Emily J. Wilkins, Ph.D.
I'm a research social scientist at the U.S. Geological Survey, Fort Collins Science Center. This is a personal website (used to store free copies of all my work) - for my USGS staff profile, see here.
Broadly, I'm interested in conducting research that helps inform public lands and outdoor recreation management. Most of my previous work focused on: (1) how visitor behavior on public lands may shift under changing weather and climate conditions; and (2) how to use freely available online data (e.g., social media, Google Trends) to inform park and protected area management.
New publications:
April 2024
Effects and perceptions of weather, climate, and climate change on outdoor recreation and nature-based tourism in the United States: A systematic review. PLOS Climate. (Open Access)
August 2023
Support for management actions to protect night sky quality: Insights from visitors to state and national park units in the U.S. Journal of Environmental Management. (Open Access)
Watch this short video to learn a little bit about the research I did for my dissertation!