Ramon B. Zabriskie

Recreation Management and Youth Leadership, Department of

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Office: 273N RB
Phone: 801-422-1667
Email: zabriskie@byu.edu
Expertise:
  • Disability Awareness/Inclusion
  • Family Recreation
  • FlyFishing
  • Research in Dance
  • Therapeutic Recreation
Education:
  • PHD, Leisure Behavior, Therapeutic Recreation, Family Studies, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, 2000
  • MA, Recreation Mngt & Youth Ldrsship, Therapeutic Recreation, Brigham Young University, 1993
  • BS, Recreation Mngt &Youth Ldrship, Therapeutic Recreation, Brigham Young University, 1989
Group Affiliations:
  • Family Recreation - Primary
  • Therapeutic Recreation - Primary
  • Youth & Family Recreation - Primary
Selected Publications:
  • "An Examination of the Relationship between Family leisure Satisfaction and Satisfaction with Family Life.," 2008 Strengthening Families, Youth and Communities Conference Proceedings Pages T-3., April, 2008    
  • "Family Recreation: Its More than Just Fun and Games.," 2008 Strengthening Families, Youth and Communities Conference Proceedings Pages E-23., April, 2008    
  • "Family Leisure Involvement and Family Functioning In Samoa.," Abstracts from the 2008 Leisure Research Symposium Pages 57 - 59, National Recreation and Park Association, Ashburn, VA, October, 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, October, 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, October, 2008    
  • "Accreditation: The quest for educational quality.," Professional issues in therapeutic recreation: On competence and outcomes Edition 2nd, Sagamore Publishing, Champaign, IL, N. Stumbo, October, 2008    
  • "Nonresident fathers leisure patterns during parenting time with their children.," Fathering Volume 6, Issue 3, Pages 205-225, July, 2008    
  • "Influence of adapted sport on quality of life: Perceptions of athletes with cerebral palsy.," Disability and Rehabilitation Issue iFirst article, Pages 1-9, June, 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, April, 2008    
  • "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, September, 2007    
  • "Modeling family leisure, communication, functioning, leisure satisfaction, and satisfaction with family life: A national study.," Abstracts from the 2007 Symposium on Leisure Research Pages 242 - 245., National Recreation and Park Association., Ashburn, VA, October, 2007    
  • "Family recreation: A key to family wellness.," Ys choices: BYUs Wellness Program Newsletter Pages 1-4, June, 2007    
  • "Rituals and Relationships: Examining the Relationship between Family of Origin Rituals and Young Adult Attachment.," Marriage and Family Review Volume 42, Issue (1), Pages 5-28, January, 2007    
  • "Family deepening: A qualitative inquiry into the experience of families who participate in service expeditions.," Journal of Leisure Research Volume 39, Issue (3), Pages 438-458, July, 2007    
  • "Praying, playing, and successful families: The relationship between family religiosity, family leisure, and family functioning.," Marriage and Family Review Volume 42, Issue (2), Pages 51-75, April, 2007    
  • "An examination of the relationship between family of origin rituals and young adult attachment," Abstracts from the 2006 Symposium on Leisure Research Pages 12, National Recreation and Park Association, Ashburn, VA, September, 2006    
  • "The contribution of couple leisure involvement, leisure time, and leisure satisfaction to marital satisfaction.," Marriage and Family Review Volume 40, Issue (1), Pages 69-91, January, 2006    
  • "Accreditation in therapeutic recreation.," Therapeutic recreation education: Challenges and changes National Therapeutic Recreation Society., Ashburn, VA, M. Carter & J. Folkerth (Eds.),, September, 2006    
  • "Family acculturation, family leisure involvement, and family functioning among Mexican-Americans.," Journal of Leisure Research Volume 38, Issue (4), Pages 475-495, October, 2006    
  • "Exploring the athletic identity of elite alpine skiers with disabilities.," Journal of Sport Behavior. Volume 29, Issue (2), Pages 1-16, April, 2006    
  • "Body image and beliefs about appearance: Constraints on the leisure of college-age and middle-age women.," Leisure Sciences: An Interdisciplinary Journal. Volume 28, Issue (4), Pages 311-330, October, 2006    
  • "Quality of life and identity: The benefits of a community-based therapeutic recreation and adaptive sports program.," Therapeutic Recreation Journal Volume 39, Issue (3), Pages 176-191, July, 2006    
  • "Abstracts from the ATRA 2005 Research Institute," American Therapeutic Recreation Association, Alexandria, VA, Zabriskie, R & Jansen, M., September, 2005    
  • "Family and personal leisure perspectives from LDS fathers and mothers: Implications for service provision.," Book of Abstracts: 11th Canadian Congress on Leisure Research  CDROM. The Recreation and Tourism Research Institute., Nanaimo, British Columbia, September, 2005    
  • "Family Deepening: A qualitative inquiry into families who participate in family service missions.," Abstracts from the 2005 Symposium on Leisure Research Pages 57, National Recreation and Park Association, Ashburn, VA, October, 2005    
  • "The influence of family routines on the youth-parent relationship.," Abstracts from the 2005 Symposium on Leisure Research Pages 59, National Recreation and Park Association., Ashburn, VA;, October, 2005    
  • "Wholesome family recreation.," Creating home as a sacred center: Principles for everyday living BYU Academic Publishing., Provo, UT:, In S. R. Klein & E. J. Hill (Eds.), January, 2005    
  • "Quality of life and identity: The benefits of a community-based therapeutic recreation and adaptive sports program.," Therapeutic Recreation Journal Volume 39, Issue 3, Pages 176-191, November, 2005    
  • "Family leisure functioning in single-parent families: A preliminary study.," Proceedings from the Annual Conference of the National Council on Family Relations November, 2004    
  • "The effects of an intramural wheelchair sports program on disability awareness among college students.," Abstracts from the 2004 ATRA Research Institute Pages 17-20, April, 2004    
  • "Family functioning and leisure in single-parent families.," Abstracts from the 2004 Symposium on Leisure Research Pages 53, 2004    
  • "Body image and beliefs about appearance:Maternal influences and resulting constraints on leisure of college aged women.," Abstracts from the 2004 Symposium on Leisure Research Pages 28, July, 2004    
  • "Traditional marriages, non-traditional leisure: A qualitative inquiry into the leisure of LDS (Mormon) men.," Abstracts from the 2004 Symposium on Leisure Research Pages 22, July, 2004    
  • "An examination of therapeutic recreation internships: The university perspective.," Annual in Therapeutic Recreation Volume 13, October, 2004    
  • "Contributions of family leisure to family functioning among transracial adoptive families.," Adoption Quarterly Volume 7, Issue 3, Pages 49-77, 2004    
  • "Parent and child perspectives of family leisure involvement and satisfaction with family life.," Journal of Leisure Research Volume 35, Issue (2), Pages 163-189, April, 2003    
  • "Leisure and family functioning in adoptive families: Implications for therapeutic recreation.," Therapeutic Recreation Journal Volume 37, Issue (1), Pages 73-93, January, 2003    
  • "A refocus on family," Therapeutic Recreation Journal Volume 37, Issue (1), Pages 15-17, January, 2003    
  • "Program evaluation: Collecting data to measure outcomes," Outcomes in therapeutic recreation Venture, State College, PA, N. J. Stumbo (Ed.), April, 2003    
  • "Measurement basics: A must for TR practitioners today," Therapeutic Recreation Journal Volume 37, Issue 4, Pages 330-338, October, 2003    
  • "Family," The Encyclopedia of Leisure and Outdoor Recreation Routledge, J. Jenkins & J. Pigram (Eds.), October, 2003    
Awards:
  • Excellence in Teaching Award , College of Health and Human Performance, Brigham Young University , 2005
  • Department Excellence in Teaching Award , Department of Recreation Management & Youth Leadership, BrighamYoung University , 2005
  • Young Scholar Award , Brigham Young University , 2004
  • Excellence in Research Award , College of Health and Human Performance, Brigham Young University , 2004
  • Honored by the Student Honor Association for inspiring and encouraging students to live the principles embodied in the Honor Code, , Student Honor Association, Brigham Young University , 2004
Languages:
  • Portuguese