 David C. Fulton
Adjunct
Associate Professor, Department of Fisheries, Wildlife and Conservation Biology
Assistant Leader, Minnesota Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
Phone:
612-625-5256
E-mail: dcfulton@umn.edu
Ph.D. Colorado State University
Fields of Interest
Human dimensions of fish and wildlife, natural resource policy,
wildlife and fisheries planning, natural resource negotiation and
decision processes, benefits-based management of fish and wildlife resources
Research
My research program focuses on understanding and improving human decision
processes in the conservation and management of fish and wildlife. I am
particularly interested in understanding the social, political, and cultural
factors related to improving decision processes and the role that human
values and attitudes play in decisionmaking. I emphasize the use of theories
and methods from sociology and psychology but encourage students to take
an interdisciplinary research approach. I believe that both qualitative
and quantitative social research methods are essential for understanding
the human dimensions of wildlife conservation and management.
Selected Publications
- Bruskotter, J. and D. Fulton. 2008. Minnesota Anglers' Fisheries-Related Value Orientations and Their Stewardship of Fish Resources. Human Dimensions of Wildlife 13: 207-221.
- Fulton, D.C. and K. Hundertmark. 2004. Peer-reviewed articles assessing the effects of a selective harvest system on moose hunters’ behaviors, beliefs, and satisfaction. Human Dimensions of Wildlife 9:1-16.
- Dougherty, E.M., Fulton, D.C., and D. H. Anderson. 2003. The Influence of gender on the relationship between wildlife value orientations, beliefs, and the acceptability of lethal deer control in Cuyahoga Valley National Park. Society & Natural Resources 16:603-623.
- Bright, A.D., Manfredo, M.J., and D.C. Fulton. 2000. Segmenting the public: an application of value orientations to wildlife planning in Colorado. Wildlife Society Bulletin 28:218-226.
- Manfredo, M. J., Fulton, D.C., and C. Pierce. 1997. Understanding voter behavior on wildlife ballot initiatives: Colorado's trapping amendment. Human Dimensions of Wildlife 2(4): 22-39.
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