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Neil Lundberg

Department Chair and Professor,
Experience Design and Management
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Biography

Neil Lundberg, Ph.D., is Professor and Department Chair of Experience Design and Management at Brigham Young University. His teaching and research focus on creating therapeutic, inclusive, and transformative experiences. He has extensive training, certification, and practice in the Experience Economy, Event Design, and Design Thinking and applies these principles within higher education and therapeutic environments.

Selected Publications

  • "Developing the Experience Impact Scale: A Qualitative Study Using A Study Abroad and International Internship Program", Journal of Leisure Research, Taylor & Francis, 2021
  • "Experience design in leisure and recreation curriculum", Schole: A Journal of Leisure Studies and Recreation Education, 2020
  • "Experience Design in Leisure Studies, Parks, Recreation, and Tourism", Schole, Edition 2, Volume 33, Pages 55-65, Routledge Taylor and Francis, 2018
  • "From ordinary to extraordinary: A framework of experience types", Journal of Leisure Research, Edition 3-5, Volume 49, Pages 196-216, 2018
  • "Professional Ethics", Perspectives on Recreational Therapy, Pages 293-306, Sagamore - Venture Publishing, Urbana, IL, Austin, D. & McCormick, B., 2017
  • "Adolescent summer camp volunteers’ attitudes towards peers with disabilities", Leisure Sciences, Edition 3, Volume 39, Pages 277-298, 2017
  • "Issues and adventures in evaluation and outcome research", Professional issues in therapeutic recreation: On competence and outcomes, Pages pp. 529–542, Sagamore, N. Stumbo, B. Wolfe, & S. Pegg, 2017
  • "Female veteran’s involvement in outdoor sports and recreation: A theoretical sample of recreation opportunity structures", Journal of Leisure Research, Edition 5, Volume 48, Pages 349-373, Sagamore, Urbana, IL, 2016
  • "Facilitating innovation in leisure service organizations", Journal of Park and Recreation Administration, Edition 2, Volume 34, Pages 49-61, 2016
  • "Techniques and Interventions: Adaptive Sports", Recreational therapy basics, techniques, and interventions, Idyll Arbor, H. Porter, 2016
  • "The mediating effects of autonomy, competence, and relatedness during couple leisure on the relationship between total couple leisure satisfaction and marital satisfaction.", Journal of Leisure Research, Edition 5, Volume 48, Pages 349-373, 2016
  • "Adolescent summer camp volunteers’ attitudes towards peers with disabilities.", Leisure Sciences, Page 18, 2016
  • "Second class soldiers: The role of an outdoor sports and recreation program in addressing the relationship between gender, social support, and military trauma.", This land is your land: Toward a better understanding of nature’s resiliency-building and restorative power for armed forces personnel, veterans, and their families., Sagamore Publishing LLC, Urbana, IL, 2015
  • "This land is your land: Toward a better understanding of nature’s resiliency-building and restorative power for armed forces personnel, veterans, and their families.", Sagamore Publishing LLC, Urbana, IL, 2015
  • "Where do we go from here?", This land is your land: Toward a better understanding of nature’s resiliency-building and restorative power for armed forces personnel, veterans, and their families., Sagamore Publishing LLC, Urbana, IL, 2015
  • "I tie flies in my sleep: An autoethnographic examination of recreation and reintegration for a veteran with posttraumatic stress disorder.", Journal of Leisure Research, Edition 2, Volume 47, Pages 185-201, 2015
  • "Development of a Response to Stress Questionnaire for Outdoor Adventure", Therapeutic Recreation Journal, Edition 1, Volume XLIX, Pages 18-34, Sagamore, Urbana, IL, 2015
  • "A critical examination of couple leisure and the application of the core and balance model", Journal of Leisure Research, Edition 5, Volume 46, Pages 593-611, 2014
  • "Addressing posttraumatic stress among Iraq and Afghanistan veterans and significant others: An intervention utilizing sport and recreation", Therapeutic Recreation Journal, Edition 1, Volume 48, Pages 74-93, 2014
  • "The relationship between media in the home and family functioning in context of leisure", Journal of Leisure Research, Edition 3, Volume 44, Pages 285-307, 2012
  • "Contributions of father involvement in family leisure to family functioning: The importance of daily family leisure", Leisure Sciences, Edition 2, Volume 34, Pages 1-19, 2012
  • "Me, my spouse, and my avatar: The relationship between marital satisfaction and playing massively multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPG’s).", Journal of Leisure Research, Edition 1, Volume 44, Pages 1-22, 2012
  • "Introduction to veteran issues: The role of therapeutic recreation", Therapeutic Recreation Journal, Edition 4, Volume 45, Pages 265-267, Sagamore, Urbana, IL, 2011
  • "Adaptive sports participation among veterans returning from combat with acquired disabilities", Therapeutic Recreation Journal, Edition 2, Volume 45, Pages 105-119, Sagamore, Urbana, IL, 2011
  • "Identity Negotiating: Re-defining Stigmatized Identities through Recreational Sports Participation among Individuals with Physical Disability", Journal of Leisure Research, Edition 2, Volume 43, Pages 205-225, Sagamore Publishing LLC, Urbana, IL, Kimberly J. Shinew, 2011
  • "Addressing posttraumatic stress among Iraq and Afghanistan veterans and significant others: An intervention utilizing sport and recreation.", Abstracts from the 2010 ATRA Research Institute, American Therapeutic Recreation Association, Alexandria, VA, 2010
  • "Adolescent peer followership: A self-determination theory perspective", Journal of Park and Recreation Administration, Edition 2, Volume 28, Pages 20-35, 2010
  • "Psychological need satisfaction through sports participation among international athletes with cerebral palsy", Annals of Leisure Research, Edition 1&2, Volume 13, Pages 102-115, 2010
  • "Quality of life and mood state outcomes through participation in adaptive sports for individuals with physical disabilities: A pre-experimental examination.", Annual in Therapeutic Recreation, Volume 19, Pages 104-112, 2010
  • "Today’s families and leisure time.", Abstracts from the 2010 Symposium on Leisure Research, National Recreation and Park Association, Ashburn, VA, 2010
  • "The therapeutic use of community-based sports and recreation in the development of self-determined behavior: A case study.", Annual in Therapeutic Recreation., Volume 17, Pages 11-17, 2009
  • "Using recreational therapy to improve coping self-efficacy among adolescents in residential treatment settings: A student perspective.", Annual in Therapeutic Recreation., Volume 17, Pages 61-72, 2009
  • "Measuring marital satisfaction: A comparison of the Revised Dyadic Adjustment Scale and the Satisfaction with Married Life Scale", Marriage and Family Review, Edition 4, Volume 45, Pages 412-429, 2009
  • "Modeling the Relationship between Marital Satisfaction and Couple Leisure", Abstracts from the 2009 Leisure Research Symposium, National Recreation and Park Association, Ashburn, VA, 2009
  • "Modeling theRelationship between Marital Satisfaction and Couple Leisure", Leisure Scholars, Abstracts from the 2009 Leisure Research Symposium, 2009 Leisure Research Symposium, 2009
  • "Methods for outcome research in therapeutic recreation", Professional issues in therapeutic recreation: Ensuring our worth, Proving our value, Sagamore, Champaign, IL, Norma J. Stumbo, 2009
  • "Outcomes related to adaptive sport participation among veterans with acquired disability.", Abstracts from the 2009 ATRA Research Institute, American Therapeutic Recreation Association, Alexandria, VA, 2009
  • "Influence of adapted sport on quality of life: Perceptions of athletes with cerebral palsy.", Disability and Rehabilitation, Volume 31, Pages 318-326, 2009
  • "Methods for outcome research in therapeutic recreation.", Professional issues in therapeutic recreation: On competence and outcomes., Page 502, Sagamore, Champaign, N. Stumbo, 2009
  • "(2008). Validity and Reliability of Satisfaction with Married Life Scale.", 2008 Leisure Research Symposium held in conjunction with the 2008 National Recreation and Parks Association Congress & Expo,, Baltimore, MD, 2008
  • "Couple Leisure and Marital Satisfaction: Examining the Mechanisms of Satisfaction using Self-Determination Theory.", 2008 Leisure Research Symposium held in conjunction with the 2008 National Recreation and Parks Association Congress & Expo, Baltimore, MD, 2008
  • "Predicting the relationship between need Satisfaction in sport and general self-determination.", 2007 American Therapeutic Recreation Association Research Institute, held in conjunction with the 2007 American Therapeutic Recreation Association Annual Conference, Milwaukee, WI., 2008
  • "Contribution of community integration to quality of life for participants of community-based adaptive sport programs.", Therapeutic Recreation Journal, Volume 42, Pages 217-226, 2008
  • "Couple Leisure and Marital Satisfaction: Examining the Mechanisms of Satisfaction using Self-Determination Theory.", Abstracts from the 2008 Leisure Research Symposium, Pages 216 - 219, National Recreation and Park Association, Ashburn, VA, 2008
  • "Quality of life benefits through participation in adaptive sports for individuals with physical disabilities.", Abstracts from the 2008 ATRA Research Institute, Pages 41-45, American Therapeutic Recreation Association, Alexandria, VA, 2008
  • "Validity and Reliability of Satisfaction with Married Life Scale.", Abstracts from the 2008 Leisure Research Symposium, Pages 243 - 246, National Recreation and Park Association, Ashburn, VA, 2008
  • "Using wheelchair sports to compliment disability awareness curriculum among college students.", Schole:A Journal of Leisure Studies and Recreation Education, Volume 23, Pages 61-74., National Recreation and Park Association, Ashburn, VA, 2008
  • "Influence of adapted sport on quality of life: Perceptions of athletes with cerebral palsy.", Disability and Rehabilitation, Volume iFirst article, Pages 1-9, 2008
  • "Influence of adapted sport on quality of life: Perceptions of athletes with cerebral palsy.", Disability and Rehabilitation, Pages 1-9, 2008
  • "Can parks and recreation services benefit marriages?", Utah Leisure Insights, Volume 28, Pages 9-21, 2008
  • "Motivation to participate: A self-determination perspective.", Utah Leisure Insights, Volume 28, Pages 11-18, 2008
  • "Adaptive sport as serious leisure: Identification of the role of self-determination, skill level, and leisure constraints.", Annual in Therapeutic Recreation, Volume 16, Pages 31-38, 2008
  • "Exploring followership through social exchange and self-determination theories", Abstract from the 2007 Intermountain Leisure Research Symposium, Utah Recreation and Park Association, 2007
  • "An examination of adolescent peer followership using social exchange and self-determination theories", Journal of Recreation and Leisure, 2007
  • "Exploring followership through socialexchange and self-determination theories.", Intermountain Leisure Research Symposium, The Journal of Recreation and Leisure, Provo, Utah, 2007
  • "Inclusive intramural sport participation and discomfort levels with individuals with disabilities", Abstracts from the 2007 ATRA Research Institute, Pages 55-58, 2007
  • "Inclusive Intramural Sport Participation and Discomfort Levels with Individuals with Disabilities.", ATRA Annual Conference, ATRA Research Institute Abstracts, Orlando FL, 2007
  • "Predicting the relationship between need Satisfaction in sport and general self-determination", Abstracts from the 2007 ATRA Research Institute, Pages 21-26, 2007
  • "Predicting the relationship between need Satisfaction in sport and general self-determination. Paper presented at the", ATRA annual Conference, 2007 ATRA Research Institute Abstracts, Orlando, FL, 2007
  • "Socio-demographic and psychological factors in distinguishing between sports participation and sports non-participation in adults with spinal cord injury", National Recreation and Park Association., Conference Abstracts, Indianapolis, IN, 2007
  • "Socio-demographic and psychological factors in distinguishing between sports participation and sports non-participation in adults with spinal cord injury", Abstracts from the 2007 Symposium on Leisure Research, Pages 185-188, 2007
  • "The therapeutic use of adventure and service: A comparison of mood states among young adults participating in high risk and service-oriented recreation", Abstracts from the 2007 ATRA Research Institute, Pages 61-63, 2007
  • "The therapeutic use of adventure and service: A comparison of mood states among young adults participating in high risk and service-oriented recreation.", ATRA Annual Conference, 2007 ATRA Research Institute Abstracts, Orlando, FL, 2007
  • "Predicting the relationship between need Satisfaction in sport and general self-determination", Abstracts from the 2007 ATRA Research Institute, Pages 21-26, American Therapeutic Recreation Association, Alexandria, VA, 2007
  • "Self-determination theory: A mechanism to explain the association between sports participation and subjective well-being among adults with spinal cord injury", Abstracts from the Third International Conference on Self-Determination Theory, Page 80, 2007
  • "Self-determination theory: A mechanism to explain the association between sports participation and subjective well-being among adults with spinal cord injury.", Third International Conference on Self-Determination Theory, Conference Abstracts, Toronto, Canada, 2007
  • "Research update: Creating motivational climates", Parks and Recreation Magazine, Pages 22-26, 2007
  • "Rational emotive recreation therapy: Using adventure and recreation in reducing irrational beliefs among adolescent males with behavior disorders.", Annual in Therapeutic Recreation, Volume 14, Pages 59-69, American Therapeutic Recreation Association, 2006
  • "A paradigm shift in disability models: Role of the international classification of functioning, disability and health model in understanding adaptive sport", Abstracts from the 2006 ATRA Research Institute, Pages 46-49, American Therapeutic Recreation Association., 2006
  • "Contribution of community integration to quality of life for participants of community-based adaptive sport program", Abstracts from the 2006 ATRA Research Institute, Pages 61-67, American Therapeutic Recreation Association., 2006
  • "Do self-determination, skill levels, and leisure constraints discriminate between serious leisure and non-serious leisure participants", Abstracts from the 2006 ATRA Research Institute, Pages 54-60, American Therapeutic Recreation Association., 2006
  • "Testing self-determination in sport based on participation in sport, disability type, and gender", American Therapeutic Recreation Association Annual Conference, Pages 80-84, Abstracts from the 2006 ATRA Research Institute, Orlando, Florida, 2006
  • "Testing self-determination in sport based on participation in sport, disability type, and gender", Abstracts from the 2006 ATRA Research Institute, Pages 80-84, American Therapeutic Recreation Association, 2006
  • "Quality of life and identity: The benefits of a community-based therapeutic recreation and adaptive sports program.", Therapeutic Recreation Journal, Volume 39, Pages 176-191, 2006
  • "Quality of life and identity: The benefits of a community-based therapeutic recreation and adaptive sports program.", Therapeutic Recreation Journal, Volume 39, Pages 176-191, 2005
  • "Adolescent summer camp volunteers' attitudes towards peers with disabilities", Leisure Sciences, Edition 3, Volume 39, Pages 277-294
  • "Modeling the relationship between martial satisfaction and couple leisure", Journal of Leisure Research
  • "A national examination of couple leisure and marital satisfaction: A mixed model approach", Lesiure Sciences
  • "Addressing posttraumatic stress among Iraq and Afghanistan veterans and significant others: An intervention utilizing sport and recreation.", Leisure Sciences
  • "Adaptive sports participation among veterans returning from combat with acquired disabilities.", Therapeutic Recreation Journal
  • "Intimate Relationships and E-Leisure: The Association between Dyadic Adjustment and Playing Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Games (MMORPGs).", Leisure and Society
  • "Looking at Pornography Through a Leisure Lens: Leisure Boredom’s Impact on Pornography Use in Married Men", Society and Leisure
  • "Me, my spouse, and my avatar: The relationship between marital satisfaction and playing massively multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPG’s).", Journal of Leisure Research

Awards

  • Citizenship Award, Marriott School of Management, 2015

Languages

  • Korean

Administrative Assignments

  • Department Chair — 2015–0

BYU Citizenship

  • Department Chair — Program Chair/Coordinator — August 2015–0

Consulting

  • No Barriers — Conduct evaluation training and research — 2015–2019