Faculty & Research

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

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HPER Building, Room 133A

Background:

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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.

One of Dr. Ewert’s research lines includes understanding the underlying motivations for participation in high risk recreational activities.

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