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Bryan P. McCormick

  • Associate Professor, Recreation, Park, and Tourism Studies Department

Education:

  • Ph.D. at Clemson University, 1993
  • M.S. at Pennsylvania State University, 1990
  • B.S. at Pennsylvania State University, 1986

Contact Information:

(812) 855-3482
[send e-mail]
HPER Building, Room 133

Background:

  • President, American Therapeutic Recreation Association
  • David R. Austin Member of the Year Award, Recreation Therapists of Indiana
  • School of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation Teaching Excellence Recognition Award
  • Associate Editor, Journal of Leisure Research
  • Co-Editor, Annual in Therapeutic Recreation (Vols. 13-14)

Research:

Bryan McCormick
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My research focuses on the social and community functioning of people with severe mental illnesses. Through the use of a variety of research methodologies, we have examined such elements as daily physical activity, mood, and social context as well as recreation and support networks. All of this research has sought to identify the role of everyday experience in well-being.

Publications:

Austin, D. R., Dattilo, J., & McCormick, B. P. (Eds.). (2002). Conceptual foundations for therapeutic recreation. State College, PA: Venture.

Lundberg, N., Widmer, M. A., McCormick, B. P., & Ward, W. (2005/2006). Rational emotive recreation therapy: Using adventure and recreation in reducing irrational beliefs among adolescent males with behavior disorders. Annual in Therapeutic Recreation, 13, 59-69.

McCormick, B. P., Funderburk, J. A., Lee, Y., & Hale-Fought, M. (2005). Boredom and anxiety in the daily life of community mental health clients. Journal of Leisure Research, 37, 236-253.

Lee, Y., & McCormick, B. P. (2004). Subjective well-being of people with spinal cord injury: Does leisure contribute? Journal of Rehabilitation, 70(3), 5-12.

Zabriskie, R. B., & McCormick, B. P. (2003). Parent and child perspectives of family leisure involvement and satisfaction with family life, Journal of Leisure Research, 35, 163-212.

McCormick, B. P., & Funderburk, J. (2000) Therapeutic recreation outcomes in mental health practice. Annual in Therapeutic Recreation, 9, 9-19.

Courses Recently Taught:

HPER R462 Organization and Management of Therapeutic Recreation Services

HPER R500 Philosophy of Leisure

HPER R560 Professional Development in Therapeutic Recreation