Academic Program Director
Professor
2052 Health Science Center
kevans@uwlax.edu
608.785.8210
Specialty areas:
Issues of social justice in leisure, outdoor adventure recreation, women’s physically active leisure, non-profit leadership, youth development, and leisure education & student engagement
Instructors
Assistant Teaching Professor
2040 Health Science Center
jevans@uwlax.edu
608.785.8209
Professor
2044 Health Science Center
lharmon@uwlax.edu
608.785.8213
Specialty areas:
My primary areas of research are social-psychological outcomes of nature-based recreation including how we come to know and get connected to places, technology and the outdoors, and the scholarship of teaching & learning. I particularly enjoy the work I do using underwater remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) to get youth and adults connected to aquatic environments.
Associate Professor
2049 Health Science Center
bkumm-schaley@uwlax.edu
608.785.8212
Specialty areas:
* Community Recreation and Social Belonging
* Leisure and Culture
* Theories of Affect
* Qualitative and Postqualitative Inquiry
* Deleuze & Deleuzian approaches to research and leisure
Associate Professor
2044 Health Science Center
dplunkett@uwlax.edu
608.785.8204
Specialty areas:
Event planning, event management, tourism, outdoor recreation, place attachment, social media use in recreation/tourism
Graduate & Extended Learning Staff
Credit Coordinator
220 Morris Hall
osantoyo-garcia@uwlax.edu
608.785.6513
Specialty areas:
Non-credit and credit program support; event logistics; graduate program applicant and student assistance.
Primary contact for student Commencement questions and for Summer/Winter Session.
Professional Education Program Specialist
205F Morris Hall
amiller-adamany@uwlax.edu
608.785.6528
Specialty areas:
Conference services, professional development, and graduate program support. Primary contact for School Psychology Online, Recreation Management-Professional Development, and Public Health graduate programs.
November 4, 2024
Attend a free info session!
Join academic director Kate Evans, Ph.D., for an informal online session to learn more about the program and get your questions answered.
Noon Central Time
November 4, 2024
