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Rebecca E. Stanfield McCown is the Conservation Study Institute Doctoral Fellow at the University of Vermont's Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources. Rebecca's research focuses on addressing underrepresentation of communities of color in parks and protected areas. She is currently working with the CSI and the Northeast Region of the National Park Service examining programs designed to increase minority participation. At UVM, Rebecca is involved in graduate recruitment efforts, serving on an advisory committee for the school's USDA Master's Multicultural Fellowship. She was awarded the Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources 2007 Graduate Programs Outstanding Service Award. Rebecca was also a 2005 recipient of the George Melendez Wright Student Travel Scholarship. Rebecca has an M.S. in Natural Resource Planning (2006) from the University of Vermont. Her thesis research examined discrimination as an explanation for minority underrepresentation in national parks. Rebecca's B.S. is from Colorado State University (2004) in Natural Resources Tourism with a concentration in Parks and Protected Areas Management.