academic qualifications: 

phd

date joined lakehead: 
2004
previous teaching/work: 

teaching

teaching philosophy

from the classroom, to online, to field base courses, the school of outdoor recreation, parks and tourism provides an instructor with a variety of teaching opportunities.  in most of these instances, i have attempted to integrate different pedagogical approaches, this includes experiential education, technology, invited guest speakers, and integrating, where possible, community-service learning (csl). through csl, 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 meet with various community leaders and stakeholders, expand their worldviews, and apply their knowledge to studies in the field, promoting independence and a truly unique educational experience. in each case, student groups work closely with organisations and/or the communities to develop research projects that are locally beneficial.  some of these examples include a:

  • a collaborative project conducted with the keepers of anemki wajiw and by 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 in outd 3715 (aboriginal tourism now indigenous tourism) which developed a draft code of conduct that orpt 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 , faculty and staff can abide by, when traveling on the traditional territory of the fort william first nation.  
  • working with the red rock indian band (rrib) on a multitude of projects like examining tourism potentials like trails, discussing parks and protected areas, and sense of place studies.

 courses currently instructed:

research interests: 

parks management, wildlife management, trail management, last chance tourism, indigenous tourism, battlefield tourism

refereed publications

lemelin, r.h. (2019). entomotourism and the stingless bees of mexico. journal of ecotourism.
doi: 10.1080/14724049.2019.1615074.

lemelin, r.h., boileau, e., & russell, c. (2019). entomotourism: the allure of the arthropod. society and animals special issue - the silent majority: invertebrates in animal studies. 27, 733-750.

lemelin, r.h., & jaramillo, p. (2019). orange, black and a little bit of white is the new shade of conservation: the role of tourism in monarch butterfly conservation in mexico. journal of ecotourism. doi: 10.1080/14724049.2019.1656726.

lemelin, r.h., beaulieu, m., ratz, d. (2019). "everything changed!" - the ramification of the second world war on the canadian north. special issue "the future of polar tourism", journal of tourism futures. issn: 2055-5911

lemelin, r.h., dampier, j., harper, r., balika, d., & bowles, r. (2017). perceptions of insects: a visual analysis. animals & society. 25(6), 553-572. doi: 10.1163/15685306-12341469.

lemelin, r.h., shruiff, s., sampson, c., anderson, c., anderson, s., danahy, j., kolasa, z., vantil, k., plows, m., smith, s., & macdougall, w. (2016). videography and student engagement: the potentials of battlefield tourism. historical encounters, 3(11). available online: http://hej.hermes-history.net/index.php/hej/article/view/54/41.

lemelin, r.h., harper, r., dampier, j., bowles, r., & balika, d. (2016). humans, insects and their interaction: a multi-faceted analysis. animal studies journal, 5(1), 65-79. available online: http://ro.uow.edu.au/asj/vol5/iss1/5.

hvenegaard, g.t., marshall, h., & lemelin, r.h. (2016). hot interpretation of controversial topics at batoche national historic site, saskatchewan, canada. journal of interpretation research, 21(2), 47-64.

dampier, j., shahi, c., lemelin, r.h., & luckai, n. (2016). assessment of potential local and regional induced economic impact of an energy policy change in rural northwestern ontario. energy, sustainability and society. doi: 10.1186/s13705-016-0079-7

smith, p., golden, d., audet, c., & lemelin, r.h. (2016). collaborative research with first nations in northern ontario: the process and methodology. journal of canadian studies, 36(1), 81-105.

books

lemelin, r.h. (ed). (2013). the management of insects in recreation and tourism. cambridge university press, cambridge, uk.

müller, d.m., lundmark, l., & lemelin, r.h. (eds.). (2013). new issues in polar tourism: communities, environments, politics. springer, new york, ny.

lemelin, r.h., maher, p., & liggett, d. (eds.). (2013). from talk to action: how tourism is changing the polar regions. centre for northern studies, 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 : thunder bay, ontario.

lemelin r.h., dawson, j., stewart, e. (eds.). (2012). last-chance tourism: adapting tourism opportunities in a changing world. routledge, new york, ny.