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Ph.D. Programs In: 

Leisure Science/Leisure Studies

A  Service Provided by the Laboratory for Leisure, Tourism & Sport


Andrew Yiannakis, Director

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AUSTRALIA

Griffith University
School of Leisure Studies 
Faculty of Health and Behavioural Science
Nathan, Brisbane
Queensland 4111
Australia
Program Focus: Offer Ph.D. by research only in such areas as Leisure and: Health,
Aging, Volunteerism, Decision-Making, Outdoor Recreation, Adventure and Women,
Sport Participation, and Organizational Behaviour, among others. 
Contact Person: Dr. Kay Monteith
Phone: (61) 7-3875-5639, Fax: (61) 7-3875-5661, Email: K.Monteith@hbs.gu.edu.au
School Home Page: School of Leisure Studies
Faculty Home Page: Faculty


University of Newcastle
Dept. of Leisure and Tourism Studies
University Drive
Callaghan
Newcastle
New South Wales 2308
Australia
Program Focus: By research, thesis based with some course work
Contact Person: Dr. David Rowe
Phone: 61+49 21-6630; Fax: 61+49 21 7402
Email: ltdcr@cc.newcastle.edu.au

University of Technology, Sydney
School of Leisure and Tourism
PO Box 222
Lindfield 2070
NSW Australia
Program: Ph.D. in Leisure Studies and Sports Studies
Contact: Dr. Warwick Spinks, Research Degrees Director
Phone: 61 2 9514-5367; Fax: 61 2 9514-5195
Email: tony.veal@uts.edu.au
Home Page:School of Leisure and Tourism
 

CANADA
University of British Columbia

School of Human Kinetics
Room 210-War Memorial Gymnasium
6081 Univ. Blvd.
Vancouver, BC,  CANADA V6T 1Z1
Program: Leisure Management 
Area Specialists: Drs. Frisby, Sparks and Thibault
Contact: Graduate Secretary
Phone: (604) 822-3913, Fax: (604) 822-6842,
Email: hkin-gradsec@unixg.ubc.ca 
Home Page: School of Human Kinetics


Univ. of Northern British Columbia

Program in Resource Recreation and Tourism
3333 Univ. Way
Prince George, BC
Canada V2N 4Z9
Program Focus: Interdisciplinary approach to outdoor recreation and
resource-based tourism issues, with research in either natural and social
sciences, or a combination of both.
Contact: Alan Ewert, Ph.D.
Phone: (250) 960-5863; Fax: (250) 960-5538
Email: Ewert@unbc.edu
Home Page:Program in Resource Recreation and Tourism
  


USA

 
University of Connecticut
Dept. of Kinesiology
(Socail Science of Leisure & Tourism)
Storrs
CT 06269
Program Focus: Sociopsychological aspects of leisure; leisure and the
life course; life satisfaction. Strong emphasis in both
 quantitative and qualitative methods
Area Specialists: Drs. Yiannakis, Shivers, Servedio
Phone: (860) 486-1117, Fax: (860) 486-1123, Email: ayian@attglobal.net
Home Page: Laboratory for Leisure, Tourism & Sport

University of Georgia
Dept. of Recreation and Leisure Studies
351 Ramsey SPACenter
Athens
GA 30602
Focus: Diverse areas including leisure theory and the social science dimensions
of leisure behavior (e.g. outdoor recreation, therapeutic, etc.). Program emphasizes
strong training in both quantitative and qualitative methods
Area Specialists: Drs. Kleiber, Dattilo, Wilhide, Samdahl, Tarrant and Calloway
Contact: Dr. Diane Samdahl, Graduate Coordinator
Phone: (706) 542-4334, Fax: (706) 542-7917, Email: dsamdahl@coe.uga.edu
Home Page: The University of Georgia


University of Illinois
Urbana-Champaign
Dept. of Leisure Studies
Program Focus: Leisure Studies
Area Contact: Dr. Lynn Barnett Morris
Email: Lynnbm@uiuc.edu
Home Page: Dept. of Leisure Studies
NOTE: The Tourism Research Laboratory has assistantships for tourism
students in the Leisure Studies Program. For information contact
Dr. Daniel Fesenmaier, Director at this Home Page:
Tourism Research Laboratory


Indiana University
Dept. of Recreation and Park Administration
HPER 133
Bloomington
Indiana 47405
Program Focus: Leisure Behavior
Area Specialist: Dr. Lynn Jamieson
Phone: (812) 855-8676, Fax: (812) 855-3998,
Email: lyjamies@indiana.edu
Home Page: Dept. of Recreation and Park Administration


University of Mississippi
Dept. of Exercise Science and Leisure Management
Turner Center, University, MS 38677
Program Focus: Recreation Programming and Tourism
Coordinator: Dr. Jim Gilbert
Phone: (601) 232-5527, Fax: (601) 232-5525,
Email: dgilbert@olemiss.edu
Home Page: Dept. of Exercise Science and Leisure Management



Oregon State University
Dept. of Forest Resources
 Oregon State University
 Corvallis, OR  97331-5703
Program Focus:  Forest social science and recreation 
Area Specialist: Joanne F. Tynon, Ph.D.
  Assistant Professor
  Forest Recreation Resources Program   
  541-737-1499
  541-737-3049 FAX
  TynonJ@ccmail.orst.edu
  Web site is: Forest Resources Graduate Education



Texas A&M University
Dept. of Recreation, Park and Tourism Sciences
College Station, Texas
Program Focus: Recreation and Resource Development
Area Specialist: Dr. John Crompton
Phone: 1-409-845-7324, Fax: 1-409-845-0446, Email: Mvandyke@rpts.tamu.edu
Home Page: 
Dept. of Recreation, Park and Tourism Sciences



University of Utah
Dept. of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism
HPER North 226
Salt Lake City
Utah 84112
Program: Leisure Studies
Area Specialist: Dr. Gary Ellis
Contact Person: Dr. Cathy Morris, Graduate Program Coordinator
Phone: (801) 581-8542, Fax: (801) 581-4930,
Email: cmorris@deans.health.utah.edu
Home Page: Dept. of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism


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