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Dr. David Scott
- Professor Emeritus
- Email:
- dscott@tamu.edu
- Resume/CV
- Undergraduate Education
- B.A., Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 1977
- Graduate Education
- M.S., Penn State University, State College, PA, 1982
- Ph.D., Penn State University, State College, PA, 1990
- Awards
- 2011, Theodore and Franklin Roosevelt Award for Excellence in Recreation and Park Research, National Recreation and Park Association
- 2010, Vice Chancellor’s Award in Excellence for Graduate Teaching, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Texas A&M University
- 2008, Elected as Member of the American Academy for Park and Recreation Administration
- 2007, Elected as Fellow to the Academy of Leisure Sciences
- 2006, Elected as Board Member of the Society of Park and Recreation Educators
- 2001, Awarded Partners in Learning, Award of Excellence, Department of Student Life, Services for Students with Disabilities, Texas A&M University
- 1995 – 1996 Awarded Center of Teaching Excellence Scholar for the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Texas A&M University
- 1994, Winner of American Academy of Park and Recreation Administration’s Willard E. Sutherland award for paper published in the Journal of Park and Recreation Administration (“Time scarcity and its implications for leisure behavior and leisure delivery”)
- Courses Taught
- RPTS 340 Recreation, Parks, Tourism and Diverse Populations
- RPTS 601 Interrelationships of Recreation and Leisure Concepts
Specialty
Sociology of leisure and community parks and recreation
Other Professional Experience
Editor, Journal of Leisure Research (2001-2007); Manager of Research and Program Evaluation, Cleveland Metroparks (1991 – 1994); Director of Intramural Sports, Baylor University (1982 – 1985)
Research Direction
Leisure social worlds; Serious leisure and recreation specialization; Leisure constraints and non-participation; Use of urban parks and natural resource areas; Human dimensions of wildlife watching