Kathryn Stevenson

Peterman, K., Chesnut, L., Gathings, M. J., Martin, K., Maier, A. B., Evia, J. R., … Yelton, C. (2024, March 7). Becoming the change we want to see: Aspirations and initial progress with diversity, equity, access, and inclusion practices to create welcoming environments and center community in informal science institutions. CURATOR-THE MUSEUM JOURNAL, Vol. 3. https://doi.org/10.1111/cura.12621

Reas, J., Stevenson, K. T., Gibson, L., Beall, J., & Larson, L. R. (2024, January 27). Nature or the outdoors? Understanding the power of language in elementary students' self-reported connection to nature. ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION RESEARCH, Vol. 1. https://doi.org/10.1080/13504622.2024.2311190

Gibson, L., Stevenson, K., Busch, K. C., Cutts, B., Seekamp, E., & Krementz, S. (2024). Pushing toward systemic change in the Capitalocene: Investigating the efficacy of existing behavior prediction models on individual and collective pro-environmental actions in high school students. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION, 55(2), 102–124. https://doi.org/10.1080/00958964.2023.2259853

Busch, K. C., Chesnut, L., Stevenson, K., Larson, L., Black-Maier, A., Yelton, C., & Stover, D. (2023, May 24). Collaborative capacity-building for collective evaluation: a case study with informal science education centers. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENCE EDUCATION PART B-COMMUNICATION AND PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT, Vol. 5. https://doi.org/10.1080/21548455.2023.2216340

Jewell, K., Peterson, M. N., Martin, M., Stevenson, K. T., Terando, A., & Teseneer, R. (2023, January 31). Conservation decision makers worry about relevancy and funding but not climate change. WILDLIFE SOCIETY BULLETIN, Vol. 1. https://doi.org/10.1002/wsb.1424

Furstenberg, R., Vayer, V. R., Larson, L. R., Nils Peterson, M., Lee, K. J., Stevenson, K., … Woosnam, K. M. (2023). Evaluating impacts of R3 workshops for first-time hunters at universities across the United States. WILDLIFE SOCIETY BULLETIN, 8. https://doi.org/10.1002/wsb.1482

Reilly, C., Stevenson, K. T., Cutts, B. B., Brune, S., Knollenberg, W., & Barbieri, C. (2023, September 11). Family matters: intergenerational influences on children's agricultural literacy. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION, Vol. 9. https://doi.org/10.1080/00958964.2023.2257884

Hartley, J. M., Stevenson, K. T., Pereira, S. R., Peterson, M. N., Lawson, D. F., & Martinez, B. (2023). How a marine debris environmental education program plays to strengths of linguistically diverse learners. FRONTIERS IN EDUCATION, 7. https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2022.1058864

Stevenson, K., Busch, K. C., Peterson, M. N., Lawson, D. F., & Chavez, R. A. (2023, July 21). How mixed messages may be better than silence in climate change education. https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-3084246/v1

Brune, S., Knollenberg, W., Barbieri, C., & Stevenson, K. (2023). Towards a unified definition of local food. JOURNAL OF RURAL STUDIES, 103. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrurstud.2023.103135

Reilly, C., Stevenson, K., Warner, W., Park, T., Knollenberg, W., Lawson, D., … Barbieri, C. (2022). Agricultural and environmental education: a call for meaningful collaboration in a U.S. context. Environmental Education Research, 28(9), 1410–1422. https://doi.org/10.1080/13504622.2022.2040431

Jewell, K., Peterson, M. N., Stevenson, K. T., & Choi, D. (2022). Children of Trinidad prioritize conservation of species that are important in nature. Caribbean Studies, 50(1), 63–77. https://doi.org/10.1353/crb.2022.0002

Zhang, Z., Martin, K. L., Stevenson, K. T., & Yao, Y. (2022). Equally green? Understanding the distribution of urban green infrastructure across student demographics in four public school districts in North Carolina, USA. URBAN FORESTRY & URBAN GREENING, 67. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2021.127434

Brune, S., Knollenberg, W., Stevenson, K., & Barbieri, C. (2022). Investigating Predictors of Public- and Private-Sphere Sustainable Behaviors in the Context of Agritourism. SUSTAINABILITY, 14(2). https://doi.org/10.3390/su14020663

Casola, W. R., Beall, J. M., Nils Peterson, M., Larson, L. R., Brent Jackson, S., & Stevenson, K. T. (2022). Political polarization of conservation issues in the era of COVID-19: An examination of partisan perspectives and priorities in the United States. Journal for Nature Conservation, 67, 126176. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnc.2022.126176

Beall, J. M., Jackson, S. B., Casola, W. R., Peterson, M. N., Larson, L. R., Stevenson, K. T., & Seekamp, E. (2022). Self-reported participation in outdoor and nature-based recreation before and during the COVID-19 pandemic supports psychological health and well-being. Wellbeing, Space and Society, 3, 100094. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wss.2022.100094

Stevenson, K., & Gibson, L. (2022, January 15). Teen-Led Radical Cultural Change (Vol. 1). Vol. 1. https://doi.org/10.52750/234615

Zhang, Z., Stevenson, K. T., & Martin, K. L. (2022, January 21). Use of nature-based schoolyards predicts students' perceptions of schoolyards as places to support learning, play, and mental health. ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION RESEARCH, Vol. 1. https://doi.org/10.1080/13504622.2022.2032612

Gibson, L. M., Busch, K. C., Stevenson, K. T., Cutts, B. B., DeMattia, E. A., Aguilar, O. M., … Wheaton, M. (2022, April 19). What is community-level environmental literacy, and how can we measure it? A report of a convening to conceptualize and operationalize CLEL. ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION RESEARCH, Vol. 5. https://doi.org/10.1080/13504622.2022.2067325

Jackson, S. B., Stevenson, K. T., Larson, L. R., Peterson, M. N., & Seekamp, E. (2021). Connection to Nature Boosts Adolescents’ Mental Well-Being during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Sustainability, 13(21), 12297. https://doi.org/10.3390/su132112297

Beall, J. M., Casola, W. R., Peterson, M. N., Larson, L. R., Carr, W. A., Seekamp, E., … Jackson, S. B. (2021). Cultural Cognition and Ideological Framing Influence Communication About Zoonotic Disease in the Era of COVID-19. Frontiers in Communication, 6. https://doi.org/10.3389/fcomm.2021.645692

Vayer, V. R., Larson, L. R., Peterson, M. N., Lee, K. J., Von Furstenberg, R., Choi, D. Y., … Woosnam, K. M. (2021). Diverse University Students Across the United States Reveal Promising Pathways to Hunter Recruitment and Retention. The Journal of Wildlife Management, 85(5), 1017–1030. https://doi.org/10.1002/jwmg.22055

Zhang, Z., Stevenson, K. T., & Martin, K. L. (2021). Exploring geographical, curricular, and demographic factors of nature use by children in urban schoolyards in Raleigh, NC, USA. URBAN FORESTRY & URBAN GREENING, 65. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2021.127323

Stevenson, K. T., Szczytko, R. E., Carrier, S. J., & Peterson, M. N. (2021). How outdoor science education can help girls stay engaged with science. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENCE EDUCATION, 43(7), 1090–1111. https://doi.org/10.1080/09500693.2021.1900948

Hartley, J. M., Stevenson, K. T., Peterson, M. N., Busch, K. C., Carrier, S. J., DeMattia, E. A., … Strnad, R. L. (2021). Intergenerational learning: A recommendation for engaging youth to address marine debris challenges. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN, 170. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.112648

Ennes, M., Lawson, D., Stevenson, K., Peterson, N., & Jones, M. G. (2021). It’s about time: perceived barriers to in-service teacher climate change professional development. Environmental Education Research, 27(5), 762–778. https://doi.org/10.1080/13504622.2021.1909708

Jackson, S. B., Stevenson, K. T., Larson, L. R., Peterson, M. N., & Seekamp, E. (2021). Outdoor Activity Participation Improves Adolescents’ Mental Health and Well-Being during the COVID-19 Pandemic. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(5), 2506. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18052506

Larson, L. R., Peterson, M. N., Furstenberg, R. V., Vayer, V. R., Lee, K. J., Choi, D. Y., … Woosnam, K. M. (2021). The future of wildlife conservation funding: What options do US college students support? CONSERVATION SCIENCE AND PRACTICE, 3(10), e505. https://doi.org/10.1111/csp2.505

Larson, L. R., Zhang, Z., Oh, J. I., Beam, W., Ogletree, S. S., Bocarro, J. N., … Wells, M. (2021). Urban Park Use During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Are Socially Vulnerable Communities Disproportionately Impacted? Frontiers in Sustainable Cities, 3. https://doi.org/10.3389/frsc.2021.710243

Vaughn, A. K., Peterson, M. N., Casola, W. R., Stevenson, K. T., & Pacifici, L. B. (2021, October 20). Using the Implicit Association Test to Evaluate Subconscious Attitudes Toward Snakes. ANTHROZOOS, Vol. 10. https://doi.org/10.1080/08927936.2021.1986261

Hartley, J. M., Stevenson, K. T., Peterson, M. N., DeMattia, E. A., Paliotti, S., & Fairbairn, T. J. (2021). Youth Can Promote Marine Debris Concern and Policy Support Among Local Voters and Political Officials. Frontiers in Political Science, 3. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpos.2021.662886

Liles, M. J., Peterson, M. N., Stevenson, K. T., & Peterson, M. J. (2021). Youth wildlife preferences and species-based conservation priorities in a low-income biodiversity hotspot region. ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION, 48(2), 110–117. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0376892921000035

Stevenson, K. T., Moore, R., Cosco, N., Floyd, M. F., Sullivan, W., Brink, L., … Zaplatosch, J. (2020). A national research agenda supporting green schoolyard development and equitable access to nature. ELEMENTA-SCIENCE OF THE ANTHROPOCENE, 8(1). https://doi.org/10.1525/elementa.406

Szczytko, R., Stevenson, K. T., Peterson, M. N., & Bondell, H. (2020). How combinations of recreational activities predict connection to nature among youth. The Journal of Environmental Education, 51(6), 462–476. https://doi.org/10.1080/00958964.2020.1787313

Clark, K., Pender, D., Peterson, M. N., Stevenson, K., Lawson, D., & Szczytko, R. (2020). Reaching Underserved Populations through a Fisheries Education Program. FISHERIES, 45(3), 131–137. https://doi.org/10.1002/fsh.10390

Brune, S., Knollenberg, W., Stevenson, K. T., & Barbieri, C. (2020). U-Pick Farms: Harvesting More than Pumpkins. JOURNAL OF PARK AND RECREATION ADMINISTRATION, 38(4), 135–144. https://doi.org/10.18666/JPRA-2020-10038

Busch, K. C., Henderson, J. A., & Stevenson, K. T. (2019). [Review of Broadening epistemologies and methodologies in climate change education research]. ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION RESEARCH, 25(6), 955–971. https://doi.org/10.1080/13504622.2018.1514588

Lawson, D. F., Stevenson, K. T., Peterson, M. N., Carrier, S. J., L. Strnad, R., & Seekamp, E. (2019). Children can foster climate change concern among their parents. Nature Climate Change, 9(6), 458–462. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-019-0463-3

Schuttler, S. G., Stevenson, K., Kays, R., & Dunn, R. R. (2019). Children’s attitudes towards animals are similar across suburban, exurban, and rural areas. PeerJ, 7, e7328. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.7328

Lawson, D. F., Stevenson, K. T., Peterson, M. N., Carrier, S. J., Seekamp, E., & Strnad, R. (2019). Evaluating climate change behaviors and concern in the family context. Environmental Education Research, 25(5), 678–690. https://doi.org/10.1080/13504622.2018.1564248

Busch, K. C., Ardoin, N., Gruehn, D., & Stevenson, K. (2019). Exploring a theoretical model of climate change action for youth. International Journal of Science Education, 41(17), 2389–2409. https://doi.org/10.1080/09500693.2019.1680903

Peterson, M. N., Stevenson, K. T., & Lawson, D. F. (2019). Reviewing how intergenerational learning can help conservation biology face its greatest challenge. Biological Conservation, 235, 290–294. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2019.05.013

Barbieri, C., Stevenson, K. T., & Knollenberg, W. (2018). Broadening the utilitarian epistemology of agritourism research through children and families. Current Issues in Tourism, 22(19), 2333–2336. https://doi.org/10.1080/13683500.2018.1497011

Stevenson, K. T., Peterson, M. N., & Bondell, H. D. (2018). Developing a model of climate change behavior among adolescents. CLIMATIC CHANGE, 151(3-4), 589–603. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10584-018-2313-0

Szczytko, R., Stevenson, K., Peterson, M. N., Nietfeld, J., & Strnad, R. L. (2018). Development and validation of the environmental literacy instrument for adolescents. Environmental Education Research, 25(2), 193–210. https://doi.org/10.1080/13504622.2018.1487035

Stevenson, C. D., Porter, K., & Stevenson, K. T. (2018). Effects of a Game-Based e-Learning Module on Undergraduate Food Science Students' Planned Behaviors Concerning Good Manufacturing Practices. JOURNAL OF FOOD SCIENCE EDUCATION, 17(4), 111–117. https://doi.org/10.1111/1541-4329.12148

Stevenson, K. T., King, T. L., Selm, K. R., Peterson, M. N., & Monroe, M. C. (2018). Framing climate change communication to prompt individual and collective action among adolescents from agricultural communities. ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION RESEARCH, 24(3), 365–377. https://doi.org/10.1080/13504622.2017.1318114

Valdez, R. X., Peterson, M. N., & Stevenson, K. T. (2018). How communication with teachers, family and friends contributes to predicting climate change behaviour among adolescents. ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION, 45(2), 183–191. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0376892917000443

Lawson, D. F., Stevenson, K. T., Peterson, M. N., Carrier, S. J., Strnad, R., & Seekamp, E. (2018). Intergenerational learning: Are children key in spurring climate action? Global Environmental Change, 53, 204–208. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2018.10.002

Stevenson, K. T., Peterson, M. N., & Dunn, R. R. (2018, April). Leveraging natural capital to solve the shared education and conservation crisis. CONSERVATION BIOLOGY, Vol. 32, pp. 490–492. https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.13039

Larson, L. R., Szczytko, R., Bowers, E. P., Stephens, L. E., Stevenson, K. T., & Floyd, M. F. (2018). Outdoor Time, Screen Time, and Connection to Nature: Troubling Trends Among Rural Youth? Environment and Behavior, 10, 001391651880668. https://doi.org/10.1177/0013916518806686

Carrier, S. J., & Stevenson, K. T. (2017). Children experiencing the outdoors. In E. Kimonen & R. Nevalainen (Eds.), Reforming Teaching and Teacher Education: Bright Prospects for Active Schools (pp. 67–88). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-917-1_3

Peterson, M. N., Chesonis, T., Stevenson, K. T., & Bondell, H. D. (2017). Evaluating relationships between hunting and biodiversity knowledge among children. Wildlife Society Bulletin, 41(3), 530–536. https://doi.org/10.1002/wsb.792

Clark, K. E., Cupp, K., Phelps, C. L., Peterson, M. N., Stevenson, K. T., & Serenari, C. (2017). Household Dynamics of Wildlife Value Orientations. Human Dimensions of Wildlife, 22(5), 483–491. https://doi.org/10.1080/10871209.2017.1345022

Shapiro, H. G., Peterson, M. N., Stevenson, K. T., Frew, K. N., & Langerhans, R. B. (2017). Wildlife species preferences differ among children in continental and island locations. Environmental Conservation, 44(4), 389–396. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0376892917000133

Frew, K., Peterson, M. N., & Stevenson, K. (2016). Are we working to save the species our children want to protect? Evaluating species attribute preferences among children. Oryx, 51(3), 455–463. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0030605315001477

Stevenson, K. (2016). Building of environmental literacy among middle school students: the role of in-school, out of school, and psychological factors. Environmental Education Research, 22(3), 448–449. https://doi.org/10.1080/13504622.2015.1118749

Stevenson, K. T., Peterson, M. N., & Bradshaw, A. (2016). How Climate Change Beliefs among US Teachers Do and Do Not Translate to Students. PLOS ONE, 11(9). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0161462

Stevenson, K., & Peterson, N. (2016). Motivating Action through Fostering Climate Change Hope and Concern and Avoiding Despair among Adolescents. SUSTAINABILITY, 8(1). https://doi.org/10.3390/su8010006

Stevenson, K. T., Peterson, M. N., & Bondell, H. D. (2016). The influence of personal beliefs, friends, and family in building climate change concern among adolescents. Environmental Education Research, 25(6), 832–845. https://doi.org/10.1080/13504622.2016.1177712

Shapiro, H. G., Erickson, K. A., Peterson, M. N., Frew, K. N., Stevenson, K. T., & Langerhans, R. B. (2016). Which species to conserve: evaluating children’s species-based conservation priorities. Biodiversity and Conservation, 25(3), 539–553. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-016-1067-0

Stevenson, K. T., Lashley, M. A., Chitwood, M. C., Peterson, M. N., & Moorman, C. E. (2015). How Emotion Trumps Logic in Climate Change Risk Perception: Exploring the Affective Heuristic Among Wildlife Science Students. Human Dimensions of Wildlife, 20(6), 501–513. https://doi.org/10.1080/10871209.2015.1077538

Stevenson, K. T., & Peterson, M. N. (2015). How experiential service-learning affects student perceptions of education in their careers and as a wildlife management activity. Wildlife Society Bulletin, 39(4), 732–737. https://doi.org/10.1002/wsb.594

Carrier, S. J., Thomson, M. M., Tugurian, L. P., & Stevenson, K. T. (2014). Elementary Science Education in Classrooms and Outdoors: Stakeholder views, gender, ethnicity, and testing. International Journal of Science Education, 36(13), 2195–2220. https://doi.org/10.1080/09500693.2014.917342

Stevenson, K. T., Peterson, M. N., Bondell, H. D., Moore, S. E., & Carrier, S. J. (2014). Overcoming skepticism with education: interacting influences of worldview and climate change knowledge on perceived climate change risk among adolescents. Climatic Change, 126(3-4), 293–304. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10584-014-1228-7

Stevenson, K. T., Peterson, M. N., Carrier, S. J., Strnad, R. L., Bondell, H. D., Kirby-Hathaway, T., & Moore, S. E. (2014). Role of Significant Life Experiences in Building Environmental Knowledge and Behavior Among Middle School Students. The Journal of Environmental Education, 45(3), 163–177. https://doi.org/10.1080/00958964.2014.901935

Stevenson, K. T., Peterson, M. N., Bondell, H. D., Mertig, A. G., & Moore, S. E. (2013). Environmental, Institutional, and Demographic Predictors of Environmental Literacy among Middle School Children. PLoS ONE, 8(3), e59519. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0059519