2026
Coastal Farmers’ and Agricultural Landowners’ Perceptions of Marsh Migration and Emerging Socio-Ecological Vulnerabilities Related to Sea-Level Rise
Smith, M.D., Dayer, A. A., Beall, J.M., & Hunter, E. A. (2026). Rural Sociology.
Observing the effectiveness of stewards and cameras in promoting behavior for beach-nesting bird conservation: A mixed-methods approach
Büscher, M., Dayer, A. A., Livingston, S., & Amendola, E. (2026). Conservation Science and Practice.
Exploring trip preference heterogeneity in away-from-home birdwatchers using a discrete choice experiment
Sainsbury, K. A., Harshaw, H. W., Cole, N. W., Vrtiska, M. P., Fulton, D. C., Raedeke, A. H., Dayer, A. A., Duberstein, J. N., & Schuster, R. M. (2026). Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism.
Affinity groups and belonging in professional societies
Factors affecting minority forest landowners’ participation in conservation programs
Stukes, K., Larson, L. R., Leggett, Z., Jeffries, S., Webb, J., Holland, K., Dayer, A., Allred, S., Rastgoo, R., & Oppong, K. D. (2026). Journal of Forestry.
Sense of belonging in a scientific discipline predicts persistence intentions
Thayer, N. Dayer, A. A., Covino, K., O’Connell, T., Smith, J., & Shizuka, D. (2026). Biological Conservation.
Bridging the nature gap: Supporting ethno-racial diversity in outdoor spaces
Investigating pathways to environmental civic engagement for diverse communities
Hamaneh, A. B., Dayer, A. A., Drape, T. A., & Chaves, W. A. (2026). Environmental Management.
Landowners’ cognitions and motivations coupled with practice durability influence persistence in grazing agricultural conservation practices in southwest Virginia
Mouser, J. B., Dayer, A. A., Ciparis, S., Bottenfield, S., & Angermeier, P. L. (2026). Conservation Science and Practice.
Socio-psychological determinants of beekeeper conflict with bee-eaters
Nayeri, D., Hysen, L., Pilgreen, D., Rastgoo, R., Sardari, P., Mohammadi, A., Kashfi, S. M., Dayer, A. A., & Kyle, G. (2026). Conservation Science and Practice.
Understanding wildlife viewers using the R3 framework
Sinkular, E. N., Dayer, A. A., Chaves, W. A., Jennings, K. J., & Plante, S. D. (2026). The Journal of Wildlife Management.
2025
Environmental identities of college students reveal potential conflicts and common ground for wildlife conservation
von Furstenberg, R., Larson, L. R., Peterson, M. N., Lee, K. J., Vayer, V. R., Nelson, S. A. C., Bruskotter, J., Ahlers, A. A., Anhalt-Depies, C., Bethke, T., Chizinski, C., Clark, B., Fryman, K. M. D., Dayer, A. A., … & Woosnam, K. M. (2025). Biological Conservation.
“Watching from Your Own Residence Makes It More Accessible”: Identifying Supports and Barriers to Participatory Science for Racially-Minoritized, Disabled, and Neurodivergent Participants
Langhans, K. E., Blume, C., Cooper, C., Dietsch, A. M., Greig, E., McGregor, F., Phillips, T. B., Watts, T., & Dayer, A. A. (2025). Citizen Science: Theory and Practice.
Building equitable engagement: Strategies for enhancing diverse engagement in participatory science
Using relative deprivation theory to investigate wildlife recreationists’ perceived differences in state wildlife agency services
Grooms, B., Dayer, A. A., Barnes, J., Peele, A., & Rutter, J. (2025). The Journal of Wildlife Management.
How expectations of reciprocity impact donation and volunteer behavior to Nongame Wildlife Programs: A case study in Minnesota
Jennings, K. K., Dayer, A. A., Chaves, W. A., & Osmundson, C. L. (2025). Human Dimensions of Wildlife.
The effect of engagement in private lands research on landowner conservation knowledge, attitudes, awareness, and behavioral intentions
O’Brien, R. S. M., Hopkins, W. A., & Dayer, A. A. (2025). Human Dimensions of Wildlife.
Modulation of Paternal Care Behaviors in Response to Stream Conditions by Eastern Hellbenders (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis alleganiensis)
O’Brien, R. S. M., Groffen, J., Dayer, A. A., & Hopkins, W. A. (2025). Integrative Organismal Biology.
2024
Co-production in action: Navigating the research-to-implementation space in wildlife conservation through a Community of Practice
Livingston, S., Dayer, A. A., Zebrowski, A., Sterling, A., Schillerstrom, N., Archibald, A., & Chaves, W. A. (2024). Conservation Science and Practice.
Social support and identity promote diverse participation in wildlife viewing
Jennings, K., Dayer, A. A., & Chaves, W. A. (2024). People and Nature.
The effect of engagement in private lands research on landowner conservation knowledge, attitudes, awareness, and behavioral intentions
O’Brien, R. S. M., Hopkins, W. A., & Dayer, A. A. (2024). Human Dimensions of Wildlife.
Accessible birding in the United States: constraints to and facilitators of birding with disabilities
Sinkular, E. N., Dayer, A. A., McGregor, F. A., & Karns, M. J. (2024). Human Dimensions of Wildlife.
What waterfowl hunters want: Exploring heterogeneity in hunting trip preferences
Sainsbury, K. A., Harshaw, H. W., Fulton, D. C., Cole, N. W., Dayer, A. A., Duberstein, J. N., Raedeke, A. H., Schuster, R. M., & Vrtiska, M. P. (2024). Social and Economic Aspects of Wetlands.
Prebreeding, courtship, and mating behaviors of wild Eastern Hellbenders (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis alleganiensis)
O’Brien, R. S. M., Griffen, J., Dayer, A. A., & Hopkins, W. A. (2024). Herpetologica.
Beach recreationists perceive a lack of knowledge about shorebirds’ needs as a constraint to walking around shorebird flocks
Perceived constraints to participating in wildlife-related recreation
Cole, N. W., Wilkins, E. J., Clements, K. R., Schuster, R. M., Dayer, A. A., Harshaw, H. W., Fulton, D. C., Duberstein, J. N., & Raedeke, A. H. (2024). Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism.
The collective application of shorebird tracking data to conservation
Harrison, A., Stenzel, C., Anderson, A., Howell, J., Lanctot, R. B., Aikens, M., Aldabe, J., Berigan, L. A., Bêty, J., Blomberg, E., Bosi de Almeida, J., Boyce, A. J., Bradley, D. W., Brown, S., Carlisle, J., Cheskey, E., Christie, K., Christin, S., Clay, R., Dayer, A. A., … & Wunder, M. B. (2024). bioRxiv.
2023
Pathways to conservation persistence: Psychosocial drivers of durable grasslands following the Conservation Reserve Program
Barnes, J. C., Dayer, A. A., Gramza, A. R., Sketch, M., Dwyer, A. M., & Iovanna, R. (2023). Journal of Soil and Water Conservation.
Evaluating impacts of R3 workshops for first-time hunters at universities across the United States
von Furstenberg, R., Vayer, V. R., Larson, L. R., Peterson, M. N., Lee, K. J., Stevenson, K., Ahlers, A. A., Anhalt‐Depies, C., Bethke, T., Clark, B., Davan, K. M., Dayer, A. A., … & Woosnam, K. M. (2023). Wildlife Society Bulletin.
Exploring the relevance of the multidimensionality of wildlife recreationists to conservation behaviors: A case study in Virginia
Grooms, B., Dayer, A. A., Barnes, J. C., Peele, A., Rutter, J., & Cole, N. (2023). Conservation Science and Practice.
Birds are not the only ones impacted by guidance to cease bird feeding
Dayer, A. A., Pototsky, P. C., Hall, R. J., Hawley, D. M., Phillips, T. B., Bonter, D. N., Dietsch, A. M., Greig, E., & Hochachka, W. M. (2023). People and Nature.
Citizen scientist participation in research on private lands positively impacts multiple conservation behaviors
2022
Private landowners perceive positive impacts to their land stewardship following involvement in a conservation research program
The relationships between wildlife recreationists’ familiarity with state fish and wildlife agencies, recreation identity, and future financial contributions
Six principles for working effectively with landowners to advance bird conservation
Social science for conservation in working landscapes and seascapes
Bennett N. J., Dodge M., Akre T. S., Canty, S. W. J., Chiaravalloti, R., Dayer, A. A., Deichmann, J. L., Gill, D., McField, M., McNamara, J., Murphy, S. E., Nowakowski, A. J., & Songer, M. (2022). Frontiers in Conservation Science.
Managers and shorebird biologists’ perceptions of enforcement and voluntary compliance with dog regulation on beaches
Dayer, A. A., Everly, J., Comber, C. A., & Gore, M. L. (2022). People and Nature.
A culturally responsive evaluation framework and its application in environmental education
Anderson, K. C., Stern, M. J., Powell, R. B., Dayer, A. A., & Archibald, T. G. (2022). Evaluation and Program Planning.
Highly specialized recreationists contribute the most to citizen science project eBird
Rosenblatt, C J., Dayer, A. A., Duberstein, J. N., Phillips, T. B., Harshaw, H. W., Fulton, D. C., Cole, N. W., Raedeke, A. H., Rutter, J. D., & Wood, C. L. (2022). Ornithological Applications.
Ecological Awareness, Connection to Wetlands, and Wildlife Recreation as Drivers of Wetland Conservation Involvement
Rutter, J.D., Dayer, A.A. & Raedeke, A.H. (2022). Wetlands.
Reenvisioning the university education needs of wildlife conservation professionals in the United States
Teel, T.L., Bruyere, B., Dayer, A.A., Stoner, K.E., Bishop, C., Bruskotter, J., Freeman, S Newmark, J., Jager, C., & Manfredo, M.J. (2022). Conservation Science and Practice.
Private land conservation decision-making: An integrative social science model
Epanchin-Niell, R. S., Jackson-Smith, D.B., Wilson, R. S., Ashenfarb, M., Dayer, A. A., Hillis, V., Iacona, G.D., Markowitz, E.M., Marquart-Pyatt, S.T. & Treakle, T. (2022). Journal of Environmental Management
2021
Conducting conservation social science surveys online.
Wardropper, C.B., Dayer, A.A., Goebel, M.S., & Martin, V.Y. (2021). Conservation Biology.
Understanding attitudes and norms of dog walkers to reduce disturbances to shorebirds.
A Web-Based Approach to Stakeholder Analysis for Identifying and Understanding Broader Constituencies in Wildlife Conservation.
The future of wildlife conservation funding: What options do U.S. college students support?
Larson, L. R., Peterson, M. N., Furstenberg, R. V., Vayer, V. R., Lee, K. J., Choi, D. Y., Stevenson, K., Ahlers, A. A., Anhalt-Depies, C., Bethke, T., T. Bruskotter, J., Chizinski, C. J., Clark, B., Dayer, A. A., … & Woosnam, K. M. (2021). Conservation Science and Practice
Racial, ethnic, and social patterns in the recreation specialization of birdwatchers: An analysis of United States eBird registrants.
Rutter, J.D., Dayer, A.A., Harshawb, H.W., Cole, N.W., .Dubersteind, J.N., Fultone, D.C., Raedek, A.H., & Schuster, R.M. (2021). Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism.
Regional Variation in US Land Trust Capacities and Activities Related to Bird Conservation.
Anderson, M., Rodewald, A.D., & Dayer, A.A. (2021). Natural Areas Journal.
Tapping birdwatchers to promote bird‐friendly coffee consumption and conserve birds.
Williams, A., Dayer, A.A., Hernandez-Aguilera, J.N., Phillips, T.B., Faulkner-Grant, H., Gómez, M.I., & Rodewald, A.D. (2021). People and Nature.
2020
Evidence-based recommendations for strategic communication efforts for shorebird conservation
Lindall, K.R. & Dayer, A.A. (2020). Wader Study.
Testing a continuous measure of recreation specialization among birdwatchers
Harshaw, H.W., Cole, N.W., Dayer, A.A., Rutter, J.D., Fulton, D.C., Raedeke, A.H., Schuster, R.M. & Duberstein, J.N. (2020). Human Dimensions of Wildlife.
Land use decisions after the Conservation Reserve Program: Re‐enrollment, reversion, and persistence in the southern Great Plains
Barnes, J.C, Sketch, M., Gramza, A.R., Sorice, M.G., Iovanne, R., & Dayer, A.A. (2020). Conservation Science and Practice.
Advancing scientific knowledge and conservation of birds through inclusion of conservation social sciences in the American Ornithological Society
Dayer, A.A., Barnes, J.C., Dietsch, A.M., Keating, J.M., & Naves, L.C. (2020). Ornithology Applications.
Human dimensions in undergraduate fisheries and wildlife degree programs in United States Universities
Applying conservation social science to study the human dimensions of Neotropical bird conservation
Dayer, A.A., Silva-Rodríguez, E.A., Albert, S., Chapman, M., Zukowski, B., Ibarra, J.T., Gifford, G., Echeverri, A., Martínez-Salinas, A., & Sepúlveda-Luque, C. (2020). The Condor.
Western Ranchers’ Perspectives on Enablers and Constraints to Flood Irrigation
2019
The unaddressed threat of invasive animals in U.S. National Parks
Dayer, A.A., Redford, K.H., Campbell, K.J. et al. (2019). Biological Invasions.
Defining Human Disturbance to Shorebirds Using Manager and Scientist Input
Engaging Landowners in the Conservation Conversation through Landowner-Listening Workshops
Rural-urban differences in hunting and birdwatching attitudes and participation intent
Wilkins, E.J., Cole, N.W., Miller, H.M., Schuster, R.M., Dayer, A.A., Duberstein, J.N., Fulton, D.C., Harshaw, H.W., & Raedeke, A. H. (2019). Human Dimensions of Wildlife.
Early Successional Forest Management on Private Lands as a Coupled Human and Natural System
Lutter, S.H., Dayer, A.A., Rodewald, A.D.,McNeil, D.J., & Larkin, J.L. (2019). Forests.
Observations at backyard bird feeders influence the emotions and actions of people that feed birds
Dayer, A.A., Rosenblatt, C.,Bonter, D.N., Faulkner, H., Hall, R.J., Hochachka, W.M., Phillips, T.B., & Hawley, D.M. (2019). People and Nature.
The role of social norms in conservation outreach
2018
Young Forest Conservation Incentive Programs: Explaining Re-Enrollment and Post-program Persistence
Effects of biological monitoring and results outreach on private landowner conservation management
Lutter, S.H., Dayer, A.A., Heggenstaller, E., & Larkin, J.L. (2018). PLOS ONE.
Private landowner conservation behavior following participation in voluntary incentive programs: Recommendations to facilitate behavioral persistence
Dayer, A.A., Lutter, S.H., Sesser, K., Hickey, C., & Gardali, T. (2017). Conservation Letters.
2017
Landowner behavior can determine the success of conservation strategies for ecosystem migration under sea-level rise
Using open access observational data for conservation action: A case study for birds
Sullivan, B.E., Phillips, T., Dayer, A.A., Wood, C.L., Farnsworth, A., Illiff, M.J., Davies, I.J., Wiggins, A., Fink, D., Hochachka, W., Rodewald, A.D., Rosenberg, K.V., Bonney, R., & Kelling, S. (2017). Biological Conservation, 208, 5-14.
Blaming threatened species: Media portrayal of human-wildlife conflict
Dayer, A.A., Williams, A., Cosbar, E.A., & Racey, M. (2017). Oryx.
2016
Wildlife conservation and private protected areas: The discrepancy between land trust mission statement content analysis and their perceptions
Dayer, A.A., Rodewald, A.R., Stedman, R.C., Cosbar, E.A, & Wood, E.M. (2016). Environmental Management, 58(2): 359-364.
Application of a stated choice approach to assessing public preferences for wildlife conservation funding
Dayer, A.A., Bright, A.D., Teel, T.L., Manfredo, M.J. (2016). Human Dimensions of Wildlife, 21(5), 379-390.
2015
Understanding landowner intentions to create early successional forest habitat in the northeastern United States
Dayer, A.A., Stedman, R.C., Allred, S.B., Rosenberg, K.V., & Fuller, A.R. (2015). Wildlife Society Bulletin, 40 (1), 59-68.
Are wildlife recreationists conservationists? Linking birdwatching, hunting, and pro-environmental behavior
Cooper, C., Larson, L., Dayer, A.A., Stedman, R.C., & Decker, D. (2015). The Journal of Wildlife Management, 79(3), 446-457. 5
2014
Comparative analysis and assessment of forest landowner typologies
Dayer, A.A., Stedman, R.C., & Allred, S.B. (2014). Society &Natural Resources, 27(11), 1200-1212.
Developing tools to encourage private forest landowner participation in early successional forest habitat management
Dayer, A.A., Allred, S.B., & Stedman, R.C. (2014). Human Dimensions of Wildlife, 19(4), 355-370.
2010
Generation Next and bird conservation: “Always Connected” continents, disciplines, and communities
Dayer, A.A. & Gutierrez Ramirez, M. (2010).Transactions of the 75th North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
2009
Partners in Flight education, outreach, and communications needs assessment summary
Dayer, A.A., Pitkin, M. & Bonfield, S. (2009). In Rich, T.D., C. Arizmendi, D. Demarest and C. Thompson [eds.]. Tundra to Tropics: Connecting Birds, Habitats and People. Proceedings of the 4th International Partners in Flight Conference, 13-16 February 2008. McAllen, TX. University of Texas-Pan American Press. Edinburg, TX.
A process and tools for evaluating bird banding education success
Busch, A. & Dayer, A.A. (2009). In Rich, T.D., C. Arizmendi, D. Demarest and C. Thompson [eds.]. Tundra to Tropics: Connecting Birds, Habitats and People. Proceedings of the 4th International Partners in Flight Conference, 13-16 February 2008. McAllen, TX. University of Texas-Pan American Press. Edinburg, TX.
2007
Stories about wildlife: Developing an instrument for identifying wildlife value orientations cross-culturally
Dayer, A.A., Stinchfield, H.M., & Manfredo, M.J. (2007). Human Dimensions of Wildlife, 12(5), 307-315.
2004
Concepts for exploring the social aspects of human-wildlife conflict in a global context
