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Craig M. Ross

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

Education:

  • Re.D at Indiana University, 1980
  • M.S. at Memphis State University, 1975
  • B.S. at Memphis State University, 1973

Contact Information:

(812) 855-3102
[send e-mail]
HPER Building, Room 132

Background:

  • Associate Dean, Fellow for Undergraduate Studies, Dean's Office, School of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation, 2001-2004.
  • Acting Chairperson, Department of Recreation and Park Administration, 2000-2001
  • Outstanding Teacher Award, School of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation, 2005
  • President's Award for Excellence in Teaching, Indiana University, 2003
  • U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA), Indiana Youth Sports Project for Osh Regional Tolerance (USport) in Kyrgyzstan

Research:

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During the past 13 years, my research activities have focused on collecting and examining data that contribute to the building of the infrastructure and body of knowledge of recreational sport management, as well as envisioning the future for the profession. My work focuses on four major research areas: computer utilization, personnel management, recreational sport programming, and the area of teaching, learning, and technology.

Publications:

Ross, C. M., Beggs, B. A., & Young, S. J. (2006). Mastering the job search process in recreation and leisure services. Boston, MA: Jones and Bartlett Publishers.

Ross, C. M., & Young, S. J. (2005). Resume preferences: Is it really "business as usual"?. Journal of Career Development, 32 (2), 153-164.

Barcelona, R. J., & Ross, C. M. (2004). An analysis of the perceived competencies of recreational sport administrators. Journal of Park and Recreation Administration, 22 (4), 25-42.

Ross, C. M., & Lukow, J. (2004). Are learning styles a good predictor for integrating instructional technology into a curriculum? Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 4 (1).

Mak, J., & Ross, C. M. (2004). Using the theory of planned behavior to predict leisure educators' intentions to use instruction technology. Leisure/Loisir: A Journal of the Canadian Association of Leisure Studies, 38(3/4), 307-328.

Courses Recently Taught:

HPER R231 Careers in Leisure Services

HPER R520 Organizational Leadership in Leisure

HPER R570 Recreational Sport Administration