Christopher J. Wynveen

Biography

Christopher J. Wynveen is currently working as an Associate Professor in Robbins College of Health and Human Sciences at Baylor University. He has completed his Education in (2009) Ph.D. in Recreation, Park, & Tourism Sciences; Texas A&M University, College Station TX & (2005) M.S. in Parks, Recreation, and Tourism Management; Clemson University, Clemson SC (2001) B.S. in Leisure Studies; University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign IL. His research focuses on the human dimensions of natural resource management. Specifically, he have a continuing interest in the meanings recreational visitors' ascribe to parks and other protected areas. He use place meaning to refer to the thoughts and feelings people hold for specific settings. The concept provides the foundation for understanding other constructs important to the human-environment relationships (e.g. sense of place and place attachment) and the sustainable management of protected areas (e.g. relationships between various resource uses and recreation users, community stakeholder involvement, and collaborative management). Other research interests include recreation behavior as it relates to the management of parks and other protected areas. He has developed my knowledge of this area through projects related to the enforcement of regulations and laws in parks, management of game species through hunter behavior, and community and stakeholder involvement in the management of publically owned recreation resource areas. Lastly, he has also been involved in projects related to the evaluation of grassroots conservation projects.

Research Interest

human dimensions of natural resource management