DAVIS COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE, NATURAL RESOURCES & DESIGN
DIVISION OF FORESTRY AND NATURAL RESOURCES

Robert Burns

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Robert C. Burns, Ph.D.


Assistant Professor
Recreation, Parks, & Tourism Resources

Contact Information

West Virginia University
Division of Forestry and Natural Resources
PO Box 6125, Morgantown, WV 26506-6125

Telephone: (304) 293-6781
Fax: (304) 293-2441
Email: Robert.Burns@mail.wvu.edu

Education

Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University (Leisure Studies), 2000

Professional Employment

Courses Taught

RPTR 335: Managing Recreation, Parks and Tourism Organizations
FOR 470X: Philosophical Foundation- Recreation Park
RPTR 714: Human Dimensions of Natural Resource Management

Research Interests

Understanding recreational behaviors, motivations, and satisfaction levels in outdoor recreation settings. USDA Forest Service settings. National Visitor Use Monitoring (NVUM) program, and understanding the impact of the Recreation Fee Demonstration Program.

Professional Affiliations

Selected Publications

Burns, R.C., and Graefe, A. (in review). Toward understanding the impact of recreation fees on extremely low-income residents in the Pacific Northwest Journal of Park and Recreation Administration.

Burns, R.C., and Graefe, A. (in review). Market segmentation and customer satisfaction at water-based outdoor recreation settings. Journal of Travel and Tourism Marketing.

Burns, R.C., Graefe, A., and Bright, L. (in review). Constraints to outdoor recreation in Pacific Northwest national forests: Exploring perceptions of respondents whose households include persons with disabilities. Journal of Leisure Research.

Burns, R.C., and Lee, R. (2004). The ups and downs of state budget process reform: Experience of three decades. Public Budgeting and Finance, 24 (3), 1-19.

Lee, J., Graefe, A., and Burns, R. (2004). Structural analysis of service quality, satisfaction, and behavioral intention among forest visitors. Journal of Travel and Tourism Marketing, 17(1), 73-82.

Burns, R.C., Graefe, A.R., and Absher, J. (2003). Alternate measurement approaches to recreational customer satisfaction: Performance-only and importance-performance gap scores. Leisure Studies, 25(4), 363-380.

Lee, R.D., and Burns, R.C. (2003). State budget directors: Characteristics, experience, and attitudes. Public Budgeting and Finance, 23(2), 125-151.

Manning, R., Bacon, J., Graefe, A., Kyle, G., and Burns, R. (2001). “I never hike alone”: Security on the Appalachian Trail. Parks and Recreation 36, (7).(pp 50-56)

Lee, R.D., and Burns, R.C. (2000). Performance measurement in state budgeting: Advancement and backsliding from 1990 to 1995. Public Budgeting & Finance, 20(1), 38-50.