{"id":652,"date":"2020-01-13T20:08:48","date_gmt":"2020-01-13T20:08:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/collegeofforestry\/?p=652"},"modified":"2020-01-13T20:08:49","modified_gmt":"2020-01-13T20:08:49","slug":"cof-spotlight-jenna-baker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/collegeofforestry\/2020\/01\/13\/cof-spotlight-jenna-baker\/","title":{"rendered":"CoF Spotlight: Jenna Baker"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

What are you studying?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’m currently working on my Masters with Dr. Ashley D\u2019Antonio. Our lab uses mixed-method, interdisciplinary approaches to understand human behavior and their social\/ecological impacts within parks and protected areas. For the past two years, my research has been in Grand Teton National Park where I conducted a visitor use and experience study at a popular lake destination.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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How did you end up studying tourism and\nrecreation management?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

My path to this point has certainly not been\nlinear! My undergraduate degree is in History, specifically 20th century\nEuropean history, so pretty hard to make a connection there. But I loved<\/em> my\nliberal arts education and still am a total history buff. During the summers in\ncollege, I did trail work and trail design in Colorado. This experience\ncatalyzed my interest in outdoor work, recreation management, and conservation.\nAfter college I worked for an ecological research unit in Fairbanks Alaska\nwhich further ignited my interest in science, data collection and analysis.\nAfter that I worked in communications and program management for local\nnon-profits. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What I\u2019m doing now is a perfect combination of all these experiences: ecological research, social science, communications, and outdoor recreation.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What do you love about your work now?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I love how dynamic and applied the work is. I have the opportunity to work with a diversity of data types: spatial data, ecological data, survey data, etc.\u00a0 This work inspired me to get a GIS certificate in tandem with my Master’s. And I appreciate that most of our work directly informs management decisions in outdoor spaces.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What do you do when you\u2019re not working?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Well, I just had a baby, and my partner is in school for Mechanical Engineering, so we have been busy! But outside of that, my interests are simple but make me happy: hiking, reading novels, gardening, laughing and trying to craft all my Christmas gifts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Have you watched any good shows lately?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I just watched the Canadian show, Working Moms.\nThe show was irreverent and refreshing to watch. Oh and I recently binge\nwatched Derry Girls – takes place in Northern Ireland in the 1990’s. So good.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tell us about your family.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

My partner, Marshall and I just joyfully\nwelcomed a new baby into our lives, Hudson James. Marshall and I have been\ntogether for nearly a decade. He is definitely the yin to my yang: calm,\nsteadfast, and easy going where I can be excitable, impulsive, and just a\nlittle uptight! We make a well balanced team. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What\u2019s your favorite place to nap?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I think hammock napping takes the cake: being\noutside on a warm day under a tree with a gin and tonic (or two). So happy, so\nsleepy thinking about it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Do you have a favorite snack?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It has to be cheese. And not even fancy cheese.\nI could eat my weight in cheddar cheese.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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