Nancy A Connelly
Biographic Data
| ID | 5857500 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Nancy A Connelly |
| GIVEN NAMES | Nancy A |
| FAMILY NAME | Connelly |
| SIGNATURE | CONNELLY N A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Cornell University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 19 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 69 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 19 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1985 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Trends in human dimensions of wildlife at Cornell University
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…
Understanding hunter support for early successional habitat management
Early successional habitat (ESH), which is important to many game species, is declining throughout the Northeast United States. In New York State, management agencies are increasing efforts to manage for ESH, but such efforts require support from key stakeholders. We sought to understand the factors influencing such support among hunting license holders, and a subsample specializing in woodcock hunting, who use Wildlife Management Areas. Using st…
The End of the (Research) World As We Know It? Understanding and Coping With Declining Response Rates to Mail Surveys
Mail surveys have long been a staple of social science research. Properly conducted, they can gather representative data about a population that provides important generalizations about that population. High response rates are one crucial element of this capacity to make such generalizations. Response rates to mail surveys–especially those targeting general populations–have declined substantially over the years, even when employing standard “best…
Collaborative Management and Public Trust Responsibilities
We consider the implications of public trust administration principles for collaborative fish and wildlife management. Collaboration can increase the capacity of agencies to provide fish- and wildlife-related benefits but increases the ties of agencies to some stakeholders—potentially privileging those stakeholders’ needs. We conducted two case studies of collaborative management in which we identified ways that collaboration enhanced and detract…
Understanding Angler Preferences for Species and Water Bodies
Classifications of recreational anglers have focused on factors that may not be easily influenced by fishery managers, such as fishing specialization, desired experiences, and fishing conditions. To provide managers with a more managerially relevant classification of angler groups, we used the 2007 New York statewide angler survey and hierarchical cluster analysis for binary data to describe seven groups based on their species and water body pref…
Factors Affecting Response Rates to Natural Resource - Focused Mail Surveys
We analyzed factors that could affect response rates for 105 mail surveys conducted by the Human Dimensions Research Unit at Cornell University between 1971 and 2000. The surveys addressed diverse natural resource-based topics and involved a variety of study populations. We tested the null hypothesis that response rates to natural resource-focused mail surveys are not changing over time. We found the best multiple regression model (adjusted R 2 =…
Using the Coorientation Model to Compare Community Leaders' and Local Residents' Views About Hudson River Ecosystem Restoration
We compared the views of community leaders in the Hudson River Valley, New York State, to identify different perspectives on ecosystem restoration of the Hudson River estuary. We found three distinct types of community leaders. All thought ecosystem restoration was important, but they varied on which specific actions were more important to implement. We used the coorientation model to examine the degree of agreement, accuracy, and congruency betw…
Options for maintaining high fishing satisfaction in situations of declining catch rates
This study was designed to determine whether other fishing‐related recreation opportunities could be introduced that would add to anglers’ possible trip satisfaction and possibly overcome their trip satisfaction lost from having a reduced catch rate. A sample of 1,500 anglers was queried by mail in 1995 and asked to recall their two most recent trips to Lake Ontario in New York State. The analysis was based on 700 trip reports. Stepwise regressio…
Assessing the relative importance of recall bias and nonresponse bias and adjusting for those biases in statewide angler surveys
Accurate information about angler effort and expenditures, obtained at a reasonable cost, is very important to fisheries managers and planners. Several sources of systematic bias in measurement can affect estimates of participation. We used regression analysis to examine nonresponse and recall bias. We compared respondents’ estimates of days fished based on a 12‐month‐recall mail survey, its nonrespondent phone follow‐up, and a quarterly phone su…
Acceptance of beaver and actions to address nuisance beaver problems in New York
Using diaries to estimate fishing effort and fish consumption
This paper examines both the strengths and weaknesses of the diary method, focusing on a recent use of the method for measuring both fishing participation and fish consumption. A diary was sent to the 1,202 anglers willing to keep a record of fish consumption and fishing trips to Lake Ontario and other New York waters in 1992. Participants were contacted by telephone every three months to retrieve information recorded in the diary. A subsample of…
Interests of urban residents in wildlife education programs in two Urban settings
Interests of urban residents in wildlife education programs in two Urban settings." , 1(2), pp. 72–73
Effect of social desirability bias and memory recall on reported contributions to a wildlife income tax checkoff program
In this study of contributors and noncontributors to New York's “Return a Gift To Wildlife'’ tax checkoff program, mail survey responses reporting contributions to the program could be validated with tax records. Evidence was found of memory‐recall errors and social desirability bias. The degree of bias was estimated to exceed twice the current contribution rate. Sociodemographic characteristics and participation in wildlife‐related activities af…
The Failure of Success in Natural Resource Policy
Natural resource management policies like the Pacific salmon harvest policy developed by New York State often did not anticipate the extent of social, economic, and ethical concerns that would be generated, largely because the agency concentrated on biological considerations. The number of concerned stakeholders grew in proportion to both the success and failure of the initial policy. Had all participants been equally willing to recognize both th…
Item Response Bias in Angler Expenditures
Item response bias associated with the reporting of recreation-related expenditures was examined in a survey of anglers fishing in New York State. Nonresponse to the at-location expenditure item was high (20%) compared to days fished at a location (4%) and various satisfaction and management preference items (<1%). One-way distance to the fishing site appeared to best explain nonresponse to the at-location expenditure item; as miles traveled incr…
Response to mail surveys on resource‐based recreation topics
The ability to predict response rates to mail surveys is important in estimating sample size and in assessing the probable need for a nonrespondent follow‐up study to improve the accuracy of population estimates. Predictive models of response rates to mail surveys are scarce, and none has examined leisure or recreation resource‐related studies. This report starts with a behavioral model that takes the potential respondent's perspective. On the ba…
Critical Factors and Their Threshold for Camper Satisfaction at Two Campgrounds
A mail survey of 800 campers at two campgrounds within the Adirondack Park was conducted to determine factors critical to camper satisfaction. These critical factors were identified using a measure of importance for each factor and the factor's ability to predict overall satisfaction. Three factors were identified as critical for a satisfying experience—Solitude/rejuvenation, Nature, and Facility characteristics. All critical factors give evidenc…
Tourism and employment in the Adirondack Park
Using Origin-Destination Analysis in Marketing Tourism for Large Natural Regions
Although origin-destination information is often obtained in tourism marketing studies, the data are often analyzed in a format too general to be most useful for promotional purposes. This study utilizes visitor residence data to determine tourist destination subregions of a large natural region, the Adirondack Park in upstate New York. It then classifies, visitors to these subregions by geographic residence regions corresponding to these receivi…
The End of the (Research) World As We Know It? Understanding and Coping With Declining Response Rates to Mail Surveys
Mail surveys have long been a staple of social science research. Properly conducted, they can gather representative data about a population that provides important generalizations about that population. High response rates are one crucial element of this capacity to make such generalizations. Response rates to mail surveys–especially those targeting general populations–have declined substantially over the years, even when employing standard “best…
Factors Affecting Response Rates to Natural Resource - Focused Mail Surveys
We analyzed factors that could affect response rates for 105 mail surveys conducted by the Human Dimensions Research Unit at Cornell University between 1971 and 2000. The surveys addressed diverse natural resource-based topics and involved a variety of study populations. We tested the null hypothesis that response rates to natural resource-focused mail surveys are not changing over time. We found the best multiple regression model (adjusted R 2 =…
Using the Coorientation Model to Compare Community Leaders' and Local Residents' Views About Hudson River Ecosystem Restoration
We compared the views of community leaders in the Hudson River Valley, New York State, to identify different perspectives on ecosystem restoration of the Hudson River estuary. We found three distinct types of community leaders. All thought ecosystem restoration was important, but they varied on which specific actions were more important to implement. We used the coorientation model to examine the degree of agreement, accuracy, and congruency betw…
Response to mail surveys on resource‐based recreation topics
The ability to predict response rates to mail surveys is important in estimating sample size and in assessing the probable need for a nonrespondent follow‐up study to improve the accuracy of population estimates. Predictive models of response rates to mail surveys are scarce, and none has examined leisure or recreation resource‐related studies. This report starts with a behavioral model that takes the potential respondent's perspective. On the ba…
Critical Factors and Their Threshold for Camper Satisfaction at Two Campgrounds
A mail survey of 800 campers at two campgrounds within the Adirondack Park was conducted to determine factors critical to camper satisfaction. These critical factors were identified using a measure of importance for each factor and the factor's ability to predict overall satisfaction. Three factors were identified as critical for a satisfying experience—Solitude/rejuvenation, Nature, and Facility characteristics. All critical factors give evidenc…
Tourism and employment in the Adirondack Park
Using Origin-Destination Analysis in Marketing Tourism for Large Natural Regions
Although origin-destination information is often obtained in tourism marketing studies, the data are often analyzed in a format too general to be most useful for promotional purposes. This study utilizes visitor residence data to determine tourist destination subregions of a large natural region, the Adirondack Park in upstate New York. It then classifies, visitors to these subregions by geographic residence regions corresponding to these receivi…
Tourism and employment in the Adirondack Park
Critical Factors and Their Threshold for Camper Satisfaction at Two Campgrounds
A mail survey of 800 campers at two campgrounds within the Adirondack Park was conducted to determine factors critical to camper satisfaction. These critical factors were identified using a measure of importance for each factor and the factor's ability to predict overall satisfaction. Three factors were identified as critical for a satisfying experience—Solitude/rejuvenation, Nature, and Facility characteristics. All critical factors give evidenc…
Response to mail surveys on resource‐based recreation topics
The ability to predict response rates to mail surveys is important in estimating sample size and in assessing the probable need for a nonrespondent follow‐up study to improve the accuracy of population estimates. Predictive models of response rates to mail surveys are scarce, and none has examined leisure or recreation resource‐related studies. This report starts with a behavioral model that takes the potential respondent's perspective. On the ba…
The Failure of Success in Natural Resource Policy
Natural resource management policies like the Pacific salmon harvest policy developed by New York State often did not anticipate the extent of social, economic, and ethical concerns that would be generated, largely because the agency concentrated on biological considerations. The number of concerned stakeholders grew in proportion to both the success and failure of the initial policy. Had all participants been equally willing to recognize both th…
Item Response Bias in Angler Expenditures
Item response bias associated with the reporting of recreation-related expenditures was examined in a survey of anglers fishing in New York State. Nonresponse to the at-location expenditure item was high (20%) compared to days fished at a location (4%) and various satisfaction and management preference items (<1%). One-way distance to the fishing site appeared to best explain nonresponse to the at-location expenditure item; as miles traveled incr…
Effect of social desirability bias and memory recall on reported contributions to a wildlife income tax checkoff program
In this study of contributors and noncontributors to New York's “Return a Gift To Wildlife'’ tax checkoff program, mail survey responses reporting contributions to the program could be validated with tax records. Evidence was found of memory‐recall errors and social desirability bias. The degree of bias was estimated to exceed twice the current contribution rate. Sociodemographic characteristics and participation in wildlife‐related activities af…
Using diaries to estimate fishing effort and fish consumption
This paper examines both the strengths and weaknesses of the diary method, focusing on a recent use of the method for measuring both fishing participation and fish consumption. A diary was sent to the 1,202 anglers willing to keep a record of fish consumption and fishing trips to Lake Ontario and other New York waters in 1992. Participants were contacted by telephone every three months to retrieve information recorded in the diary. A subsample of…
Interests of urban residents in wildlife education programs in two Urban settings
Interests of urban residents in wildlife education programs in two Urban settings." , 1(2), pp. 72–73
Acceptance of beaver and actions to address nuisance beaver problems in New York
Options for maintaining high fishing satisfaction in situations of declining catch rates
This study was designed to determine whether other fishing‐related recreation opportunities could be introduced that would add to anglers’ possible trip satisfaction and possibly overcome their trip satisfaction lost from having a reduced catch rate. A sample of 1,500 anglers was queried by mail in 1995 and asked to recall their two most recent trips to Lake Ontario in New York State. The analysis was based on 700 trip reports. Stepwise regressio…
Assessing the relative importance of recall bias and nonresponse bias and adjusting for those biases in statewide angler surveys
Accurate information about angler effort and expenditures, obtained at a reasonable cost, is very important to fisheries managers and planners. Several sources of systematic bias in measurement can affect estimates of participation. We used regression analysis to examine nonresponse and recall bias. We compared respondents’ estimates of days fished based on a 12‐month‐recall mail survey, its nonrespondent phone follow‐up, and a quarterly phone su…
Using the Coorientation Model to Compare Community Leaders' and Local Residents' Views About Hudson River Ecosystem Restoration
We compared the views of community leaders in the Hudson River Valley, New York State, to identify different perspectives on ecosystem restoration of the Hudson River estuary. We found three distinct types of community leaders. All thought ecosystem restoration was important, but they varied on which specific actions were more important to implement. We used the coorientation model to examine the degree of agreement, accuracy, and congruency betw…
Factors Affecting Response Rates to Natural Resource - Focused Mail Surveys
We analyzed factors that could affect response rates for 105 mail surveys conducted by the Human Dimensions Research Unit at Cornell University between 1971 and 2000. The surveys addressed diverse natural resource-based topics and involved a variety of study populations. We tested the null hypothesis that response rates to natural resource-focused mail surveys are not changing over time. We found the best multiple regression model (adjusted R 2 =…
Understanding Angler Preferences for Species and Water Bodies
Classifications of recreational anglers have focused on factors that may not be easily influenced by fishery managers, such as fishing specialization, desired experiences, and fishing conditions. To provide managers with a more managerially relevant classification of angler groups, we used the 2007 New York statewide angler survey and hierarchical cluster analysis for binary data to describe seven groups based on their species and water body pref…
Collaborative Management and Public Trust Responsibilities
We consider the implications of public trust administration principles for collaborative fish and wildlife management. Collaboration can increase the capacity of agencies to provide fish- and wildlife-related benefits but increases the ties of agencies to some stakeholders—potentially privileging those stakeholders’ needs. We conducted two case studies of collaborative management in which we identified ways that collaboration enhanced and detract…
The End of the (Research) World As We Know It? Understanding and Coping With Declining Response Rates to Mail Surveys
Mail surveys have long been a staple of social science research. Properly conducted, they can gather representative data about a population that provides important generalizations about that population. High response rates are one crucial element of this capacity to make such generalizations. Response rates to mail surveys–especially those targeting general populations–have declined substantially over the years, even when employing standard “best…
Understanding hunter support for early successional habitat management
Early successional habitat (ESH), which is important to many game species, is declining throughout the Northeast United States. In New York State, management agencies are increasing efforts to manage for ESH, but such efforts require support from key stakeholders. We sought to understand the factors influencing such support among hunting license holders, and a subsample specializing in woodcock hunting, who use Wildlife Management Areas. Using st…
Trends in human dimensions of wildlife at Cornell University
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…
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