Lisa Chase

Extension Professor

Director, Vermont Tourism Research Center

Lisa Chase
Alma mater(s)
  • Ph.D. in Natural Resource Management and Policy from Cornell University
  • M.S. in Resources Economics from Cornell University
  • B.A. in Economics from the University of Michigan

BIO

Lisa Chase is a Natural Resources Specialist with University of Vermont Extension, where she has focused on recreation and tourism enterprises since 2002. She became the Director of the Vermont Tourism Research Center in July of 2004. Prior to working in Vermont, Lisa conducted research and outreach in New York, Colorado, Costa Rica and Ecuador, among other places.

Area(s) of expertise

Nature-based tourism, agritourism, community development, environmental conflict resolution

Bio

Lisa Chase is a Natural Resources Specialist with University of Vermont Extension, where she has focused on recreation and tourism enterprises since 2002. She became the Director of the Vermont Tourism Research Center in July of 2004. Prior to working in Vermont, Lisa conducted research and outreach in New York, Colorado, Costa Rica and Ecuador, among other places.

Areas of Expertise

Nature-based tourism, agritourism, community development, environmental conflict resolution