Mae Davenport

Professor, Director of Graduate Studies-Natural Resources Science and Management, Director-Center for Changing Landscapes

Department of Forest Resources in the College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences

Research Focus

• Mae Davenport's research interests are focused on the human dimensions of natural resource management, specifically sustainable land use planning; community-based ecosystem management; recreation planning; and human beliefs, attitudes and behaviors associated with landscape change.
• Her research program has investigated community capacity for watershed conservation, stakeholder attitudes toward wetlands restoration, residents’ perceptions of the re-colonization of cougars in the Midwest, and recreational boating practices associated with aquatic invasive species and fish diseases.
• She is particularly interested in applying and expanding existing theories of community capacity in community health and development disciplines to the ecosystem management context.
• Much of this work is interdisciplinary and integrates biophysical and social sciences to better understand and address natural resource management problems.