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Lakehead UniversitySchool of Outdoor Recreation Parks and Tourism955 Oliver Road, Thunder Bay, ON P7B 5E1(807) 343-8759 ⎯ Fax (807) 346-7836E-Mail: Annette.Graham@lakeheadu.caWebsite: http://outdoorrec.lakeheadu.ca_____________________________________________________________________Department OffersHBOR (Honours Bachelor of Outdoor Recreation), MES (Masters of EnvironmentalStudies – Nature Based Recreation and Tourism)FacultyProfessors:Margaret E. Johnston, PhD (Canterbury)Robert J. Payne, PhD (Calgary)Associate Professor:Rhonda L.P. Koster, PhD (Saskatchewan)E-mail Address:mejohnst@lakeheadu.carjpayne@lakeheadu.carkoster@lakeheadu.caCurrent ResearchCoastal and marine conservation/management (Payne)Human dimensions of natural resource management (Payne)International development, especially the tropics and small islands (Payne)Parks and protected areas (Payne)Arctic tourism and climate change (Johnston)Polar tourism governance (Johnston)Special sporting events and volunteering (Johnston)Aboriginal tourism (Koster)Nature based tourism in the developed world (Koster)Rural community economic development (Koster)Rural community tourism planning and development (Koster)Recent Publications* not a member of this departmentJOHNSTON, M.E. and *TWYNAM, G.D. 2009 ‘The social economy and a special event: Communityinvolvement in the Whitehorse 2007 Canada Winter Games’ The Northern Review 30, 85-103KOSTER, R.L. and LEMELIN, R.H. 2009 ‘Appreciative inquiry in rural tourism’ Tourism Geographies11(2), 256-269