Dr. Raynald Harvey Lemelin
A New Way of Seeing Research
Dr. Harvey Lemelin is a Research Chair and Associate professor in the School of Outdoor Recreation Parks and Tourism at Lakehead University. For over two decades, Dr. Lemelin has been examining the human-dimensions of wildlife management (i.e., polar bears, black bears, cougars) in North America. More recently, Dr. Lemelin, through various grants from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada examined the human-dimensions of insects. The results from the first study Looking Beyond the Exoskeleton: Insights into Endoskeletons and Their Attitudes towards the Tiny Majority – Insects, Arachnids are now available. The second study, Human-Insect Encounters: Understanding the Human Perceptions of Insects will begin in 2012.
Dr. Lemelin has also organized two insect symposiums in the city of Thunder Bay (i.e., a dragonfly symposium in the summer of 2007; a bee symposium in the summer of 2008), and hosted the Northern Ontario premiere of “Beetle Queen Invades Tokyo” documentary. He has published in and reviewed for a number of international journals, including: Leisure Studies, Tourism Management, Journal of Sustainable Tourism, the Human Dimensions of Wildlife, and Society and Natural Resources. Dr. Lemelin has presented his research findings on human-insect encounters at various international conferences.
Research on the Human Dimesions of Insects
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Looking Beyond the Exoskeleton: Insights into Endoskeletons and Their Attitudes towards the Tiny Majority – Insects, Arachnids
In-order to acquire a better understanding of the social, political, economic, administrative and ecological requirements for arthropod conservation and education, a two-year research approach similar to those employed in resource and wildlife management was initiated. A social environmental inventory detailing current management and educational strategies pertaining to arthropods was developed. The socio-ecological inventory is also being used in the development of an interviewee list. Interviews with major stakeholders and associations (entomologists, researchers, enthusiasts) will provide a greater understanding of human-arthropod interactions from an interdisciplinary perspective.
Dr. Lemelin has also organized two insect symposiums in the city of Thunder Bay (i.e., a dragonfly symposium in the summer of 2007; a bee symposium in the summer of 2008), and hosted the Northern Ontario premiere of “Beetle Queen Invades Tokyo” documentary. He has published in and reviewed for a number of international journals, including: Leisure Studies, Tourism Management, Journal of Sustainable Tourism, the Human Dimensions of Wildlife, and Society and Natural Resources. Dr. Lemelin has presented his research findings on human-insect encounters at various international conferences.
Research on the Human Dimesions of Insects
Harvey'
Looking Beyond the Exoskeleton: Insights into Endoskeletons and Their Attitudes towards the Tiny Majority – Insects, Arachnids
In-order to acquire a better understanding of the social, political, economic, administrative and ecological requirements for arthropod conservation and education, a two-year research approach similar to those employed in resource and wildlife management was initiated. A social environmental inventory detailing current management and educational strategies pertaining to arthropods was developed. The socio-ecological inventory is also being used in the development of an interviewee list. Interviews with major stakeholders and associations (entomologists, researchers, enthusiasts) will provide a greater understanding of human-arthropod interactions from an interdisciplinary perspective.
- Principal Investigator: R. Harvey Lemelin