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Julie Rosenthal

jrosenth@lakeheadu.ca
+1 807-343-8010ext. 8753
SN 2005B
Thursdays 11:30 am - 12:30 pm
Academic Qualifications: 
  • PhD (Forest Sciences) Lakehead University, 2012
  • MSc (Protected Landscape Management) University of Greenwich, U.K., 2006
  • HBOR/BSc (Outdoor Recreation and Natural Sciences) Lakehead University, 2001
Previous Teaching/Work: 

Courses taught in 2024/2025

Courses Taught Previously

Teaching Philosophy: 

I believe that teaching and learning is a multi-directional process with the students sharing roles in the experience. I tend to begin each course in dialogue with students to understand their interests in the subject, what they can bring to the learning of others, and how I can help them to achieve their learning objectives. I recognize that within each group there are various learning styles and preferences, so I tend to diversify both my methods of instruction and evaluation. I vary the ways in which I convey key concepts in my courses (e.g., using combinations of lectures, discussions, role-plays, active group exercises, individual reflections, drawings, and multi-media presentations) and in the design of assessment tools (e.g., pop quizzes, examinations, essays, field study reports, reflective journals, applied group projects, student seminars, participation self-evaluations, etc.).

Where feasible, I try to offer students some degree of choice within a range of options for their assessment or allow them to apply a set assignment to a scenario of their choice. One of the best ways I find to demonstrate the relevance of course content in the “real world” is through community service learning (CSL).

 
Research Interests: 

My research interests focus on the interface between human activities and the conservation of nature. I served on the Committee on the Status of Species at Risk in Ontario, bringing a speciality in species and habitats of cultural landscapes.  I worked with Parks Canada to plan and deliver sustainable tourism experiences that increase visitors' awareness and appreciation of the natural and cultural heritage of Lake Superior's north shore.  

My graduate research projects fell within the discipline of Applied Historical Ecology, a multidisciplinary line of inquiry that aims to piece together evidence of the causes (anthropogenic or otherwise) and consequences of changes in landscapes through history to provide context for the assessment of current ecological conditions. I was particularly interested in the relationship between the conservation of agricultural biodiversity the management of natural biodiversity in protected areas inhabited and used by traditional livestock herders.

Peer-Reviewed Academic Publications: 

Rosenthal, J., Booth, R., Carolan, N., Clarke, O., Curnew, J., Jenkins, J., McGee, E., Moody, B., Roman, J., Rossi, K., Schaefer, K., Stanley, M., Ward, E., & Weber, L. (2022).  The impact of recreational activities on species at risk in Canada. Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism, 40, 100567. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jort.2022.100567

Rosenthal, J., Carlisle-Johnston, E., & Turriff, T. (2021). Social annotation for power negotiation. The Open/Technology in Education, Society, and Scholarship Association Conference Proceedings: 2021, 1(1), 1-8. DOI: https://doi.org/10.18357/otessac.2021.1.1.43

Robson, M. & Rosenthal, J. (2014). Evaluating the effectiveness of stakeholder advisory committee participation in forest management planning in Ontario, Canada.  Forestry Chronicle, 90(3), 361-370.

Rosenthal, J. S. (2010).  A review of the role of protected areas in conserving global domestic animal diversity.  Animal Genetic Resources Information 47, 101-113.

Robson, M., Rosenthal, J., Lemelin, H., Hunt, L., McIntyre, N., & Moore, J. (2010).  Information complexity as a constraint to public involvement in sustainable forest ,anagement.  Society & Natural Resources, 23(12),1150-1169.

Rosenthal, J. (2008). The Impact of Native versus Introduced Livestock in the Chimborazo Faunal Production Reserve, Ecuadorpp. 31-32 in Amend, T., Brown, J., Kothari, A., Phillips, A., & Stolton, S. (eds). Protected Landscapes and Agrobiodiversity Values.  IUCN: Gland, Switzerland.

Rosenthal, J. & Dyment, J. (2002). Designing an urban protected areas system: Lessons learned from Peterborough, Ontario, Environments 30(1), 51-69.

Technical Reports

COSSARO (2018). Ontario Species at Risk Evaluation Report for Eastern Banded Tigersnail (Anguispira kochi kochi). Queen’s Printer for Ontario: Toronto, Ontario. 13pp. (Primary author with contributing author: J. Kamstra).

COSSARO (2018). Ontario Species at Risk Evaluation Report for Harris’s Sparrow (Zonotrichia querula). Queen’s Printer for Ontario: Toronto, Ontario. 15pp. (Contributing author with primary author: J. Kamstra).

COSSARO (2017). Ontario Species at Risk Evaluation Report for Western Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta bellii). Queen’s Printer for Ontario: Toronto, Ontario. 14pp. (Primary author with contributing author: T. Armstrong)

COSSARO (2016). Ontario Species at Risk Evaluation Report for Spiny Softshell (Apalone spinifera). Queen’s Printer for Ontario: Toronto, Ontario. 21pp. (Primary author with contributing author: D. Kraus)

COSSARO (2015). Ontario Species at Risk Evaluation Report for Proud Globelet (Patera pennsylvanica). Queen’s Printer for Ontario: Toronto, Ontario. 12pp. (Primary author with contributing author: J. Kamstra)

COSSARO (2015). Ontario Species at Risk Evaluation Report for Red Mulberry (Morus rubra). Queen’s Printer for Ontario: Toronto, Ontario. 15pp. (Contributing author with primary author: D. Kraus)

COSSARO (2015). Ontario Species at Risk Evaluation Report for Caribou – Boreal Population (Rangifer tarandus). Queen’s Printer for Ontario: Toronto, Ontario. 20pp. (Contributing author with primary author: T. Armstrong)

COSSARO (2015). Ontario Species at Risk Evaluation Report for Red-necked Phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus). Queen’s Printer for Ontario: Toronto, Ontario. 14pp. (Primary author with contributing author: T. Armstrong)

COSSARO (2014). Ontario Species at Risk Evaluation Report for Wolverine (Gulo gulo). Queen’s Printer for Ontario: Toronto, Ontario. 9pp. (Contributing author with primary author: A. Harris)

COSSARO (2014). COSSARO Candidate Species at Risk Evaluation for Tri-colored Bat (Perimyotis subflavus). Queen’s Printer for Ontario: Toronto, Ontario. 14pp. (Primary author with contributing author: S. Colla)

COSSARO (2013). COSSARO Candidate Species at Risk Evaluation for Northern Bobwhite (Colinus virginianus). Queen’s Printer for Ontario: Toronto, Ontario. 14pp. (Contributing author with primary author: T. Armstrong)

Other Publications:

Rosenthal, J. (2021). Outdoor gear as pedagogy or Simon says strip! Pathways: The Ontario Journal of Outdoor Education, 33(4), 26-31.

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