Recreation & Tourism

Tony Funderburg

Jan. 8, 2026

Anthony Funderburg

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Kristin Gibson

July 30, 2024

Kristin E. Gibson

Kristin Gibson is an Assistant Professor of Conservation and Environmental Education in the School of Natural Resources at the University of Missouri. She holds a Ph.D. and master’s degree from the University of Georgia and a bachelor’s degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Before joining the University of Missouri, she served as a Teaching Assistant for the Austrian Federal Ministry of Education, Science, and Research through Fulbright Austria (2018–2019), worked as a Coastal Community Engagement Specialist AmeriCorps Member with the North Carolina Coastal Federation (2017–2018), and held several seasonal positions in natural resources communication and outreach.

Wonjin Jeong

July 30, 2024

Wonjin Jeong

Recent research projects include investigating leisure behavior as resistance in urban greening initiatives, exploring the psychological impacts of neighborhood greenness and park use, and assessing subjective well-being in resident-led vacant lot greening efforts within underserved communities. Educational background…

Seunguk Shin

July 30, 2024

Seunguk Shin

The dynamics of human-nature relationships and interactions inspire Shin’s research interests. Using social science approaches, he aims to understand what motivates people to participate in pro-environmental behavior, particularly in outdoor recreation and resource management contexts. Shin engages with various natural resource stakeholders including recreationists, landowners, and children to understand how experiential and psychological factors shape their environmental values and behavior. Current research focuses on how human appreciation of nature’s benefits influences the formative process of environmental values. Educational background…

Shuangyu Xu smiling.

Sep. 3, 2019

Shuangyu Xu

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Jason Young smiling.

Feb. 1, 2018

Jason Stanford Young

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Sonja Wilhelm Stanis

Dec. 14, 2017

Sonja A. Wilhelm Stanis

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Jennifer Wentz smiling.

Dec. 14, 2017

Jennifer Wentz

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Dec. 14, 2017

Robert Pierce

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July 20, 2017

Dae-Young Kim

Dae-Young Kim is a professor of Hospitality Management (HM) at the University of Missouri. He joined the HM faculty at the University of Missouri in 2006 after completing his Ph.D. (2006) and M.S. degree (2002) in the Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management at Purdue University. He is the recipient of the Fulbright U.S. Senior Scholarship (2024) and the Rotarian Ambassadorial Scholarship (2000). He serves as the membership secretary of the Asia Pacific Tourism Association (APTA) and as the review chair for the Thesis-in-Progress session at the APTA annual conference. His research specialties include tourist destination management, sustainable…