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Integrating Team Science Into Interdisciplinary Graduate Education: An Exploration Of The Sesync Graduate Pursuit, Kenneth E. Wallen, Karen Filbee-Dexter, Jeremy B. Pittman, Stephen M. Posner, Steven M. Alexander, Chelsie L. Romulo, Drew E. Bennett, Elizabeth C. Clark, Stella J.M. Cousins, Bradford A. Dubik, Margaret Garcia, Heather A. Haig, Elizabeth A. Koebele, Jiangxiao Qiu, Ryan C. Richards, Celia C. Symons, Samuel C. Zipper Jun 2019

Integrating Team Science Into Interdisciplinary Graduate Education: An Exploration Of The Sesync Graduate Pursuit, Kenneth E. Wallen, Karen Filbee-Dexter, Jeremy B. Pittman, Stephen M. Posner, Steven M. Alexander, Chelsie L. Romulo, Drew E. Bennett, Elizabeth C. Clark, Stella J.M. Cousins, Bradford A. Dubik, Margaret Garcia, Heather A. Haig, Elizabeth A. Koebele, Jiangxiao Qiu, Ryan C. Richards, Celia C. Symons, Samuel C. Zipper

Peer-Reviewed Studies

Complex socio-environmental challenges require interdisciplinary, team-based research capacity. Graduate students are fundamental to building such capacity, yet formal opportunities for graduate students to develop these capacities and skills are uncommon. This paper presents an assessment of the Graduate Pursuit (GP) program, a formal interdisciplinary team science graduate research and training program administered by the National Socio-Environmental Synthesis Center (SESYNC). Quantitative and qualitative assessment of the program’s first cohort revealed that participants became significantly more comfortable with interdisciplinary research and team science approaches, increased their capacity to work across disciplines, and were enabled to produce tangible research outcomes. Qualitative analysis of …


Cityscape Connections: National Park Service Relevance And Resilience In Urban Areas, Elizabeth Eleanor Perry Jan 2018

Cityscape Connections: National Park Service Relevance And Resilience In Urban Areas, Elizabeth Eleanor Perry

Graduate College Dissertations and Theses

The National Park Service (NPS) strives to embody U.S. democratic ideals, conserving our collective stories and scenery for their intrinsic value and the enjoyment of current and future generations. However, although these places are conserved for all, they are not enjoyed by all. As with other conservation agencies, the NPS finds itself increasingly concerned with building relevance with diverse potential stewards. In cities, where 80% of the U.S. population and 40% of the NPS portfolio is based, there is a prime opportunity to build relevance with large, diverse, and proximate audiences. Recognizing this opportunity, the NPS initiated its Urban Agenda …


Collaboration And Conflict In The Adirondack Park: An Analysis Of Conservation Discourses Over Time, Jeffrey Michael O'Donnell Jan 2015

Collaboration And Conflict In The Adirondack Park: An Analysis Of Conservation Discourses Over Time, Jeffrey Michael O'Donnell

Graduate College Dissertations and Theses

The role of collaboration within conservation is of increasing interest to scholars, managers and forest communities. Collaboration can take many forms, but one under-studied topic is the form and content of public discourses across conservation project timelines. To understand the discursive processes that influence conservation decision-making, this research evaluates the use of collaborative rhetoric and claims about place within discourses of conservation in the Adirondacks. Local newspaper articles and editorials published from January 1996 to December 2013 and concerning six major conservation projects were studied using content analysis. Results show that collaborative rhetoric increased during the study period, and conflict …