Garrett Hutson
Associate Professor
Recreation and Leisure Studies
Brock University
Canada
Biography
Dr. Hutson’s scholarship centers on outdoor recreation resource management, outdoor leadership, and person–place relationships. His current research projects primarily explore how human dimensions of place can inform sustainable outdoor recreation practices. Dr. Hutson helps to facilitate sustainability initiatives and research between the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry, the Niagara Parks Commission, and the Ontario Climbing Access Coalition. Dr. Hutson also teaches extended outdoor experiential field courses and finds it a privilege to explore Ontario landscapes with Canada’s future outdoor leaders. Dr. Hutson is a Participating Faculty Member of the Environmental Sustainability Research Centre.
Research Interest
Place meanings; Outdoor leadership; Sustainability; Experiential education
Publications
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"Hutson, G., Anderson L., Breunig, M., O’Connell, T., Todd, S., Young, A. (2012). A qualitative exploration of sense of community through reflective journals during wilderness outdoor education curricula. Research in Outdoor Education, 11, 1-17."
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"Hutson, G. (2012). The seeds of Leave No Trace grow well beyond the backcountry. In M. Wagstaff, & B. Martin (Eds.), Controversial Issues in Adventure Programming (pp. 243-247). Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics."
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Howard, R., & Hutson, G. (2013). The significance of place in John Muir’s wilderness writings. Illuminaire, 11(1), 60-68.
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Martin, B., Hutson, G, & Goldenberg, M. (in press). Outdoor and adventure recreation. Invited book chapter to Introduction to Recreation and Leisure (3rd. ed.), Human Kinetics.
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Hutson, G. (in progress). Sense of place at NOLS: A case study. Data analysis and manuscript preparation currently underway. Project funded by Brock University’s Environmental Sustainability Research Centre.
