Julie Rosenthal
Associate Professor
- PhD (Forest Sciences) Lakehead University, 2012
- MSc (Protected Landscape Management) University of Greenwich, U.K., 2006
- HBOR/BSc (Outdoor Recreation and Natural Sciences) Lakehead University, 2001
Courses taught in 2023/2024
- OUTD 1010: Group Dynamics
- OUTD 2270: Programming
- OUTD 3811: Visitor Impacts
- OUTD 4813: Shoreline Recreation Management
- OUTD 4735: Ethics and Justice in Travel
- OUTD 4912: Professional Placement
Courses Taught Previously
- OUTD 2511: Research Design
- OUTD 2810: Theory and Practice of Parks
- OUTD 3050: Evaluation and Assessment
- OUTD 3171: Outdoor Education Practices
- OUTD 3175: Community Service Learning in the Field
- OUTD 3733: Community Tourism Planning
- OUTD 3610: Inclusive and Special Recreation
- OUTD 3771: Nature-based Tourism
- OUTD 3812: Human Dimensions Perspectives
- OUTD 4131: Experiential Education
- OUTD 4170: Private Land Stewardship
- OUTD 4732: Sustainable Tourism
- OUTD 4810: Natural Areas Management
Teaching Philosophy:
I believe that teaching and learning is a multi-directional process with the students sharing roles in the experience. I tend to begin each course in dialogue with students to understand their interests in the subject, what they can bring to the learning of others, and how I can help them to achieve their learning objectives. I recognize that within each group there are various learning styles and preferences, so I tend to diversify both my methods of instruction and evaluation. I vary the ways in which I convey key concepts in my courses (e.g., using combinations of lectures, discussions, role-plays, active group exercises, individual reflections, drawings, and multi-media presentations) and in the design of assessment tools (e.g., pop quizzes, examinations, essays, field study reports, reflective journals, applied group projects, student seminars, participation self-evaluations, etc.).
Where feasible, I try to offer students some degree of choice within a range of options for their assessment or allow them to apply a set assignment to a scenario of their choice. One of the best ways I find to demonstrate the relevance of course content in the “real world” is through community service learning (CSL).
My research interests focus on the interface between human activities and the conservation of nature. I served on the Committee on the Status of Species at Risk in Ontario, bringing a speciality in species and habitats of cultural landscapes. I worked with Parks Canada to plan and deliver sustainable tourism experiences that increase visitors' awareness and appreciation of the natural and cultural heritage of Lake Superior's north shore.
My graduate research projects fell within the discipline of Applied Historical Ecology, a multidisciplinary line of inquiry that aims to piece together evidence of the causes (anthropogenic or otherwise) and consequences of changes in landscapes through history to provide context for the assessment of current ecological conditions. I was particularly interested in the relationship between the conservation of agricultural biodiversity the management of natural biodiversity in protected areas inhabited and used by traditional livestock herders.
Peer-Reviewed Academic Publications:
Rosenthal, J., Booth, R., Carolan, N., Clarke, O., Curnew, J., Jenkins, J., McGee, E., Moody, B., Roman, J., Rossi, K., Schaefer, K., Stanley, M., Ward, E., & Weber, L. (2022). The impact of recreational activities on species at risk in Canada. Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism, 40, 100567. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jort.2022.100567
Rosenthal, J., Carlisle-Johnston, E., & Turriff, T. (2021). Social annotation for power negotiation. The Open/Technology in Education, Society, and Scholarship Association Conference Proceedings: 2021, 1(1), 1-8. DOI: https://doi.org/10.18357/otessac.2021.1.1.43
Robson, M. & Rosenthal, J. (2014). Evaluating the effectiveness of stakeholder advisory committee participation in forest management planning in Ontario, Canada. Forestry Chronicle, 90(3), 361-370.
Rosenthal, J. S. (2010). A review of the role of protected areas in conserving global domestic animal diversity. Animal Genetic Resources Information 47, 101-113.
Robson, M., Rosenthal, J., Lemelin, H., Hunt, L., McIntyre, N., & Moore, J. (2010). Information complexity as a constraint to public involvement in sustainable forest ,anagement. Society & Natural Resources, 23(12),1150-1169.
Rosenthal, J. (2008). The Impact of Native versus Introduced Livestock in the Chimborazo Faunal Production Reserve, Ecuador. pp. 31-32 in Amend, T., Brown, J., Kothari, A., Phillips, A., & Stolton, S. (eds). Protected Landscapes and Agrobiodiversity Values. IUCN: Gland, Switzerland.
Rosenthal, J. & Dyment, J. (2002). Designing an urban protected areas system: Lessons learned from Peterborough, Ontario, Environments 30(1), 51-69.
Technical Reports
COSSARO (2018). Ontario Species at Risk Evaluation Report for Eastern Banded Tigersnail (Anguispira kochi kochi). Queen’s Printer for Ontario: Toronto, Ontario. 13pp. (Primary author with contributing author: J. Kamstra).
COSSARO (2018). Ontario Species at Risk Evaluation Report for Harris’s Sparrow (Zonotrichia querula). Queen’s Printer for Ontario: Toronto, Ontario. 15pp. (Contributing author with primary author: J. Kamstra).
COSSARO (2017). Ontario Species at Risk Evaluation Report for Western Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta bellii). Queen’s Printer for Ontario: Toronto, Ontario. 14pp. (Primary author with contributing author: T. Armstrong)
COSSARO (2016). Ontario Species at Risk Evaluation Report for Spiny Softshell (Apalone spinifera). Queen’s Printer for Ontario: Toronto, Ontario. 21pp. (Primary author with contributing author: D. Kraus)
COSSARO (2015). Ontario Species at Risk Evaluation Report for Proud Globelet (Patera pennsylvanica). Queen’s Printer for Ontario: Toronto, Ontario. 12pp. (Primary author with contributing author: J. Kamstra)
COSSARO (2015). Ontario Species at Risk Evaluation Report for Red Mulberry (Morus rubra). Queen’s Printer for Ontario: Toronto, Ontario. 15pp. (Contributing author with primary author: D. Kraus)
COSSARO (2015). Ontario Species at Risk Evaluation Report for Caribou – Boreal Population (Rangifer tarandus). Queen’s Printer for Ontario: Toronto, Ontario. 20pp. (Contributing author with primary author: T. Armstrong)
COSSARO (2015). Ontario Species at Risk Evaluation Report for Red-necked Phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus). Queen’s Printer for Ontario: Toronto, Ontario. 14pp. (Primary author with contributing author: T. Armstrong)
COSSARO (2014). Ontario Species at Risk Evaluation Report for Wolverine (Gulo gulo). Queen’s Printer for Ontario: Toronto, Ontario. 9pp. (Contributing author with primary author: A. Harris)
COSSARO (2014). COSSARO Candidate Species at Risk Evaluation for Tri-colored Bat (Perimyotis subflavus). Queen’s Printer for Ontario: Toronto, Ontario. 14pp. (Primary author with contributing author: S. Colla)
COSSARO (2013). COSSARO Candidate Species at Risk Evaluation for Northern Bobwhite (Colinus virginianus). Queen’s Printer for Ontario: Toronto, Ontario. 14pp. (Contributing author with primary author: T. Armstrong)
Other Publications:
Rosenthal, J. (2021). Outdoor gear as pedagogy or Simon says strip! Pathways: The Ontario Journal of Outdoor Education, 33(4), 26-31.