Sam Ham

Sam Ham (Ph.D., University of Idaho; M.S., Washington State University) directs the Center for International Training and Outreach at the University of Idaho’s College of Natural Resources (USA), where he is also a professor in the Department of Resource Recreation and Tourism. He has received numerous faculty awards, the National Association for Interpretation’s Fellow Award, and an appointment in 1992 to the World Conservation Union’s Commission on Education and Communication. Dr. Ham’s research focuses on ecotourism guide training and the obstacles to environmental education in the Latin America/Caribbean and Asia/Pacific regions. He is also the author of many publications, including Environmental Interpretation: A Practical Guide for People with Big Ideas and Small Budgets and the forthcoming book Guiding with Passion, which he co-authored with Betty Weiler.

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