William F Siemer

Datos Biográficos

ID5131237
NOMBREWilliam F Siemer
NOMBRESWilliam F
APELLIDOSiemer
FIRMASIEMER W F
AFILIACIONESCornell University
VERIFICADONo
TOTAL DE OBRAS21
TOTAL DE CITAS1
TOTAL COMO AUTOR21
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN1996
AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN2024
ÍNDICE H1

  • Building human-dimensions/social science capacity to support wildlife agencies

    Daniel J Decker, Meghan S Baumer et al.ARTICLEHuman Dimensions of Wildlife2024

    Interest in human dimensions/social science (HD/SS) is running high among wildlife managers. Our 50-year experience with HD/SS integration in wildlife management indicates that HD/SS capacity development requires continuous pursuit of five objectives: (1) demonstrate value of HD/SS to wildlife managers and stakeholders; (2) expand types of social science contributions to management; (3) improve integration of HD/SS in management; (4) build strong…

  • Trends in human dimensions of wildlife at Cornell University

    Daniel J Decker, T Bruce Lauber et al.ARTICLEHuman Dimensions of Wildlife2024

    The human dimensions of wildlife (HDW) program at Cornell University has contributed to the development of the HDW field for approximately 50 years. In this essay, faculty and staff of the Cornell Center for Conservation Social Sciences (formerly known as Human Dimensions Research Unit) reflect on how their HDW work has evolved, primarily describing their experience in terms of two trends: broadening perspectives about who are stakeholders requir…

  • Social-psychological factors influencing risk perceptions of chronic wasting disease on social media

    Alisius D Leong, T Bruce Lauber et al.ARTICLEHuman Dimensions of Wildlife2023

    Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is a prion-based disease that poses an imminent threat to New York State (NYS), but many NYS hunters do not perceive it as a salient issue or follow recommended practices to prevent its spread to NYS. This study sought to identify the social-psychological factors underlying the efficacy of social media interventions to increase risk perceptions of CWD in NYS. We conducted an online survey experiment with 2760 NYS hun…

  • Learning from hunter education volunteers’ experiences

    Michael R Quartuch, William F Siemer et al.ARTICLEHuman Dimensions of Wildlife2020

    Hunter education (HE) is offered in all 50 states, with oversight provided by state wildlife agencies (SWAs). The vast majority of HE courses are taught by volunteers. Recruiting and retaining volunteers to meet the demand for HE courses are growing concerns among SWAs. Insufficient information exists about volunteer instructors’ motivations, experiences, and satisfactions – all of which may affect recruitment and retention. Using the volunteer p…

  • Predictors of intentions to conserve bats among New York property owners

    William F Siemer, T Bruce Lauber et al.ARTICLEHuman Dimensions of Wildlife2020

    Understanding why private property owners take actions to conserve bats has become increasingly important in U.S. states where the fungus causing white-nose syndrome (Pseudogymnoascus destructans) has decimated bat populations. We surveyed property owners in three New York State counties (n = 2,500) and used multiple linear regression analyses to test predictors of intentions to conserve bats. Intentions to take actions that contribute to bat con…

  • Exploring Nontraditional Pathways Into Hunting in New York State

    Michael R Quartuch, Richard C Stedman et al.ARTICLEHuman Dimensions of Wildlife2017

    Anecdotal evidence suggests that adults lacking previous hunting experience and family support for hunting comprise a growing proportion of new hunters. Empirical evidence of such a trend is lacking. Furthermore, hunting motivations and constraints for these “nontraditional path hunters” (NTPHs) have not been well documented. We articulate a strategy for identifying potential NTPHs in New York, describe socialization mechanisms initiating NTPHs i…

  • Exploring the role of gain versus loss framing and point of reference in messages to reduce human–bear conflicts

    Open AccessHang Lu, William F Siemer et al.ARTICLEThe Social Science Journal2017Citada por: 1Referencias: 5

    As a fundamental social process, communication can help natural resource managers prevent or manage many human–wildlife conflicts, but research on how to present effectively information that contributes to the reduction of human–wildlife conflicts is scant. We examined the effectiveness of point-of-reference and gain-versus-loss framing in heightening intentions to prevent human–black bear conflicts. We randomly assigned 811 participants to one o…

  • Effects of Message Framing and Past Experience on Intentions to Prevent Human–Coyote Conflicts

    Hang Lu, William F Siemer et al.ARTICLEHuman Dimensions of Wildlife2016

    To test the effects of message framing on intentions to participate in seven behaviors to prevent coyote problems, we randomly assigned 461 participants to a control (no message) group or one of four experimental (message) conditions, as part of a 2 (gain versus loss) x 2 (family-referencing versus community-referencing) between-subjects factorial design. We found a significant three-way interaction between gain versus loss framing, point of refe…

  • Exploring the Social Habitat for Hunting

    Lincoln R Larson, Richard C Stedman et al.ARTICLEHuman Dimensions of Wildlife2014

    Decades of decline in the number of hunters in the United States have made hunter recruitment and retention (HRR) a high priority within the North American wildlife management community. Sociodemographic changes (e.g., urbanization, shifting racial/ethnic composition, parcelization of rural properties) suggest a need to re-examine conventional knowledge of HRR processes and develop insight that reflects contemporary contexts. In this article, we …

  • Challenges for Multilevel Stakeholder Engagement in Public Trust Resource Governance

    Emily F Pomeranz, Daniel J Decker et al.ARTICLEHuman Dimensions of Wildlife2014

    The trend in wildlife management over the last two decades has been to develop locally based approaches for responsiveness to local conditions, but some state wildlife agencies are finding the amount of staff time required to service this approach prohibitive. Although local engagement strategies have been lauded as assuring that public trust obligations of state government to citizens are met, we can expect that states with a local focus as thei…

  • Agency Traits That Build Capacity to Manage Disease

    William F Siemer, T Bruce Lauber et al.ARTICLEHuman Dimensions of Wildlife2012

    Fish and wildlife disease outbreaks are increasing globally, negatively affecting wildlife, domestic animals, and humans. Responding to such outbreaks presents a challenge for fish and wildlife agencies. We identified factors that contribute to agency capacity to detect and respond to disease outbreaks. We recruited 26 experts on fish and wildlife health to participate in a Delphi panel to identify traits of agencies with a high capacity for dise…

  • Application of Risk Concepts to Wildlife Management

    Meredith L Gore, Robyn S Wilson et al.ARTICLEHuman Dimensions of Wildlife2009

    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…

  • Factors that Influence Concern About Human–Black Bear Interactions in Residential Settings

    William F Siemer, P Sol Hart et al.ARTICLEHuman Dimensions of Wildlife2009

    Problematic human–black bear interactions have increased in North America. Research is needed to clarify influences on human concern about and reaction to bear behavior, such that wildlife managers can better understand and maintain stakeholder acceptance capacity for bears. This article uses mail survey data (n = 1,038, response rate = 42%) and structural equation modeling (SEM) to test a conceptual model of factors affecting concern about bears…

  • Reliance on Informants in Wildlife Management Situation Analysis—Shortcut or Shortcoming

    Heather Wieczorek Hudenko, Daniel J Decker et al.ARTICLEHuman Dimensions of Wildlife2008

    Wildlife managers conducting situation analyses typically turn to key informants to gain insight into community experiences and opinions. Although expedient, relying only on informants has shortcomings. We examined informants as potential sources of information about community residents with respect to human–coyote issues in Westchester County, New York. We employed a mixed-method approach that included both interviews with informants (n = 40) an…

  • Media Frames for Black Bear Management Stories during Issue Emergence in New York

    William F Siemer, Daniel J Decker et al.ARTICLEHuman Dimensions of Wildlife2007

    We completed a content analysis of newspaper, radio, and television reports (n = 117) available to people in New York State between January 1999 and March 2002, to characterize how news stories differed with regard to problem identification, attributions of responsibility, and proposed solutions to black bear management problems. Nearly all reports could be characterized as episodic rather than thematic (i.e., focused on specific events rather th…

  • Hunters' and Other Citizens' Reactions to Discovery of CWD in Central New York

    Tommy L Brown, Daniel J Decker et al.ARTICLEHuman Dimensions of Wildlife2006

    The discovery of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in New York in March 2005 resulted in a major effort by state and federal natural resource agencies to contain the disease, protect wild deer herds, and inform the public about the disease. One of the most urgent information needs of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) concerned the level of awareness of CWD among hunters and other New York residents. A “rapid respons…

  • Wildlife Disease Management

    Daniel J Decker, Margaret A Wild et al.ARTICLEHuman Dimensions of Wildlife2006

    Wildlife disease management (WDM) is one of the great challenges of contemporary wildlife management. Experience with chronic wasting disease (CWD) indicates the importance of human dimensions in WDM. Wildlife management and disease specialists created a concept map (manager's model) of the WDM system that depicts the human dimensions considerations involved in WDM and how they may affect management objectives and actions. The WDM model includes …

  • Intervention and Capacity Considerations in Community-Based Deer Management

    Daniela B Raik, William F Siemer et al.ARTICLEHuman Dimensions of Wildlife2005

    Community involvement with white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) management in suburban areas has increased recently, presenting wildlife agencies, interest groups, local governments, and other stakeholders with challenges and opportunities for collaboration. Community-based deer management requires that stakeholders involved have capacity to engage in situation analysis, decision making, and management implementation (in some cases). The au…

  • Adaptive Impact Management

    Shawn J Riley, Shawn Riley et al.ARTICLEHuman Dimensions of Wildlife2003

    Wildlife professionals need better ways to integrate ecological and human dimensions of wildlife management. A focus on impacts, guided by a structured decision process, will orient wildlife management toward rigorous, integrative decision making. Impacts are important socially defined effects of events and interactions related to wildlife that merit management. To manage impacts we propose adaptive impact management (AIM). This approach has seve…

  • Suburban deer management

    Lisa Chase, LISA C CHASE et al.ARTICLEHuman Dimensions of Wildlife1999

    (1999). Suburban deer management: A case study in the village of Cayuga Heights, New York. Human Dimensions of Wildlife: Vol. 4, No. 2, pp. 59-60

  • Satisfactions, dissatisfactions, and management preferences of New York state turkey hunters

    William F Siemer, Tommy L Brown et al.ARTICLEHuman Dimensions of Wildlife1996

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