Dr. Kyle M. Woosnam Assistant Professor Francis Hall 312 979-845-9781 woosnam@tamu.edu Education B.S. (Leisure Studies), University of Illinois, 2001 M.S. (Forestry), Virginia Tech, 2003 Ph.D. (Parks, Recreation & Tourism Management), Clemson University, 2008

Specialty
Rural community tourism development; resident-tourist interactions;
sociocultural impacts of tourism; residents' feelings toward tourists;
research methods

Research Direction
Emotional solidarity experienced between residents and tourists in
resource dependent communities; role of personal values in predicting
motivation to attend special events; tourism use history (TUH) as framework
to understand residents' attitudes toward tourism and tourism development

Awarded
Texas A&M University System Student Led Award for Teaching Excellence
(SLATE) Recipient (Fall 2008)

Clemson University College of Health, Education, and Human
Development Graduate Student Award of Excellence Recipient (2008)

Courses Taught
RPTS 426: Tourism Impacts
RPTS 626: Social Impacts of Tourism
RPTS 336: Recreation Research & Analysis
RENR 400: Study Abroad in Natural Resources (South Pacific)

Vita

Texas A&M University - Department of Recreation, Park and Tourism Sciences - Dr. Gary Ellis, Head
106 Francis Hall • 2261 TAMU • College Station, TX 77843-2261 • Phone (979) 845-5411 • Fax (979) 845-0446