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Faculty Page -- Steve Selin, Ph.D.

Steve SelinSteve W. Selin, PH.D.
Professor
325-D Percival Hall
WVU Division of Forestry
Morgantown, WV 26506-6125
T: (304) 293-2941 ext. 2442
F: (304) 293-2441
sselin@wvu.edu

Highest Education:
Ph.D., University of Oregon (Recreation and Park Management), 1986

Areas of Study:
Recreation and tourism partnerships, Citizen participation in natural resource planning, Multi-party collaboration, Conflict management, Sustainable tourism development.

Courses Taught at WVU:

  • Human Dimensions of Natural Resource Management
  • Managing Recreation, Park, and Tourism Organizations
  • Introduction to Tourism
  • Participatory Approaches to Natural Resource Management
  • Community-based Conservation and Development

Recent Projects:

  • Developing a forest heritage area in West Virginia and western Maryland. US Department of Agriculture.
  • Conducting a social assessment for the Monongahela National Forest for forest plan revision. USDA Forest Service.
  • Karelia community and heritage development. (Community development project in Karelia Province of Northwest Russia and Eastern Finland).
  • Collaborative planning and ecosystem management. USDA Forest Service.

Most Recent Publications:

Goldman, T., Selin, S. and Erickson, B. (2003).

Hiking alone: Understanding fear, negotiation strategies and leisure experience. Journal of Leisure Research, 35 (1): 1-22.

Schuett, M. and Selin, S. (2002).

Developing a profile of collaborative natural resource initiatives and partners. Northern Journal of Applied Forestry. 19 (4): 1-6.

Schuett, M., Selin, S. and Carr, D. (2001).

Making it work: Keys to successful collaboration in natural resource management. Environmental Management. 27 (4): 587-593.

Wang, T., Selin, S. and Donovan, S. (2001).

Growing heritage tourism in the Mountain State. Public Affairs Reporter. 18 (1): 2-6.

Selin, S.W., Schuett, M., and Carr, D. (2000).

Modeling stakeholder perceptions of collaborative initiative effectiveness. Society and Natural Resources. 13 (8): 735-745.

Jones, C., Hollenhorst, S., Perna, F. and Selin, S. (2000).

Validation of the flow theory in an on-site whitewater kayaking setting. Journal of Leisure Research. 32 (2): 247-261.

Selin, S. (1999).

Developing a typology of sustainable tourism partnerships. Journal of Sustainable Tourism. 7 (3): 260-273.

Schuett, M., Selin, S. and Carr, D. (1998).

Collaborative planning and national forest management: A preliminary perspective from external partners. Northern Journal of Applied Forestry. 15 (3): 124-129.

Carr, D., Selin, S. and Schuett, M. (1998).

Managing public forests: Understanding the role of collaborative planning. Environmental Management. 22 (5): 767-776.

Collins, A., Constanz, George, Hunter, Susan, and Selin, Steve. (1998).

Collaborative watershed planning: The West Virginia Experience. Conservation Voices. 1 (2): 31-35.

Selin, S.W. and Myers, N. (1998).

Tourism marketing alliances: Member satisfaction and effectiveness attributes of a regional initiative. Journal of Travel and Tourism Marketing. 7 (3): 79-94.