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Megha Budruk is an Associate Professor in the School of Community Resources and Development (CRD) at Arizona State University (ASU), serving as Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs in the Watts College of Public Service & Community Solutions. She holds affiliations with the Center for Biodiversity Outcomes and the Center for Asian Research. Her work bridges natural resource management and community development, focusing on stakeholder engagement in resource governance, human-environment relationships, and sustainable park management.
Education: Ph.D. in Natural Resources (University of Vermont), M.S. in Recreation Management & Tourism (ASU), M.S. in Environmental Science (University of Poona, India), B.S. in Zoology (University of Poona, India).
- Research Interests: Visitor experience management, cultural heritage preservation, community-based resource management, and urban green space utilization.
- Key Contributions: Over 40 peer-reviewed publications and grants from agencies like BLM, USFS, and Maricopa County Parks. Her work emphasizes empirical studies on recreation crowding, place attachment, and sustainable tourism.
Teaching includes courses on parks management, sustainable tourism, and community development theories. She advises on graduate research and serves on editorial boards for Journal of Leisure Research and Journal of Park and Recreation Administration.
Grants include projects like Northstar 2025: Arizona BLM Futuring (2015–2017) and BLM Trail Cooperative Planning (2010–2014). She collaborates with international scholars on studies like Nature-Based Religious Places in Western India (2011–2015).
Labs/Teams: Involved in transdisciplinary initiatives at the Center for Biodiversity Outcomes and the Global Futures Scientists program. Engages in community partnerships via ASU’s University-Community Partnership for Social Action Research.
