I often teach these courses:
 | RPTM 433: Research and Evaluation in Recreation and Parks |
| RPTM 476: Leisure Education |
| RPTM 527: Social Psychology of Leisure |
| RPTM 570: Trends and Issues in Therapeutic Recreation |
Meet the doctoral students who have completed their dissertation research under my supervision:
Dr. Richard Batty
| Dissertation Title: Evaulability assessment of the Hillary Commission SportFit Program in New Zealand, 2000. |
| Current Position: Associate Professor, Recreation and Leisure Studies Department, California State University Sacramento |
| http://www.csus.edu/indiv/b/battyr/ |
Dr. Julie Lammel
| Dissertation Title: Relationship between dimensions of leisure activity experience, sense of coherence, and psychological well-being for traumatic brain injury survivors, 2003. |
| Current Position: Assistant Professor, Recreation Management, Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania |
| http://www.lhup.edu/jlammel/index.htm |
Dr. Sarah Sylvia
| Dissertation Title: An ecological understanding of physical activity among young adults, 2004. |
| Current Position: Center for Adolescent Health, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine |
| http://www.cwru.edu/med/adolescenthealth/about.html |
Dr. Clifton Watts
| Dissertation Title: The influence of parenting practices and adolescent motivation on adolescent initiative and choices in free time, 2004. |
| Current Position: Assistant Professor, Recreation, Park and Tourism Sciences, Texas A&M University |
| http://rptsweb.tamu.edu/Faculty/watts.htm |
Doctoral students who are currently working with me:
Rehnuma Karim
Sae-Sook Oh
John Persing
Here are the masters students whose thesis I supervised:
· Kleiver, Lisa. (2005). Parental satisfaction with a therapeutic recreation program in a pediatric rehabilitation setting. The Pennsylvania State University.
· Steiner, Shelly. (2003). Parental factors, adolescent characteristics, and adolescent demographics on healthy and unhealthy adolescent leisure participation. The Pennsylvania State University.
· Smith, Julia. (2001). A study of college students’ weekend evening leisure motives: Exploring the potential of an alcohol alternatives program at Penn State. The Pennsylvania State University.
· Ellis, Jesse. (2001). Youth-directed recreation: A model of voice and community attachment. The Pennsylvania State University.
· Van Dolah, M. (2001). A qualitative analysis of the self-understanding of delinquent adolescents on a 31-day wilderness challenge program. The Pennsylvania State University.
· Triplett, Kelly. (2000). Evaluating the effects of an HIV/AIDs educational intervention on students’ levels of HIV/AIDS related knowledge, self-efficacy, and self assessment. The Pennsylvania State University.
· Rodger, Rebecca. (1999). Effects of leisure education on the reduction of constraints of adults with mental illness. The Pennsylvania State University.
· Rearick, Jackie. (1999). Evaluation of an after-school program for youth at risk. The Pennsylvania State University.
· Watts, Clifton. (1997). An evaluation of two at-risk youth programs in Pittsburgh, PA: The Art Partners and Space Station Pittsburgh community enrichment programs. The Pennsylvania State University.
· Brake, Susan. (1997). Perspectives on boredom for at risk adolescent girls. The Pennsylvania State University.
· Streich, Shelley. (1996). A leisure education in-service for special educators and transition council members: An application of the theory of planned behavior. The Pennsylvania State University.
· O'Brien, Anita. (1995). The meaning of adventure among inner-city adolescents using photo-elicitation methods. University of Georgia.
I supervised these Schreyer honors students' undergraduate theses:
· Bove, Erica. (2004). Evaluating the use of TimeWise with adolescents with learning disabilities.
· Kann, Sarah. (2002). Change in self variables as a result of participation in ORION. The Pennsylvania State University.
· Kuprevich, Sean. (2000). The meaning of risk among a sample of males aged 18-21. The Pennsylvania State University.
· Moist, Penni. (1999). The relationships among parental monitoring, leisure enjoyment, and problem behaviors. The Pennsylvania State University.
· Whipkey, Vanessa Barron. (1999). The influence of specialization levels on pro-environmental behaviors: A study of Creekside Path users and resident attitudes. The Pennsylvania State University.