Education
B.A., Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 1977
M.S., Penn State University, State College, PA, 1982
Ph.D., Penn State University, State College, PA, 1990
Specialty
Sociology of lesiure and community parks and recreation
Other Professional Experience Editor, Journal of Leisure
Research (2001-2007); Manager of Research and
Program Evaluation, Cleveland Metroparks (1991 - 1994); Director
of Intramural Sports, Baylor University (1982 - 1985)
Research Direction
Leisure social worlds; Leisure socialization and
the changing nature of leisure involvement; Leisure constraints and
non-participation; Use of urban parks and
natural resource areas; Human dimensions of wildlife
watching
Awards Winner of American Academy
of Park and Recreation Administration's Willard E. Sutherland award for
paper published in the Journal of Park and Recreation Administration
("Time scarcity and its implications for leisure behavior and leisure
delivery"), 1994; Awarded 1995 - 1996 Center
of Teaching Excellence Scholar for the College of Agriculture and Life
Sciences, Texas A&M University; Awarded Partners in Learning, Award
of Excellence, Department of Student Life, Services for Students with
Disabilities, Texas A&M University
