curriculum vitae - Utah State University

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CURRICULUM VITAE
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Robyn Lee Ceurvorst, B.A. (University of Northern Iowa), M.S. (Colorado State University), Ph.D.
(Oregon State University)
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Address: USU Moab Education Center
125 West 200 South
Moab, UT 84532
Phone: (435) 259 - 7432
Email: Robyn.Ceurvorst@usu.edu
Recent Employment History
2011 Assistant Professor, Recreation Resource Management: Department of Environment &
Society, College of Natural Resources, Utah State University, Moab Education Center,
Moab, Utah
2010 Teaching Assistant: Department of Forest Ecosystems & Society, Oregon State
University, Corvallis, Oregon
2010 Researcher & Adventure Guide: O.A.R.S., Inc. in Moab, Utah; Jackson, WY; Vernal,
UT; Rogue River, OR; Angels Camp, CA.
2009 - 2010 Research Assistant: Department of Forest Engineering & Resource Management,
Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon.
2009 Outdoor Education & Youth Outreach Camp Leader: Siuslaw Watershed Council,
Mapleton, Oregon
2008 - 2009 Adjunct Instructor: Department of Outdoor Studies, Physical Education, and Biology,
Colorado Mountain College- Alpine Campus, Steamboat Springs, Colorado.
2008 Trip Leader, Whitewater River Guide, River Guide Instructor: Blue Sky West
Adventures; Owner of Steamboat Raft Doctors, Steamboat Springs, Colorado.
2006 - 2008 Teaching Assistant: Department of Forest Ecosystems & Society, Oregon State
University, Corvallis, Oregon.
2006 - 2008 Research Assistant: Department of Forest Ecosystems & Society, Oregon State
University, Corvallis, Oregon.
2006 - 2008 Regional River Manager, Trip Leader, Whitewater River Guide Instructor, River
Guide: Mad Adventures, Winter Park, Colorado.
2006 Whitewater Raft Guide Instructor, Outdoor Adventure & Tourist Guide, Trip Leader,
Planner: Water By Nature, Morocco, Africa.
2005 Teacher’s Aide, Special Needs: Truman Elementary School, Davenport Community

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School District, Davenport, Iowa.
2005 Whitewater Rafting, Sea Kayaking & Multi-sport Adventure Trip Leader & Guide:
Outdoor Adventure Recreation Specialists (OARS, Inc.), Angels Camp (North
Yosemite / South Lake Tahoe), California.
2001 - 2005 Whitewater Raft Guide Instructor, Kayaking & Canoeing, River Manager, Trip
Leader, Raft Guide: Rocky Mountain Adventures, Fort Collins, Colorado.
2002 - 2004 Research Assistant: Human Dimensions in Natural Resources Unit, Department of
Natural Resource Recreation and Tourism, Colorado State University, Fort Collins,
Colorado.
2004 Lecturer/Teaching Assistant: Department of Natural Resource Recreation and
Tourism, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado.
2001 - 2002 Instructor, Outdoor Adventure Educator, Rock Climbing & Rafting Trip Leader, Risk
Management Coordinator: Educo Outdoor Adventure School, Fort Collins, Colorado.
1999 Rock Climbing & Swimming Instructor, Camp Counselor, Music Instructor: Camp
Canadensis, Pocono Mountains, Pennsylvania
1998 - 2002 Teaching Assistant, Outdoor Adventure Program Trip Leader, Rock Climbing &
Swimming Instructor, Lifeguard: Department of Health, Physical Education, & Leisure
Services, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, Iowa.
Degrees
Post-Secondary Educational Qualifications
2010 Ph.D. Oregon State University
Corvallis, Oregon
2004 M.S. Colorado State University
Fort Collins, Colorado
2002 B.A. University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls, Iowa
Doctorate Dissertation
Human Dimensions of Forest/Terrestrial,
Coastal and Marine Resource Management;
Recreation & Tourism
Human Dimensions of Natural Resources
Management; Recreation & Tourism
Leisure, Youth, & Human Services;
Outdoor Recreation Management;
Business Administration Minor
2010 Methodological and managerial applications of the structural norm approach to social and
facility capacity indicators in Hawai„i's Coastal Recreation Areas. Part of a larger study
entitled: A multi-stakeholder approach to coastal and marine recreation and tourism
management in Hawai‘i. Sponsored by: NOAA, Hawai„i Coral Reef Initiative Research
Program (HCRI-RP) and Hawai„i Division of Aquatic Resources (DAR).

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Master’s Thesis Project
2004 Colorado Welcome Center visitor study on information gathering behavior. Sponsored by:
Colorado Tourism Office, Denver, Colorado and Department of Natural Resources Recreation
and Tourism, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado.
Research & Teaching Focus
Human dimensions / social psychology of recreation, wildlife, fisheries, and other natural resources.
Planning, management, and policy of terrestrial and marine parks, wildlife and protected areas.
National & international tourism, ecotourism, nature-based tourism, and adventure tourism.
Outdoor adventure recreation education, risk management, and natural history interpretation.
Experiential learning, trip planning / leading / guiding, and adventure dynamics.
Research and survey methods; quantitative (statistical) analyses.
Graduate Student Advising, Mentoring & Research
Clay Allred
M.S. Recreation Resource
Management
River Users‟ Norms Toward
Tamarix Management
Major Professor
Ashley D‟Antonio
Ph.D. Human Dimensions of
Ecosystems Management
Exploring a process for
determining capacity and
examining the visitor
experience from both a
biophysical and social
perspective in low-use
areas, RMNP, CO
Committee
Member
Undergraduate Student Advising, Mentoring & Research
Heather Winegar,
B.S. Recreation
Resource
Management
Tom Mitchell, B.S.
Recreation
Resource
Management
Chad Lee
Huckaby, B.S.
Recreation
Resource
Management
McCall Davis, B.S.
Recreation
Resource
Management
ENVS 4920 – Special Projects
in Recreation
ENVS 4920 – Special Projects
in Recreation
ENVS 4920 – Special Projects
in Recreation
ENVS 4920 – Special Projects
in Recreation
Bear River Migratory Bird
Refuge, Department of Fish
and Wildlife, Kathi Stopher
Tag-a-Long Expeditions, Bob
Jones
Bear River Migratory Bird
Refuge, Department of Fish
and Wildlife, Kathi Stopher
US Forest Service, Fishlake
National Forest/Beaver
Ranger District, Esther
Benson
BC- Instructor &
Mentor
Moab- Instructor
& Mentor
BC- Instructor &
Mentor
Tooele-
Instructor &
Mentor

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Course Instruction & Teaching Assistantship
2011 Utah State University ENVS 4950/6900 Special Topics: Wildland Recreation Use
Impacts & Assessment (Instructor)
ENVS 2340 Natural Resources & Society (Instructor)
ENVS 4130 Recreation Planning & Policy (Instructor)
ENVS 4920 Special Projects in Recreation Management
(Instructor)
ENVS 4500 Recreation Behavior & Theory(Instructor)
ENVS 4600 Natural Resources Interpretation (Instructor)
2010 Oregon State University FOR 453 / 553 Nature-based Tourism (T.A.)
FOR 251 Recreation Resource Management (T.A.)
FOR 493 / 593 Environmental Interpretation (T.A.)
FOR 207 Career Development (T.A.)
2006 - 2008 Oregon State University FOR 251 Recreation Resource Management (T.A.)
SOC 513 Sociological Theory (T.A.)
FOR 323 / 599 Research Methods (T.A.)
FOR 453 / 553 Nature-based Tourism (Guest Lecturer)
2008 Colorado Mountain
College
BIO 214 Natural History of the Desert (Instructor)
PE 113 Intro to Mountain Biking (Instructor)
BIO / OUS 151 Mountain Orientation I (Instructor)
2003 Colorado State University RR 332 Recreation Resource Management (T.A.)
RR 330 Social Aspects of Natural Resource Management
(Guest Lecturer)
RR 605 Recreation Behavior Theory (Guest Lecturer)
1998 - 2002 University of Northern
Iowa
Intro to Rock Climbing (T.A.)
Advanced Rock Climbing (T.A.)
Canoeing & Backpacking (T.A.)
Ice Climbing & Swimming (T.A. & Instructor)
Publications
Refereed Journal Articles
2010 Needham, M. D., Rollins, R. B., Ceurvorst, R. L., Wood, C. J. B., Grimm, K. E., &
Dearden, P. Motivations and normative evaluations of summer visitors at an alpine ski
area. Journal of Travel Research. xx(x),1-16.
In prep
Positive
review
Needham, M. D., Sprouse, L. J., Grimm, K. E., Nielsen, B. E., & Ceurvorst, R. L. Place
attachment and management tradeoffs at a forest campground: A conjoint analysis.
Journal of Forestry.
Ceurvorst, R. L,. & Needham, M. D. (2011). Is “acceptable” really acceptable?
Comparing two scales for measuring encounter norms. Leisure Sciences.

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In press
Ceurvorst, R. L., & Needham, M. D. (2011, Accepted). Value orientations and normative
evaluations of individuals visiting coral reef areas in Hawaii. Tourism in Marine
Environments.
Submitted Needham, M. D., Ceurvorst, R. L. & Tynon, J. (2011). Extending the encounter - norm -
crowding generalization to facility carrying capacity indicators of coastal recreation in
Hawai„i. Journal of Leisure Research.
Technical / Project Reports
2008 Needham, M. D., Tynon, J. F., Ceurvorst, R. L., Collins, R. L., Connor, W. M., &
Culnane, M. J. W. Recreation carrying capacity and management at Waikiki-
Diamond Head Shoreline Fisheries Management Area on Oahu, Hawaii. Final
project report for Hawaii Coral Reef Initiative – Research Program. Corvallis:
Oregon State University, Department of Forest Ecosystems and Society. 95pp.
2008 Needham, M. D., Tynon, J. F., Ceurvorst, R. L., Collins, R. L., Connor, W. M., &
Culnane, M. J. W. Recreation carrying capacity and management at Kailua Beach
Park on Oahu, Hawaii. Final project report for Hawaii Coral Reef Initiative –
Research Program. Corvallis: Oregon State University, Department of Forest
Ecosystems and Society. 74pp
2008 Needham, M. D., Tynon, J. F., Ceurvorst, R. L., Collins, R. L., Connor, W. M., &
Culnane, M. J. W. Recreation carrying capacity and management at Pupukea Marine
Life Conservation District on Oahu, Hawaii. Final project report for Hawaii Division
of Aquatic Resources, Department of Land and Natural Resources. Corvallis: Oregon
State University, Department of Forest Ecosystems and Society. 104pp.
2004 Lehto, X. Y., & Ceurvorst, R. L. Colorado welcome center study 2003-2004: Yearly on-site
survey. Submitted to Colorado Office of Economic Development & International Trade,
Colorado.
2004 Lehto, X. Y., & Ceurvorst, R. L. Colorado welcome center study 2003-2004: Yearly followup
survey. Submitted to Colorado Office of Economic Development & International Trade,
Colorado.
2003 Lehto, X. Y., & Ceurvorst, R. L. Colorado welcome center study 2002-2003: Yearly on-site
survey. Submitted to Colorado Office of Economic Development & International Trade,
Colorado.
2003 Lehto, X. Y., & Ceurvorst, R. L. Colorado welcome center study 2002-2003: Yearly followup
survey. Submitted to Colorado Office of Economic Development & International Trade,
Colorado.
Professional Conference Presentations and Abstracts
2011 Ceurvorst, R. L., & Allred, E. C. River user input on Tamarix management in the Green and
Colorado River corridors on the Colorado Plateau. Paper presented at Bi-Annual Conference on
the Colorado Plateau. October 24-27, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona.

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2011 Ceurvorst, R. L., & Allred, E. C. Exotic invasive species (Tamarix) management removal
methods and the river experience. Paper presented at River Management Society (RMS) River
Ranger Rendez-vous Conference. August 8-11, Salida, Colorado.
2011 Ceurvorst, R. L., & Needham, M. D. Value Orientations and Normative Evaluations of
Individuals Visiting Coral Reef Areas in Hawai`i. Paper presented at Fourteenth International
Symposium on Society and Resource Management (ISSRM). June 4-8, Madison, Wisconsin.
2011 Allred, E. C., Ceurvorst, R. L., & Miller, M. River user norms for tamarisk control methods.
Connecting Americans to our Great Outdoors, Poster presented at National Association of
Recreation Resource Planners (NARRP) Conference. May 23-26, Breckenridge, Colorado.
2011 Ceurvorst, R. L., & Needham, M. D. Is “acceptable” really acceptable? Comparing two scales
for measuring normative evaluations. Poster presented at Connecting Americans to our Great
Outdoors, National Association of Recreation Resource Planners (NARRP) Conference. May 23-
26, Breckenridge, Colorado.
2010 Ceurvorst, R. L., & Needham, M. D. Facility carrying capacity indicators for coastal recreation
in Hawaii: Extending the encounter – norm – crowding generalization. Paper presented at
International Symposium of the National Association of Recreation Resource Planners (NARRP)
and River Management Society (RMS). May 18-20, Portland, Oregon.
2010 Ceurvorst, R. L., & Needham, M. D. Extending the encounter – norm – crowding generalization
to facility carrying capacity indicators for coastal recreation in Hawaii. Paper presented at
Northeastern Recreation Research Symposium (NERR). April 11-13, Bolton Landing, Lake
George, New York.
2008 Ceurvorst, R. L., & Needham, M. D. Social and facility carrying capacities of coastal
recreation areas on Oahu, Hawaii. Paper presented at Fourteenth International
Symposium on Society and Resource Management (ISSRM). June 10-14,
Burlington, Vermont.
2008 Needham, M. D., & Ceurvorst, R. L. Value orientations and acceptance of coastal
recreation management in Hawaii: A conjoint analysis. Paper presented at
Fourteenth International Symposium on Society and Resource Management
(ISSRM). June 10-14, Burlington, Vermont.
2008 Ceurvorst, R. L., & Needham, M. D. Social and facility carrying capacities of coastal
recreation areas on Oahu, Hawaii. Paper presented at Annual Conference of the
Western Division of the Canadian Association of Geographers (WDCAG). March
6-8, Bellingham, Washington.
2008 Needham, M. D., Sprouse, L. J., Nielsen, B. E., Grimm, K. E., & Ceurvorst, R. L. (2008). Place
attachment and management tradeoffs at a forest campground: A conjoint analysis. Paper
presented at Annual Conference of the Western Division of the Canadian Association of
Geographers (WDCAG). March 6-8, Bellingham, Washington.
Additional Research & Academic Work
2011 Revision of the River Management Society Human Waste Protocols

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2011 Revision of the Utah State Parks and Recreation River Guide Captain License Test
2009 Data collection and entry for Forest Engineering and Resource Management Nursery Technology
Cooperative and Vegetation Management Research Cooperative with Dr. Robin Rose and
Research Assistants, Eric Dinger and Marilyn Cherry, M.S., Oregon State University, Corvallis,
Oregon.
2007 Data collection and publication on Oregon Department of Forestry Henry Rierson Spruce Run
Campground Improvement Study Spruce Run, Oregon with Dr. Mark Needham, Oregon State
University, Corvallis, Oregon.
2003 Survey mailing assistance for the Chronic Wasting Disease and Hunter Specialization Research
Study with Dr. Jerry Vaske, Dr. Mike Manfredo, and Dr. Mark Needham, Colorado State
University, Fort Collins, Colorado.
Scholarships, Memberships, Conference Attendance, & Public Service
Memberships: River Management Society, National Association of Recreation Resource Planners,
Northwest Rafters Association, Surfrider Foundation, International Forestry Society Association - Vice
President, Alpha Zeta, Xi Sigma Pi, Society of American Foresters, National Recreation & Parks
Association, International Association for Society & Natural Resources Student Chapter Vice President,
American Whitewater Association, Access Fund, Sierra Club, Friends of the Poudre.
Conference Attendance: NARRP 2011, University of Oregon ELA Environmental Law Conference
2011, RMS Moab River Rendez-Vous 2010, Northeastern Recreation Research Symposium 2010, River
Management Society and National Association of Recreation Resource Planners Symposium 2010, OSU
Forest Ecosystems & Society Symposium 2009, National Recreation & Parks Association Conference,
International Symposium for Society & Resource Management, OSU Forestry Symposium, Oregon State
University Women‟s Leadership Conference.
Public Service:
1998 – 2002 Special Olympics, Volunteer
2001 - 2009 River Clean-up, Natural History Interpretation, Invasion Species Prevention & Road
Maintenance for Colorado & California State Parks, National Park Service, USFS & BLM
2005 – 2006 Organic Farmers of Iowa City, Volunteer
2005 – 2006 New Orleans Hurricane Katrina Effort with Common Ground Relief, Volunteer Community
Greenhouse Program Coordinator and Volunteer Cook
2006 - 2008 National Center for the Disabled volunteer guide for ski & river trips
2009 Surfrider Foundation Lake Creek, Oregon Clean-up, Volunteer
2009 Siuslaw Watershed Council Camp Leader

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2009-2010 Community Gardens Project, Corvallis, Oregon
2011 USU Student Led Recycling Program with Green Solutions of Moab
2011 Moab Half Marathon Court Marshal
Other experience includes camp counseling, international & domestic commercial raft guiding, volunteer
outdoor adventure guiding/instruction, academic instruction, volunteer writing and photography.
Scholarships: RMS-NARRP Student Scholarship 2010, NERR Student Scholarship 2010 Nominee, OSU
Graduate Teaching and Research Assistantship, OSU Jesse M. Bell Memorial Scholarship, OSU Laurels
Scholarship, OSU Sport‟s Lottery Scholarship, Hawaii Coral Reef Initiative (HCRI) Graduate Travel
Award, and CSU Graduate Teaching and Research Assistantship.