Dr. Steven W. Burr

Courses:
ENVS 4130/6130 - Recreation Policy Planning

 
Biography:
Dr. Steve Burr is currently an Associate Professor of Recreation Resources Management, Director of the Institute for Ourdoor Recreation and Tourism, and Extension Specialist in Outdoor Recreation and Tourism in the Department of Environment and Society at Utah State University.  Before receiving a Ph.D. in Recreation, Parks, and Leisure Studies from Penn State University in 1994, Dr. Burr worked professionally for many years in outdoor education and organized camping administration.  Prior to arriving at Utah State University in 1999, he was on the faculty of Western Illinois University's Department of Recreation, Parks, and Tourism Administration for six years following five years as a Faculty Instructor and Research Associate at Penn State University.

Dr. Burr currently serves on the Utah Office of Tourism's Board of Tourism Development and is the Board's liaison to the America's Public Land Group.  He also serves on the Friends of Utah State Parks Board, in the Bear River Heritage Area Council Executive Committee, the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Advisory Committee, chairs the National Extension Tourism Design Team, and serves as the Western Representative on the Board of the National Association of Community Development Extension Professionals.

Current areas of interest, expertise, and research include outdoor recreation and natural resources-based tourism policy, planning, marketing, and management; rural and community tourism development; sustainable tourism development; and the human dimensions of natural resources management.