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​Recent Journal Articles (Peer-Reviewed)
Since 2019

Sharp, R., Brunson, M., & Brownlee, M. (2026). Do park experiences matter? The experienced condition and moderating variables as predictors of visitor thresholds in outdoor recreation settings. Journal of Park and Recreation Administration. DOI: 10.18666/JPRA-2026-13026
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Yuan, S., Li, F., Hallo, J., Nicolette, M., & Browning, M. H. (2025). Solitude, nature, and parallel shared experience: Varied impacts of human presence on urban park functions. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 113, 1-12.

KC, A., Hallo, J. C., Duffy, L. N., Sene-Harper, A., Thapa, B., & Thapa-Parajuli, R. (2025). Sustainability of Nepal's community-based homestay ecotourism: Health, hygiene, and safety policies and measures post-COVID-19. Journal of Ecotourism, 1-21.

Yuan, S., Browning, M. H., Li, F., Duchowski, A., Hallo, J., & Nicolette, M. (2025). Can Visual Attention Help Uncover the Effects of Visitor Density on Urban Park Experience? An eye-tracking and Virtual Reality Study. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 102631.

Brunson, M., Dagan, D., Sharp, R., & Brownlee, M. (2025). Addressing assumptions in visitor use management research: The researcher’s perspective. Sage, Open. DOI: 10.1177/21582440261424130

Cribbs, T., Hallo, J., Forys, E., Brownlee, M., & Norman, W. (2025). Using location-based service data to identify and assess visitor related management actions in a coastal protected area. Coastal Management Journal. DOI: 10.1080/08920753.2025.2590396.

Brunson, M., Sharp, R., Brownlee, M., & Wilkes, J. (2025). Shadows of Perception: The role of photographic context in visitor use management research. Journal of Park and Recreation Administration. DOI: 10.18666/JPRA-2025-12656

Winder, S., Wood, S., Brownlee, M., & Lia, E. (2025). Leveraging digital mobility data to estimate visitation in National Wildlife Refuges. Journal of Environmental Management. DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.123417

Soucy, A., De Urioste-Stone, S. Rahimzadeh-Bajgiran, P., Jansujwicz, J., Eitel, K., & Brownlee, M. (2024). Involving People in Conservation: Perceptions from Maine, USA. Conservation & Society. DOI: 10.4103/cs.cs_118_23

Wilkes, J. Sharp, R., Perry, E., Zajchowski, C., Brownlee, M., & Powell, R. (2024). Intersecting identities: Investigating effects of multiple hierarchy stratification perspective on visitor activity participation. Leisure Sciences. DOI: 10.1080/01490400.2024.2404140

Cribbs, T., Hallo, J., Norman, W., Brownlee, M., & Forys, E. (2024). Social carrying capacity of oyster mariculture on the coast of South Carolina: Understanding stakeholders perceptions and thresholds. Marine Policy. DOI: 10.1016/j.marpol.2024.106304
Rose, J., Zajchowski, C., Fefer, J., & Brownlee (2024). Enhancing visitor use management in parks and protected areas through qualitative research. Park Stewardship Forum. 

Soucy, A., De Urioste-Stone, S. Rahimzadeh-Bajgiran, P., Jansujwicz, J., Eitel, K., & Brownlee, M. (2024). Impact of a place-based educational approach on student and community members' experiences and learning within a post-secondary GIS course. Journal of Geoscience Education. 

Wilcox, M., Zajchowski, C., Fefer, J., Perry, E., Sharp, R., & Brownlee, M. (2024). Before, during, and irrespective of the pandemic: Leisure constraints and urban park visitation. World Leisure Journal. 

Soucy, A., De Urioste-Stone, S. Rahimzadeh-Bajgiran, P., Jansujwicz, J., Eitel, K., & Brownlee, M. (2023). Finding hope and fulfillment in meaningful work: An interpretative phenomenological analysis of conservation and stewardship practitioners’ experience, values, and motivations. PLOS Sustainability and Transformation. 

K C, A., Hallo, J., Duffy, L., Sene-Harper, A., Thapa, B. (2023) Expanding domestic tourism in  Nepal: An analysis of homestays in the COVID-19 Era. Current Issues in Tourism, 1–15. 

Sabuhoro, E., Wright, B. A., Munanura, I. E., Powell, R. B., Hallo, J. C., & Layton, P. A. (2023).  Exploring the impact of community conservation enterprises on household livelihoods around  two wildlife areas in sub-Saharan Africa. Human Dimensions of Wildlife, 28(2), 103-120. 

Gatti, E., & Brownlee, M. (2023). Outdoor recreationists’ engagement with weather: The Weather-Outdoor Recreation Process Model (WORP). Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism. 

Blacketer, M., Brownlee, M., Zajchowski, C., & Powell, R. (2023). Perceptions of social and ecological change at the Bonneville Salt Flats. Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism, 42, 100629. 

Yadav, P., Brownlee, M., & Kapoor, M. (2022). Tiger conservation research in the Himalayas: A systematic scoping review. Oryx – the International Journal of Conservation, (56(6).  

Ogletree, S., Larson, L., Powell, R., White, D., & Brownlee, M. (2022). Urban green space is linked to lower crime risk in 301 major U.S. cities. Cities, 131. 
Brunson, M., Doeblin, D., Sharp, R., & Brownlee, M. (2022). Utilizing social science data from river recreationists to inform river management. River Research and Applications, 38, 788-798. 

Peterson, B., Brownlee, M., Beeco, A., Hallo, J., White, D., & Joyce, D. (2022). Spatiotemporal analysis to identify air tour travel patterns at Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park. Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism, 37(100476). 

Henry, C., Hallo, J., Blacketer, M., Brownlee, M., Norman, W., & Beeco, A. (2022). “It felt like walking through a night sky”: Managing the visitor experience during biologically based nighttime events. Event Management, 26, 387-403. 

Blacketer, M., Brownlee, M., & Bowen, B. (2022). Social network analysis in a social-ecological system and star actors’ perceptions of social network influence. Environmental Management, 69, 288-304.

Nettles, J., Brownlee, M., Hallo, J., Jachowski, D., Sharp, R., & Erlenbach, J. (2021). A national assessment of knowledge of bear safety and appropriate behavior. Ursus, 2021(32E18), 1-16. 

Blacketer, M., Brownlee, M., Baldwin, B., & Bowen, B. (2021). Fuzzy cognitive maps of social-ecological complexity: Applying mental modeler to the Bonneville Salt Flats. Ecological Complexity, 47. 

Nettles, J., Brownlee, M., Hallo, J., Jachowski, D., Sharp, R., & Erlenbach, J. (2021). Integrating emotional affect into bear viewing management and bear safety education. Ecology and Society, 26(2), 

Nettles, J., Brownlee, M., Sharp, R., Blacketer, M., & Peterson, B. (2021). Seasonal and destination-based variation in visitor travel routes in a designated wilderness. International Journal of Wilderness, 27(1).

Nettles, J., Brownlee, M., Sharp, R., & Verbos, R. (2021). The utilization distribution: Wildlife research methods as a tool for understanding visitor use in remote parks and protected areas. Human Dimensions of Wildlife. 

Fefer, J., Hallo, J., Collins, R., Baldwin, E., & Brownlee, M. (2021). From displaced to misplaced: Exploring the experience of visitors who were ‘crowded out’ of their recreation destination. Leisure Sciences. 

Gatti, E., & Brownlee, M. (2021). “In lands of cold and snow”: Winter recreationists’ perspectives on seasonal differences in the outdoor recreation setting. Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism. 

Nettles, J., Brownlee, M., Sharp, R., Blacketer, M., & Hallo, J. (2021). Norm stability:  Visitors’ perceptions of crowding at Cumberland Island National Seashore. Leisure Sciences. 

Sabuhoro, E., Wright, B. A., Powell, R. B., Hallo, J. C., Layton, P. A., & Munanura, I. E. (2020).  Perceptions and behaviors of indigenous populations regarding illegal use of protected area  resources in East Africa’s mountain gorilla landscape. Environmental Management, 1-10.

Cribbs, T., Sharp, R., Brownlee, M., Perry, E., & Fefer, J. (2020). In search of solitude: A case study of wilderness and non-wilderness river users. International Journal of Wilderness, 26(3), 72-87.

Peterson, B., Brownlee, M., Hallo, J., Beeco, A., White, D., & Zajchowski, C. (2020). Grid analysis of visitor travel patterns in a dispersed outdoor recreation setting. Journal of Park and Recreation Administration. 

Peterson, B., Brownlee, M., Hallo, J., Beeco, A., White, D., Sharp, R., & Cribbs, T. (2020). Spatiotemporal variables to understand visitor travel patterns:  A management centric approach. Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism, 31, 100316. 

Peterson, B., Perry, E., Brownlee, M., & Sharp, R. (2020). The transient nature of concentrated use at a national park: A spatiotemporal investigation into visitor behavior. Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism, 31, 100310. 

Zajchowski, C., Armeson, K., Rose, J., & Brownlee, M. (2020). A test of the effect of place attachment on the crowding norms of hikers. Journal of Outdoor Recreation, Education, and Leadership, 12(3). DOI: https://doi.org/10.18666/JOREL-2020-V12-I3-10140

Zajchowski, C, Brownlee, M.., Blacketer, M., Peterson, B., Craft, K., & Bowen, B. (2020).  Rapid resource change and visitor use management:  Social-ecological connections at the Bonneville Salt Flats.  Environmental Management, 66(2), 263-277. 

Little, C., Perry, E., Fefer, J., Brownlee, M., & Sharp, R. (2020). An interdisciplinary review of camera image collection and analysis techniques, with considerations for environmental conservation social science. Data, 5(2), 51 

Fefer, J., Hallo, J., Dvorak, R., Brownlee, M., Collins, R. & Baldwin, E. (2020). Pictures of polar bears:  Using visitor-employed photography to identify experience indicators in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Journal of Environmental Management, 269(1). 

Riungu, G., Hallo, J., Backman, K., Brownlee, M., Beeco, A., & Larson, L. (2020). Water-based recreation management:  A normative approach to reviewing boating thresholds. Lake and Reservoir Management, 36(2), 139-154.

Miller, L., Hallo, J., Dvorak, R., Fefer, J., Peterson, B., & Brownlee, M. (2020). 'On the edge of the world: Examining pro-environmental outcomes of last chance tourism in Kaktovik, Alaska. Journal of Sustainable Tourism, 28(11), 1-20.

Dagan, D., Sharp, R., Brownlee, M., & Wilkins, E. (2020). Social media data in remote and low-use backcountry areas:  Applications and limitations. International Journal of Wilderness, 26(1).

Smith, B., & Hallo, J. (2019). Informing good lighting in parks through visitors’ perceptions and  experiences. International Journal of Sustainable Lighting, 21(02), 47-65.  

Wilcer, S. R., Larson, L. R., Hallo, J. C., & Baldwin, E. (2019). Exploring the diverse motivations of  day hikers: Implications for hike marketing and management. Journal of Park and Recreation  Administration.  

Alazaizeh, M., Hallo, J., Backman, S., Norman, W., & Vogel, M. (2019). Giving voice to heritage  tourists: Indicators for a sustainable heritage experience at Petra, Jordan. Journal of Tourism and  Cultural Change, 17(3), 269-284.

Cribbs, T., Sharp, R., & Brownlee, M. (2019). Evaluating the influence of photo order on park visitors’ perceptions of crowding at Buffalo National River. Leisure Sciences. 

Citarella, M., Hallo, J., Fefer, J., Brownlee, M., Powell, R., & Dudley, K. (2019). Taking the plunge: Enhancing the visitor experience in waterfall-based state parks. Journal of Park and Recreation Administration. 

Zajchowski, C., Brownlee, M., & Rose, J. (2019). Air quality and visitor behavior in the protected areas. Human Ecology, 47(6), 931-939. 

Zajchowski, C., Brownlee, M., & Rose, J. (2019) “Can you take me higher? Normative thresholds for air quality in the Salt Lake Metropolitan Area. Journal of Leisure Research, 50(2), 157-180. 
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Furman, N., Rose, J., Rushford, N., & Brownlee, M. (2019). Supporting public lands in an uncertain age:  The Wasatch Front Urban Ranger Program. Journal of Park and Recreation Administration, 37(1). 

Technical Reports and Research Summaries ​

Lia, E., Gorman, M., Sexton, N., Brownlee, M., & Wood, S. (2026). National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Survey: 2025 Results for Wichita Mountains National Wildlife Refuge. Technical report submitted to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service in partial fulfillment of Agreement No. P24AC02100. Clemson, SC: Clemson University, Park Solutions Lab.

Lia, E., Gorman, M., Sexton, N., Brownlee, M., & Wood, S. (2026). National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Survey: 2025 Results for White Horse Hill National Game Preserve. Technical report submitted to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service in partial fulfillment of Agreement No. P24AC02100. Clemson, SC: Clemson University, Park Solutions Lab.

Lia, E., Gorman, M., Sexton, N., Brownlee, M., & Wood, S. (2026). National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Survey: 2025 Results for Wapanocca National Wildlife Refuge. Technical report submitted to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service in partial fulfillment of Agreement No. P24AC02100. Clemson, SC: Clemson University, Park Solutions Lab.

Lia, E., Gorman, M., Sexton, N., Brownlee, M., & Wood, S. (2026). National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Survey: 2025 Results for Waccamaw National Wildlife Refuge. Technical report submitted to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service in partial fulfillment of Agreement No. P24AC02100. Clemson, SC: Clemson University, Park Solutions Lab.

Lia, E., Gorman, M., Sexton, N., Brownlee, M., & Wood, S. (2026). National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Survey: 2025 Results for Upper Mississippi National Fish and Wildlife Refuge – Winona District. Technical report submitted to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service in partial fulfillment of Agreement No. P24AC02100. Clemson, SC: Clemson University, Park Solutions Lab.

Lia, E., Gorman, M., Sexton, N., Brownlee, M., & Wood, S. (2026). National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Survey: 2025 Results for Upper Mississippi National Fish and Wildlife Refuge – Savanna District. Technical report submitted to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service in partial fulfillment of Agreement No. P24AC02100. Clemson, SC: Clemson University, Park Solutions Lab.

Lia, E., Gorman, M., Sexton, N., Brownlee, M., & Wood, S. (2026). National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Survey: 2025 Results for Upper Mississippi National Fish and Wildlife Refuge – McGregor District. Technical report submitted to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service in partial fulfillment of Agreement No. P24AC02100. Clemson, SC: Clemson University, Park Solutions Lab.

Lia, E., Gorman, M., Sexton, N., Brownlee, M., & Wood, S. (2026). National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Survey: 2025 Results for Upper Mississippi National Fish and Wildlife Refuge – La Crosse District. Technical report submitted to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service in partial fulfillment of Agreement No. P24AC02100. Clemson, SC: Clemson University, Park Solutions Lab.

Lia, E., Gorman, M., Sexton, N., Brownlee, M., & Wood, S. (2026). National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Survey: 2025 Results for Trempealeu National Wildlife Refuge. Technical report submitted to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service in partial fulfillment of Agreement No. P24AC02100. Clemson, SC: Clemson University, Park Solutions Lab.

Lia, E., Gorman, M., Sexton, N., Brownlee, M., & Wood, S. (2026). National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Survey: 2025 Results for Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge. Technical report submitted to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service in partial fulfillment of Agreement No. P24AC02100. Clemson, SC: Clemson University, Park Solutions Lab.

Lia, E., Gorman, M., Sexton, N., Brownlee, M., & Wood, S. (2026). National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Survey: 2025 Results for San Diego National Wildlife Refuge. Technical report submitted to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service in partial fulfillment of Agreement No. P24AC02100. Clemson, SC: Clemson University, Park Solutions Lab.

Lia, E., Gorman, M., Sexton, N., Brownlee, M., & Wood, S. (2026). National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Survey: 2025 Results for Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge. Technical report submitted to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service in partial fulfillment of Agreement No. P24AC02100. Clemson, SC: Clemson University, Park Solutions Lab.

Lia, E., Gorman, M., Sexton, N., Brownlee, M., & Wood, S. (2026). National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Survey: 2025 Results for National Elk Refuge National Wildlife Refuge. Technical report submitted to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service in partial fulfillment of Agreement No. P24AC02100. Clemson, SC: Clemson University, Park Solutions Lab.

Lia, E., Gorman, M., Sexton, N., Brownlee, M., & Wood, S. (2026). National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Survey: 2025 Results for Missisquoi National Wildlife Refuge. Technical report submitted to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service in partial fulfillment of Agreement No. P24AC02100. Clemson, SC: Clemson University, Park Solutions Lab.

Lia, E., Gorman, M., Sexton, N., Brownlee, M., & Wood, S. (2026). National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Survey: 2025 Results for Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge. Technical report submitted to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service in partial fulfillment of Agreement No. P24AC02100. Clemson, SC: Clemson University, Park Solutions Lab.

Lia, E., Gorman, M., Sexton, N., Brownlee, M., & Wood, S. (2026). National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Survey: 2025 Results for Mason Neck National Wildlife Refuge. Technical report submitted to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service in partial fulfillment of Agreement No. P24AC02100. Clemson, SC: Clemson University, Park Solutions Lab.

Lia, E., Gorman, M., Sexton, N., Brownlee, M., & Wood, S. (2026). National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Survey: 2025 Results for Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge. Technical report submitted to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service in partial fulfillment of Agreement No. P24AC02100. Clemson, SC: Clemson University, Park Solutions Lab.

Lia, E., Gorman, M., Sexton, N., Brownlee, M., & Wood, S. (2026). National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Survey: 2025 Results for Havasu National Wildlife Refuge. Technical report submitted to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service in partial fulfillment of Agreement No. P24AC02100. Clemson, SC: Clemson University, Park Solutions Lab.

Lia, E., Gorman, M., Sexton, N., Brownlee, M., & Wood, S. (2026). National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Survey: 2025 Results for Harris Neck National Wildlife Refuge. Technical report submitted to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service in partial fulfillment of Agreement No. P24AC02100. Clemson, SC: Clemson University, Park Solutions Lab.

Lia, E., Gorman, M., Sexton, N., Brownlee, M., & Wood, S. (2026). National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Survey: 2025 Results for Elizabeth Alexandra Morton National Wildlife Refuge. Technical report submitted to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service in partial fulfillment of Agreement No. P24AC02100. Clemson, SC: Clemson University, Park Solutions Lab.

Lia, E., Gorman, M., Sexton, N., Brownlee, M., & Wood, S. (2026). National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Survey: 2025 Results for Cross Creeks National Wildlife Refuge. Technical report submitted to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service in partial fulfillment of Agreement No. P24AC02100. Clemson, SC: Clemson University, Park Solutions Lab.

Lia, E., Gorman, M., Sexton, N., Brownlee, M., & Wood, S. (2026). National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Survey: 2025 Results for Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge. Technical report submitted to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service in partial fulfillment of Agreement No. P24AC02100. Clemson, SC: Clemson University, Park Solutions Lab.

Lia, E., Gorman, M., Sexton, N., Brownlee, M., & Wood, S. (2026). National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Survey: 2025 Results for Cape May National Wildlife Refuge. Technical report submitted to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service in partial fulfillment of Agreement No. P24AC02100. Clemson, SC: Clemson University, Park Solutions Lab.

Lia, E., Gorman, M., Sexton, N., Brownlee, M., & Wood, S. (2026). National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Survey: 2025 Results for Bill Williams National Wildlife Refuge. Technical report submitted to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service in partial fulfillment of Agreement No. P24AC02100. Clemson, SC: Clemson University, Park Solutions Lab.

Lia, E., Gorman, M., Sexton, N., Brownlee, M., & Wood, S. (2026). National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Survey: 2025 Results for Bear River National Wildlife Refuge. Technical report submitted to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service in partial fulfillment of Agreement No. P24AC02100. Clemson, SC: Clemson University, Park Solutions Lab.

Lia, E., Gorman, M., Sexton, N., Brownlee, M., & Wood, S. (2026). National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Survey: 2025 Results for Bald Knob National Wildlife Refuge. Technical report submitted to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service in partial fulfillment of Agreement No. P24AC02100. Clemson, SC: Clemson University, Park Solutions Lab.

Lia, E., Gorman, M., Sexton, N., Brownlee, M., & Wood, S. (2026). National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Survey: 2025 Results for Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge. Technical report submitted to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service in partial fulfillment of Agreement No. P24AC02100. Clemson, SC: Clemson University, Park Solutions Lab.

Dietsch, A., Lia, E., Gorman, M., Sexton, N., Brownlee, M., Wood, S. (2026). National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Survey: 2024 Results for Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge. Technical report submitted to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service in partial fulfillment of Agreement No. P24AC02100. Clemson, SC: Clemson University, Park Solutions Lab.

Dietsch, A., Lia, E., Gorman, M., Sexton, N., Brownlee, M., Wood, S. (2026). National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Survey: 2024 Results for Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge. Technical report submitted to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service in partial fulfillment of Agreement No. P24AC02100. Clemson, SC: Clemson University, Park Solutions Lab.

Dietsch, A., Lia, E., Gorman, M., Sexton, N., Brownlee, M., Wood, S. (2026). National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Survey: 2024 Results for Bayou Sauvage Urban National Wildlife Refuge. Technical report submitted to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service in partial fulfillment of Agreement No. P24AC02100. Clemson, SC: Clemson University, Park Solutions Lab.

Dietsch, A., Lia, E., Gorman, M., Sexton, N., Brownlee, M., Wood, S. (2026). National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Survey: 2024 Results for Big Branch Marsh National Wildlife Refuge. Technical report submitted to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service in partial fulfillment of Agreement No. P24AC02100. Clemson, SC: Clemson University, Park Solutions Lab.

Dietsch, A., Lia, E., Gorman, M., Sexton, N., Brownlee, M., Wood, S. (2026). National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Survey: 2024 Results for Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge. Technical report submitted to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service in partial fulfillment of Agreement No. P24AC02100. Clemson, SC: Clemson University, Park Solutions Lab.

Dietsch, A., Lia, E., Gorman, M., Sexton, N., Brownlee, M., Wood, S. (2026). National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Survey: 2024 Results for Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge. Technical report submitted to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service in partial fulfillment of Agreement No. P24AC02100. Clemson, SC: Clemson University, Park Solutions Lab.

Dietsch, A., Lia, E., Gorman, M., Sexton, N., Brownlee, M., Wood, S. (2026). National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Survey: 2024 Results for Cache River National Wildlife Refuge. Technical report submitted to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service in partial fulfillment of Agreement No. P24AC02100. Clemson, SC: Clemson University, Park Solutions Lab.

Dietsch, A., Lia, E., Gorman, M., Sexton, N., Brownlee, M., Wood, S. (2026). National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Survey: 2024 Results for Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge. Technical report submitted to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service in partial fulfillment of Agreement No. P24AC02100. Clemson, SC: Clemson University, Park Solutions Lab.

Dietsch, A., Lia, E., Gorman, M., Sexton, N., Brownlee, M., Wood, S. (2026). National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Survey: 2024 Results for Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge. Technical report submitted to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service in partial fulfillment of Agreement No. P24AC02100. Clemson, SC: Clemson University, Park Solutions Lab.

Dietsch, A., Lia, E., Gorman, M., Sexton, N., Brownlee, M., Wood, S. (2026). National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Survey: 2024 Results for Desert National Wildlife Refuge. Technical report submitted to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service in partial fulfillment of Agreement No. P24AC02100. Clemson, SC: Clemson University, Park Solutions Lab.

Dietsch, A., Lia, E., Gorman, M., Sexton, N., Brownlee, M., Wood, S. (2026). National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Survey: 2024 Results for Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge. Technical report submitted to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service in partial fulfillment of Agreement No. P24AC02100. Clemson, SC: Clemson University, Park Solutions Lab.

Dietsch, A., Lia, E., Gorman, M., Sexton, N., Brownlee, M., Wood, S. (2026). National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Survey: 2024 Results for Hanalei National Wildlife Refuge. Technical report submitted to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service in partial fulfillment of Agreement No. P24AC02100. Clemson, SC: Clemson University, Park Solutions Lab.

Dietsch, A., Lia, E., Gorman, M., Sexton, N., Brownlee, M., Wood, S. (2026). National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Survey: 2024 Results for Hanford Reach National Monument/Saddle Mountain National Wildlife Refuge. Technical report submitted to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service in partial fulfillment of Agreement No. P24AC02100. Clemson, SC: Clemson University, Park Solutions Lab.

Dietsch, A., Lia, E., Gorman, M., Sexton, N., Brownlee, M., Wood, S. (2026). National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Survey: 2024 Results for John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge at Tinicum. Technical report submitted to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service in partial fulfillment of Agreement No. P24AC02100. Clemson, SC: Clemson University, Park Solutions Lab.

Dietsch, A., Lia, E., Gorman, M., Sexton, N., Brownlee, M., Wood, S. (2026). National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Survey: 2024 Results for Kealia Pond National Wildlife Refuge. Technical report submitted to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service in partial fulfillment of Agreement No. P24AC02100. Clemson, SC: Clemson University, Park Solutions Lab.

Dietsch, A., Lia, E., Gorman, M., Sexton, N., Brownlee, M., Wood, S. (2026). National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Survey: 2024 Results for Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge. Technical report submitted to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service in partial fulfillment of Agreement No. P24AC02100. Clemson, SC: Clemson University, Park Solutions Lab.

Dietsch, A., Lia, E., Gorman, M., Sexton, N., Brownlee, M., Wood, S. (2026). National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Survey: 2024 Results for Lacassine National Wildlife Refuge. Technical report submitted to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service in partial fulfillment of Agreement No. P24AC02100. Clemson, SC: Clemson University, Park Solutions Lab.

Dietsch, A., Lia, E., Gorman, M., Sexton, N., Brownlee, M., Wood, S. (2026). National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Survey: 2024 Results for Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge. Technical report submitted to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service in partial fulfillment of Agreement No. P24AC02100. Clemson, SC: Clemson University, Park Solutions Lab.

Dietsch, A., Lia, E., Gorman, M., Sexton, N., Brownlee, M., Wood, S. (2026). National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Survey: 2024 Results for Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge. Technical report submitted to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service in partial fulfillment of Agreement No. P24AC02100. Clemson, SC: Clemson University, Park Solutions Lab.

Dietsch, A., Lia, E., Gorman, M., Sexton, N., Brownlee, M., Wood, S. (2026). National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Survey: 2024 Results for Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge. Technical report submitted to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service in partial fulfillment of Agreement No. P24AC02100. Clemson, SC: Clemson University, Park Solutions Lab.

Dietsch, A., Lia, E., Gorman, M., Sexton, N., Brownlee, M., Wood, S. (2026). National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Survey: 2024 Results for Pinckney Island National Wildlife Refuge. Technical report submitted to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service in partial fulfillment of Agreement No. P24AC02100. Clemson, SC: Clemson University, Park Solutions Lab.

Dietsch, A., Lia, E., Gorman, M., Sexton, N., Brownlee, M., Wood, S. (2026). National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Survey: 2024 Results for Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge. Technical report submitted to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service in partial fulfillment of Agreement No. P24AC02100. Clemson, SC: Clemson University, Park Solutions Lab.

Dietsch, A., Lia, E., Gorman, M., Sexton, N., Brownlee, M., Wood, S. (2026). National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Survey: 2024 Results for Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge. Technical report submitted to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service in partial fulfillment of Agreement No. P24AC02100. Clemson, SC: Clemson University, Park Solutions Lab.

Dietsch, A., Lia, E., Gorman, M., Sexton, N., Brownlee, M., Wood, S. (2026). National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Survey: 2024 Results for Sachuest Point National Wildlife Refuge. Technical report submitted to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service in partial fulfillment of Agreement No. P24AC02100. Clemson, SC: Clemson University, Park Solutions Lab.

Dietsch, A., Lia, E., Gorman, M., Sexton, N., Brownlee, M., Wood, S. (2026). National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Survey: 2024 Results for Sam D. Hamilton Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge. Technical report submitted to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service in partial fulfillment of Agreement No. P24AC02100. Clemson, SC: Clemson University, Park Solutions Lab.

Dietsch, A., Lia, E., Gorman, M., Sexton, N., Brownlee, M., Wood, S. (2026). National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Survey: 2024 Results for San Diego Bay National Wildlife Refuge. Technical report submitted to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service in partial fulfillment of Agreement No. P24AC02100. Clemson, SC: Clemson University, Park Solutions Lab.

Dietsch, A., Lia, E., Gorman, M., Sexton, N., Brownlee, M., Wood, S. (2026). National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Survey: 2024 Results for Savannah National Wildlife Refuge. Technical report submitted to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service in partial fulfillment of Agreement No. P24AC02100. Clemson, SC: Clemson University, Park Solutions Lab.

Dietsch, A., Lia, E., Gorman, M., Sexton, N., Brownlee, M., Wood, S. (2026). National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Survey: 2024 Results for Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge. Technical report submitted to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service in partial fulfillment of Agreement No. P24AC02100. Clemson, SC: Clemson University, Park Solutions Lab.

Dietsch, A., Lia, E., Gorman, M., Sexton, N., Brownlee, M., Wood, S. (2026). National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Survey: 2024 Results for Steigerwald Lake National Wildlife Refuge. Technical report submitted to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service in partial fulfillment of Agreement No. P24AC02100. Clemson, SC: Clemson University, Park Solutions Lab.

Dietsch, A., Lia, E., Gorman, M., Sexton, N., Brownlee, M., Wood, S. (2026). National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Survey: 2024 Results for Tennessee National Wildlife Refuge. Technical report submitted to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service in partial fulfillment of Agreement No. P24AC02100. Clemson, SC: Clemson University, Park Solutions Lab.

Dietsch, A., Lia, E., Gorman, M., Sexton, N., Brownlee, M., Wood, S. (2026). National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Survey: 2024 Results for Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge. Technical report submitted to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service in partial fulfillment of Agreement No. P24AC02100. Clemson, SC: Clemson University, Park Solutions Lab.

Hsuan, H., Brownlee, M., Powell, R., & Sharp, R. (2026). Visitor characteristics to inform visitor use management at Joshua Tree National Park. Technical report submitted to the U.S. National Park Service in partial fulfillment of Agreement No. P24AC02168-00.

Barcelona, R.J., Brookover, R.S., Brownlee, M., Gaines, S.P., Hallo, J., & Baek, I. (2025). South Carolina Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan – 2024-2028. Technical report submitted to the South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism, Columbia, SC.

Martin, R., Brownlee, M., & White, D. (2025). Visitor use characteristics and spatiotemporal distributions at North-Inlet Winyah Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve. Technical report submitted to North-Inlet Winyah Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve.

Brownlee, M., Wood, S., Winder, S., Fowler, B., Lia, E., & Dagan, D. (2024). Enhancing visitor experiences at National Wildlife Refuges through better estimation techniques. Technical report submitted to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in fulfillment of Agreement No. F23AC01345 and Research Work Order No. 104.

Kohl, J., Sharp, R., Brownlee, M., & Mayorga, M. (2024). Visitor use management at El Palmar National Park, Argentina. Technical report submitted to Argentina National Park Service and the U.S. Embassy in Argentina.

Sharp, R., Brownlee, M., Kohl, J., & Mayorga, M. (2024). Visitor use management at Monte Leon National Park, Argentina. Technical report submitted to Argentina National Park Service and the U.S. Embassy in Argentina.

Kohl, J., Sharp, R., Brownlee, M., & Mayorga, M. (2024). Visitor use management at Ciervo de los Pantanos National Park, Argentina. Technical report submitted to Argentina National Park Service and the U.S. Embassy in Argentina.
Brownlee, M., Sharp, R., Kohl, J., & Mayorga, M. (2024). Visitor use management at Chaco National Park, Argentina. Technical report submitted to Argentina National Park Service and the U.S. Embassy in Argentina.

Brownlee, M., Sharp, R., Kohl, J., & Mayorga, M. (2024). Visitor use management at El Leoncito National Park, Argentina. Technical report submitted to Argentina National Park Service and the U.S. Embassy in Argentina.
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Fowler, B., Sharp, R., & Brownlee, M. (2022). Visitor use study at Mammoth Cave National Park: Recreation and trails report. Technical report submitted to the U.S. National Park Service. In fulfillment of Cooperative Agreement No. P19AC01168.

Perry, E., Powell, B., Brownlee, M., & Sharp, R. (2021). Visitor use within and across seasons at Joshua Tree National Park. Technical report submitted to the U.S. National Park Service. In fulfillment of Cooperative Agreement No. P18AC01217.
Dagan, D., Brownlee, M., Henry, C., & Wood, S.A. (2020). Enhancing visitor estimation on National Wildlife Refuges: Phase one report. Technical report submitted to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. In partial fulfillment of Research Work Order No. 104.

Nettles, J., Brownlee, M., Sharp, R., Jackson, S., & Dagan, D. (2020). Evaluation of the bear viewing experience and associated thresholds at Katmai National Park & Preserve and Lake Clark National Park & Preserve. Technical report submitted to the U.S. National Park Service. In fulfillment of Cooperative Agreement No. P17AC01038. 

Blacketer, M., Brownlee, M., Sharp, R., Nettles, J., Brunson, M., & Perry, B. (2019). Visitor use and associated thresholds at Theodore Roosevelt National Park. Technical report submitted to the U.S. National Park Service. In fulfillment of Cooperative Agreement No. P17AC00126 and S17172.

Brownlee, M., Sharp, R., Nettles, J., & Perry, B. (2019). Evaluation of the relationship between current conditions, travel patterns, visitor thresholds, and ferry services at Cumberland Island National Seashore. Technical report submitted to the U.S. National Park Service. In fulfillment of Modification #1 to Cooperative Agreement No. P16AC00449.

Peterson, B., & Brownlee, M. (2018). Evaluation of human use on the Jordan River Trail between Indiana and California Avenue. Technical report submitted to the Jordan River Foundation and the National Park Service Rivers, Trails, and Conservation Assistance Program in fulfilment of Project No. 51005355. 

Peterson, B., Brownlee, M., Sharp, R., & Cribbs (2018). Visitor Use and Associated Thresholds at Buffalo National River. Technical report submitted to the U.S. National Park Service. In fulfillment of Cooperative Agreement No. P16AC00194.
Lilly, H., Rose, J., & Brownlee, M. (2017). Opportunities for Solitude in the Salt Lake Ranger District Wilderness Areas; Wasatch National Forest. Technical report submitted to the U.S.D.A. Forest Service. In fulfillment of Agreement No. 16-CS-11041901-044. 

Jones, C., & Brownlee, M. (2017). Urban Youth Outreach Strategy for the Salt Lake City Jordan River District. Technical report submitted to the U.S. National Park Service. In fulfillment of Cooperative Agreement No. P14AC00749. 

Brownlee, M., Verbos, R., & Merkel, C. (2016). OHV Riders in Utah: Benefits Based and Outcomes Focused Management. Technical report submitted to the Division of State Parks and Recreation’s Off-Highway Vehicle Program, Utah Department of Natural Resources. In fulfillment of Agreement No. 14-USP-0032. 

Brownlee, M., Verbos, R., & Merkel, C. (2016). OHV Riders in Utah: Economic Expenditures. Technical report submitted to the Division of State Parks and Recreation’s Off-Highway Vehicle Program, Utah Department of Natural Resources. In fulfillment of Agreement No. 14-USP-0032. 

Gatti, E., Brownlee, M., & Peterson, B. (2016). Evaluating and Mapping Student Preferences for Trail Features along Red Butte Creek. Technical report submitted to the Friends of Red Butte Creek. 

White, K., Brownlee, M., Furman, N., Beeco, A. (2015). Climber access trail mapping and GPS visitor tracking in Indian Creek Utah. Technical report submitted to the U.S. Bureau of Land Management. 

Bricker, K., Brownlee, M., & Rose, J. (alphabetical order, 2014). Illegal marijuana cultivation on public lands: Management perspectives. Research summary submitted to the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Land Management, Department of Justice, Fish and Wildlife - 10 - Service, High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Program, National Park Service, and Forest Service. 

Brownlee, M., Bricker, K., & Altschuler, B. (2014). Backcountry winter use assessment of the Central Wasatch Mountains. Technical report submitted to the Wasatch Backcountry Alliance. 

Brownlee, M., & Gochenaur, R. (2014). Recreation Use Assessment of the NHMU Parcel of the Bonneville Shoreline Trail. Technical report submitted to the Natural History Museum of Utah. 

Bricker, K., & Brownlee, M. (2014). Human Dimensions of Winter Use in Yellowstone National Park: A Research Gap Analysis (1972-2013). With substantial assistance from PRT 5960/6960. Technical report submitted to the National Park Service.

Hallo, J., Brownlee, M., & Fix, M. (2013). The application of the VERP planning framework at Pinnacles National Park. Technical report submitted to the U.S. National Park Service. In fulfillment of Cooperative Agreement No. J8450110020 

Hallo, J., Manning, R., Brownlee, M., & Smith, B. (2012). Visitor Use Study at Cumberland Island National Seashore: Transportation and carrying capacity. Technical report submitted to the U.S. National Park Service. In fulfillment of Cooperative Agreement No. 14-USP-0032. 

Brownlee, M., Hallo, J., & Jodice, L. (2011). 2011 Survey of marine recreationists’ attitudes towards potential offshore wind energy in South Carolina. Technical report submitted to Sea Grant Consortium, SC Department of Energy, and Santee Cooper Energy Corporation. 

Brownlee, M., & Hallo, J. (2011). Visitors’ perceptions of climate change at Kenai Fjords National Park: Global beliefs and park specific attitudes. Technical report submitted to the National Park Service. 

Hallo, J., & Brownlee, M. (2009). Visitor demographics and satisfaction of facilities. Research summary submitted to the Army Corps of Engineers. 

Hallo, J., & Brownlee, M. (2009). Perceptions of drought, on-site behavior, and willingness to donate. Research summary submitted to the South Carolina State Botanical Garden.
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