Faculty & Research

Education:

• Ph.D. at Indiana University, 1998
• M.S. at Indiana University, 1986
• B.S. at Illinois State University, 1982

Contact Information:

(812) 855-3085

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HPER Building, Room 133-F

Background:

• Assistant Professor, Department of Tourism and Convention Administration, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 1998-2002
• Assistant Director, Intramural Sports, Indiana University Division of Recreational Sports, 1989-1995
• NRPA Professional Certification Exam Committee, 2003-present
• President's Award, Sport and Recreation Law Association, 2004
• Editorial Board, Journal of Legal Aspects of Sport, 2001-present
• Indiana University Trustees Teaching Award, 2004 & 2003

Research:

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My research focuses upon legal issues in recreation and sport settings related to risk management, program development, and participant conduct. Currently, I am finishing a study that involved campus recreation administrators' level of awareness of risk issues compared to legal issues appearing in case law from campus recreational sport settings. The purpose of the study was to determine if campus recreational sport directors were concerned about the same issues appearing most frequently in published court decisions.

My interest in legal research has also impacted my teaching in that I have conducted two pedagogical studies involving content of legal courses in sport management curricula and the development of a case law teaching tool for sport law courses.

Publications:

Ross, C. M., Beggs, B. A., & Young, S. J. (2006). Mastering the job search process. Sudbury, MA: Jones & Bartlett Publishers.

Ross, C. M., & Young, S. J. (2005). Resume preferences: Is it really 'business' as usual? Journal of Career Development, 32(2), 1-12.

Young, S. J., Pittman, A. T., & Spengler, J. O. (2004).Best case scenario: The development of a teaching tool for sport law. Journal of Legal Aspects of Sport, 14(1), 1-21.

Young, S. J., Ross, C. M., & Barcelona, R. J. (2003). Perceived constraints by college students to participation in campus recreational sports programs. Recreational Sport Journal, 27(2), 47-62.

Young, S. J., & Ross, C. M. (2003). Mail versus web questionnaires in municipal recreation settings: A comparative study of survey methodology. Leisure/Loisir, 27 (1-2), 115-135.

Young, S. J. (2002). Legal rights of community groups' use of school facilities. JOPERD, 73(7), 8-10.

Young, S. J. (2001). A content analysis of legal aspects courses in sport management. Journal of Legal Aspects of Sport, 11(3), 225-243.

Courses Recently Taught:

HPER R466 Management of Leisure Services

HPER R471 Human Resource Management in Leisure Services

HPER R411 Legal Issues in Sport Settings