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Emily Sinkular

Postdoctoral Associate
  • B.S., Colorado State University (2019)
  • Ph.D., Virginia Tech (2025)

Research Interest

Emily is a conservation social scientist interested in the relationship between people and nature. Her research currently focuses on improving visitor programming in the National Park Service by empowering managers to make data-based decisions. She is also interested in program evaluation, visitor perceptions, and environmental education. Her dissertation work focused primarily on wildlife-related recreation, including increasing inclusion for people with disabilities in visitor programming. 

Publications

  • Sinkular, E.N., Dayer, A.A., Chaves, W., Jennings, K.K., & Plante, S. (2025). Understanding Wildlife Viewers Using the R3 Framework. Journal of Wildlife Management. e70134. https://doi.org/10.1002/jwmg.70134
  • Sinkular, E.N., Dayer, A.A., Karns, M.J., & McGregor, F.A. (2024). Accessible birding in the United States: Constraints to and facilitators of birding with disabilities. Human Dimensions of Wildlife. 1–17. https://doi.org/10.1080/10871209.2024.2325157
  • Kooistra, C., Sinkular, E. N., & Schultz, C. A. (2022). Characterizing the Context and Demand for the US Forest Service’s Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program in 2020. Journal of Forestry, 120(1), 64-85. https://doi.org/10.1093/jofore/fvab044
  • von Hedemann, N., Zachary, W., Thomas, T.J., Sinkular, E.N., & Schultz, C.A. (2020). Forest policy and management approaches for carbon dioxide removal. Interface Focus 10(5). https://doi.org/10.1098/rsfs.2020.0001