Faculty | Parks, Recreation and Tourism | The University of Vermont(title)

Parks, Recreation, and Tourism faculty are experts and researchers in social and cultural aspects of outdoor recreation and parks, environmental interpretation and sense of place, tourism development in rural and resource-dependent communities, and more.

Program Director

Patricia Stokowski

Patricia Stokowski

Professor, Director of Parks, Recreation & Tourism Program

patricia.stokowski@uvm.edu

Instructional programs: Parks, Recreation and Tourism; Natural Resources
Research: Outdoor recreation behavior, parks, community tourism development, sense of place

Additional Faculty

David Kaufman

David Kaufman

Senior Lecturer

david.kaufman@uvm.edu

Instructional program: Parks, Recreation and Tourism
Expertise: Teaching and advising students in a university setting; tourism, hospitality, and recreation industries

Kim Coleman outside dressed for nordic skiing, wearing sunglasses and smiling

Kimberly (Kim) Coleman

Associate Professor

kimberly.coleman@uvm.edu

Human dimensions of natural resources; Outdoor recreation and tourism; Planning and management of public land; Environmental justice; Environmental education.

Jon Erickson

Jon Erickson

Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Education • David Blittersdorf Professor of Sustainability Science & Policy • Gund Institute for Environment Fellow

jon.erickson@uvm.edu

Instructional programs: Environmental Studies; Natural Resources; Parks, Recreation and Tourism
Research: Ecological economics, sustainable development, systems modeling