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Aleks Pitt

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  • Research Areas: Change Management, Planning and evaluation, and Policy change and employee satisfaction

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Bio

Aleks Pitt, a third-year student, was born in Montana and raised in Denver, Colorado, and she is now pursuing a PhD in Public Administration. She worked seasonally for multiple federal land management agencies in Idaho, Colorado, Montana, and Alaska. She has worked full-time for the National Park Service since 2014.

Research Interests

Research Areas: Change Management, Planning and evaluation, and Policy change and employee satisfaction

Publications

Incorporating Movements for Racial Justice into Planning and Management of U.S. National Parks. Journal for Parks and Recreation Administration. 2022. Volume 40, Issue 1, pp.44-60. Rose, Jeff, Pitt, Aleksandra, Verbos, Rose, Weller, Lark.

Bold Moves for Visitor Use Management: Public Health, Public Engagement, and Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion. Journal of Park and Recreation Administration. 2022. Volume 40, Issue 1, pp. 207-215. Franchina, Rachel, Collins, Rachel, Colvin, Chris, Pitt, Aleksandra, Merigliano, Linda, Tristant, Emily.

Engaging Youth in Public Lands Monitoring: Opportunities for Enhancing Ecological Literacy and Environmental Stewardship. 2019. Environmental Education Research, pp.1386-1399. Pitt, Aleksandra N., Schultz, Courtney A., and Vaske, Jerry J.

Visitor Capacity Guidebook: Managing the Amounts and Types of Visitor Use to Achieve Desired Conditions. 2019. IVUMC(Interagency Visitor Use Management Council). Denver, CO.

Monitoring Guidebook: Evaluating Effectiveness of Visitor Use Management. 2019. IVUMC(Interagency Visitor Use Management Council). Denver, CO.

Youth-Based Citizen Science Monitoring: Case Studies from Three National Forests. 2018. Vol. 116, Issue 2: pp 109-116. Journal of Forestry. Pitt, Aleksandra, Schultz, Courtney A.

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Additional Information

Bio

Aleks Pitt, a third-year student, was born in Montana and raised in Denver, Colorado, and she is now pursuing a PhD in Public Administration. She worked seasonally for multiple federal land management agencies in Idaho, Colorado, Montana, and Alaska. She has worked full-time for the National Park Service since 2014.

Research Interests

Research Areas: Change Management, Planning and evaluation, and Policy change and employee satisfaction

Publications

Incorporating Movements for Racial Justice into Planning and Management of U.S. National Parks. Journal for Parks and Recreation Administration. 2022. Volume 40, Issue 1, pp.44-60. Rose, Jeff, Pitt, Aleksandra, Verbos, Rose, Weller, Lark.

Bold Moves for Visitor Use Management: Public Health, Public Engagement, and Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion. Journal of Park and Recreation Administration. 2022. Volume 40, Issue 1, pp. 207-215. Franchina, Rachel, Collins, Rachel, Colvin, Chris, Pitt, Aleksandra, Merigliano, Linda, Tristant, Emily.

Engaging Youth in Public Lands Monitoring: Opportunities for Enhancing Ecological Literacy and Environmental Stewardship. 2019. Environmental Education Research, pp.1386-1399. Pitt, Aleksandra N., Schultz, Courtney A., and Vaske, Jerry J.

Visitor Capacity Guidebook: Managing the Amounts and Types of Visitor Use to Achieve Desired Conditions. 2019. IVUMC(Interagency Visitor Use Management Council). Denver, CO.

Monitoring Guidebook: Evaluating Effectiveness of Visitor Use Management. 2019. IVUMC(Interagency Visitor Use Management Council). Denver, CO.

Youth-Based Citizen Science Monitoring: Case Studies from Three National Forests. 2018. Vol. 116, Issue 2: pp 109-116. Journal of Forestry. Pitt, Aleksandra, Schultz, Courtney A.

Honors and Awards 

 

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