Aiken Center 308A
81 Carrigan Drive
Burlington, VT 05405
United States
- Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University, 2025
- M.S., The Pennsylvania State University, 2023
- B.S., Colorado State University, 2020
Area(s) of expertise
- visitor use management
- data analytics
- soundscapes
- lightscapes
- parks and protected areas
BIO
Dr. Morgan Crump is a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Rubenstein School of the Environment and Natural Resources at the University of Vermont, working under the direction of Dean and Professor Peter Newman. She earned her Ph.D. in Recreation, Park, and Tourism Management and Social Data Analytics from the Pennsylvania State University and holds a B.S. in Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology from Colorado State University.
Morgan’s research takes an interdisciplinary approach to understanding the impacts of anthropogenic pollutants on visitor experience and the environment in parks and protected areas. Her work, conducted in collaboration with the Natural Sounds and Night Skies Division of the National Park Service, emphasizes innovation in methods and techniques to advance visitor use management studies that balance ecological protection with visitor needs. She is committed to fostering partnerships across industry, public, and private sectors to address complex environmental and social challenges.
At the University of Vermont, Morgan also leads the Protected Areas Research Collaborative Listening Lab, which works to protect and catalog natural soundscapes in U.S. national parks and serves as a hub for collaborative, cross-sector research and applied innovation.
Publications
Bio
Dr. Morgan Crump is a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Rubenstein School of the Environment and Natural Resources at the University of Vermont, working under the direction of Dean and Professor Peter Newman. She earned her Ph.D. in Recreation, Park, and Tourism Management and Social Data Analytics from the Pennsylvania State University and holds a B.S. in Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology from Colorado State University.
Morgan’s research takes an interdisciplinary approach to understanding the impacts of anthropogenic pollutants on visitor experience and the environment in parks and protected areas. Her work, conducted in collaboration with the Natural Sounds and Night Skies Division of the National Park Service, emphasizes innovation in methods and techniques to advance visitor use management studies that balance ecological protection with visitor needs. She is committed to fostering partnerships across industry, public, and private sectors to address complex environmental and social challenges.
At the University of Vermont, Morgan also leads the Protected Areas Research Collaborative Listening Lab, which works to protect and catalog natural soundscapes in U.S. national parks and serves as a hub for collaborative, cross-sector research and applied innovation.