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Tynon, Joanne F.

Associate Professor

Graduate Faculty Member, Environmental Sciences
Graduate Faculty Member, Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Office Location: 
107 Peavy Hall
Phone: 
541-737-1499
541-737-2244
Fax: 
541-737-1393
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Specialty: 

Resource Recreation and Tourism

Educational Background: 
  • Ph.D., 1994, Resource Recreation and Tourism, University of Idaho, Moscow
  • Graduate Studies, 1985-1987, Recreation, Park and Tourism Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station
  • B.S., 1984, Wildland Recreation Management, University of Idaho, Moscow
  • A.A., 1979, Chemistry, Burlington County College, Pemberton, NJ
Courses: 
  • FOR 352, Wilderness Management
  • FOR 356, Recreation Resource Planning
  • FOR 422, Research Methods for Social Sciences
  • FOR 522, Research Methods for Social Sciences

Awards:

  • Recipient of the 2012 Dean’s Award for Outstanding Achievement Fostering Student Success
  • Recipient of the 2010 & 2012 Xi Sigma Pi/Julie Kliewer Mentor Award from students, past and present
Research Interests: 
Qualitative and quantitative inquiry into natural resource-based recreation and tourism issues; sociology of leisure and outdoor recreation; recreation planning and management; and crime and law enforcement on public recreation lands
Current Research: 
Urban natural parks' contributions to individual and community health
Research Support: 
  • Homelessness and Non-Recreational Camping on National Forests and Grasslands ($20,000). Joshua Baur and Jo Tynon, under cooperative agreement with PNW Research Station USDA Forest Service.
  • Linking people and landscapes: Using public perceptions of urban forestry services to create new management strategies ($492,210). Jo Tynon, Randy Rosenberger, and Joshua Baur. Oregon Department of Forestry 2011 State and Private Forestry Western Competitive Grant.
  • Impacts of USFS Fire Policy on Recreation Opportunities ($29,163), under cooperative agreement with PSW Research Station USDA Forest Service.
  • A multi-stakeholder approach to carrying capacity and management of nearshore reefs in Hawaii with Mark Needham ($88,500). Funded by Hawaii Division of Aquatic Resources and Hawaii Coral Reef Initiative Research Program.
  • Successful Strategies: Coping with Crime and Violence in National Forest Communities ($39,130), under cooperative agreement with PSW Research Station USDA Forest Service.
  • Contemporary Issues at the Interface of Urban Development and Nature Based Recreation & Tourism ($19,330), under cooperative agreement with PSW Research Station USDA Forest Service.
  • Crime and Violence: Contested Terrain in Our National Forests ($20,020), under cooperative agreement with PSW Research Station USDA Forest Service.
  • Day Use of the National Forests in OR and WA ($11,216) under cooperative agreement with PSW Research Station USDA Forest Service.
  • Domestic Terrorism and Other Criminal Acts on Western National Forests ($9765), under cooperative agreement with PSW Research Station USDA Forest Service.
Graduate Students: 
  • Deidra Spencer (PhD)
  • Kim Greene (MS)
  • Molly Burns (MS)
Selected Publications: 
  1. Pêgas, F., Ollenburg, C. & J. F. Tynon. (2013). Cattle ranchers and agritourism in Oregon, USA: Motivations, challenges and opportunities from the landowner’s perspective. Tourism Recreation Research 38(1), 43–54.
  2. Tynon, J. F. & Gómez, E. (2012). Interpersonal and social values conflict among coastal recreation activity groups in Hawaii. Journal of Leisure Research 44(4): 531-543.
  3. Chavez, D. J. & Tynon, J. F. (in press) Law Enforcement and investigations within a public land management agency. Criminal Justice Studies: A Critical Journal of Crime, Law and Society.
  4. Sundstrom, S., Tynon, J. F., & Western, D. (2012). Rangeland privatization and the Maasai experience: Social capital and the implications for traditional resource management in southern Kenya. Society & Natural Resources 25(5), 1-16. DOI: 10.1080/08941920.2011.580420
  5. Redmore, L. E., Tynon, J. F. & Strong, N. (2011). Women owning woodlands: A case study from the U.S. In L. Aguilar, A. Quesada-Aguilar, & D. M. P. Shaw (Eds.), Forests and Gender (pp. 74-77). Gland, Switzerland: IUCN and New York, NY: Women’s Environment and Development Organization. Retrieved from http://www.wedo.org/library/new-publication-forests-and-gender
  6. Redmore, L. E. & Tynon, J. F. (2011) Women Owning Woodlands: Understanding women’s roles in forest ownership and management. Journal of Forestry 109(5), 255-259. PDF
  7. Redmore, L. E., Tynon, J. F. & Strong, N. (2011). Women owning woodlands: A case study from the U.S. The IUCN Forest Conservation Programme: Arborvitae - Attending to Gender 43, 6. http://www.iucn.org/about/work/programmes/forest/?7091/arborvitae-Issue-43---Attending-to-gender
  8. Redmore, L. E. & Tynon, J. F. (2010). WOWnet: A communication and networking model for women. Journal of Extension, 48(5),1-8. Online | PDF
  9. Tynon, J. F., Chavez, D. J., & Baur, J. W. R. (2010). Crime in the woods: The role of law enforcement officers in national forests. Managing Leisure 15:251-263. PDF
  10. Baur, J. W. R. & Tynon, J. F. (2010). Small scale urban nature parks: Why should we care? Leisure Sciences 32:1-6. PDF
  11. Chavez, D. J. & Tynon, J. F. (2009). A Synthesis of Five Nationwide Studies: Perceptions of Law Enforcement and Investigations in the USDA Forest Service. Res. Pap. PSW-RP-260. Albany, CA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station. 19 p. PDF
  12. Tynon, J. F. & Wing, M. G. (2009). Geospatial Techniques for Crime Analysis in National Forests. Poster. George Wright Society Biennial Conference. March 2-6, 2009, Portland, OR.
  13. Needham, M. D., Tynon, J. F., Ceurvorst, R. L., Collins, R. L., Connor, W. M., & Culnane, M. J. W. (2008). Recreation carrying capacity and management at Waikiki-Diamond Head Shoreline Fisheries Management Area on Oahu, Hawaii. Final project report for Hawaii Coral Reef Initiative – Research Program. Corvallis: Oregon State University, Department of Forest Ecosystems and Society. 95 pp. PDF
  14. Needham, M. D., Tynon, J. F., Ceurvorst, R. L., Collins, R. L., Connor, W. M., & Culnane, M. J. W. (2008). Recreation carrying capacity and management at Kailua Beach Park on Oahu, Hawaii. Final project report for Hawaii Coral Reef Initiative – Research Program. Corvallis: Oregon State University, Department of Forest Ecosystems and Society. 74 pp. PDF
  15. Needham, M. D., Tynon, J. F., Ceurvorst, R. L., Collins, R. L., Connor, W. M., & Culnane, M. J. W. (2008). Recreation carrying capacity and management at Pupukea Marine Life Conservation District on Oahu, Hawaii. Final project report for Hawaii Division of Aquatic Resources, Department of Land and Natural Resources. Corvallis: Oregon State University, Department of Forest Ecosystems and Society. 104 pp. PDF
  16. Wing, M. G. & Tynon, J. F. (2008). Revisiting the spatial analysis of crime in national forests. Journal of Forestry, 106 (2), 91-99. PDF
  17. Chavez, D. J. & Tynon, J. F. (2008). Forest Service National Forest System Perceptions of Law Enforcement and Investigations: nationwide study. Res. Pap. PSW-RP-256. Albany, CA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station. PDF
  18. Chavez, D. J. & Tynon, J. F. (2007). Forest Service Special Agents, Assistant Special Agents in Charge, Senior Special Agents, and Supervisory Special Agents: nationwide study. Res. Pap. PSW-RP-255. Albany, CA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station. PDF
  19. Chavez, D. J. & Tynon, J. F. (2007). Forest Service patrol captains and patrol commanders report: nationwide study. Res. Pap. PSW-RP-254. Albany, CA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station. PDF
  20. Chavez, D. J. & Tynon, J. F. (2007). Forest Service special agent in charge report: nationwide study. Res. Pap. PSW-RP-253. Albany, CA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station. 42 p. PDF
  21. Chavez, D. J. & Tynon, J. F. (2007). Forest Service law enforcement officer report: nationwide study. Res. Pap. PSW-RP-252. Albany, CA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station. 284 p. PDF
  22. Wing, M. G. & Tynon, J. F. (2006). Crime mapping and spatial analysis in national forests. Journal of Forestry, 104(3), 293-298. PDF
  23. Tynon, J. F. & Chavez, D. J. (2006). Crime in national forests: A call for research. Journal of Forestry, 104(3), 154-157. PDF
  24. Tynon, J. F. & D. J. Chavez. (2006). Adapting a tourism criminal typology: Classifying outdoor recreation crime. Journal of Travel Research 44 (298-307). PDF
  25. Pegas, F. & Tynon, J. F. (2006). Agritourism in Oregon: Coping with economic, social and operational constraints in today’s urban and rural interfaces. 2006 National Extension Tourism Conference, September 10-13, 2006, Burlington, VT.
  26. Tynon, J. F. & Wing, M. G. (2006). Applying GIS to visualize crime hot spots in U.S. national forests. 12th International Symposium on Society and Resource Management (ISSRM), June 3-8, 2006, Vancouver, BC.
  27. Chavez, D. J. & Tynon, J. F. (2006). Law Enforcement & Accountability in the USDA Forest Service. 12th International Symposium on Society and Resource Management (ISSRM), June 3-8, 2006, Vancouver, BC.
  28. Chavez, D. J. & Tynon, J. F. (2006). Law Enforcement Officers in the USDA Forest Service. 5th Hawaii International Conference on Social Sciences, May 31- June 3, 2006, Honolulu, HI.
  29. Wing, M. G. & Tynon, J. F. (2005). Using GIS to map and analyze crime in the national forests: A research agenda. Paper presented at the 8th Annual Crime Mapping Research Conference, National Institute of Justice, September 7-10, Savannah, GA.
  30. Chavez, D. J. & Tynon, J. F. (2005). Peer Reviewed. Successful response to crime on national forests in the U.S. Proceedings of the 2005 Hawaii International Conference on Social Sciences, June 12-16, Honolulu, HI.
  31. Pegas, F. & Tynon, J. F. (2004). Peer Reviewed. An analysis of the motivations of Oregon’s ranchers to diversify into agritourism. Paper presented at the 4th Social Aspects and Recreation Research Symposium, February 4-6, San Francisco, CA.
  32. Chavez, D. J., Tynon, J. F., & Knap, N. (2004). Reducing crime and violence on public lands: Case studies in the USDA Forest Service. Journal of Park and Recreation Administration 22 (3):22-38. PDF
  33. Tynon, J. F. & Chavez, D. J. (2003). Crime and violence on public recreation lands: A research agenda. Proceedings of the 2003 Hawaii International Conference on Social Sciences, June 12-15, Honolulu, HI.
  34. Tynon, J. F. & Chavez, D. J. (2002). Crimes and violence on public lands post-9/11. Keynote address for the opening session of the Leisure Research Symposium, National Recreation & Park Association, October 16-19, Tampa, Florida.
  35. Tynon, J. F. & Chavez, D. J. (2002). Response to crimes on public recreation lands: U.S. national forest case studies.Proceedings of the 2002 Hawaii International Conference on Social Sciences, June 11-15, Honolulu, HI.
  36. Tynon, J. F., Chavez, D. J., & Kakoyannis, C. (2001).If you go down to the woods today, you're sure of a big surprise: It’s no teddy bear’s picnic. Women in Natural Resources 22 (1): 6-17. PDF
  37. Chavez, D. J. & Tynon, J. F. (2000). Triage law enforcement: Societal impacts on national forests in the west. Environmental Management 26 (4): 403-407. PDF
  38. Tynon, J. F. & Chavez, D. J. (2000). Domestic terrorism: City problems in forest settings. Proceedings of the 1999 Society of American Foresters National Convention, Portland, Oregon, September 11-15, (pp. 403-408). Bethesda, MD: Society of American Foresters.
  39. Chavez, D. J. & Tynon, J. F. (2000). Contested terrain: Natural resources law enforcement. In Burdge, R., Miles, J., Alper, D., & Kruger, L. (Eds.). Book of Abstracts: Eighth International Symposium on Society and Resource Management, Bellingham, Washington, June 17-22, 2000. Portland,OR: USDA Forest Service Pacific Northwest Research Station Gen. Tech. Rpt.PNW-GTR-497.
  40. Tynon, J. F. & Chavez, D. J. (2000). Urban crimes in natural environments: Are we prepared? In Schneider, I.E., Chavez, D., Borrie, W., & James, K. (Eds.). The 3rd Symposium on Social Aspects and Recreation Research, Tempe, AZ, February 16-19. Tempe, AZ: Arizona State University.
  41. Chavez, D. J., Harding, J. A., & Tynon, J.F. (1999). National Recreation Trails: A forgotten designation. Journal of Forestry 97 (10): 40-43. PDF
  42. Hammersley, C. H. & Tynon, J. F. (1998). Job competency analyses of entry-level resort and commercial recreation professionals. Journal of Applied Recreation Research 23 (3): 225-241. available here
  43. Tynon, J. F. (1997). Quality hunting experiences: A qualitative inquiry. Human Dimensions of Wildlife 2 (1): 32-46. PDF
  44. Tynon, J. F. (1997). The Katahdin Region summer leisure travel market. In Our forest’s place in the World: New England and Atlantic Canada’s forests. Proceedings of a joint meeting of the New England Society of American Foresters, Maine chapter of the Wildlife Society and Northeastern Forest Pest Council. Orono, ME: Maine Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station Misc. Pub. 738; SAF Pub. 98-01.
  45. Harris, C. C., Tynon, J. F., & McLaughlin, W. J. (1990). A comprehensive method for studying leisure travel. Journal of Travel Research 29 (2):39-44.
Selected Theses: 
  • Joshua W. R. Baur. (2011). Urban natural parks in Portland: Nature, networks, and community health. Ph.D. dissertation.
  • Lauren Redmore. (2009) (Re)claiming forestry: A case study of women’s empowerment. MS Thesis.
  • Shiloh Sundstrom. (2009) Rangeland privatization and the Maasai experience: Implications for livestock herding, open space, and wildlife conservation in southern Kenya. MS Thesis.
  • Pegas, Fernanda. (2004). An analysis of the motivations of Oregon’s ranchers to diversify into agritourism. MS Thesis.
  • Torres, Tami. (2001). The influence of cultural identity on resident perceptions of recreational boating and the BLM: A case study from a gateway community. MS Thesis.
Area of Focus: 
Integrated Social and Ecological Systems
Social Science, Policy, and Natural Resources
Sustainable Recreation and Tourism
Department of Forest Ecosystems and Society
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