Carter A. Hunt

Associate Professor of Recreation, Park, and Tourism Management (RPTM), Anthropology, and Latin American Studies, Fulbright Scholar & Collaborating Scientist at the Charles Darwin Foundation in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, Director of the dual-title graduate program in Transdisciplinary Research on Environment and Society (TREES), Director of the Intercollegiate Minor in Sustainability Leadership (SUSLD)

Associate Professor, Anthropology
Associate Professor, Recreation, Park and Tourism Management

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6319-8171

Research activity per year

Education/Academic qualification

Environmental Anthropology, Postdoctoral Fellow, Stanford University

… → Dec 2012

Applied Biodiversity Science, PhD, Texas A&M University

… → Aug 2009

Natural Resource Management, MS, Texas A&M University

… → May 2003

Psychology, BA, University of Kentucky

… → May 1997

External positions

Global Community Professor, Universidad de Monterrey

2025

Fellow in Sustainability Research, Charles Darwin Foundation Santa Cruz

Aug 2020 → Aug 2022

Researcher Defined Keywords

biodiversity
conservation
sustainability
ecotourism
tourism policy
community development
Costa Rica
Nicaragua
Ecuador
Latin America
Tanzania

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

SDG 1 No Poverty
SDG 4 Quality Education
SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
SDG 13 Climate Action
SDG 14 Life Below Water
SDG 15 Life on Land
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

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Doctoral Dissertation Research: Influence of Moral Engagement on Decision-Making, Management, and Risk to Wildlife in Protected Areas
Hunt, C. A. (PI)
7/1/24 → 6/30/26
Project: Research project
Doctoral Dissertation Research: Conservation, Culture, and Common Pool Resources
Hunt, C. A. (PI) & Mfj5374@psuedu, M. E. J. (CoPI)
7/1/24 → 6/30/26
Project: Research project
Doctoral Dissertation Research: Conservation, Culture, and Common Pool Resources
Hunt, C. A. (PI) & Mfj5374@psuedu, M. E. J. (CoPI)
National Science Foundation
7/1/24 → 6/30/26
Project: Research project
Doctoral Dissertation Research: Influence of Moral Engagement on Decision-Making, Management, and Risk to Wildlife in Protected Areas
Hunt, C. A. (PI)
National Science Foundation
7/1/24 → 6/30/26
Project: Research project
Migrant worldviews and emergent ecological knowledge
Hunt, C. A. (PI)
National Science Foundation
9/1/20 → 8/31/26
Project: Research project

48 Article
9 Chapter
1 Comment/debate
1 Review article

Ecotourism for Conservation?
Stronza, A. L., Hunt, C. A. & Fitzgerald, L. A., Oct 17 2019, In: Annual Review of Environment and Resources. 44, p. 229-253 25 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
283 Link opens in a new tab Scopus citations
Can ecotourism deliver real economic, social, and environmental benefits? A study of the Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica
Hunt, C. A., Durham, W. H., Driscoll, L. & Honey, M., Mar 16 2015, In: Journal of Sustainable Tourism. 23, 3, p. 339-357 19 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
208 Link opens in a new tab Scopus citations
Nature-based tourism's impact on environmental knowledge, attitudes, and behavior: a review and analysis of the literature and potential future research
Ardoin, N. M., Wheaton, M., Bowers, A. W., Hunt, C. A. & Durham, W. H., Jul 3 2015, In: Journal of Sustainable Tourism. 23, 6, p. 838-858 21 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
203 Link opens in a new tab Scopus citations
Pro-environmental tourism: Lessons from adventure, wellness and eco-tourism (AWE) in Costa Rica
Hunt, C. A. & Harbor, L. C., Dec 2018, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism. 28, 100202.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
73 Link opens in a new tab Scopus citations
Regenerative landscape design: an integrative framework to enhance sustainability planning
Smithwick, E. A. H., Baka, J., Bird, D., Blaszscak-Boxe, C., Cole, C. A., Fuentes, J. D., Gergel, S. E., Glenna, L. L., Grady, C., Hunt, C. A., Iulo, L. D., Kaye, J. & Keller, K., Oct 2023, In: Ecology and Society. 28, 4
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
18 Link opens in a new tab Scopus citations

Sustainability Faculty Award, College of Health and Human Development
Hunt, C. A. (Recipient), 2023
Prize: Honorary award
Penn State Emerging Academic Leader (PSEAL)
Hunt, C. A. (Recipient), 2024
Prize: Honorary award
Fulbright Scholar with the Charles Darwin Foundation in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Hunt, C. A. (Recipient), 2019
Prize: Honorary award
Sustaining Fellow of the Society of Applied Anthropology
Hunt, C. A. (Recipient), 2019
Prize: Honorary award
2017 Emerging Faculty Outreach Award for Engaged Scholarship
Hunt, C. A. (Recipient), 2017
Prize: Honorary award

Carter A. Hunt

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