Program Faculty

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    Experience and Areas of Expertise in the Field:

    • Coordinator, FSU Graduate and Undergraduate Recreation and Parks Management Programs
    • Conducted extensive research work in various settings focusing on natural resource recreation planning and management, including studies at Retezat National Park in Romania and El Yunque National Forest in Puerto Rico.
    • Extensive experience working with various non-profit organizations (e.g. Romanian Scout Organization, Multiple Sclerosis Organization, Habitat for Humanity, Home Ground, Evergreen Heritage Center).
    • Collaborated on various projects with the recreation and parks department for the City of Frostburg and the City of Cumberland. Served on the Advisory Board for the Cumberland Parks and Recreation Department and Savage River State Forest, MD.
    • Experience in marketing, provided consulting services for two ecotourism agencies in Romania.
    • Graduate Assistant at the University of Florida and Central Michigan University.

     

    Areas of Interest:

    Outdoor recreation and community and ecological well-being; management of visitors, concessionaires, and tourism in parks and protected areas; community engagement in natural resource planning and management; marketing of ecotourism and nature-based tourism destinations.

    Focus Areas:

    Community Recreation, Natural Resources Recreation Planning and Management, and Ecotourism.

    
    
    
    

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    Experience and Areas of Expertise in the Field:

    • Professor of Recreation and Parks Management at FSU
    • Began career with Girl Scouts as a water front staff member.
    • Attended Radford University for undergraduate in Recreation.
    • Several years later earned a Master's Degree in Recreation and Leisure Services.
    • Worked as a recreation therapist with people who had developmental disabilities and as Professional Boy Scout in the Washington, DC beltway communities.
    • Worked 9 years for the Department of the Army in Germany and Virginia running recreation centers and outdoor recreation programs.

    Areas of Interest:

    Extensive experience with military recreation, Department of Army International experience in the field of recreation, Europe and Germany experience in the field as a certified recreation therapist, Certified Park and Recreation Professional for over 20 years.

    Focus Areas:

    Special Events, Planning, Service Learning, Research and Leadership

    
    
    

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    Experience and Areas of Expertise in the Field:

    • Assistant Professor of Sport Management at FSU
    • Published research on sport and (environmental) sustainability in a range of peer-reviewed journals including Sustainability, Journal of Applied Sport Management, and Event Management.
    • Prior to FSU, served as a Graduate Research and Teaching Assistant at North Carolina State University in the Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management.
    • Worked for over 10 years in sport and physical activity development in England and Wales, including the positions of Sport and Physical Activity Relationship Manager for Trafford Council, Senior Regional Officer for Sport Wales, and Sport Development Manager for Lillehshall National Sports and Conferencing Centre.

    
    

    Areas of Interest:

    Sport and social change; sport and sustainability; consumer behavior in sport; leisure behavior of immigrant populations.

    Focus Areas:

    Sport and social change; consumer behavior in sport; sport and sustainability.

    Personal Hobbies:

    Playing and watching sports (cricket, golf, football, American football, basketball), and traveling with family.

Dr. Tinelle Bustam

Adjunct Faculty, Department of Recreation and Parks Management

Email: tbustam@frostburg.edu

Degrees:

University of Florida, Ph.D. Natural Resources Recreation
Dr. Bustam's CV

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  Experience and Areas of Expertise in the Field:

  • Assistant Director, Recreation, Tourism, and Public Services, USDA Forest Service, National Office, Washington D.C.
  • District Ranger, USDA Forest Service, Colville National Forest, Republic Ranger District, WA.
  • Past positions with the USDA Forest Service include Forest Public Services Staff Officer, El Yunque National Forest, PR, District Ranger (detail), Los Padres National Forest, CA, Forest Recreation Program Manager, Six Rivers National Forest, CA, and District Recreation and Lands Staff Officer, Lassen National Forest, CA.
  • Instructed undergraduate courses at the University of Florida.
  • Served as the Recreation Coordinator for the city of Concord, NH.
  • Worked as a residential administrator for Abrio Youth and Family Services, AZ.

  Focus Areas:

  Recreation Planning and Management, Ecotourism, Partnerships and Leadership.

   

  Personal Hobbies:

  White-water paddling, skiing, and traveling with my husband.

   

Dr. Curtis Clemens

Assistant Professor, Department of Recreation and Parks Management

Office: Education and Health Sciences Center 419
Telephone: 301.687.3205

Email: cbclemens@frostburg.edu

Degrees: PhD in Health, Leisure, and Human Performance from Oklahoma State University; Master's in Education of Divergent Learning from Columbia College; Bachelors in Recreation and Leisure Studies from Winona State University

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  Experience and Areas of Expertise in the Field:

  • Assistant Professor in Recreation and Parks Management at Frostburg State University
  • Initiated career by working with incarcerated teens, utilizing outdoor education for positive community reintegration.
  • Nearly two decades of experience facilitating, training, and inspecting high and low-rope programming and facilities.
  • Former Assistant Director of adventure-based programming, leading outdoor adventures and expeditions for various age groups
  • Level II Leave No Trace trainer, First Aid/CPR/AED trainer, and Wilderness and Remote First Aid trainer.
  • Excessive Christmas fanatic (will Griswald the holiday).

   

  Education:

  • PhD in Health, Leisure, and Human Performance from Oklahoma State University
  • Master's in Education of Divergent Learning from Columbia College
  • Bachelors in Recreation and Leisure Studies from Winona State University

   

  Areas of Interest:

  • Outdoor recreational conflict and crowding management
  • Outdoor education and recreational programming
  • Team building and group initiatives.

   

  Areas of Focus:

  • Recreational Programming
  • Recreational Leadership
  • Interpretive Programming

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    Currently Teaching

    RECR 384 Special Event Management

    Areas of Expertise

    Event Planning

    Current Job

    Director of Student Activities and Fraternity and Sorority Life
    
    

    Personal Hobbies

    Reading and going to my kids activities

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    Areas of Expertise

    Recreation & Parks Administration & Management,  Event Planning & Management,  Park & Facility Design, Planning, Construction Management,  Park & Facility Management, Maintenance, & Operation  Aquatic Facility Management, Maintenance, & Operation , Anatomy & Physiology, Strength & Conditioning (NSCA, CSCS;1996-2008)

    Currently Teaching

    RECR 652—Fiscal Management in Recreation, Parks, and Sport Management

    Current Position

    Director of Parks & Recreation, City of Frostburg (2000 - Current) and
    Adjunct Instructor, FSU Dept. of Kinesiology & Recreation (2009 - Current)

    Personal Hobbies

    Working out, sports, cooking, home improvement/repair