Jessica Leahy

Expertise

? Environmental sciences, ? Forests, ? Land and natural resource use, ?Outdoor recreation

Leahy studies environmental attitudes and behaviors of outdoor recreationists, forest landowners, natural resource managers and the public towards forests, forestry, and other natural resource management topics. Her research encompasses the role of social capital and trust in public involvement, participation, and citizen science; forest landowner decision-making processes; and influence of media and educational campaigns on attitudes and behavior. Visit Leahy’s biography to learn more.

Appointment details

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Jessica balances time between teaching (25%) courses about environmental communication skills, environmental interpretation, and environment and society, research (25%) about outcomes-focused management of family forests and public attitudes toward forests and forestry, and administration (50%) in the Maine Agricultural and Forest Experiment Station.

Leahy’s work is supported by:

  • School of Forest Resources at the College of Natural Sciences, Forestry and Agriculture
  • Maine Agricultural and Forest Experiment Station

Experiment Station contributions

  • Current project: Forest-Dependent Rural Community Research in Maine. McIntire-Stennis project number ME042204.