Faculty Profiles

Serenari, C., Othman, N. binti, Yadav, K., Rubino, E., & Goossens, B. (n.d.). Investigating Blame for Human-Wildlife Conflict: Reason Conditions for Human-Elephant Conflict in Borneo. Tropical Conservation Science.

Serenari, C., Pratt, E. N., Meeks, A., Rubino, E. C., & Daniel, K. L. (2025). Potential for Policy Conflict Among Alligator Hunters in Texas. Human-Wildlife Interactions.

McClendon, A., (Waliczek) Cade, T. M., Serenari, C., & Williamson, P. S. (2024). Effects of an informal educational program on knowledge and perceptions of invasive species management. HortTechnology, 34(1), 71–79. https://doi.org/DOI:10.21273/horttech05276-23

Messick, J. A., Serenari, C., Daniel, K. L., & Idema, J. L. (n.d.). Testing an in-person segmentation approach to enhance wildlife conservation partnerships between agencies and private landowners.

Rubino, E. C., Messick, J. A., & Serenari, C. (2024). Increasing Safe Harbor Agreement enrollment: a choice experiment approach to investigate preferred contract attributes. The Journal of Wildlife Management. https://doi.org/10.1002/jwmg.22716

Messick, J. A., Serenari, C., Idema, J. L., & Daniel, K. L. (n.d.). Testing an in-person segmentation approach to enhance conservation partnerships between agencies and private landowners. Journal of Extension.

Messick, J., Serenari, C., & Rubino, E. (2024). Communicating expectations: Informing strategic communications by conservation level segmentation and impression management preferences. Society and Natural Resources, 37(8), 1177–1198.

Serenari, C. (2024). Beyond Tolerance: Mitigating Human-Wildlife Conflict with Hospitality. Animals.

Rubino, E. C., & Serenari, C. (2024). Comparing stakeholder risk perceptions and behaviours related to chronic wasting disease in free-range and captive deer. International Journal of Global Environmental Issues.

Messick, J. A., Serenari, C., Rubino, E. C., Weckerly, F., & Daniel, K. L. (2023). Incorporating landowner values into communications improves conservation outcomes.

Messick, J. A., Serenari, C., Rubino, E. C., Weckerly, F., & Daniel, K. L. (2023). Strategic communication to increase willingness to engage in ESC.

Serenari, C., Pratt, E. N., Meeks, A. L., & Daniel, K. L. (2023). Stewardship ideology influences hunters’ acceptability of changes to alligator hunting seasons.

Serenari, C., Rubino, E. C., Daniel, K. L., & Messick, J. A. (2023). Testing communication strategies to increase Houston toad Safe Harbor Agreement enrollment. Texas State Parks and Wildlife Department.

Messick, J. A., & Serenari, C. (2023). Investigating How Relational Values Influence Landowner Participation in an Endangered Species Conservation Program. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management.

Serenari, C. (2023). Fish and Wildlife Agency Transformation to Meet the Demands of a Changing World. In Angler recruitment, retention, and reactivation: Influencing the future of fisheries and aquatic conservation. Bethesda, MD: American Fisheries Society.

Serenari, C., & Rubino, E. (2023). Legitimacy and Wildlife Disease: Should Chronic Wasting Disease be Managed without Government? Journal of International Wildlife Law & Policy.

Rubino, E., & Serenari, C. (2023). A family systems theory approach to hunters’ chronic wasting disease-related perceptions and behaviors. Human Ecology.

Rubino, E., & Serenari, C. (2022). Texas stakeholders’ knowledge and perceptions of chronic wasting disease risks: Implications for wildlife agency communications. Huma-Wildlife Interactions.

Rubino, E., & Serenari, C. (2022). Using latent profile analysis to evaluate viability of chronic wasting disease management options among different hunter types. Animals, 12(20).

Serenari, C., & Bachman-Vargas, P. (2022). Values, conflicts, and narratives of private protected areas: The case of Tompkins Conservation in Chilean Patagonia and Argentina. In Tourism and conservation-based development in the periphery: Lessons from Patagonia for a rapidly changing world.

Rubino, E. C., & Serenari, C. (2022). Using the Capabilities-Opportunity-Motivation-Behavior (COM-B) System to Conceptualize the Legalization of Sunday Migratory Game Bird Hunting. Journal of Rural Social Sciences, 37(3).

Rubino, E., & Serenari, C. (2022). Landowner perceptions of and preferences for chronic wasting disease management. Environmental Challenges, 8.

Rubino, E., & Serenari, C. (2022). Using Different Migratory Game Bird Hunter Types to Explore Drivers of Support for Hunter Recruitment, Retention, and Reactivation Policies in North Carolina, USA. Sustainability, 14(7).

Messick, J. A., Serenari, C. L., Daniel, K. L., Idema, J. L., & Daniel, M. L. (2021). Determinants influencing recruitment in the Houston Toad programmatic safe harbor agreement, 256.

Serenari, C. L., Rubio, E. L., Daniel, K. L., & Daniel, J. L. (2021). Testing communication strategies to increase Houston toad Safe Harbor Agreement enrollment: Interim performance report. San Marcos, United States.

Messick, J. A., Serenari, C., Daniel, K. L., & Idema, J. L. (2021).

Messick, J. A., Serenari, C., Daniel, K. L., Idema, J. L., Bates, E., Crump, P. S., & Lute, M. L. (2021). Determinants Influencing Recruitment in the Houston Toad Programmatic Safe Harbor Agreement. Human Dimensions of Wildlife, 27(5).

Cavalier, R. M., Pratt, E. N., & Serenari, C. (2021). Human dimensions of crocodilians: a review of the drivers of coexistence. Human Dimensions of Wildlife.

KC, B., Min, J. (Ellie), Hoogendorn, G., & Serenari, C. (2021). Segmenting wildlife value orientations to mitigate human–wildlife conflict for ecotourism development in protected areas. Tourism Planning and Development.

Serenari, C. (2021). Conservation reliance and its influence on hunter support for carnivore recovery. Conservation Science and Practice.

Serenari, C., Rubino, E. C., & Loftin, L. (2021). Public Perceptions of Chronic Wasting Disease in West Texas. Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.

Cavalier, R. M., Serenari, C., & Konur, D. (2021). Mapping micro-level decision-making for alligator management in North Carolina. Frontiers in Conservation Science, 2, 3. https://doi.org/10.3389/fcosc.2021.650339

Messick, J. A., Serenari, C., Lute, M. L., & Daniel, K. L. (2020). Determinants of Endangered Species Conservation on Private Lands: A Review of the Literature. Society and Natural Resources.

Rubino, E., Serenari, C., Othman, N., bin Sarjono, F., & bin Ahmad, E. (2020). Viewing Bornean Human-Elephant Conflict through an Environmental Justice Lens. People and Nature.

Serenari, C., & Lute, M. L. (2020). Reconsidering the Role of the Built Environment in Human-Wildlife Interactions. People and Nature.

Lute, M. L., Serenari, C., Drake, M., Peterson, M. N., Jensen, J., … Belyea, C. (2020). Modelling Urban Socio-Ecological Drivers of Human- Carnivore Coexistence. Journal of Urban Ecology.

Serenari, C., & Lute, M. L. (2020). Delegitimizing wolf recovery through discourse. Society and Natural Resources.

M Nils Peterson, Serenari, C., Rodriguez, S., & Jenni, G. (2020). Comparing personalities of self-identified cat colony caretakers and bird conservation professionals. Human Dimensions of Wildlife.

Valdez, R., Drake, M., Burke, C., Peterson, M. N., Serenari, C., & Howell, A. (2019). Predicting development preferences for fishing among diverse anglers. Urban Ecosystems.

Serenari, C., Shaw, J., Myers, R., & Cobb, D. T. (2019). Explaining deer hunter preferences for regulatory changes using choice experiments. The Journal of Wildlife Management. https://doi.org/10.1002/jwmg.21604

Serenari, C., Daniel, K. L., Forstner, M. R., Messick, J. A., & Idema, J. L. (2019).

Burke, C. R., Peterson, M. N., Sawyer, D. T., Moorman, C. E., Serenari, C., & Pacifici, K. (2019). A method for mapping hunting occurrence using publicly available, geographic variables. Wildlife Society Bulletin, 43(3), 537–545. https://doi.org/10.1002/wsb.994

Messick, J. A., Lute, M. L., Serenari, C., Idema, J. L., Daniel, K. L., Covington, B., … Forstner, M. R. (2019). Investigating determinants influencing recruitment intro Houston toad safe harbor agreements.

Serenari, C., & Taub, M. (2019). Predicting the legitimacy of wolf recovery. Wildlife Biology, 2019(1). https://doi.org/10.2981/wlb.00454

Burke, C. R., Peterson, M. N., Sawyer, D. T., Moorman, C. E., Serenari, C., Meentemeyer, R. K., & DePerno, C. S. (2019). Predicting private landowner hunting access decisions and hunter density. Human Dimensions of Wildlife, 24(2), 99–115. https://doi.org/10.1080/10871209.2018.1545147

Serenari, C., Cobb, D. T., & Peroff, D. M. (2018). Using, policy goals to evaluate red wolf reintroduction in eastern North Carolina. HUMAN DIMENSIONS OF WILDLIFE, 23(4), 359–374. https://doi.org/10.1080/10871209.2018.1444827

Serenari, C., & Peterson, M. N. (2018). Evaluating the Cultural Fit of Hunting and Angling Among Minority Sportspersons in North Carolina. Leisure Sciences, 1–14. https://doi.org/10.1080/01490400.2018.1458262

(2018). North Carolina migratory bird hunters’ and the general public’s opinions on and attitudes toward the hunting of migratory birds on Sunday in North Carolina. (C. Serenari, Ed.). Harrisonburg, VA: Responsive Management, Inc.

Clark, K. E., Cupp, K., Phelps, C. L., Peterson, M. N., Stevenson, K. T., & Serenari, C. (2017). Household Dynamics of Wildlife Value Orientations. HUMAN DIMENSIONS OF WILDLIFE, 22(5), 483–491. https://doi.org/10.1080/10871209.2017.1345022

Serenari, C., Peterson, M. N., Wallace, undefined T., & Stowhas, P. (2017). Indigenous Perspectives on Private Protected Areas in Chile. NATURAL AREAS JOURNAL, 37(1), 98–107.

Shaw, J., Serenari, C., Myers, R., & Cobb, D. (2017). North Carolina Deer Hunting and Management Survey. Raleigh, NC: North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission.

Serenari, C., Peterson, M. N., Wallace, T., & Stowhas, P. (2016). Private protected areas, ecotourism development and impacts on local people’s well-being: a review from case studies in Southern Chile. JOURNAL OF SUSTAINABLE TOURISM, 25(12), 1792–1810. https://doi.org/10.1080/09669582.2016.1178755

Serenari, C., & Peterson, M. N. (2016). A Sociopolitical Perspective on the Illegal Take of Wildlife in the Southeastern, USA. International Journal of Rural Criminology, 3(1), 29–49. https://doi.org/10.18061/1811/78046

(2016). Albemarle Peninsula Residents’ Perspectives and Views on Coyote and Red Wolf Management. (C. Serenari, Ed.). Harrisonburg, VA: Responsive Management, Inc.

Singh, D., Pope, J., Cubbage, F., Peterson, M. N., Jervis, S., … Serenari, C. (2016). Determine Certainty Program Framework of a Market Based Conservation Initiative for Longleaf Pine Habitat Improvements in Eastern North Carolina. Raleigh, NC: North Carolina State University.

Serenari, C., Peterson, M. N., Moorman, C. E., Cubbage, F., & Jervis, S. (2015). Application of Choice Experiments to Determine Stakeholder Preferences for Woody Biomass Harvesting Guidelines. JOURNAL OF SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY, 34(4), 343–357. https://doi.org/10.1080/10549811.2015.1007511

Serenari, C., Peterson, M. N., Leung, Y.-F., Stowhas, P., Wallace, T., & Sills, E. O. (2015). Private development-based forest conservation in Patagonia: comparing mental models and revealing cultural truths. ECOLOGY AND SOCIETY, 20(3). https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-07696-200304

Serenari, C., Peterson, M. N., Gale, T., & Fahlke, A. (2015). Relationships Between Value Orientations and Wildlife Conservation Policy Preferences in Chilean Patagonia. HUMAN DIMENSIONS OF WILDLIFE, 20(3), 271–279. https://doi.org/10.1080/10871209.2015.1008113

Serenari, C., Peterson, N., & Clark, B. (2015). Theorizing Logger Religion within the Pacific Northwest Timber Conflict. WORLDVIEWS-GLOBAL RELIGIONS CULTURE AND ECOLOGY, 19(3), 265–281. https://doi.org/10.1163/15685357-01903004

Serenari, C., Bosak, K., & Attarian, A. (2013). Cross-cultural efficacy of American low-impact programs: A comparison between Garhwal guide beliefs on environmental behavior and American outdoor travel norms. TOURISM MANAGEMENT, 34, 50–60. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tourman.2012.03.010

Serenari, C., & Leung, Y.-F. (2013). Going global: Rethinking the cross-cultural transfer of minimal impact education programs in protected areas. Journal of Park and Recreation Administration, 31(2), 61–75.

Serenari, C., Peterson, M. N., Bardon, R., & Brown, R. (2013). The impacts of the Great Recession on state natural resource extension programs. Journal of Extension, 51(4).

Fahlke, A., Gale, T., & Serenari, C. (2013). Recopilación de Datos y Opiniones acerca de la Reserva Nacional Tamango – Base para un Plan de Uso Público. Coyhaique, Aysen, Chile: Centro de Investigación en Ecosistemas de la Patagonia.

Burke, C., Steelman, T., & Serenari, C. (2012). Synthesis report: Current work on prescribed fire related to longleaf pine restoration. Raleigh, NC: North Carolina State University.

Serenari, C., Leung, Y.-F., Attarian, A., & Franck, C. (2012). Understanding environmentally significant behavior among whitewater rafting and trekking guides in the Garhwal Himalaya, India. Journal of Sustainable Tourism, 20(5), 757–772. https://doi.org/10.1080/09669582.2011.638383

Leung, Y.-F., Siderelis, C., & Serenari, C. (2009). Statistical Report of State Park Operations in the U.S.: 2008-2009. National Association of State Park Directors; NCSU.