Meredith L Gore
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 3074937 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Meredith L Gore |
| NOMBRES | Meredith L |
| APELLIDO | Gore |
| FIRMA | GORE M L |
| AFILIACIONES | University of Maryland, College Park |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2613-4715 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 33 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 75 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 33 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2007 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 4 |
Using community-based crime scripting to elucidate pangolin scale trafficking
Illegal wildlife trade is accelerating rates of biodiversity loss and undermining conservation. Crime scripting systematically details the crime commission process, informs prevention activities, and is usually based on experts’ perspectives. We conducted community-based crime scripting of pangolin scale trade in Cameroon, July–December 2024 in 22 communities in Cameroon ( n = 152 participants). Using NVivo 15.1.1 for analysis of perspectives, we…
Stigmatizing bioterrorism as a public health concern
This work approaches the role of media in stigmatizing anthrax as a bioweapon in the United States, transitioning the disease from a relatively obscure zoonotic pathogen to a symbol of bioterrorism. By analyzing over 20,000 articles published between 1979 and 2023, we trace how the 2001 anthrax attacks in the US significantly shifted media coverage to focus anthrax as a national security, terrorism, and public health concern. This framing reinfor…
Child Stunting and Temperature Anomalies
Climate anomalies and household conditions jointly influence stunting among children aged 24-59 months, with effects varying by country. Cold anomalies were associated with higher odds of stunting in Burkina Faso (BF OR = 2.14) and Kenya (KE OR = 1.20), while heat anomalies reduced stunting in BF (OR = 0.08) but increased it in KE (OR = 2.34). Electricity access was protective in both countries (BF OR = 0.61; KE OR = 0.71), while improved water, …
The gendered costs of human–wildlife conflict
Human–wildlife conflict is a pressing worldwide issue with consequences that are experienced differently across groups of people. Societal expectations and gender norms ensure that the consequences of these conflicts have nuanced, gender-dependent implications. We conducted a systematic literature review on human–wildlife conflict to synthesize gendered costs. We examined six cost types: economic, physical, psychological, social, conservation man…
Media portrayal of the illegal trade in wildlife
Illegal wildlife trade is a global threat to biodiversity, but its drivers and impacts and ways to combat it vary by taxa. News media framing of instances of illegal trade provides a novel window into understanding public perceptions of these dynamics and potential support for management actions. We used 54 known cases of illegal turtle trade in the United States occurring between 1998 and 2021 as a case study to investigate news media framing of…
Cultivating inequality? Regional rubber dynamics and implications for voluntary sustainability programs in Lao PDR
The Southeast Asian rubber boom beginning in the early 2000′s shaped a myriad of socioeconomic and environmental consequences, including deforestation, ecosystem impacts, shifts in community livelihoods, and altered local access to land and resources. Although there has been significant research assessing rubber production in this region, there has been less focus on economic inequality and polarization outcomes in rubber producing areas. This an…
Women and Wildlife Trafficking
Managers and shorebird biologists' perceptions of enforcement and voluntary compliance techniques to increase compliance with dog regulations on beaches
Disturbance to shorebirds by domestic dogs can cause direct and indirect bird mortality. Dog regulations to minimize disturbance are only effective if people comply with them. Non‐compliance is a universal problem in biodiversity conservation, with an associated body of applicable social science from the field of conservation criminology. We apply the lens of this literature to better understand non‐compliance with dog regulations on beaches alon…
Understanding shark-related cognitive vulnerability and its role in shark diving
Negative perceptions and vulnerable feelings about sharks have been one of the greatest barriers to effective shark conservation efforts. This study used a self-report survey of young adults in a coastal state (N = 616) to examine how shark-related risk perceptions (severity and susceptibility) and sensation-seeking tendency influence cognitive vulnerability to sharks and its affective, cognitive, and behavioral outcomes. Results of a path analys…
Conservation science and policy should care about violent extremism
Of Mink and Men? Surveilling Human Attitudes at the Zoonotic Human–Wildlife Boundary
Using crime script analysis to understand wildlife poaching in Vietnam
Poaching can contribute to the failure of biodiversity conservation efforts and inflict diverse harms on human livelihoods. We applied crime script analysis to the case of snare poaching—an illegal hunting activity—in three Vietnamese protected areas. Our goal was to enhance the understanding about the opportunity structure underlying snare poaching to advance the suite of community-based crime prevention activities. We analyzed crime scripts for…
Sanction Avoidance and the Illegal Wildlife Trade
The unprecedented global scale of illegal wildlife trade poses threats to humans and ecosystems. Policies calling for increased enforcement to control illicit trade are rooted in the idea that more enforcement will result in greater deterrence, but as yet it is unclear how the illegal wildlife supply chain responds to enforcement actions. To evaluate the impact of formal or informal deterrence, it may be pertinent to consider strategies used by i…
Comparative Analysis of Illicit Supply Network Structure and Operations
Illicit supply networks (ISNs) are composed of coordinated human actors that source, transit, and distribute illicitly traded goods to consumers, while also creating widespread social and environmental harms. Despite growing documentation of ISNs and their impacts, efforts to understand and disrupt ISNs remain insufficient due to the persistent lack of knowledge connecting a given ISN’s modus operandi and its patterns of activity in space and tim…
Preparing Scientists for Science Diplomacy Requires New Science Policy Bridges
Differences between the outputs of academic science and those of science policy contribute to a critical science-policy challenge — the inability of academia to sufficiently value either the outputs of the policy process as comparable to academic outputs, or the expertise required to maintain and develop policy. Few colleges and universities in the United States adequately prepare students to become scientists with expertise operating in science-…
Transnational environmental crime threatens sustainable development
Testing a susceptibility threshold for risk promotion messages in the shark diving context
This paper presents the results of two experiments designed to test a susceptibility threshold in the shark cage diving context, positing that persons who are high relative to low sensation-seekers are more likely to approach risks that are portrayed as scary and moderately probable. The results of study one provide evidence for the susceptibility threshold showing high sensation-seekers having greater behavioral intent to engage in risk behavior…
A conceptual framework for understanding illegal killing of large carnivores
The growing complexity and global nature of wildlife poaching threaten the survival of many species worldwide and are outpacing conservation efforts. Here, we reviewed proximal and distal factors, both social and ecological, driving illegal killing or poaching of large carnivores at sites where it can potentially occur. Through this review, we developed a conceptual social-ecological system framework that ties together many of the factors influen…
Michigan Mute Swan Management
U.S. state fish and wildlife agencies have responded to perceived ecological and social threats posed by mute swans by implementing population control strategies. In Michigan, some stakeholder groups have vocally opposed particular control activities. To better understand and characterize key aspects of the underlying media dialogue about mute swan management in Michigan, one factor in the development of public perceptions about wildlife issues, …
Using Visual Scales in Researching Global Human Dimensions of Wildlife
Cross-cultural research in the human dimensions of wildlife brings methodological, epistemological, and logistical challenges. This article reviews two measurement tools that begin to address cross-cultural measurement issues in global human dimensions of wildlife research: the visual scale and visual aid. We discuss (a) our experience field-testing these two tools in two different human dimensions of wildlife management contexts and (b) strength…
Measuring flow in Michigan youth firearm deer hunters
The steady decline of individuals taking up recreational hunting in the United States is cause for concern. Young hunters are a key source for recruiting future hunters. Understanding young hunters’ experience and satisfaction during hunting activities would provide valuable information about youth and the potential for recruitment. Flow theory was used to: (1) develop a methodological approach to measure flow during a youth white-tailed deer hun…
Perceived Risks from Disease and Management Policies
Human dimensions information about wildlife disease risk management is an important component in developing successful policies because policy implementation depends on stakeholder involvement and public support. Understanding how stakeholders perceive risks is fundamental to successful disease management, yet a clear systematic theory-based framework is lacking. We expanded and tested a portion of the zoonotic disease risk information seeking an…
Stewardship as a Path to Cooperation? Exploring the Role of Identity in Intergroup Conflict Among Michigan Wolf Stakeholders
Post-recovery wolf management remains controversial. In Michigan, dialogue centers on hunting wolves but controversy may be more nuanced than simple pro- or anti-hunting positions. Social identity may cause stakeholders to organize in groups and identity differences may be driving controversy. To explore stakeholder disagreement over wolf management, we conducted semi-structured key informant interviews (n = 21) about identity and stewardship in …
Guidelines for Creating a Bat-Specific Citizen Science Acoustic Monitoring Program
Bats are challenging study subjects and effective conservation depends on the collection of high-quality data to monitor changing abundances and distributions. Compilation of such data could be achieved through the use of acoustic monitoring programs that engage community stewards or citizen scientists. Currently, no guidelines exist for the creation of a bat-specific citizen science acoustic monitoring program. To address this problem, we compar…
Shark bytes
Websites designed to promote risky activities provide a novel context for studying the role of emotional appeals and message sensation value (MSV) in risk messages in order to ultimately understand the type of messages that motivate people to engage in risk behaviors. Framed in theories of message design and emotion, this study investigates representations of threat, efficacy, and the extent to which risk messages appeal to a range of positive an…
Introducing Conservation Criminology
Environmental crimes, noncompliance and risks create significant harm to the health of humans and the natural world. Yet, the field of criminology has historically shown relatively little interest in the topic. The emergence of environmental or green criminology over the past decade marks a shift in this trend, but attempts to define a unique area of study have been extensively criticized. In the following paper, we offer a conceptual framework, …
Beyond the cooking pot and pocket book
Reducing the rate, extent, and negative impacts associated with poaching is a priority for diverse stakeholders including conservation practitioners and, increasingly, law enforcement agencies. The purpose of this paper is to explore local stakeholders' perceptions of poaching rules, and motivations for compliance and noncompliance, using focus groups and interviews in Namibia. We found no difference between participants' perception of the abilit…
A conceptual framework for understanding illegal killing of large carnivores
The growing complexity and global nature of wildlife poaching threaten the survival of many species worldwide and are outpacing conservation efforts. Here, we reviewed proximal and distal factors, both social and ecological, driving illegal killing or poaching of large carnivores at sites where it can potentially occur. Through this review, we developed a conceptual social-ecological system framework that ties together many of the factors influen…
Comparative Analysis of Illicit Supply Network Structure and Operations
Illicit supply networks (ISNs) are composed of coordinated human actors that source, transit, and distribute illicitly traded goods to consumers, while also creating widespread social and environmental harms. Despite growing documentation of ISNs and their impacts, efforts to understand and disrupt ISNs remain insufficient due to the persistent lack of knowledge connecting a given ISN’s modus operandi and its patterns of activity in space and tim…
Conservation science and policy should care about violent extremism
Transnational environmental crime threatens sustainable development
Measuring flow in Michigan youth firearm deer hunters
The steady decline of individuals taking up recreational hunting in the United States is cause for concern. Young hunters are a key source for recruiting future hunters. Understanding young hunters’ experience and satisfaction during hunting activities would provide valuable information about youth and the potential for recruitment. Flow theory was used to: (1) develop a methodological approach to measure flow during a youth white-tailed deer hun…
Shark bytes
Websites designed to promote risky activities provide a novel context for studying the role of emotional appeals and message sensation value (MSV) in risk messages in order to ultimately understand the type of messages that motivate people to engage in risk behaviors. Framed in theories of message design and emotion, this study investigates representations of threat, efficacy, and the extent to which risk messages appeal to a range of positive an…
Campground Manager and User Perceptions of Risk Associated with Negative Human–Black Bear Interactions
Negative human–black bear interactions in New York's Adirondack Park campgrounds pose risk management challenges. Communication is one tool available to modify human behavior and reduce associated risks, but knowledge of constructs influencing risk perception among key stakeholder groups is needed to design effective risk communication approaches. We interviewed managers (n = 14) and users (n = 40) at 7 Adirondack Park campgrounds to characterize…
Factors Influencing Risk Perception Associated with Human–Black Bear Conflict
Risk perception is an important dimension of human–black bear (Ursus americanus) conflict that has only recently been examined (Gore, Knuth, Curtis, & Shanahan, 2006, 2007; Siemer & Decker, 2003)
Application of Risk Concepts to Wildlife Management
The degree to which professionals can improve wildlife management processes and outcomes depends in part on their ability to integrate knowledge from multiple disciplines, including those that detail how people interpret and respond to wildlife-related risks. Better integration of risk considerations into wildlife management can advance managers' understanding of stakeholders and the knowledge base used for decision-making. This article introduce…
Are Leadership Programs Cultivating Tomorrow's Leaders in Wildlife Management
From Victim to Perpetrator
To better understand media coverage and perceptions of risk associated with human–cormorant conflicts, we adapted the notions of “victim” and “perpetrator” to the context of cormorant-related risks and applied them as risk frames in a content analysis. We characterized stories about cormorants in 140 U.S. and Canadian newspaper articles published between 1978 and 2007 to document how coverage has changed through time. The total number of stakehol…
Introducing Conservation Criminology
Environmental crimes, noncompliance and risks create significant harm to the health of humans and the natural world. Yet, the field of criminology has historically shown relatively little interest in the topic. The emergence of environmental or green criminology over the past decade marks a shift in this trend, but attempts to define a unique area of study have been extensively criticized. In the following paper, we offer a conceptual framework, …
Toward Exploring Stakeholder and Professional Information Sources About Cormorant Management in the Great Lakes
We aim to inform double-crested cormorant management in the Great Lakes Basin by revealing where natural resource professionals (e.g., state, provincial, federal, and tribal agency employees) and non-professional stakeholders (e.g., anglers, bird enthusiasts, and tourism interests) are exposed to, and seek out, information about cormorants. Using a snowball sampling procedure, we conducted 109 semi-structured interviews with professionals and sta…
Beyond the cooking pot and pocket book
Reducing the rate, extent, and negative impacts associated with poaching is a priority for diverse stakeholders including conservation practitioners and, increasingly, law enforcement agencies. The purpose of this paper is to explore local stakeholders' perceptions of poaching rules, and motivations for compliance and noncompliance, using focus groups and interviews in Namibia. We found no difference between participants' perception of the abilit…
Guidelines for Creating a Bat-Specific Citizen Science Acoustic Monitoring Program
Bats are challenging study subjects and effective conservation depends on the collection of high-quality data to monitor changing abundances and distributions. Compilation of such data could be achieved through the use of acoustic monitoring programs that engage community stewards or citizen scientists. Currently, no guidelines exist for the creation of a bat-specific citizen science acoustic monitoring program. To address this problem, we compar…
Shark bytes
Websites designed to promote risky activities provide a novel context for studying the role of emotional appeals and message sensation value (MSV) in risk messages in order to ultimately understand the type of messages that motivate people to engage in risk behaviors. Framed in theories of message design and emotion, this study investigates representations of threat, efficacy, and the extent to which risk messages appeal to a range of positive an…
Perceived Risks from Disease and Management Policies
Human dimensions information about wildlife disease risk management is an important component in developing successful policies because policy implementation depends on stakeholder involvement and public support. Understanding how stakeholders perceive risks is fundamental to successful disease management, yet a clear systematic theory-based framework is lacking. We expanded and tested a portion of the zoonotic disease risk information seeking an…
Stewardship as a Path to Cooperation? Exploring the Role of Identity in Intergroup Conflict Among Michigan Wolf Stakeholders
Post-recovery wolf management remains controversial. In Michigan, dialogue centers on hunting wolves but controversy may be more nuanced than simple pro- or anti-hunting positions. Social identity may cause stakeholders to organize in groups and identity differences may be driving controversy. To explore stakeholder disagreement over wolf management, we conducted semi-structured key informant interviews (n = 21) about identity and stewardship in …
Using Visual Scales in Researching Global Human Dimensions of Wildlife
Cross-cultural research in the human dimensions of wildlife brings methodological, epistemological, and logistical challenges. This article reviews two measurement tools that begin to address cross-cultural measurement issues in global human dimensions of wildlife research: the visual scale and visual aid. We discuss (a) our experience field-testing these two tools in two different human dimensions of wildlife management contexts and (b) strength…
Measuring flow in Michigan youth firearm deer hunters
The steady decline of individuals taking up recreational hunting in the United States is cause for concern. Young hunters are a key source for recruiting future hunters. Understanding young hunters’ experience and satisfaction during hunting activities would provide valuable information about youth and the potential for recruitment. Flow theory was used to: (1) develop a methodological approach to measure flow during a youth white-tailed deer hun…
Michigan Mute Swan Management
U.S. state fish and wildlife agencies have responded to perceived ecological and social threats posed by mute swans by implementing population control strategies. In Michigan, some stakeholder groups have vocally opposed particular control activities. To better understand and characterize key aspects of the underlying media dialogue about mute swan management in Michigan, one factor in the development of public perceptions about wildlife issues, …
A conceptual framework for understanding illegal killing of large carnivores
The growing complexity and global nature of wildlife poaching threaten the survival of many species worldwide and are outpacing conservation efforts. Here, we reviewed proximal and distal factors, both social and ecological, driving illegal killing or poaching of large carnivores at sites where it can potentially occur. Through this review, we developed a conceptual social-ecological system framework that ties together many of the factors influen…
Transnational environmental crime threatens sustainable development
Testing a susceptibility threshold for risk promotion messages in the shark diving context
This paper presents the results of two experiments designed to test a susceptibility threshold in the shark cage diving context, positing that persons who are high relative to low sensation-seekers are more likely to approach risks that are portrayed as scary and moderately probable. The results of study one provide evidence for the susceptibility threshold showing high sensation-seekers having greater behavioral intent to engage in risk behavior…
Preparing Scientists for Science Diplomacy Requires New Science Policy Bridges
Differences between the outputs of academic science and those of science policy contribute to a critical science-policy challenge — the inability of academia to sufficiently value either the outputs of the policy process as comparable to academic outputs, or the expertise required to maintain and develop policy. Few colleges and universities in the United States adequately prepare students to become scientists with expertise operating in science-…
Of Mink and Men? Surveilling Human Attitudes at the Zoonotic Human–Wildlife Boundary
Using crime script analysis to understand wildlife poaching in Vietnam
Poaching can contribute to the failure of biodiversity conservation efforts and inflict diverse harms on human livelihoods. We applied crime script analysis to the case of snare poaching—an illegal hunting activity—in three Vietnamese protected areas. Our goal was to enhance the understanding about the opportunity structure underlying snare poaching to advance the suite of community-based crime prevention activities. We analyzed crime scripts for…
Sanction Avoidance and the Illegal Wildlife Trade
The unprecedented global scale of illegal wildlife trade poses threats to humans and ecosystems. Policies calling for increased enforcement to control illicit trade are rooted in the idea that more enforcement will result in greater deterrence, but as yet it is unclear how the illegal wildlife supply chain responds to enforcement actions. To evaluate the impact of formal or informal deterrence, it may be pertinent to consider strategies used by i…
Comparative Analysis of Illicit Supply Network Structure and Operations
Illicit supply networks (ISNs) are composed of coordinated human actors that source, transit, and distribute illicitly traded goods to consumers, while also creating widespread social and environmental harms. Despite growing documentation of ISNs and their impacts, efforts to understand and disrupt ISNs remain insufficient due to the persistent lack of knowledge connecting a given ISN’s modus operandi and its patterns of activity in space and tim…
Women and Wildlife Trafficking
Managers and shorebird biologists' perceptions of enforcement and voluntary compliance techniques to increase compliance with dog regulations on beaches
Disturbance to shorebirds by domestic dogs can cause direct and indirect bird mortality. Dog regulations to minimize disturbance are only effective if people comply with them. Non‐compliance is a universal problem in biodiversity conservation, with an associated body of applicable social science from the field of conservation criminology. We apply the lens of this literature to better understand non‐compliance with dog regulations on beaches alon…
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