Education

• Indiana University, Re.D, 1980
• Indiana University, M.S., 1976
• Indiana University, M.S., 1970
• Muskingum College, B.S., 1968

Courses

• R236 Tourism and Commercial Recreation
• R354 Sport and Violence
• R525 Administrative Theory and Management Practices in Leisure Services
• R571 Dynamics in the Recreational Sport Environment

Biography

• Professor and Chair, 2001-2008
• Professor and Chair, California Polytechnic State University, 1980-1993
• American Leisure Academy (ALA)
• American Academy for Park and Recreation Administration (AAPRA)
• American Leisure Sciences (ALS)
• President, Society of Park and Recreation Educators, 1994-95
• Administrator in Leisure Industry, Corpus Christi, Texas (1970-72); San Diego (1972-73); Johnson County, Kansas (1973-79)
• President and Owner, Leisure Visions, 1986-present
• USPORT Principal Investigator, 2005-present
• Distinguished Scholar in Leisure and Receation, ICHPER*SD, 2005

Research Interests

• Government policy on sport and leisure; management impacts in the leisure industry
• Competencies in recreation sports; sport and violence
• Tourism image salience