Embracing Values, Attitudes, and Experiences
Jeffrey Skibins, Kansas State University
Understanding and Connecting Americans and Nature
Dave Case, DJ Case & Associates; Natalie Sexton, US Fish and Wildlife Service
Understanding Why Attitudes Toward Predators Change
Jeremy Bruskotter, Ohio State University
Costs, Benefits, and Attitudes Toward Rewilding
Chris Miljanich, University of California, Santa Barbara
Does Domestic Grazing Belong on Public Land?
Michael Kruse, Prescott College; Alison Ormsby, University of North Carolina Asheville
Motives for Recreational Hunting and Alleged Moral Significance
Christian Gamborg, University of Copenhagen
An Exploration of Environmental Values in Vietnam
Madeline Duda, Clemson University
Different Views of the Same Forest: The Pastoralists
Aida Cuni Sanchez, Oxford University
Where the Wild Things Were: Sea-serpents in America
Syma Ebbin, University of Connecticut
We look forward to having you join us for this special session exploring research that honors and builds upon the work of Dr. Stephen Kellert.
Mark Damian Duda
Executive Director
Responsive Management
Certified Wildlife Biologist ®
130 Franklin Street
Harrisonburg, VA 22801
fax 540-432-1892