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Faculty/Staff
The faculty are world-renowned for their research and scholarly endeavors. They represent a complement of
backgrounds ranging from psychology to sociology; from marketing to economics; from geography to rehabilitation;
from communication to leisure behavior; from health and wellness to natural resources. As a result, students are
exposed to a variety of diverse and relevant perspectives on the park, recreation, sport and tourism profession.
Every member of the faculty teaches and brings state-of-the-art knowledge to the classroom.
Faculty
- Lynn Barnett-Morris, Associate Professor
- Laurence Chalip, Professor, Department Head
- Joy Huang, Assistant Professor
- Cary McDonald, Associate Professor
- Jacqueline McDowell, Assistant Professor
- Laura Payne, Associate Professor
- Carla Almeida Santos, Associate Professor, Director of Graduate Studies
- Kimberly J. Shinew, Professor, Associate Head for Academic Affairs
- William Stewart, Professor
- Monika Stodolska, Professor
- Scott Tainsky, Assistant Professor
Instructional Staff
Adjunct Faculty
Retired and Emeritus Faculty
- Joseph J. Bannon, Professor Emeritus of Leisure Studies
- D. James Brademas, Professor Emeritus of Leisure Studies
- Jerry Burnam, Associate Dean ALS (Retired)
- Michael Ellis, Professor Emeritus of Leisure Studies
- Robert D. Espeseth, Professor Emeritus of Leisure Studies
- John R. Kelly, Professor Emeritus of Leisure Studies
- William R. McKinney, Professor Emeritus of Recreation, Sport and Tourism
- Bruce E. Wicks, Associate Professor Emeritus of Recreation, Sport and Tourism
Zero Time Appointment—University of Illinois Faculty
- Reed Larson, Professor, Human and Community Development, UIUC
- Pat Malik, Associate Professor, Director Beckwith Residential Support Services, Assistant Director of Non-academic Disability Support Services, DRES
- Helaine Silverman, Professor, Department of Anthropology
- Synthia Sydnor, Associate Professor, Kinesiology and Community Health
- Pat Vargas, Associate Professor, Department of Advertising
Departmental Staff
Undergraduate Advising