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Schuett, Michael A.

Michael A. Schuett

Instructional Professor
Office:  
HFSB 321
Email:  
Phone:  
(979) 314-8477

Education

Undergraduate Education
B.S. Recreation Administration, North Central College
Graduate Education
M.S. College Instruction in Outdoor Recreation, Eastern Washington University
Ph.D. Leisure Studies, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Areas of Expertise

  • Visitor experiences in parks and protected areas
  • Natural resource decision-making
  • Stakeholder engagement

Professional Summary

Michael A. Schuett, Ph.D., is an instructional professor in the Department of Rangeland, Wildlife and Fisheries Management. He is the former director of the Center for Socioeconomic Research & Education (CSRE) at Texas A&M University. Past academic positions include faculty member and department chair in the Recreation, Park and Tourism Resources Program at West Virginia University and Department of Health, Physical Education and Recreation at Texas State University. His research examines visitor experiences in parks and protected areas, stakeholder engagement, and natural resource decision-making. He has managed over 100 research projects funded through various public land managing agencies, e.g., USDA Forest Service and National Park Service. He teaches undergraduate/graduate courses in parks and protected areas and research methods. He serves as an associate editor for the journal Environmental Management.

Selected Publications

Spears, E., Schuett, M.A., & Yalvac, B. (2021). Landownership as a socio-psychological phenomenon: Exploration of the owner-land relationship. The Social Science Journal, https://doi=10.1080/03623319.2021.1960045
Choe, Y., & Schuett, M.A. (2020). Stakeholders’ perceptions of social and environmental changes affecting Everglades National Park in South Florida. Environmental Development, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envdev.2020.100524
Lee, K., Dvorak, B., Schuett, M.A., & van Riper, C. (2017). Understanding spatial variation of physical inactivity across the continental United States. Landscape and Urban Planning, 168, 61-71. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.landurbplan.2017.09.020
Schuett, M.A., Ding, C., Kyle, G.T., & Shively, J. D. (2016). Examining the behavior, management preferences, and socio-demographics of artificial reef users in the Gulf of Mexico offshore Texas. North American Journal of Fisheries Management, 36, 321-328. https://doi.org/10.1080/02755947.2015.1123204
Schuett, M.A., Smriti, D., & Nepal, S. (2016). Local perspectives on benefits of an integrated conservation development project: The Annapurna Conservation Area in Nepal. International Journal of Biodiversity and Conservation, 8(7), 138-146. https://doi.org/10.5897/IJBC2016.0958

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