- Ph.D., University of Vermont, 2015
- M.S., University of Vermont, 2012
- B.A., Cornell University, 2008
Area(s) of expertise
- outdoor recreation
- public land management
- parks and protected areas
- homelessness
- human health and wellbeing
BIO
Monika Derrien is an assistant professor in the Rubenstein School for Environment and Natural Resources at the University of Vermont. She teaches in the Parks, Recreation, and Tourism Program. She also serves on the board for the Society of Outdoor Recreation Professionals. Prior to her faculty position at UVM, Monika worked for the USDA Forest Service, most recently as a research social scientist with the Pacific Northwest Research Station. She was born and raised in New York City.
Monika is a qualitative social scientist, broadly interested in human-nature relationships. Her work focuses on outdoor recreation planning and management on public lands, and its implications for human health and wellbeing. Current research projects focus on unsheltered homelessness in parks and protected areas and people’s wildland recreation experiences. If you are a student interested in engaging in research in one of Monika’s areas of interest, please send her an email. She is currently accepting new graduate students.
Publications
Bio
Monika Derrien is an assistant professor in the Rubenstein School for Environment and Natural Resources at the University of Vermont. She teaches in the Parks, Recreation, and Tourism Program. She also serves on the board for the Society of Outdoor Recreation Professionals. Prior to her faculty position at UVM, Monika worked for the USDA Forest Service, most recently as a research social scientist with the Pacific Northwest Research Station. She was born and raised in New York City.
Monika is a qualitative social scientist, broadly interested in human-nature relationships. Her work focuses on outdoor recreation planning and management on public lands, and its implications for human health and wellbeing. Current research projects focus on unsheltered homelessness in parks and protected areas and people’s wildland recreation experiences. If you are a student interested in engaging in research in one of Monika’s areas of interest, please send her an email. She is currently accepting new graduate students.