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Alan W. Ewert

  • Professor, Recreation, Park, and Tourism Studies Department
  • Patricia and Joel Meier Endowed Chair of Outdoor Leadership, School of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation

Education:

  • Ph.D. at University of Oregon, 1982
  • M.S. at Eastern Washington University, 1978
  • B.S. at University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, 1972

Contact Information:

(812) 855-8116
[send e-mail]
HPER Building, Room 133A

Background:

Alan Ewert
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Fellow, Academy of Leisure Sciences

Senior Fellow, American Leisure Academy

Editor, Journal of Experiential Education

Founding Editor, International Journal of Wilderness

Branch Chief-Recreation, Wilderness, and Urban Forestery, USDA Forest Service

Principal Investigator, The Effects of Outward Bound on Returning Military Veterans

President, Academy of Leisure Sciences

Research:

Constructs related to the phenomenon of adventure recreation; environmental attitudes especially as related to response sets; the development of resilience and empowerment variables through outdoor activities; risk-taking behavior in recreational environments.

mountain climbers scaling a mountain side
One of Dr. Ewert’s research lines includes understanding the underlying motivations for participation in high risk recreational activities.
two backpackers pose in front of a mountain view
Another line of inquiry for Dr. Ewert is understanding the relationship between human health and natural environments.



Publications:

Books

A. Ewert,A., D. Chavez and A. Magill (Eds.). Culture, Conflict and Communication in the Wildland Urban Interface. Boulder, CO: Westview Press. 410 pp.

B. Ewert, A. Human Dimensions Research and Natural Resource Management, Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 1996, (265 pp.).

C. Ewert, A., Baker, D., & Bissix, G. (2004). Integrated Resource Management: The Human Dimension. Cambridge, MA: CABI Publishers.

D. Gilbertson, K., Bates, T., Ewert, A., & McLaughlin, T. (2005). Methods and Strategies for Teaching Outdoors, Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.

Articles

Ewert, A., Voight, A., Calvin, D. & Hayashi, A. (2008). Outdoor programs and environmental beliefs: Investigating the stability of outcomes and levels of salience. In: Watson, A, Sproull, J., & Dean, D. (comp.). 2007. Science and Stewardship to Protect and Sustain Wilderness Values: Eighth World Wilderness Congress Symposium. September 30-October 6, 2005. Anchorage, AK. Proceedings RMRS-P-49. Fort Collins, CO. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. (pp. 416-421).

Ewert, A., & Galloway, G. (2009). Socially desirable responding in an environmental context: Development of a domain specific scale. Environmental Education Research. 15(1), 55-70. (R)

Ewert, A., & Sibthorp, J. (2009). Creating outcomes through Experiential Education: The challenge of confounding variables. Journal of Experiential Education, 31(3), 376-389. (R)

Courses Recently Taught:

R-515, Human Health, Quality of Life, and Natural Environments

R-513, Outdoor Adventure Education, Foundations and Theories

R-703, Leisure Behavior