Brief Bio
Dr. Harvey Lemelin is an Associate professor in the School of Outdoor Recreation Parks and Tourism at Lakehead University. For over a decade now, Dr. Lemelin has been conducting research in the area of wildlife values (i.e., polar bears, black bears, cougars). More recently, Dr. Lemelin has examined the human-dimensions of ‘dragon-hunting’ in Northern Ontario. Dr. Lemelin has also organized two arthropod symposiums in the city of Thunder Bay (i.e., a dragonfly symposium in the summer of 2007; a bee symposium in the summer of 2008). In 2009, Dr. Lemelin received a research grant from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada to conduct research on the human dimensions of insect conservation.
Selected Publications
- Lemelin, R. H. (2008). Dragonfly tourism. In M. Lück (Ed.). Encyclopedia of Tourism and Recreation in Marine Environments. (page 145). Wallingford, Oxfordshire: CABI
- Lemelin, R. H. (2007. April). Dragonology 101: Understanding Dragon-Hunters and Odonata Interactions in Wetlands. In Proceedings of the 2007 of the George Wright Society Conference on Parks, Protected Areas, and Cultural Sites. Rethinking Protected Areas In A Changing World. Hancock, Michigan: The George Wright Society.
The following publications are available from the author by request:
- Lemelin, R. H. (2009). Goodwill Hunting? Dragon Hunters, Dragonflies & Leisure. Current Issues in Tourism: “Animals in the tourism and leisure experience.” 12(3), 235-253.
- Lemelin, R. H. (2007). Finding Beauty in the Dragon: The Role of Dragonflies in Recreation, Tourism, and Conservation. Journal of Ecotourism 6(2), 139-145.
Selected Presentations
- Lemelin, R. H. (2008, May). Goodwill Hunting? Dragon Hunters, Dragonflies & Leisure. Qualitatives 2008: The Chicago School & Beyond. Fredericton, New Brunswick.
- Lemelin, R. H. (2007, April). Dragonology 101: Understanding Dragon-Hunters and Odonata Interactions in Wetlands. The 2007 of the George Wright Society Conference on Parks, Protected Areas, and Cultural Sites. Rethinking Protected Areas In A Changing World, St. Paul, Minnesota.
