Brooke McWherter: People, Place, Practice

Research avenues of interest

Bringing together people, place and practice through participatory approaches and implementation science

Publications

Explore my scholarly work, including research articles, reports, and influential publications that contribute to sustainable agriculture and natural resource management.

Selected Publications

  • James, P., McWherter, B., & Westwood, A. R. (2025). Exploring co-production through engagement between scientists and producers in an agricultural living lab: A case study in Canada. Journal of Rural Studies, 119, 103777.
  • McWherter, B., Sherren, K., & Arora, H. (2025). From learner to leader: exploring learning, motivations, and roles of regenerative grazing mentors. Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems, 1-24. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/21683565.2024.2445741 (Open Access)
  • McWherter, B., Ma, Z., Wahl, M., Zollner, P., Humberg, L. A., Kluever, B. M., & Burcham, G. N. (2025). Drivers of agricultural producers’ tolerance towards less-charismatic avian species. Biological Conservation, 301, 110884. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2024.110884 (Open Access)
  • McWherter, B. & Sherren, K. (2024). Exploring mental systems within regenerative agriculture: systems thinking and rotational grazing adoption among Canadian livestock producers. Agriculture and Human Values. 1-14. 2. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10460-024-10597-w
  • McWherter, B., Bauchet, J., Ma, Z., Grillos, T., Asquith, N., Rathjen, M., Markos, A. (2022) Compliance under control:  Insights from an incentive-based conservation program in rural Bolivia. Ecological Economics, 194. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2021.107317. 
  • Vargas, M., Garcia, M., Vidaurre, T., Carrasco, A., Araujo, N., Medema, C., Asquith, N., Pynegar, E., Tobon, C., Manco, Y., Ma, Z., Bauchet, J., Grillos, T., & McWherter, B. (2022) The researcher-practitioner symbiosis: Evolving mutualisms from parachutes. Conservation Science and Practice. https://doi.org/10.1111/csp2.596

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