Mark Ivy
Assistant Professor
704N Ford Building
Phone: 814-863-7538
Fax: 814-867-1751
Ph. D. from The North Carolina State University
Current Research Interests
Encouraging active lifestyles through community
design
Greenway development and management
Influence of parks and greenways on community health
Outdoor recreation behavior and management
Recent Courses Taught
RPTM 415 Commercial Recreation Management
RPTM 497I Legal Liability in Recreation
Recent Publications
Ivy, M.I. & Moore, R. L. (2007). Neighboring landowner attitudes towards a proposed greenway trail: Assessing the differences between adjacent and nearby residents. Journal of Park and Recreation Administration, 25(2), 42-63.
Cunningham, P. C., Frauman, E., Ivy, M. I., Perry, T. L. & Shelar, V. D. (2004). The Value of Money and Leisure and College Students’ Choice of Major. Schole, 19, 65-72.
Leung, Y. F., & Ivy, M. I. (2003). How useful are course Web sites? A study of students’ perceptions. Journal of Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism Education, 2(2).
Selected Publications
Ivy, M.I., Mowen, A.J., Purrington, A.S., & Liechty, T. Pennsylvania State Park and Forest Recreation Resource Inventory Phase I. Technical report submitted to Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, 75 pp. (December, 2006).
Clemons, J. & Ivy, M.I. Shiloh National Military Park Visitor Study. Technical Report submitted to Shiloh National Military Park, 41 pp. (October, 2006).
Ivy, M. I., Caputo, J., Farley, R. & Perry, T. Healthy Living Index. Technical Report submitted to Tennessee State Department of Health. 225 pp. (April, 2006).
Ivy, M. I., & Frauman, E. 2002 State Park Ranger Training Survey. Technical Report submitted to the National Association of State Park Directors, 35 pp. (2003).