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Michael B. Edwards
Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Recreation, Park and Tourism Sciences
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Texas A&M University
2261 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843
Office: 979-***-**** Cell: 979-***-****
E-mail: abou6v@r.postjobfree.com
EDUCATION
2009 Doctor of Philosophy in Parks, Recreation, and Tourism Management
College of Natural Resources
North Carolina State University
Focus: Youth physical activity and recreation
Support Area: Sociology
Dissertation Title: Place disparities in access to supportive environments for
extracurricular sport and physical
activity in North Carolina middle schools.
Committee: Michael Kanters, Ph.D. (Co-Chair), Jason Bocarro, Ph.D. (Co-Chair), Myron
Floyd, Ph.D., Karla
Henderson, Ph.D., David Brady, Ph.D. (Dept. of Sociology, Duke University)
2006 Master of Arts in Exercise and Sport Science
Concentration: Sport Management
College of Health and Human Performance
East Carolina University
1996 Bachelor of Arts in History
Concentration: History of the American South
College of Arts and Sciences
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
2009PresentAssistant Professor, Department of Recreation, Park and Tourism Sciences
(Youth Development
Program), Texas A&M University
20062009Graduate Research Assistant/Instructor, Department of Parks, Recreation, and
Tourism
Management, North Carolina State University
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Rural youth development; sociological perspectives of youth development; relationship
between physically active
recreation and health outcomes for youth; disparities in access to recreational
opportunities; community environments for
physically active recreation; social capital in racially diverse rural communities;
leisure constraints; research methods;
rural minority youth and outdoor recreation.
HONORS AND AWARDS
2011 Oak Ridge Association of Universities Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award
2011 Texas A&M Fish Camp Namesake
2010 Rho Phi Lambda National Honor Society
2008 Outstanding Parks, Recreation and Tourism Graduate Student, NC State University
2008 Golden Key International Honour Society
2008 Phi Kappa Phi, National Honor Society
2006 Omicron Delta Kappa, National Leadership Honor Society
2006 Ernie Schwartz Fellowship, East Carolina University
2003 Crain s Cleveland Business Forty Under 40
2000 USA Today/Baseball Weekly Appalachian League Executive of the Year
PUBLICATIONS
RESEARCH GRANTS AND FUNDED PROJECTS
Funding Agency Project Title Role in project Amount Term
Oak Ridge Association Texas Children s Time Outdoors: A Principal investigator $5,000
2011-
of Universities Pilot Study 2012
Southwestern Program Evaluation of Southwestern Co-Principal Investigator $36,572 2011-
Conservation Corps Conservation Corps (Co-PI: Mat Duerden) 2012
(Public Lands Service
Coalition)
Active Living Research, Middle school physical activity policy Consultant, Coordinate
$3,500 2011
Robert Wood Johnson analysis (Commissioned analysis) data analysis and
Foundation interpretation (PIs:
Michael Kanters, Jason
Bocarro)
Active Living Research, Development of a community Data analysis consultant $750 2011
Robert Wood Johnson stakeholder park audit tool (PIs: Andrew Kaczynski,
Foundation Sonja W. Stanis)
Texas Department of Replication of Teen Outreach Evaluation Co-Principal $2,500,000
TM
State Health Services Program in communities across Investigator (Co-PI: (Not Funded)
Texas implementing community Kenneth McLeroy)
initiatives for youth development
Active Living Research, Comparative evaluations of Texas Co-Principal Investigator
$200,000
Robert Wood Johnson youth advocacy efforts for active living (Co-PI: Corliss W. Outley)
(Not Funded)
Foundation
Active Living Research, Disparities of place in access to Principal investigator $25,000
2009
Robert Wood Johnson extracurricular school sports and
Foundation physical activity in North Carolina
middle schools
Graduate Research Projects
School Intramural sports and physical activity: A middle school policy intervention,
Spring 2008December 2009
(Active Living Research Kanters, PI). Served as project manager for $200,000 grant from
the Robert Wood Johnson
Foundation. Assisted with the planning and implementation of study design and data
collection.
Investigating Places for Active Recreation in Communities (IPARC), Fall 2007 Assisted
faculty-led research initiative
with research projects; Performed literature searches, data analyses, and assisted with
planning for Active Recreation
Counts summit.
RESEARCH PRESENTATIONS
PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS
Edwards, M. B. (2011, March). Grant writing 101. Youth Development Initiative Annual
Conference, Austin, TX.
Ellis, G. & Edwards, M. B. (2010, June). Grant writing for success. International
Symposium on Society and Resource
Management Student Forum, Corpus Christi, TX.
COURSES TAUGHT
Texas A&M University College Station, TX
RPTS 689: Youth Development in Context (
Spring 2011)
This graduate course focused on the factors that play a role in the development of youth
in the United States and
internationally. This critically analyzed interrelated social, cultural, and
institutional contexts that affect developmental,
preventive, treatment, and rehabilitative services aimed at children and youth.
Particular emphasis was placed on the
theoretical and practical relationships of socio-cultural factors, institutions,
policies, and services for youth. Students
developed critical frameworks for assessing the strengths and weaknesses of the policies,
organizations and delivery of
youth development services based on social science research.
RPTS 374: Management of Programs and Services for Youth (Fall 2009 2010)
This undergraduate writing-intensive course focused on the organizational behavior,
administration, and management of
public and non-profit youth programs and agencies in recreational settings. This course
was designed to examine the
foundations of leadership and management in the context of youth organizations. Topics
included: organizational
structure and culture; strategic planning and evaluation; marketing and communication;
human resource management
and motivation; financial resource development; and budgeting and fiscal management. The
goal of this course was to
provide students with an understanding of the basic principles for managing public and
non-profit youth programs and
organizations.
Mean Course Evaluation: 4.90 (Fall 2010)
4.56 (Fall 2009
)
RPTS 489: Camp Administration (
Fall 2010)
This undergraduate course focused on camp management and administration, emphasizing the
role of organized camping
and camp experiences as an important component of youth development. The purpose of this
course was to help prepare
students for careers in professional camp management and programming through competency
building in several
essential core areas of camp administration. Particular importance was placed on human
resources management,
business and finance, strategic planning, site management and development, health and
safety, innovation, program
planning and evaluation. Additionally, we explored the history of organized camps as a
context for contemporary issues in
camp management.
Mean Course Evaluation: 4.26 (Fall 2010)
North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC
PRT 277:
Social and Cultural Dimensions of Sport (Summer 2007 - 2008)
This undergraduate course examined the development of sport s significance within our
society. The institution of sport
and the sport industry were examined critically with particular focus on the political
and cultural significance of sport and
the relationship between sport, gender, class, ethnicity, health, drugs, violence,
education, economics and life-long
physical activity. This course blended many disciplines, but focused heavily on
sociology, philosophy, history, and social-
psychology.
Mean Course Evaluation: 4.57 (Summer 2007)
Courses as Teaching Assistant
PRT 406:
Recreation and Sport Law (Summer 2007-2008) [Online]
Assisted Michael Kanters, Ph.D. (Associate Professor). This course covers the fundamental
principles of law, especially
tort and contract law, applied to sport and recreation situations, including liability of
personnel in various roles. The
course uses an analysis of common law court decisions in sports contexts well as key
state and federal statutory legislation
such as civil rights and antitrust
PRT 152: Introduction to Parks, Recreation, and Tourism (Spring 2007)
Assisted Jason Bocarro, Ph.D. (Assistant Professor). This course is an introduction to
the professional field of recreation
by presenting the basic principles, fundamentals and concepts of recreation as related to
such factors as recreation history
and objectives, sociological and economic aspects of recreation, leadership qualities and
facility provision; and settings for
organized recreation in modern society.
PRT 200: Leisure Behavior, Health, and Wellness (Fall 2006)
[Online]
Assisted Michael Kanters, Ph.D. (
Associate Professor). Leisure is presented as a lifelong
resource for human satisfaction
and fulfillment; its potential for physical, mental, social and emotional growth and
emotional growth and development of
the individual. Leisure opportunity areas are presented and evaluated.
INVITED SPEECHES AND LECTURES
2011 Texas A&M University, Department of Urban Planning and Landscape Architecture
LAND 689 Active Living Seminar (Topic: Active living in rural areas)
2011 Texas A&M University, Department of Recreation, Park and Tourism Sciences
RPTS 331 Tourism Marketing (Topic: Tourism marketing in non-profit organizations)
2011 Texas A&M University, Department of Health and Kinesiology
SPMT 420 Sports Facility Planning (Topic: Event management at the facility)
2010 Texas A&M University, Department of Recreation, Park and Tourism Sciences
RPTS 370 Youth Development Organizations and Services (Topic: Youth by the numbers)
2010 Texas A&M University, Department of Urban Planning and Landscape Architecture
LAND 689 Active Living Seminar (Topic: Active living in rural areas)
2010 Texas A&M University, Department of Health and Kinesiology
SPMT 420 Sports Facility Planning (Topic: Event management at the facility)
2009 Texas A&M University, Department of Recreation, Park and Tourism Sciences
RPTS 370 Youth Development Organizations and Services (Topic: Youth sport and physical
activity)
2007 North Carolina State University, Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism
Management
PRTM 152 Intro to Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management (Topic: Leisure history)
2006 North Carolina State University, Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism
Management
PRTM 152 Intro to Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management (Topic: Careers in sport
management)
2005 Barton College (NC) Department of Sport Management (Topic: Media relations)
2004 Elon University (NC) Leisure & Sport Management Symposium (Topic: Sponsorship sales)
2003 Lakeland Community College (OH) Management Lecture Series (Topic: Eastlake baseball
project)
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND SERVICE
Association Congress,
Minneapolis, MN (2010)
Planning Committee Member, 2010 Active Living Research Conference
Professional Organization Board Positions
Advisory Board Member, American Camp Association, Texoma Section (2010-Present)
Professional Organization Memberships
Member, Society of Parks and Recreation Educators (2006-Present)
Member, Canadian Association for Leisure Studies (2008)
Member, North American Society of Sport Management (2008-2009)
University and Departmental Service
Member, Undergraduate Committee, Department of Recreation, Park and Tourism Sciences,
Texas A&M
University (2010 Present)
Executive Committee Member, Youth Development Institute, College of Agriculture and
Life Sciences, Texas A&M
University (2009 Present)
Youth Adventure Program, Texas A&M University. Coordinated RPTS Youth Development Day
(2010)
Aggieland Saturday, Texas A&M University. RPTS Faculty Representative (2011)
Rho Phi Lambda National Honor Society, Beta Delta Chapter Faculty Co-Advisor
GRADUATE STUDENT COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
Student Degree Role Exp. Graduation
Shelbie Painter M.Ag. (Ag. Leadership) Member 2013
Karen Melton Ph.D. Chair 2013
Laura Ramirez-Mann M.S. Member 2013
Kate Cromwell M.S. Member 2013
Jordan Daniel Ph.D. Member 2013
Jerrod Johnson M.S. Chair In absentia
Alisa Luckey M.S. (Ag. Leadership) Member 2012
Cameron Spoor M.Ed. (Education Psychology) Member 2012
Marie Bryant M.S. Member 2011
Sam G. Roberson Ph.D. Member 2011
OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2004 - 2007General Manager and Chief Operating Officer, Wilson Tobs Baseball Club,
Wilson, NC
20022004Vice President, Baseball Operations/General Manager, Lake County Captains
Baseball Club,
Eastlake, OH
20002002Vice President, Baseball Operations/General Manager, Columbus RedStixx
Baseball Club,
Columbus, GA
19972000General Manager, Burlington Indians Baseball Club, Burlington, NC
1996-1997Assistant General Manager, Burlington Indians Baseball Club, Burlington, NC
1996Director, Stadium Operations, Meridian Brakemen Club, Meridian, MS
1995Operations Manager, Mobile BaySharks Baseball, Mobile, AL
1994Intern, Burlington Indians Baseball Club, Burlington, NC
1991-1992 Game Day Operations, Carolina Mudcats Baseball Club, Zebulon, NC
1987-1988Camp Counselor, Camp Tuscarora BSA, Bentonville, NC
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