Ingrid E. Schneider
Background & Expertise
Ingrid E. Schneider, PhD, is a professor in the Department Forest Resources. Schneider teaches and does research in the human dimensions of natural resources with attention focused on human nature relationships, specifically in outdoor recreation and nature-based consumer experiences. She has worked across the globe exploring how constraints and conflict impact experiences and collaboratively developed management and policy approaches to improve those experiences. Schneider also served as director for the University’s Tourism Center for a dozen years. Prior to joining the University of Minnesota, she was an associate professor at Arizona State University and research manager for Sonifi (previously Lodgenet). Among other service contributions, she served as editor of the Journal of Leisure Research. Schneider was inducted as a fellow in the Academy of Leisure Sciences in 2012 and the Academy of Park & Recreation Administrators in 2020.
Featured Project: Ingrid E. Schneider
Technology and Education to Address Natural Resource Management Challenges
Challenge
Limited funding and personnel challenge local management and monitoring of water resources. Furthermore, water quality monitoring and aquatic invasive species surveillance often require employees to travel to remote locations and encounter unsafe situations, ultimately leading to inconsistent monitoring. The absence of real-time, dependable data impedes managing Minnesota’s water resources.
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2023 Impact Goal Grants Award $1.1M to Support Interdisciplinary, Sustainability-Focused Project Teams
As increasing concentrations of greenhouse gasses and environmental degradation threaten people and ecosystems around the world, sustainability issues have never been more pressing. At the same time, signals are emerging of pathways to a liveable future, including growth in clean energy, greater consideration of natural capital in decision-making, and advocacy for socio-economic equity.