David Fulton, PhD
Assistant Unit Leader - Minnesota Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
Dr. Fulton completed a PhD in Human Dimensions of Natural Resources at Colorado State University. He joined the Minnesota Coop Unit in October 1998 and has worked closely with state and federal wildlife management agencies in conducting applied social science research to address management concerns.
Research Interests
- Applying social psychological concepts and theory to better understand issues in natural resources management.
- Understanding how values and attitudes influence behavior.
Teaching Interests
- Social science theory and methods applied to natural resource management issues.
- Land use planning.
Education and Certifications
Ph D Colorado State University 1997
MS Washington State University 1992
BS Texas A&M University 1987
Science and Products
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A replication of proximity to chronic wasting disease, perceived risk, and social trust in managing agency between hunters in Minnesota and Illinois A replication of proximity to chronic wasting disease, perceived risk, and social trust in managing agency between hunters in Minnesota and Illinois
No abstract available.
Authors
Kyle Smith, Susan A. Schroeder, Adam Landon, Louis J. Cornicelli, Leslie McInenly, David C. Fulton
Testing a continuous measure of recreation specialization among birdwatchers Testing a continuous measure of recreation specialization among birdwatchers
Recreation specialization is a framework that can be used to explain the variation among outdoor recreationists’ preferences, attitudes, and behaviors. Recreation specialization has been operationalized using several approaches, including summative indices, cluster analysis, and self-classification categorical measures. Although these approaches measure the multiple dimensions of the...
Authors
H.W. Harshaw, Nicholas W. Cole, Ashley A. Dayer, Jonathan D. Rutter, David C. Fulton, Andrew H. Raedeke, Rudy Schuster, Jennifer N. Duberstein
Explaining support for mandatory versus voluntary conservation actions among waterfowlers Explaining support for mandatory versus voluntary conservation actions among waterfowlers
Personal conservation behavior and compliance with natural resource regulations are important to wildlife conservation. We examined how waterfowl hunting involvement, motivations, satisfaction, and experience, along with institutional trust and demographics, correlated with support for waterfowl regulations and personal conservation actions. Regulations included zones, splits, and...
Authors
Susan A. Schroeder, Louis J Cornicelli, David C. Fulton, Adam Landon, Leslie McInenly, Steve Cordts
Institutional trust, beliefs, and evaluation of regulations, and management of chronic wasting disease (CWD) Institutional trust, beliefs, and evaluation of regulations, and management of chronic wasting disease (CWD)
Institutional trust and perceptions of regulatory efficacy can affect support for management. This study examined how institutional trust, specific trust related to information/management, and support for/perceived efficacy of current regulations related to deer hunters’ attitudes about chronic wasting disease (CWD) management. Results are from a survey of southeastern Minnesota deer...
Authors
Susan A. Schroeder, Adam Landon, Louis J. Cornicelli, David C. Fulton, Leslie McInenly
Recreation conflict, coping, and satisfaction: Minnesota grouse hunters’ conflicts and coping response related to all-terrain vehicle users, hikers, and other hunters Recreation conflict, coping, and satisfaction: Minnesota grouse hunters’ conflicts and coping response related to all-terrain vehicle users, hikers, and other hunters
Studying conflict and coping in recreation is important because some coping strategies may provoke distress, while others may lead to positive emotional changes. Building on applications of the transactional stress coping model to park visitors, anglers, and other recreation participants, we explored how Minnesota grouse hunters responded to interference by all-terrain vehicle (ATV)/off...
Authors
David C. Fulton, Susan A. Schroeder, Louis Cornicelli, Leslie McInenly
Minnesota landowners’ trust in their department of natural resources, salient values similarity and wildlife value orientations Minnesota landowners’ trust in their department of natural resources, salient values similarity and wildlife value orientations
Due to extensive land conversion over the last century, much of the native prairie pothole ecosystem has been converted to agricultural or other human uses. The prairie pothole ecosystem is found in the northern plains of Iowa, Minnesota, South Dakota, North Dakota, and Montana. Because most of the land in this region is privately owned and used for agricultural production, most impacts...
Authors
Larry M. Gigliotti, Lily A. Sweikert, Louis Cornicelli, David C. Fulton
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A replication of proximity to chronic wasting disease, perceived risk, and social trust in managing agency between hunters in Minnesota and Illinois A replication of proximity to chronic wasting disease, perceived risk, and social trust in managing agency between hunters in Minnesota and Illinois
No abstract available.
Authors
Kyle Smith, Susan A. Schroeder, Adam Landon, Louis J. Cornicelli, Leslie McInenly, David C. Fulton
Testing a continuous measure of recreation specialization among birdwatchers Testing a continuous measure of recreation specialization among birdwatchers
Recreation specialization is a framework that can be used to explain the variation among outdoor recreationists’ preferences, attitudes, and behaviors. Recreation specialization has been operationalized using several approaches, including summative indices, cluster analysis, and self-classification categorical measures. Although these approaches measure the multiple dimensions of the...
Authors
H.W. Harshaw, Nicholas W. Cole, Ashley A. Dayer, Jonathan D. Rutter, David C. Fulton, Andrew H. Raedeke, Rudy Schuster, Jennifer N. Duberstein
Explaining support for mandatory versus voluntary conservation actions among waterfowlers Explaining support for mandatory versus voluntary conservation actions among waterfowlers
Personal conservation behavior and compliance with natural resource regulations are important to wildlife conservation. We examined how waterfowl hunting involvement, motivations, satisfaction, and experience, along with institutional trust and demographics, correlated with support for waterfowl regulations and personal conservation actions. Regulations included zones, splits, and...
Authors
Susan A. Schroeder, Louis J Cornicelli, David C. Fulton, Adam Landon, Leslie McInenly, Steve Cordts
Institutional trust, beliefs, and evaluation of regulations, and management of chronic wasting disease (CWD) Institutional trust, beliefs, and evaluation of regulations, and management of chronic wasting disease (CWD)
Institutional trust and perceptions of regulatory efficacy can affect support for management. This study examined how institutional trust, specific trust related to information/management, and support for/perceived efficacy of current regulations related to deer hunters’ attitudes about chronic wasting disease (CWD) management. Results are from a survey of southeastern Minnesota deer...
Authors
Susan A. Schroeder, Adam Landon, Louis J. Cornicelli, David C. Fulton, Leslie McInenly
Recreation conflict, coping, and satisfaction: Minnesota grouse hunters’ conflicts and coping response related to all-terrain vehicle users, hikers, and other hunters Recreation conflict, coping, and satisfaction: Minnesota grouse hunters’ conflicts and coping response related to all-terrain vehicle users, hikers, and other hunters
Studying conflict and coping in recreation is important because some coping strategies may provoke distress, while others may lead to positive emotional changes. Building on applications of the transactional stress coping model to park visitors, anglers, and other recreation participants, we explored how Minnesota grouse hunters responded to interference by all-terrain vehicle (ATV)/off...
Authors
David C. Fulton, Susan A. Schroeder, Louis Cornicelli, Leslie McInenly
Minnesota landowners’ trust in their department of natural resources, salient values similarity and wildlife value orientations Minnesota landowners’ trust in their department of natural resources, salient values similarity and wildlife value orientations
Due to extensive land conversion over the last century, much of the native prairie pothole ecosystem has been converted to agricultural or other human uses. The prairie pothole ecosystem is found in the northern plains of Iowa, Minnesota, South Dakota, North Dakota, and Montana. Because most of the land in this region is privately owned and used for agricultural production, most impacts...
Authors
Larry M. Gigliotti, Lily A. Sweikert, Louis Cornicelli, David C. Fulton