Sanjay Nepal

Sanjay joined the department in 2011 from Texas A&M University. In 2012 he received the Roy Wolfe Award from the Association of American Geographers for his research, which explores the links between biodiversity conservation and tourism, particularly in areas of resolving conflicts between wildlife agencies and local communities, tourism impacts on the environment (in parks and protected areas, and remote communities), community participation, and local level development through tourism.