Sam Ham
 Professor of Communication Psychology
Department of Conservation Social Sciences
College of Natural Resources
University of Idaho
P.O. Box 441139
Moscow, ID 83844-1139 U.S.A.
Phone: 208-885-7911
FAX: 208-885-6226
E-mail: sham@uidaho.edu
Education
| Ph.D. |
Forestry, Wildlife and Range Sciences, Department of Wildland Recreation Management,
University of Idaho, Moscow, 1982 |
| M.S. |
Forestry and Range Management (Wildland Recreation), Washington State University, 1978 |
| B.S. |
Forest Management, Washington State University, Pullman, 1974 |
Experience
| 2000-Present |
Director, Center for International Training and Outreach (CITO) |
| 1978-Present |
Professor, Department of Resource Recreation and Tourism, University of Idaho, Moscow |
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Professor of Tourism (adjunct), Department of Management, Monash University, Australia |
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Assistant Director/Chief Naturalist of Whitman County Parks (Washington) |
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Naturalist and Public Programs Specialist for US National Park Service |
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Communications Counselor for US National Park Service |
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Chief of Interpretation and Education Division, Northwest Trek (Tacoma, WA) |
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Professional travel in 46 states and 41 countries throughout North, Central and South America, as
well in Australia and the Pacific, Europe and Asia |
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Senior editor of the Journal of Interpretation |
Special Areas of Interest
- Communication theory and human behavior in parks and tourism settings
- Psychology of interpretation and tourism experience
- Guiding and guide training
- Interpretation training and interpretive planning
- Natural resource communication
- Nature-based tourism and eco-tourism
- Parks and protected area management
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Courses Taught at University of Idaho
| Level |
Course |
| Graduate |
Theories of Recreation Behavior |
| Graduate |
Communication Theory Applied to Natural Resources Management |
Undergraduate
& Graduate |
Environmental Interpretive Methods and Lab |
Undergraduate
& Graduate |
Introduction to Environmental Field Environmental Education |
Undergraduate &
Graduate |
International Wildland Preservation Systems |
Undergraduate &
Graduate |
International Issues in Nature Conservation |
| Undergraduate |
Wildland Resources Conservation and Lab |
Continuing Education or Service Activites
- Training conducted in 41 countries and 46 states reaching a combine audience of more than 36,000
- Annual training for US Forest Service, US National Park Service, and other agencies worldwide
- Annual training in Australia and several Latin American countries
- Director of Idaho Teachers Environmental Education Workshop, 1985
- Director of Idaho Tourism Training Institute, 1986, 1987
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Current and Recent Research
Application of cummunication theory to visitor management problems in Port Campbell National Park, Australia (in collaboration with Monash University and the Sustainable Tourism CRC, Australia)
Development of practical evaluation tools for assessing the outcomes of interpretation in tourism and park settings (in collaboration with Monash University (B. Weiler), University of Tasmania (A. Hardy), Tourism Tasmania, Sovereign Hill Historic Site, Port Arthur Historic Site, and the Sustainable Tourism CRC, Australia)
Audience analysis of wine tourists in Tamar Valley, Tasmania (in collaboration with Tourism Tasmania)
Development of interpretation training methodologies and materials for nature-based and heritage tourism operators in Tasmania (in collaboration with Tourism Tasmania)
Analysis of communication and human-black bear conflicts in Yosemite National Park (in collaboration with the US National Park Service, Yosemite Fund and Wildlife Conservation Society)
Identifying quality in interpretive guiding (in collaboration with Monash University, Australia (B. Weiler)
Cross-cultural training and intercultural competence of Chinese guides (in collaboration with Monash University, Australia (Xin Yu and B. Weiler) |
Most Recent Selected Publications
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Ham, Sam H. & Weiler, Betty. (2004). Diffusion and adoption of thematic interpretation at an interpretive historic site. Annals of Leisure Research.
Ham, Sam H. (Forthcoming). Interpretation--a practical guide for people with big ideas and small budgets (2nd Edition). Golden, Colorado, USA: Fulcrum Publishing, 450 pp., illus. (English, Spanish and Vietnamese).
Lackey, Brenda K. & Ham, Sam H. (2003). Contextual analysis of interpretation focused on human-black bear conflicts in Yosemite National Park. Journal of Applied Environmental Education and Communication 2(1): 11-21.
Ham, Sam H. & Weiler, Betty. (2003). Toward a theory of quality in cruise-based nature guiding. Journal of Interpretation Research 7(2): 29-49.
Ham, Sam H. & Weiler, Betty. (2002). Interpretation as a centrepiece in sustainable wildlife tourism. Chapter 3 in, Harris, R., Griffin, T. & Williams, P (Eds.) Sustainable tourism: a global perspective. London: Butterworth-Heinneman, 35-44.
Weiler, Betty & Ham, Sam H. (2002). Tour guide training: a model for sustainable capacity building in developing countries. Journal of Sustainable Tourism 10(1): 52-69.
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