Andrew Mowen

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Associate Professor

amowen@psu.edu

704A Ford Building

Phone: 814-865-2102

Fax: 814-867-1751

Ph.D. from The Pennsylvania State University

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Current Research Interests

Contribution of parks and outdoor recreation in shaping individual and community health status

Recent Courses Taught

RPTM 435 Recreation & Park Facility Planning and Management

RPTM 470 Recreation & Park Management

LE ST 560 Administrative Problems of Leisure Service Organizations

LE ST 597A Scholarly Writing in Leisure Studies

Selected Publications

Mowen, A. J., & Baker, B. L. (In Press). Park, recreation, fitness and sport recommendations for a more physically active America: A white paper for the United States National Physical Activity Plan. Journal of Physical Activity and Health.

Mowen, A. J., Payne, L. L., Orsega-Smith, E., & Godbey, G. C. (2009). Assessing the health partnership practices of park and recreation agencies: Findings and implications from a national survey. Journal of Park and Recreation Administration, 27(3), 116-131.

Kruger, J., Mowen, A. J., & Librett, J. (2007). Recreation, parks, and the public health agenda: Developing collaborative surveillance to measure leisure activity and active park use. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 4(Suppl. 1), S1-S10.

Mowen, A. J., Orsega Smith, E., Payne, L. L., Ainsworth, B., & Godbey, G. C. (2007). The role of park proximity and social support in shaping park visitation, physical activity, and perceived health among older adults. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 4, 167-179.

Orsega-Smith, E., Payne, L.L., Mowen, A.J., & Godbey, G.C. (2007). The role of social support and self-efficacy in promoting the leisure time physical activity of older adults. Journal of Leisure Research, 39(4), 705-727.

Mowen, A. J., Payne, L. L., & Scott, D. (2005). Change and stability in park visitation constraints revisited. Leisure Sciences, 27(2), 191-204.

Bedimo-Rung, A. L., Mowen, A. J., & Cohen, D. (2005). The significance of parks to physical activity and public health: A conceptual model. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 28(2S2), 159-168.

Orsega-Smith, E., Mowen, A. J., Payne, L. L., & Godbey, G. (2004). The interaction of stress and park use on psycho-physiological health in older adults. Journal of Leisure Research. 36(2), 232-256.