Current Graduate Students in Recreation, Park and Tourism Management (RPTM)

Rob Andrejewski
Pine Grove Mills, PA
rga116@psu.edu
M.S., SUNY Cortland (Recreation and Leisure Studies)
B.A., College of William and Mary (English Literature)
Research interests: Connection to nature, outdoor and adventure recreation, environmental education
Karen Beeftink
kab505@psu.edu
Research interests: Ecotourism, adventure tourism, indigenous tour guides, and the social and cultural implications of tourism in developing countries
Joel Blanco
jab492@psu.edu
Research interests: Youth involvement in outdoor recreation
Sarah Burnett-Wolle
suw118@psu.edu
Research interests: Gerontology
Houssan Sam Chaar
hhc102@psu.edu

Chen-Wei Cheng
Tainan, Taiwan
cxc714@psu.edu
M.S., Chinese Culture University (International Business Administration)
B.S., National Taiwan University (Mechanical Engineering)
Research interests: Ecotourism, tourism impacts

Robert Cooper
Kansas City, MO
rjc318@psu.edu
B.S. Southeast Missouri State University
Research interests: Outdoor Recreation Management on Public Lands, Wilderness Pre-Orientation Programs, Adventure Recreation, Purple Leisure
Libby Covelli
New Milford, CT
eac231@psu.edu
M.S. West Virginia University (Recreation, Parks, and Tourism Resources)
B.S. Southern Connecticut State University (Leisure Studies)
B.A. Southern Connecticut State University (Relational Communications)
Research interests: Recreation on public lands, constraints and negotiation strategies to outdoor recreation.
George Daniel
gmd149@psu.edu
Eric Foemmel
ewf109@psu.edu
Research interests: Outdoor recreation and management.
Rehnuma Karim
rzk110@psu.edu
Research interests: Leisure activities and leisure constraints.
Cheryl Kelley
cak285@psu.edu
Research interests: Therapeutic recreation
Toni Liechty
Elk Ridge, UT
txl223@psu.edu
M.S., Brigham Young University (Youth and Family Recreation)
B.S., Utah State University (Parks and Recreation)
Research interests: Body image and leisure, and biobehavioral health.
Ondrej Mitas
oxm110@psu.edu
Research interests: Meanings of leisure and tourism experiences in relation to place, positive psychology of leisure and tourism
Nicholas Palso
ntp116@psu.edu
Research interests: Road trips, public lands recreation, wilderness recreation, and recreation/tourism in Alaska and Northwestern Canada
Andrew Purrington
Murfreesboro, TN
apurrington@psu.edu
B.S. Middle Tennessee State University (Recreation and Leisure Services)
Research interests: Leisure and culture; History and philosophy of leisure; Human dimensions of outdoor recreation and the natural environment
Xinyi Lisa Qian
Shanghai, P.R. China
xzq5001@psu.edu
Bachelor of Management, Fudan University, Shanghai, P.R.China (Tourism Management)
Research interests: Leisure/toursim education, leisure/recreation intervention.
Nuno Ribeiro
Coimbra, Portugal
nfr106@psu.edu
M.S., Penn State University (Recreation, Park and Tourism Management)
B.S., Lusófona University, Lisbon (Tourism Planning and Development)
Research interests: Anthropology and sociology of leisure, socio-cultural impacts of travel and tourism, ritual and leisure, economics of tourism
Ming-Jeng Shen
mxs784@psu.edu
Research interests: Tourism and adminstration.
Xiangyou Sharon Shen
Jiangxi, China
sshen@psu.edu
M.A., Sun Yet-sen (Zhongshan) University (Tourism Management)
B.A., Sun Yet-sen (Zhongshan) University (Architecture and Civil Engineering)
Research interests: Social psychology of leisure, play and playfulness in adults, leisure time use, leisure specialization/serious leisureand casual leisure, cross-cultural research on environmental values.
Tanya Smith
tpb131@psu.edu
Research interests: Therapeutic recreation.
Nathan Trauntvein
Logan, UT
net117@psu.edu
M.S., Penn State University (Leisure Studies)
B.S., Utah State University (Parks and Recreation Management)
Research interests: Volunteerism, public parks and recreation administration, and health
Po-Ching Wang
puw100@psu.edu
Research interests: Natural resource management/ecotourism, restorative environment, park planning and design/public art.
Elizabeth Weybright
ehw110@psu.edu
M.S., Indiana University (Therapeutic Recreation)
B.S., Indiana University (Therapeutic Recreation)
Research interests: Therapeutic recreation, grieving, death and dying
Hui Jimmy Xie
hux101@psu.edu
M.S., Sun Yat-Sen (Zhongshan) University, China
B.S., Sun Yat-Sen (Zhongshan) University, China
Research interests: Consumer decision-making, internet marketing, customer loyalty development, and cross-cultural comparison
Anita Younker
aus208@psu.edu
Research interests: Leisure and healthy lifestyle.