Our people
Classes for Fall 2020 and Spring 2021 are a mix of in-person, online, and hybrid modalities. The RMTR Departmental office will be staffed from 8 a.m. – 12 p.m. Monday through Friday. We recommend email and/or Canvas as the best way to reach faculty, instructors, and staff.
Department Chair
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.
Laurie Harmon's office hours
Remote office hours offered: Virtual appointments are an option. Please contact me at lharmon@uwlax.edu if you'd like to schedule a virtual meeting.
Academic Department Associate
Academic Department Associate
2038 Health Science Center
jcraig@uwlax.edu
608.785.8207
Internship Coordinator Assistant
Department People
Rec Mgmt & Therapeutic Rec
Lecturer
tdelong@uwlax.edu
Specialty areas:
Mental Health, Health education, capacity building, group facilitation, trauma informed care, and cultural humility
Rec Mgmt & Therapeutic Rec
Associate Professor
kevans@uwlax.edu
Rec Mgmt & Therapeutic Rec
Professor
lharmon@uwlax.edu
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.
Rec Mgmt & Therapeutic Rec
Assistant Professor
nkil@uwlax.edu
Specialty areas:
Evidence-based therapeutic interventions (e.g., nature and forest therapy, forest bathing, ecotherapy, mindfulness); Interactions between humans and the environment (e.g., place attachment, place meanings, community attachment); Health and well-being (e.g., behavioral, mental, emotional, environmental); Measurement and evaluation in therapeutic recreation; Diversity and inclusion (e.g., community integration and inclusion); GIS applications to community integration/inclusion, health promotion, and recreation resource planning and management
Rec Mgmt & Therapeutic Rec
Associate Lecturer
lkirschbaum@uwlax.edu
Specialty areas:
Developmental/Physical Disabilities, Sensory Integration, Assistive Technology/Adaptive Equipment, Sibling Support
Rec Mgmt & Therapeutic Rec
Associate Professor
bkumm-schaley@uwlax.edu
Specialty areas:
* Community Recreation and Social Belonging
* Leisure and Culture
* Theories of Affect
* Qualitative and Postqualitative Inquiry
* Deleuze & Deleuzian approaches to research and leisure
Rec Mgmt & Therapeutic Rec
Assistant Professor
wmeans@uwlax.edu
Specialty areas:
-Philosophy of Science, Paradigms, and Epistemological Anarchy
-Constructive Developmental Theory
-Meaning Making and Leisure
-Developmental Disability and Camp
Rec Mgmt & Therapeutic Rec
Associate Professor
dplunkett@uwlax.edu
Specialty areas:
Outdoor recreation, tourism, place attachment, social media use in recreation/tourism
Rec Mgmt & Therapeutic Rec
Lecturer
lsavarese@uwlax.edu
Specialty areas:
Adapted sports and therapeutic recreation
Rec Mgmt & Therapeutic Rec
Assistant Professor
jtaylor@uwlax.edu
RMTR Faculty Paddle Boarding & Kayaking at Fall Retreat
