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Second CTRN meeting invitation from CTO

The next CTRN meeting has been announced for Wednesday, October 28 at 12:00 p.m. MT. Please see the CTO invitation and meeting links below.

Dear CTRN Participant,

I’m reaching out on behalf of the Colorado Tourism Office to invite you to participate in the Colorado Tourism Research Network, a growing group of faculty, researchers, and tourism industry partners interested in strengthening connections between Colorado’s universities and the tourism industry.

The network was launched earlier this year to create a space for sharing tourism-related research, building relationships across institutions, and identifying opportunities for greater collaboration between academia and the industry. Following our first meeting, we also identified an opportunity to broaden the conversation beyond research and explore practical ways universities can become more connected with destinations and tourism organizations across the state.

For participating faculty and researchers, the network offers opportunities to:

  • Connect with destinations and tourism organizations across Colorado
  • Explore joint research and student project opportunities
  • Help connect students with internships and hands-on industry experience
  • Exchange ideas and build relationships with other tourism researchers across the state

We’d love to have you join us for our second Colorado Tourism Research Network call on Wednesday, October 28 at 12:00 p.m. MT. We’ll welcome new participants, build on the discussion from our first meeting, and continue exploring opportunities for stronger university-industry partnerships.

The meeting link is here. If you’re interested in joining us, please complete this form. We hope to see you on October 28th! 

Best,
Jill

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Applications open: Ph.D. Graduate Teaching Assistantship in The Cavaliere Critical Conservation Lab!

Ph.D. Graduate Teaching Assistantship

Human Dimensions of Natural Resources
The Cavaliere Critical Conservation Research Lab

Dr. Christina T. Cavaliere is recruiting for a Graduate Teaching Assistantship to support a doctoral student starting August 2027. Dr. Cavaliere is a tenured Associate Professor, conservation social scientist and international sustainable stewardship specialist with a focus on tourism impacts and biocultural conservation. She directs The Cavaliere Critical Conservation research lab at Colorado State University in the department of Human Dimensions of Natural Resources (HDNR) housed within the Warner College of Natural Resources (WCNR).

The Cavaliere Critical Conservation lab’s mission is to advance biocultural conservation research by centering subjugated intersectional knowledges. By employing critical ecofeminist and posthumanist methodologies, the research engages affective, sensory, aesthetic, and emotional dimensions of place‑based knowledge. The lab seeks to illuminate the nuances of biocultural identities to strengthen justice, ecological resilience, and regenerative human–nature relationships for wellbeing.

The successful PhD applicant for this position would work in the lab and pursue an independent research project related to Dr. Cavaliere’s research on tourism and biocultural conservation. The student should be interested in pursuing research in the lab that centers tourism, conservation, and intersectional power structuresas related to protected areas, wildlife, equity, recreation, gender, climate change, sustainability, policy, and/or governance. See the lab’s blog for more information.

The PhD position would include annual tuition support and funding through a Graduate Teaching Assistantship within the department. The successful applicant will be offered support for the first year and then reviewed annually to determine future funding. The applicant must have previously obtained a master’s degree with a research thesis in an area related to tourism and conservation and have experience with qualitative and quantitative methodology.

Prospective students should email application materials to Dr. Cavaliere at christina.cavaliere@colostate.edu by 15 February 2027. To ensure full consideration please include separate PDFs of the following materials labeled using the numbers below. Only applicants selected for interviews will be contacted.

  1. Academic CV
  2. Academic writing sample: (thesis and/or a published article)
  3. Graduate Record Examination (GRE) results
  4. Unofficial bachelors & masters transcripts (master’s degree in related area required)
  5. Cover letter (address how previous experience is related to lab mission)
  6. Research Proposal (address lab mission: 3-pages and academic reference list)
  7. Three letters of academic reference
  8. TOEFL scores(if applicable)
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The Rocky Mountain Collegian interviews Dr. Cavaliere

Colorado State University’s Dr. Christina T. Cavaliere was recently featured in The Rocky Mountain Collegian in an article by student reporter Katya Arzubi. In the interview, Dr. Cavaliere discusses how tourism impacts local communities and ecosystems. She highlights Colorado’s new Destination Stewardship Strategic Plan, where she serves as a committee advisor. Her insights connect directly to her broader research in biocultural conservation and tourism planning. Click here to read the article!