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Brian Kumm-Schaley

Brian Kumm-Schaley, Recreation Management & Recreational Therapy, co-authored the chapter "The Situation's in Control" in "The Messiness of Leisure Research: Explorations of Research Processes," published on May 31, 2024, by Routledge. In this book chapter, we leverage and argue for improvisational practices and "jamming" as modes of playful navigation through challenges in social science research. In the situational dynamics between researcher, participants and phenomenon, we emphasize how such practices are both affirmative and generative to enhance and enliven research aims. Our chapter issues a call to experiment, tweak and prod research toward the production of new and different knowledges.

Submitted on: Oct. 9

Tanner Knorr

Tanner Knorr, Recreation Management & Recreational Therapy, co-authored the chapter "Tags, tagging, tagged, # - undisciplining organ-ization of [academic] bodies" in Embodied Writing in Management and Organisation Studies and was accepted for publication by Routledge. This chapter is written as a collective as we consider how our bodies are tagged through materialities and ideas. We question what is produced and being produced through the embodied tags within our academic lives. 

Submitted on: Sept. 11

W Means

W Means, Recreation Management & Recreational Therapy, presented "The Art of Anarchy: Practical and Research Implications of Paradigmatic Pluralism" at World Leisure Congress on Aug. 27 in Breda, The Netherlands. Dr. Means presented his latest work on the philosophy of science in the leisure field. Sticking with local customs, he embraced the local cycling culture and bike-commuted to the conference from his hotel! Held every two years, the World Leisure Congress (WLC) is convened by the World Leisure Organization (WLO) — a non-profit recognized as a consultative organization with the United Nations Economic and Social Council. This special status allows WLO to support and reflect UN goals through global initiatives that promote leisure as essential to quality of life, cultural identity, and sustainable development across all life stages.

Submitted on: Sept. 3

Luci Ramacher

Luci Ramacher, Recreation Management & Recreational Therapy student, received the Harvey Feldman Student Scholarship from the Minnesota Recreation and Parks Foundation.

Submitted on: April 29

Karissa Adams

Karissa Adams, Recreation Management & Recreational Therapy student, received the La Crosse Youth Climate Action Fund Grant at Ecolution 2025 on April 22 in La Crosse, WI.

Submitted on: April 23