Program Faculty

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    Experience and Areas of Expertise in the Field:

    • Coordinator, FSU Graduate and Undergraduate Recreation and Sport 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 program 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:

  • 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.

  
  

  Dr. Barrett In the News:

  Dr. Martin Barrett recently attended the College Sport Research Institute (CSRI) Conference

  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. Curtis Clemens

Assistant Professor, Recreation and Sport 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 Sport 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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    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 Therapeutic Recreation Specialist, and Certified Park and Recreation Professional for over 20 years.

    Personal Hobbies

    Skiing, hiking, knitting, and reading.