Elena C. Rubino Data-verified

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Last publication 2026 Last refreshed 2026-05-16

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elenacrubino@gmail.com

11 h-index 53 pubs 268 cited

Biography and Research Information

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Elena C. Rubino is a faculty member at the University of Arkansas at Monticello. Her research focuses on human dimensions of wildlife and natural resource management, with an emphasis on landowner behavior and conservation participation. Rubino has published extensively on topics such as private landowner engagement in endangered species conservation, perceptions of tiger reintroduction, and human-elephant conflict. She has also investigated factors influencing nonindustrial private forest landowner participation in forest certification programs and their willingness-to-pay for certifying forestland, with case studies in Arkansas. Additionally, her work has examined landowner perceptions of chronic wasting disease management and preparedness perceptions of natural resources students for the workforce. Rubino collaborates with colleagues at the University of Arkansas at Monticello, including Nana Tian, Madaline G. Toth, K. Amber Turner, and Ana Gutierrez-Castillo. Her scholarly output includes 53 publications and 262 citations, with an h-index of 11.

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  • h-index: 11
  • Publications: 53
  • Citations: 268

Selected Publications

  • Admiration to Action: How Charisma Orientations Towards Waterbirds Influence Their Conservation (2026)
  • Environmental crimes are overlooked in global enforcement: an analysis of Interpol Red Notices (2025)
  • Investigating Blame for Human-Wildlife Conflict: Reason Conditions for Human-Elephant Conflict in Borneo (2025)
  • Perceptions of Multi-Story Wood Buildings: A Scoping Review (2025)
    2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • From asking “would I be ready?” to “would I belong?”: Preparedness perceptions of forest and natural resources university students in the United States to enter the workforce (2025)
    3 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Who’s Responsible?: Public Ascriptions of Responsibility for Endangered Species Conservation in Arkansas, USA (2024)
  • Increasing Safe Harbor Agreement enrollment: a choice experiment approach to investigate preferred contract attributes (2024)
  • Exploring the efficacy of identity priming and message framing in influencing American attitudes toward trophy hunting (2024)
    1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Comparing U.S. public attitudes regarding hunting and trophy hunting and exploring perceptions of trophy hunting using social license to operate (2024)
    2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Designing celebrity‐endorsed behavioral interventions in conservation (2024)
    1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Communicating Expectations: Informing Strategic Communications by Conservation Level Segmentation and Impression Management Preferences (2024)
  • Comparing stakeholder risk perceptions and behaviours related to chronic wasting disease in free-range and captive deer (2023)
    1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Using increasing hypothetical chronic wasting disease prevalence rates to explore hunter behavioral intention and hypothetical bias in surveys (2023)
  • Legitimacy and Wildlife Disease: Should Chronic Wasting Disease be Managed without Government? (2023)
    1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • A Family Systems Theory Approach to Hunters’ Chronic Wasting Disease-Related Perceptions and Behaviors (2023)
    3 citations DOI OpenAlex

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