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Co-Director of PARC and PARC Listening Lab<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n Dr. Peter Newman is the Dean of the Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources at the University of Vermont. He was formally the department head and Suzie and Allen Martin Professor of Recreation, Park and Tourism Management department at Penn State.\u00a0 He serves as a co-director of the Protected Areas Research Collaborative (PARC) Laboratory. He obtained his Ph.D. in Natural Resources from the University of Vermont and his M.S. in Forest Resource Management from the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry College<\/p>\n\n\n\n Dr. Newman\u2019s research focuses on visitor management decision making in the context of protected areas globally. He has conducted numerous visitor use management studies in parks and protected areas within the United States, and internationally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Current research interests include visitor management in and regarding protected areas, soundscape\/acoustic management in parks, transportation management and planning, efficacy of Leave No Trace practices, and health\/well being.Dr. Newman interests in these areas began when he served as a National Park Service Ranger in Yosemite National Park, and as a Back country patrol ranger with the US Forest Service in Frank Church Wilderness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Google Scholar<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n Co-Director of PARC and PARC Listening Lab<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n Derrick Taff is an Associate Professor in the Recreation, Park and Tourism Management Department at Penn State University, and the Science Advisor for the Leave No Trace organization. His research strives to improve communication strategies aimed at influencing human health and environmental sustainability in parks and protected areas. Much of his research has focused on Leave No Trace-based communication strategies and how to positively influence human perceptions and behaviors in a manner that promotes social and ecological well-being. Aligning with these communication strategies, Derrick frequently works with the National Park Service Natural Sounds and Night Skies Division to develop research-informed, effective educational approaches aimed at educating the public.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Derrick has more than 20 years of experience in higher education and protected areas management research, with previous stints working for the National Park Service in Rocky Mountain National Park, and in 2023 as the park\u2019s first Scholar in Residence, and at the National Park Service Denver Service Center where he worked as a recreation planner. He holds a PhD from Colorado State University in Human Dimensions of Natural Resources, and a Master\u2019s Degree in American Studies, as well as a Bachelor\u2019s Degree in Wilderness Recreation from the University of Alabama.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/parc\/files\/2024\/04\/image005-2ea23674d46e9856.jpg\")
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