Adrian Benedetti
Adrian Benedetti is a Doctoral candidate in the Recreation, Park, and Tourism Management Department. His research interests include Latin American visitor use of protected areas, nature-based tourism and community development, and human dimensions of natural resource management. He received his bachelor’s from University of Colorado in Humanities and his master’s from Colorado State University in Human Dimensions of Natural Resource Management. Adrian is Panamanian and in 2013 he founded Fundación Caminando Panamá, an NGO that assists in promoting outdoor recreation among Panamanians and developing rural hiking experiences that benefit local community members. He is also an Outing Coordinator for the Pennsylvania chapter of Latino Outdoors.