Randal G. Baker
Director of Travel and Tourism Program
Professor, at SCSU since 1993
BS 1987, Brigham Young University
MA 1987, The George Washington University
Ph.D. 1993, Oregon State University
Stewart Hall 348
phone: (320) 308-2271
rbaker@stcloudstate.edu
Interests: tourism development, community development, natural resources, outdoor recreation
Advisor: BA in Travel & Tourism L-Z, BES Majors & Minors
Courses Taught (last time taught)
GEOG 279 Geography of Outdoor Recreation (Fall 04)
GEOG 360 Geography of Travel and Tourism (Fall 04)
GEOG 396 Tourism Development (Fall 04)
GEOG 496 Tourism and the Environment (Spring 04)
GEOG 253 Theories and Concepts in Geography (Summer 04)
GEOG 610 Research Process in Geography (Spring 04)
Graduate Student Advisees (delete if N/A)
Thesis Completed
John Lindberg
Thesis in Progress NA
Selected Publications
Tourism and Community Perceptions: An Examination of Mount St. Helen's Tourism as Perceived by Local Residents. Ph. D. dissertation. Oregon State University , 1993.
Grants/Consulting Work
USDA Cooperative State Research Education and Extension Service Research Career Enhancement Grant, Tourism and Community Perceptions, $69.278 . Funding to conduct follow-up study of community perceptions of tourism near Mount St. Helens , WA . .
MN DNR, Division of Forestry, Visual Quality Assessment GIS Project , $12.569. Included the construction of ArcView 2.1 coverages of visual quality classifications for highways, lakes, and rivers in 11 northern MN counties. Project employed six graduate students over a three-year period.
St. Cloud State University , Long Term Faculty Improvement Grant , A Survey of Ecotourism Education within Tourism Program Curriculum , $2,226. 1995
Professional Service
International Society Travel and Tourism Educators (ISTTE)
Member, Board of Directors (2004-2007)
Minnesota Design Team
Tourism/Recreation Specialist (1994-Present)
CENSTATES TTRA
Member, Board of Directors (2001-2003)
Minnesota Tourism Center
Advisory Panel Tourism Business Retention and Expansion Program (1995-1999)
Minnesota Office of Tourism
Research Issues Task Force, MN White House Conference on Tourism (1999)
Technical Advisory Panel, Highway Attributes and Amenities Study (2001-03)
