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David R. Austin, Professor. Ph.D. (Recreation), University of Illinois. Dr. Austin's area of emphasis is in Therapeutic Recreation. He has held a number of leadership positions in professional societies and organizations, including National Recreation and Park Association trustee, president of the Society of Park and Recreation Educators, and president of the American Therapeutic Recreation Association. He has to his credit over 80 articles and 100 professional presentations and is a fellow in the Academy of Leisure Sciences.
Russell Brayley, Associate Professor. Ph.D. (Recreation Resource Management), Texas A&M University. Dr. Brayley teaches in the areas of marketing and finance. His academic and teaching interests are in Tourism Consumer Behavior, Recreation Administration, and Recreation Marketing. His research interests lie in tourism marketing, social impacts of tourism, and leisure behavior. Dr. Brayley has international experience in many aspects of recreation and tourism management, including a practical background in municipal and government recreation and tourism agencies.
Barbara Hawkins, Professor. Re.D. (Recreation and Park Administration), Indiana University. Dr. Hawkins works closely with the Center on Aging and Aged, as well as with the Institute for the Study of Developmental Disabilities. She teaches courses in leisure and aging and research in health, physical education, and recreation. She has published extensively and lectures nationally on recreation, aging, and persons with developmental disabilities.
Bruce Hronek, Professor. M.L.S. (Law), Antioch Law School. Mr. Hronek has 32 years experience with the U.S. Forest Service in a broad variety of administrative positions. He teaches risk management and outdoor recreation resources management and administration. He is the author of numerous articles on natural resources and legal liability, and is the co-author of a book on risk management.
Lynn Jamieson, Associate Professor. Re.D. (Recreation and Park Administration), Indiana University. Dr. Jamieson has experience as an administrator and supervisor in community recreation departments, and recently was a professor and coordinator of recreation administration at California Polytechnic State University. She has published extensively in textbooks, journals, professional/technical and research reports. Her expertise lies in sports management, administration, research and tourism.
Doug Knapp, Associate Professor. Ph.D. (Environmental Education), Southern Illinois University. Dr. Knapp's interests lie in environmental education. He has worked as an outdoor interpreter, program developer, and administrator. He has published on the subjects of environmental education, nature interpretation, ecology, and global environmental issues.
Youngkhill Lee, Associate Professor. Ph.D. (Therapeutic Recreation), University of Oregon. Dr. Lee specializes in physical medicine and rehabilitation and has interests in this area and particularly rehabilitation of spinal cord injury.
Bryan McCormick, Assistant Professor. Ph.D. (Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management), Clemson University. Dr. McCormicks background is in Therapeutic Recreation. His academic and teaching interests are in the area of leisure and disability, techniques of therapeutic recreation, professional issues of therapeutic recreation and research methods in recreation. His research interests and expertise lie in substance abuse and leisure, social support networks and leisure, and qualitative research methods.
Daniel McLean, Associate Professor. Ph.D. (Educational Administration), Kansas State University. Dr. McLean has many years of experience working in municipal recreation departments. He has held leadership positions in a number of professional organizations and has published extensively on the subject of recreation administration. His expertise lies in recreation administration, strategic planning, organizational empowerment, feasibility studies, and rural recreation development.
Joel Meier, Professor. Re.D. (Recreation and Park Administration), Indiana University. Dr. Meier is professor emeritus and former associate dean of the University of Montana School of Forestry. He is the author of five textbooks and numerous articles on outdoor recreation. He has held leadership positions in a number of professional organizations and is the recipient of many faculty and national awards. His interests are in leadership development and outdoor recreation administration.
Tony Mobley, Professor and Dean of the School of Health, Physical Education and Recreation. Re.D. (Recreation and Park Administration), Indiana University. Dean Mobley has been president of four national organizations, including the National Recreation and Park Association. He lectures extensively on the physical and mental benefits of recreation. His interests lie in motivation, social benefits and administration.
James Ridenour, Professor and Director, Eppley Institute for Parks and Public Lands. M.P.A., Colorado University. Mr. Ridenour specializes in public policy analysis, open space administration, and environmental affairs. He is the former Director of the National Park Service and former Director of the Indiana Department of National Resources.
Gary Robb, Associate Professor, Director of the Bradford Woods Outdoor Education Center, and Director of the National Center on Accessibility. M.S. (Recreation and Park Administration), University of Utah. Mr. Robb is also the Co-Director of Project Access, a cooperative education program on accessibility. He has received honors and awards for his work with persons with disabilities. He can provide expertise on facilities, programs for youth, and grantsmanship.
Craig Ross, Associate Professor and Acting Chairperson. Re.D. (Recreation and Park Administration), Indiana University. Dr. Ross' interest is in sports management. He has a broad background and leadership experience in the area of recreational sports management and administration in a variety of sport settings. He teaches courses in recreational sports programming, management, and personnel. Additionally, he provides expertise in leadership development, computer technology and safety issues.
Ruth Russell, Professor. Re.D. (Recreation and Park Administration), Indiana University. Dr. Russell is involved in research activities and is the author of numerous papers on research methodology, tourism in developing countries, recreation programming, and measuring recreation experience satisfaction.
Daniel Sharpless, Instructor. Re.Dir. (Recreation Administration). Mr. Sharpless specializes in the use of computers, and teaches and consults on computer applications in parks, recreation, tourism and sports management. He has an extensive background in armed forces recreation, having served as head of the worldwide U.S. Army Recreation Services program.
Lois Silverman, Assistant Professor and director of the Center on History Making in America. Ph.D. (Communications), University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Silverman is actively involved in research on visitor experiences, interpretive planning, and history-related tourism and leisure behavior. She trains and advises personnel at museums and other sites nationwide. She provides expertise in visitor behavior and evaluation, and in diverse approaches to interpretation and education.