FUNDED GRANTS/CONTRACTS
34. Primary Investigators: Ryan L. Sharp & Julie A. Sharp
Year: 2020
Amount: $60,000
Funding Agency: Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism
Project Title: Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan
34. Primary Investigators: Jessica Fefer & Chris Zajchowski
Co-PIs: Ryan L. Sharp & Matthew T.J. Brownlee
Year: 2019-2022
Amount: $300,000
Funding Agency: National Park Service
Project Title: Research to Inform Visitor Use Management and Planning at National Capital Region Park Units
32. Primary Investigators: Matthew T.J. Brownlee & Ryan L. Sharp
Year: 2019-2021
Amount: $165,411
Funding Agency: National Park Service
Project Title: Assessing trail and river use at Mammoth Cave National Park
31. Primary Investigator: Ryan L. Sharp
Year: 2019-2020
Amount: $10,535
Funding Agency: National Park Service
Project Title: Visitor use management monitoring protocol development and evaluation at Petroglyphs National Monument
30. Primary Investigator: Ryan L. Sharp
Year: 2019-2020
Amount: $68,268
Funding Agency: National Park Service
Project Title: Evaluating visitor’s temporal and spatial distribution and service level satisfaction at Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve
29. Primary Investigators: Ryan L. Sharp & Adam Ahlers
Year: 2019-2020
Sub-Amount: $4,900
Total Award: $123,071 awarded to North Carolina State University (L. Larson)
Funding Agency: United States Fish and Wildlife Service
Project Title: Evaluating the promise and potential impacts of R3 efforts targeting college students
28. Primary Investigator: Ryan L. Sharp
Year: 2018
Amount: $19,400
Funding Agency: Sustainable Tourism International
Project Title: Evaluation of the relationship between satisfaction, current conditions, and visitor thresholds at attraction sites in Aruba
27. Primary Investigators: Ryan L. Sharp, Powell, R., & Brownlee, M.
Year(s): 2018-2020
Amount: $165,358
Funding Agency: National Park Service
Project Title: Research to Evaluate Visitor Characteristics Across and Within Seasons at Joshua Tree National Park
26. Primary Investigators: Ryan L. Sharp
Year(s): 2018-2019
Amount: $43,000
Funding Agency: The Nature Conservancy
Project Title: Understanding visitor use and developing visitor use monitoring protocols for The Nature Conservancy properties in Kansas
25. Primary Investigators: Ryan L. Sharp & Matthew Brownlee (Clemson)
Year(s): 2017-2019
Amount: $74,998
Funding Agency: National Park Service
Project Title: Conduct Visitor Use Study at Cumberland Island National Seashore (CUIS) to Support Visit Experience and Resource Protection Plan
24. Primary Investigators: Ryan L. Sharp & Jeffrey Skibins
Year(s): 2017-2019
Amount: $39,630
Funding Agency: National Park Service
Project Title: Evaluating Visitor and Manager Preferences for the Shenandoah National Park Visitor Mobile App
23. Primary Investigators: Ryan L. Sharp
Year(s): 2017-2019
Amount: $90,000
Funding Agency: National Park Service
Project Title: Visitor Use Study- Extended Day Use on Corridor Trails, Grand Canyon National Park
22. Primary Investigators: Jeffrey Skibins & Ryan L. Sharp
Co-PI’s: Matthew Brownlee (University of Utah), Charles Robbins (Washington State University)
Year(s): 2017-2020
Amount: $263,000
Funding Agency: National Park Service
Project Title: Visitor use management research to inform desired social and natural conditions for visitor experiences at Katmai National Park & Preserve (KATM) and Lake Clark National Park & Preserve (LACL)
21. Primary Investigators: Ryan L. Sharp & Matthew Brownlee (University of Utah)
Co-PI’s: Kelly Bricker (University of Utah)
Year(s): 2016-2109
Amount: $224,789
Funding Agency: National Park Service
Project Title: Research to inform visitor use management planning at Theodore Roosevelt National Park
20. Primary Investigators: Ryan L. Sharp & Matthew Brownlee (University of Utah)
Year(s): 2016-2018
Amount: $143,445
Funding Agency: National Park Service
Project Title: Temporal and spatial distributions of visitor use and associated impacts on natural and social conditions at Buffalo National River
19. Primary Investigators: Ryan L. Sharp
Year(s): 2016-2018
Amount: $43,771
Funding Agency: National Park Service
Project Title: Visitor use at Brown v Board of Education National Historic Site
18. Primary Investigators: Ryan L. Sharp
Year(s): 2016-2017
Amount: $13,493
Funding Agency: National Park Service
Project Title: An analysis of visitor circulation patters using GPS at Fort Larned National Historic Site
17. Primary Investigators: Ryan L. Sharp & Justin Jones
Year(s): 2016-2018
Amount: $4,651
Funding Agency: Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism
Project Title: Visitor and public perceptions of Tuttle Creek State Park
16. Primary Investigators: Ryan L. Sharp & Jeff Skibins
Year(s): 2015-2017
Amount: $85,600
Funding Agency: National Park Service
Project Title: Understanding Horseback Rider and Hiker Use in Ozark National Scenic Riverways
15. Primary Investigators: Ryan L. Sharp & Jeff Skibins
Year(s): 2015-2017
Amount: $37,771.55
Funding Agency: National Park Service
Project Title: Monitoring Horseback Rider Use in Ozark National Scenic Riverways
14. Primary Investigators: Ryan L. Sharp & Matthew Brownlee (University of Utah)
Year(s): 2016-2017
Amount: $37,367
Funding Agency: National Park Service
Project Title: Understanding Visitor Use at Cumberland Island National Seashore and a Social Science Research Gap Analysis
13. Primary Investigators: Ryan L. Sharp
Year(s): 2015
Amount: $3,000.00
Funding Agency: Kansas State University Office of International Programs
Project Title: Sustainable Tourism, Community-Based Natural Resources and Management of Wildlife Conservation in Northern Kenya
12. Primary Investigators: Ryan L. Sharp & James Maples (Eastern Kentucky University)
Year(s): 2015
Amount: $2,999.15
Funding Agency: The Access Fund, The Red River Gorge Climbing Coalition
Project Title: The Economic and Environmental Impact of Rock Climbing in the Red River Gorge area of the Daniel Boone National Forest, KY.
11. Primary Investigators: Karrie Adkins, Will Hatcher, Alice Jones, James Maples, Stephanie McSpirit, Ryan L. Sharp & Ian Moores
Year(s): 2015
Amount: $2,500
Funding Agency: Eastern Kentucky University Provost Scholarship of Teaching Fund
Project Title: Community economic development boot camp: An interdisciplinary team field approach
10. Primary Investigators: Ryan L. Sharp & Robert Lakes
Year(s): 2015
Amount: $3000
Funding Agency: Eastern Kentucky University Research Fund
Project Title: An examination of Columbus Zoo and Aquarium’s behind the scenes education tours: Their impacts on visitor’s existence value towards wildlife
9. Primary Investigator: Ryan L. Sharp & Michael Bradley
Year(s): 2014
Amount: $6,420
Funding Agency: City of Paintsville (KY) Office of Tourism
Project Title: City of Paintsville trail town certification project
8. Primary Investigator: Ryan L. Sharp
Year(s): 2014
Amount: $10,000
Funding Agency: Eastern Kentucky University Research Fund
Project Title: Implications for coastal parks and protected areas in an era of rapid climate change
7. Primary Investigators: Ryan L. Sharp & Michael Bradley
Graduate Student: Susan Garnett
Year(s): 2013
Amount: $903.16
Funding Agency: Eastern Kentucky Division of Natural Areas
Project Title: Identifying environmental attitudes of children: A pilot-study using the environmental attitudes and awareness survey instrument and tablet technology.
6. Primary Investigator: Ryan L. Sharp
Year(s): 2014
Amount: $1000
Funding Agency: Robert Welch Foundations
Project Title: Who has the right-of-way? An examination of the conflict between off-road vehicle users and managers of the Daniel Boone National Forest
5. Primary Investigator: Ryan L. Sharp
Year(s): 2013
Amount: $3,127
Funding Agency: United States Forest Service
Project Title: Understanding use patterns and environmental awareness of wilderness visitors to the Red River Gorge, Daniel Boone National Forest
4. Primary Investigators: Stephanie McSpirit, Michael Bradley & Ryan L. Sharp
Year(s): 2013
Amount: $3,500
Funding Agencies: Robert Welch Foundation, Breaks Interstate Park & the Elkhorn City Heritage Council
Project Title: Trailtown Certification Data Collection Project for Elkhorn City Kentucky
3. Primary Investigators: Ryan L. Sharp & David Brown
Year(s): 2013
Amount: $10,008
Funding Agency: Bluegrass PRIDE (Personal Responsibility In a Desirable Environment)
Project Title: Providing opportunities for outdoor recreation, education and stewardship at Taylor Fork Ecological Area, Kentucky
2. Primary Investigator: Ryan L. Sharp
Year(s): 2012-2013
Amount: $2,978
Funding Agency: Eastern Kentucky University and Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area
Project Title: An assessment of attitudes toward Kentucky black bear populations and management among key stakeholders at Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area.
1. Primary Investigators: Ryan L. Sharp & Julie Strack
Year(s): 2007-2008
Amount: $500
Funding Agency: Rankin Outdoor Education Scholarship - Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies - University of Georgia
Project Title: The development of an interpretive trail using i-Pod technology at Cumberland Island National Seashore
GRANT/CONTRACTS/PROPOSALS IN REVIEW
Primary Investigators: Ryan L. Sharp, Jeff Skibins & Ted Cable
Year(s): 2018
Amount: $595,319
Funding Agency: National Science Foundation
Project Title: A comparison of STEM outcomes across in situ and ex situ wildlife venues and their subsequent influence on pro-conservation behavior adoption
Anticipated Duration: 2018-2022