Ryan Naylor

Graduate Student

Summary Statement

My research focuses on how residents can have increased power over their livelihood resources by analyzing resident perceptions of tourism development, environmental change, and community decision-making processes.

Department

Graduate Student

Education

B.S. in Environmental Science and minor in Geology, Slippery Rock University
M.S. in Recreation, Park, and Tourism Management & Human Dimensions of Natural Resources and the Environment
Pursuing a Ph.D. in Recreation, Park, and Tourism Management with an NSF Funded Research Traineeship in Regenerative Landscape Science (Landscape U)

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rsn16@psu.edu

ORCID iD

Affiliations

Adviser: Carter Hunt

Interests

Sustainable Tourism, Human Dimensions, Community Development, Livelihoods, Climate Change, and Sovereignty

Professional Experience

NASA Intern, Arctic Boreal Vulnerability Experiment (ABoVE), National Aeronautic and Atmospheric Agency
Fellow, National Science Foundation (NSF) Research Traineeship in Regenerative Landscape Design(Landscape U), The Pennsylvania State University
Distinguished Master’s Thesis Award, The Graduate School, The Pennsylvania State University