Mark Alan Widmer

Adjuction, School of Family Life
Recreation Management and Youth Leadership, Department of

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Office: W 433 TNRB
Phone: 801-422-3381
Email: widmer@byu.edu
Expertise:
  • Therapeutic Recreation
Research:
  • Leisure Behavior & Adolescent Development; Effects of Wholesome Recreation on Families with At-risk Youth; Assessment
Education:
  • Ph.D., LEISURE STUDIES/THERAPEUTIC RECREATION, UNIVERSITY OF UTAH, 1993
  • MA, RECREATIONAL ADMINISTRATION, BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY, 1990
  • BA, PHILOSOPHY, BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY, 1988
Group Affiliations:
  • Family Recreation - Primary
  • Therapeutic Recreation - Primary
  • Wilderness Medical Society - Primary
  • HEPE - Tertiary
Selected Publications:
  • "Adventure Recreation and the Character Strength of Persistence," Abstracts from the Symposium on Leisure Research NRPA, Ashburn, VA, October, 2008    V I E W   A B S T R A C T
  • "The leisure diagnostic battery computer software," October, 2008    V I E W   A B S T R A C T
  • "Creating a good life: The case for seeking challenge in personal and family recreation.," Fitness and lifestyles management BYU Academic Publishing, Provo, Vincent, W. & Davidson, L., 2008    V I E W   A B S T R A C T
  • "Tort liability in therapeutic recreation.," Therapeutic Recreation Journal Volume 3, Issue 42, Pages 163-171, July, 2008    V I E W   A B S T R A C T
  • "Adventure recreation and adolescent identity Development.," Abstracts from the Leisure Research Symposium (Seattle, WA). October, 2006    
  • "Rafting, backpacking, mountain biking and the Aristotelian good life: Effects of a wilderness program on at-risk adolescents.," Abstracts from the Leisure Research Symposium (Seattle, WA). October, 2006    
  • "The attributes of effective camp counselors: Changing youths perspectives on being Cool.," Abstracts from the Symposium on Experiential Education Research. October, 2006    
  • "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 59-68, April, 2006    
  • "Increasing and generalizing self-efficacy: Effects of wilderness guide training on academic efficacy," Leisure Research Symposium Abstracts Volume 2005, Pages 65, National Recreation and Park Association, Ashburn, Virginia 20148, October, 2005    V I E W   A B S T R A C T
  • "Wholesome Family Recreation," Creating home as a sacred center: Principles for everyday living Edition First Edition, Volume Creating Home as A Sacred Center: Principles for Everyday Living, BYU Academic Publishing, Provo, Klein, S. Rand E. J. Hill (Eds.), January, 2005    
  • "Grubs and Grasshoppers: The Influence of Challenging Recreation on the Collective Efficacy of Families with At-Risk Youth," Family Relations Volume 53, Pages 326-333, January, 2004    
  • "Fitness and lifestyle management,," Edition 1, Brigham Young University, Provo, George, James, April, 2004    
Experience:
   Teaching
  • Assistant Professor, Kent State University, 1993-1995
Awards:
  • Annual Faculty Research Award , College of Health and Human Performance , 1999