Linda Caldwell
Professor
704L Ford Building
Phone: 814-863-8983
Fax: 814-867-1751
Ph. D. from University of Maryland
Current Research Interests
Youth development through leisure, leisure and health, and prevention
Recent Courses Taught
RPTM 433 Research and Evaluation in Recreation
and Parks
RPTM 476 Leisure Education
RPTM 527 Social Psychology of Leisure
RPTM 570 Trends and Issues in Therapeutic Recreation
Selected Publications
Caldwell, L. L., Weichold, K., & Smith, E. A. (2006). Peer influence, substance use, and leisure: A cross cultural comparison. SUCHT (German Journal of Addiction Research and Practice) , 52, 261-267.
Caldwell, L. L., & Smith E. A. (2006). Leisure as a context for youth development and delinquency prevention. The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology, 39.
Mpofu, E., Caldwell, L. L., Smith, E., Flisher, A. J., Mathews, C., Wegner, L., & Vergnani, T. (2006). Rasch Modleing of the structure of health risk behavior in South African adolescents. Journal of Applied Measurement, 7, 323-334.
Palen, L., Smith, E. A., Caldwell, L. L., Flisher, A. J. & Mpofu, E. (2006). Substance use and sexual risk behavior among South African eighth grade students. Journal of Adolescent Health.
Darling, N., Caldwell, L. L., & Smith, R. (2005). Participation in school-based extracurricular activities and adolescent adjustment. Journal of Leisure Research, 37, 51-76.
Henry, K. L., Smith, E. A., & Caldwell, L. L. (2006). Deterioration of academic achievement and marijuana use onset among rural adolescents. Health Education Research. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/her/cyl083.
Sharp, E., Caldwell, L. L., Graham, J., & Ridenour, T. (2006). Individual motivation and parental influence on adolescents' experiences of interest in the free time context: A longitudinal examination. Journal of Youth and Adolescence. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10964-006-9045-6.
Darling, N., Cumsille, P., Caldwell, L. L., & Dowdy, B. (2006). Predictors of adolescents' disclosure to parents and perceived parental knowledge: Between- and within-person differences. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 335, 667-678.
Sylvia-Bobiak, S. N., & Caldwell, L. L. (2006). Factors related to physically active leisure among college students. Leisure Sciences, 28, 73-89.
Witt, P. A., & Caldwell, L. L. (Editors, 2005). Recreation and youth development. Venture Publishing, State College, PA.
Caldwell, L. L. (2005). Leisure and health: Why is leisure therapeutic? British Journal of Counseling and Psychology, 1, 7-26.
Godbey, G., Caldwell, L. L., Floyd, M., & Payne, L. (2005). Implications from leisure studies and recreation and park management research for active living. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 28, 150-158.
Darling, N., Caldwell, L. L., & Smith, R. (2005). Participation in school-based extracurricular activities and adolescent adjustment. Journal of Leisure Research, 37, 51-76.
Caldwell, L. L. (2005). Self-construal in context: In response to Walker, Deng, and Deiser. Journal of Leisure Research, 37, 106-116.