Dr. Megha Budruk 

Dr. Megha Budruk is a natural resource social scientist whose work focuses on natural resource management and community development. Her research interests focus on the inclusion of stakeholder perspectives into resource management. Specifically, she studies human - nature relationships, visitor experience and impact management, and community development within the context of parks, protected areas, and cultural monuments. She has extensive research experience with several US federal, state, county and local public land management agencies such as the Bureau of Land Management, US Forest Service, National Park Service, Arizona State Parks, and Maricopa County Parks. Her work contributes to the long- term sustainability of natural and cultural resource settings through an increased understanding of human relationships with these settings. She has travelled extensively in Kenya and Tanzania and has over the years led a study abroad program to Kenya at ASU.