Sandra De Urioste-Stone

Refereed Journal Articles Published ( # postdoctoral associate, *graduate student; +undergraduate
student)

De Urioste-Stone, S.M., McLaughlin, W.J. & Sanyal, N. (2006). Using the Delphi technique to identify
topics for a protected area co-management capacity building programme. International Journal of Rural
Management, 2(2), 191-211. doi: 10.1177/097300520600200204.

Horne, L. # , Soucy, A. # , Salcido, E. # , De Urioste-Stone, S.M., & Rahimzadeh-Bajgiran, P. (2026). Does
sending a printed survey as the final reminder boost response rate? A quasi-experimental approach.
Society and Natural Resources. doi: 10.1080/08941920.2026.2640562

Salcido, E. # , Horne, L. # , Jansujwicz, J., De Urioste-Stone, S.M. & Silka, L. (2025). Enhancing conservation
science through transdisciplinary practices: A literature review. Society and Natural Resources. doi:
10.1080/08941920.2025.2589900

Horne, L. # , DiMatteo-LePape, A., Woods, A., Salcido, E. # , De Urioste-Stone, S.M., Daigle, J., Morano, S.
& Kantar, L. (2025). Perceptions of moose health and support for hunting as a management strategy
against parasitism. Human Dimensions of Wildlife. doi: 10.1080/10871209.2025.2589868

Salcido, E. # , Soucy, A. # , De Urioste-Stone, S.M., Johnson, N. # , Tiwari, M.*, Weiskittel, A., Daigneault, A.,
Ma, Z., Simons-Legaard, E. & Abrams, J. (2025). A Delphi assessment of digital technology needs in the
Eastern US forest sector. Society and Natural Resources. doi: 10.1080/08941920.2025.2589901

Schierer, M.*, De Urioste-Stone, S.M. & Gardner, A. (2025). An ecological and social approach to the
distribution of vector and nuisance mosquito species across residential land use types. Journal of
Medical Entomology. doi: 10.1093/jme/tjaf056

Rivera, E.P.*, De Urioste-Stone, S.M., Rickard., L., K C, A. # , Rodriguez-Stimson, J. # , Caprara, A. & Estrada,
L. (2025). Understanding international travelers’ health risk perceptions, preferences, and decisions: A
segmentation analysis. Tropical Diseases, Travel Medicine and Vaccines, 11 (20). doi: 10.1186/s40794-
025-00252-5

Soucy, A. # , Pellecer, E., Siwek, N.+, Martin, L., Jackson, S. # , Venne, G.*, Stockman, A.+ & De Urioste-
Stone, S.M. (2025). COVID-19 and green spaces: A case study exploring diverse perspectives. PLoS ONE.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0320800

Pellecer, E.*, De Urioste-Stone, S.M., Rickard., L., Caprara, A. & Estrada, L. (2025). Tourists and
epidemics: How news media cover the risks of Zika virus and chikungunya outbreaks in the Americas.
Current Issues in Tourism, 28(6), 945-962. doi: 10.1080/13683500.2024.2309164

Soucy, A.*, De Urioste-Stone, S.M., Jansujwicz, J., Rahimzadeh-Bajgiran, Eitel, K. & Brownlee, M. (2024).
An interpretative phenomenological analysis of conservation and stewardship practitioner’s
experiences. Conservation & Society, 22(4), 168-179. doi: 10.4103/cs.cs_118_23

Lieberthal, B., Allan, B., De Urioste-Stone, S.M., Mackay, A., Soliman, A., Wang, S. & Gardner, A. (2024).
The effects of seasonal human mobility and Aedes aegypti habitat suitability on Zika virus epidemic
severity in Colombia. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 18(11), e0012571. doi:
10.1371/journal.pntd.0012571

Soucy, A.*, Rahimzadeh-Bajgiran, De Urioste-Stone, S.M., Eitel, K., Jansujwicz, J. & Brownlee, M. (2024).
Impact of a place-based educational approach on student and community members’ experiences and
learning within a post-secondary GIS course. Journal of Geoscience Education, 73(4), 386-401. doi:
10.1080/10899995.2024.2379194

Lieberthal, B., Jackson, S. # & De Urioste-Stone, S.M. (2024). Risk perceptions and behaviors concerning
rural tourism and economic-political drivers of COVID-19 policy in 2020. PLoS ONE, 19(4), e0299841.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0299841

Soucy, A.*, De Urioste-Stone, S.M., Rahimzadeh-Bajgiran, P., Jansujwicz, J., Eitel, K. & Brownlee, M.
(2023). Finding hope and fulfillment in meaningful work: An interpretative phenomenological analysis
of conservation and stewardship practitioners’ experience, values, and motivations. PLoS Sustainability
and Transformation, 2(11), e0000087. doi: 10.1371/journal.pstr.0000087

DiMatteo-LePape, A.*, Morano, S., De Urioste-Stone, S.M. & Kantar, L. (2023). Winter habitat selection
of moose in Maine and ruminations on the impact of changing weather conditions. Alces: A Journal
Devoted to Biology and Management of Moose, 59, 15-33.
https://alcesjournal.org/index.php/alces/article/view/1879

Pellecer, E., Rivera, M., Juárez J.G. De Urioste-Stone, S.M., Berganza, E. & Pennington, P.M. (2023).
Adoption of community-based strategies for sustainable vector control and prevention. BMC Public
Health, 23, 1834. doi: 10.1186/s12889-023-16516-8

Lieberthal, B., Soliman, A., Wang, S., De Urioste-Stone, S.M. & Gardner, A. (2023). Epidemic spread on
patch networks with community structure. Mathematical Biosciences, 359, 108996. doi:
10.1016/j.mbs.2023.108996

McBride, S.*, Lieberthal, B., Buttke, D., Cronk, B., De Urioste-Stone, S.M., Goodman, L., Guarnieri, L.+,
Rounsville Jr, T. & Gardner, A. (2022). Patterns and ecological mechanisms of tick-borne disease
exposure risk in Acadia National Park, Mount Desert Island, Maine, USA. Journal of Medical
Entomology, 60(1), 62-72. doi: 10.1093/jme/tjac152

Horne, L.*, De Urioste-Stone, S.M., Rahimzadeh-Bajgiran, P. & Seekamp, E. (2022). Understanding
tourism suppliers’ resilience to climate change in a rural destination in Maine. Tourism Planning &
Development. doi: 10.1080/21568316.2022.2083222

Horne, L., DiMatteo-LePape, A., Wolf-Gonzalez, G., Briones, V., Soucy, A. & De Urioste-Stone, S.M.
(2022). Climate change planning in a coastal tourism destination, A participatory approach. Tourism
and Hospitality Research, 23(4), 549-563. doi:  10.1177/14673584221114730

Soucy, A.*, De Urioste-Stone, S.M., Fernandez, I., Weiskittel, A., Rahimzadeh-Bajgiran, P. & Doak, T.,
(2021). Forest policies and adaptation to climate change in Maine: Stakeholder perceptions and
recommendations. Maine Policy Review, 30(1), 66-77. Retrieved from
https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/mpr/vol30/iss1/8.

Soucy, A.*, Rahimzadeh-Bajgiran, P., De Urioste-Stone, S.M., Weiskittel, A., Duveneck, M. & McGreavy,
B. (2021). A comprehensive and spatially explicit regional vulnerability assessment of the forest
industry to climate change. Journal of Forestry, 120(2), 170-185. doi: 10.1093/jofore/fvab057

Soucy, A.*, De Urioste-Stone, S.M., Rahimzadeh-Bajgiran, P. & Weiskittel, A. (2021). Drivers of climate
change risk perceptions among forest stakeholders in Maine, USA. Society and Natural Resources,
35(5), 467-486. doi: 10.1080/08941920.2021.1991066

Horne, L.*, De Urioste-Stone, S.M., Daigle, J. & Noblet, C. (2021). Climate change adaptation and
mitigation in the face of uncertainty: A phenomenological study. The Northeastern Naturalist, 28(sp11),
108-128. doi: 10.1656/045.028.s1107

Elliott, J.*, Dickson, C.+, Kantar, L., O’Neal, M., Lichtenwalner, A., Bryant, A., Jakubas, W., Pekins, P., De
Urioste-Stone, S.M. & Kamath, P. (2021). Prevalence and risk factors of Anaplasma infections in eastern
moose (Alces alces americana) and winter ticks (Dermancentor albipictus) in Maine, USA. Journal of
Wildlife Diseases, 57(4). doi: 10.7589/JWD-D-21-00020

Horne, L.*, De Urioste-Stone, S.M., Seekamp, E., Rickard., L., Rahimzadeh-Bajgiran, P. & McGreavy, B.
(2021). Determinants of visitor climate change risk perceptions in Acadia National Park, Maine, USA.
Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism, 35, 100401. doi: 10.1016/j.jort.2021.100401

Soucy, A.*, De Urioste-Stone, S.M., Rahimzadeh-Bajgiran, P., Weiskittel, A. & McGreavy, B. (2021).
Forestry professionals’ perceptions of climate change impacts on the forest industry in Maine, U.S.
Journal of Sustainable Forestry, 40(7), 695-720. doi: 10.1080/10549811.2020.1803919

Gundrum, F.*, Sponarski, C., Rickard, L. & De Urioste-Stone, S.M. (2021). Cognitions toward black bear
hunting in Maine: A quantitative content analysis of the print news media surrounding hunting
referendums. Human Dimensions of Wildlife, 26(4), 303-320. doi: 10.1080/10871209.2020.1817629

Soucy, A.*, De Urioste-Stone, S.M., Rahimzadeh-Bajgiran, P., Weiskittel, A. & McGreavy, B. (2020).
Understanding characteristics of forest professionals and small woodlot owners for communicating
climate change adaptation. Trees, Forests, and People, 2, 100036. doi: 10.1016/j.tfp.2020.100036

Soucy, A.* & De Urioste-Stone, S.M. (2020). Tourist behaviour and tick-borne disease risk. WIT
Transactions of Ecology and the Environment, 248, 77-88. doi: 10.2495/ST200071

Shrestha, S.*, Rahimzadeh-Bajgiran, P. & De Urioste-Stone, S.M. (2020). Probing recent environmental
changes and people’s perception: A case study in Upper Mustang Himalaya using MODIS data. Remote
Sensing Applications: Society and Environment, 18, 100315. doi: 10.1016/j.rsase.2020.100315

Daigle, J.J., Straub, C.L., Leahy, J.E., De Urioste-Stone, S.M., Ranco, D.J. & Siegart, N.W. (2019). How
campers’ beliefs about forest pest affect firewood transport behavior: An application of involvement
theory. Forest Science, 65(3), 363-372. doi: 10.1093/forsci/fxy056

Wilkins, E.*, De Urioste-Stone, S.M., Weiskittel, A. & Gabe, T. (2018). Effects of weather conditions on
tourism spending: Implications for future trends under climate change. Journal of Travel Research,
57(8), 1042-1053. doi: 10.1177/0047287517728591.

MacDonald, B., Horne, L., De Urioste-Stone, S.M., Haskell, J. & Weiskittel, A. (2018). Collaborative
leadership is key for Maine’s forest products industry. Maine Policy Review, 27(1), 90-98. Retrieved
from https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/mpr/vol27/iss1/22/

Horne, L.*, De Urioste-Stone, S.M., Daigle, J. & Noblet, C. (2018). Using pile sorts to understand
perceptions of climate change. WIT Transactions of Ecology and the Environment, 227, 175-183. doi:
10.2495/ST180171

Fefer, J.*, De Urioste-Stone, S.M., Daigle, J. & Silka, L. (2018). Understanding the perceived
effectiveness of applying the Visitor Experience and Resource Protection (VERP) framework for
recreation planning: A multi-case study in U.S. National Parks. The Qualitative Report, 23(7), 1561-1582.
Retrieved from https://nsuworks.nova.edu/tqr/vol23/iss7/6

Wilkins, E.*, & De Urioste-Stone, S.M. (2018). Place attachment, recreational activities, and travel
intent under changing climate conditions. Journal of Sustainable Tourism, 26(5), 798-811. doi:
10.1080/09669582.2017.1417416.

Wilkins, E.*, De Urioste-Stone, S.M., Weiskittel, A. & Gabe, T. (2018). Weather sensitivity and climate
change perceptions of tourists: A segmentation analysis. Tourism Geographies, 20(2), 273-289. doi:
10.1080/14616688.2017.1399437.

Daniel, H., De Urioste-Stone, S.M., Peralta, N., Ozorio, R. & Viera, F. (2017). The Uakari Lodge and
community-based tourism. Case Research Journal, 37(4).

Koirala A., Kizha, A.R. & De Urioste-Stone, S.M. (2017). Policy recommendation from stakeholders to
improve forest products transportation: A qualitative study. Forests, 8, 434. doi: 10.3390/f8110434.

Pennington, P.M., Juárez J.G.*, Arrivillaga, M.R.+, De Urioste-Stone, S.M., Doktor, K., Bryan, J.P.,
Escobar, C.Y. & Cordón-Rosales, C. (2017). Toward Chagas disease elimination: Neonatal screening for
congenital transmission in rural communities. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 11(9), e0005783. doi:
10.1371/journal.pntd.0005783.

Le, L., De Urioste-Stone, S.M. & Holmes, N. (2016). Exploring African American, Latino and Asian
motivations to visit a heritage site: A case study of George Washington Carver National Monument.
Journal of Ethnographic & Qualitative Research, 11(1), 55-71.

Scaccia, M.D.* & De Urioste-Stone, S.M. (2016). Resident perceptions of sustainable tourism in Maine.
International Journal of Sustainable Development and Planning, 11(3), 375-384. doi: 10.2495/SDP-V11-
N3-375-384.

De Urioste-Stone, S.M., Le, L., Scaccia, M.D.* & Wilkins, E.* (2016). Nature-based tourism and climate
change risk: Visitors’ perceptions in Mount Desert Island, Maine. Journal of Outdoor Recreation and
Tourism, 13, 57-65. doi: 10.1016/j.jort.2016.01.003.

Fefer, J.*, De Urioste-Stone, S.M., Daigle, J. & Silka, L. (2016). Using the Delphi technique to identify key
elements for effective and sustainable visitor use planning frameworks. Sage Open, 6(2). doi:
10.1177/2158244016643141.

De Urioste-Stone, S.M., Scaccia, M.D.* & Howe-Poteet, D.+ (2015). Exploring visitor perceptions of the
influence of climate change on tourism at Acadia National Park, Maine. Journal of Outdoor Recreation
and Tourism, 11, 34-43. doi: 10.1016/j.jort.2015.07.001.

De Urioste-Stone, S.M., Pennington, P.M., Pellecer, E., Aguilar, T., Samayoa, G.+, Perdomo, H.*,
Enriquez, H. & Juárez, J.G. (2015). Development of a community-based intervention for the control of
Chagas disease based on peridomestic animal management: An Eco-bio-social perspective.
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 109, 159-167. doi:
10.1093/trstmh/tru202.

Bustamante, D., De Urioste-Stone, S.M., Juárez, J.G.+ & Pennington, P. (2014). Ecological, social and
biological risk factors for continued Chagas disease transmission by Triatoma dimidiata in Guatemala.
PLoS ONE 9(8): e104599. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0104599.

De Urioste-Stone, S.M., McLaughlin, W. J., Guilfoyle, K., Inglebret, E. & Sanyal, N. (2013). Co-
administration in the Zunil Regional Municipal Protected Area, Guatemala. Journal of Park and
Recreation Administration, 31(3): 61-76.