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., Patrick, M., Smith, E. A., Palen, L., & Wegner, L. (in press). Influencing adolescent leisure motivation: Intervention effects of HealthWise South Africa. Journal of Leisure Research.
Tibbits, M., Caldwell, L. L., Smith, E. A., & Wegner, L. (in press). The relation between leisure activity participation profiles and substance use among South African youth. World Leisure.
Wegner, L. & Caldwell, L. L. (in press). Interventions for out-of-school contexts. In C. Ward & Dawes A. (Eds). Youth Violence in South Africa. HSRC press.
Caldwell, L. L. (in press). Using theory as basis for getting to outcomes. N. Stumbo (Ed.). Client Outcomes in Therapeutic Recreation Services, (2nd Ed.) State College, PA: Venture Publishing.
Caldwell, L. L. (2009). Prevention through leisure education: Addressing youth risk behavior in China. Journal of Zhejiang University (Humanities and Social Sciences), 39, 112-120.
Caldwell, L. L. (2008). Youth development through leisure: A global perspective. World Leisure Journal, 50, 3-17.
Caldwell, L. L., Younker, A., Wegner, L., Patrick, M., Vergnani, T., Smith, E. A., & Flisher, A. (2008). Understanding leisure-related program effects by using process data in the HealthWise South Africa project. Journal of Park and Recreation Administration, 26, 146-162.
Ainsworth, B. E., Mannell, R. C., Behrens, T. K., & Caldwell, L. L. (2007). Perspectives of public health and leisure studies on determinants of physically active leisure. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 4, Supp. 1, S24-S35.
Spangler, K. & Caldwell, L. L. (2007). Implications of public policy related to parks, recreation and public health. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 4, Supp. 1, S64-S7.
Caldwell, L. L., & Smith, E. A. (2007). Leisure as a developmental context for risk prevention. In A. France and R. Hommel (Eds.) Pathways and crime prevention: Theory, policy, and practice, pp.271-297. Portland, OR: Willan Publishing.