Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism

Daniel L. Dustin, Ph.D., Professor and Chair

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Faculty Position

Professor and Chair

Contact Information

Office: ANNEX 1085
Phone: (801) 585-7560
E-mail: daniel.dustin@health.utah.edu

Degrees

PhD. Education with an emphasis in Recreation and Park Administration, 1977
University of Minnesota

M.S., Resource Planning and Conservation, 1974
University of Michigan

 B.S., Geography, 1968
 University of Michigan

Research Activities/Interests

  • national park policy
  • wilderness policy
  • environmental ethics
  • professional issues
  • academic life

Selected Publications

Wellman, D., Dustin, D.  Henderson, K., and Moore, R. Service Living: Building Community through Public Parks and Recreation. State College, PA: Venture Publishing, Inc., 2008, pp. 132.

Schwab, K. and Dustin, D. "Reflections on Inter-Species Parasitism: A Rejoinder to Gibson, Howard, McDonald, Wellman and Rea." Schole: a Journal of Leisure Studies and Recreation Education, 23, 2008, pp. 23-26.

Dustin, D. and Schwab, K. "Consider the Kirtland's Warbler." Schole: a Journal of Leisure Studies and Recreation Education, 23, 2008, pp. 1-8.

Moseley, B. and Dustin, D. "Teaching as Chaos." College Teaching, 56, 3, Summer 2008, pp. 140-142.

Dustin, D. and Goodale, T. (Eds.) Making a Difference in Academic Life: a Handbook for Park, Recreation and Tourism Educators and Graduate Students. State College, PA: Venture Publishing, Inc., 2007, pp. 314.

Wellman, D., Dustin, D., Sharik, T. and Schleien, S. "Rethinking the Faculty Reward System for Department Chairs." The Department Chair, Vol. 17, No. 1, Summer 2006, pp. 1-3.

Dubrow, G., Moseley, B. and Dustin, D. "Life at Mission Creep U."  Academe, Vol. 92, No. 3, May-June 2006, pp. 24-27.

Dustin, D.  The Wilderness Within: Reflections on Leisure and Life.  3rd Edition. Champaign, IL: Sagamore Publishing, Inc., 2006, pp. 229.

Dustin, D. and Schneider, I. "The Politics of Science/ the Science of Politics: Examining the Snowmobile Controversy in Yellowstone National Park." Environmental Management, Vol. 34, No. 6, December 2004, pp. 761-767.

Dustin, D.  "'Baseball Saved Us': Recreation as Refuge in a World War II Japanese American Prison Camp." Leisure/Loisir: A Journal of the Canadian Association of Leisure Studies, Vol. 27, Nos. 1-2, 2002/2003, pp. 103-113.

Dustin, D., Schneider, I., McAvoy, L., and Frakt, A.  "Cross-Cultural Claims on Devils Tower National Monument: A Case Study." Leisure Sciences, Vol. 24, No. 1, January-March, 2002, pp.79-88.

Dustin, D., More, T., and McAvoy, L.  "The Faithful Execution of Our Public Trust: Fully Funding the National Parks through Taxes. Journal of Park and Recreation Administration, Vol. 18, No. 4, Winter 2000, pp. 93-102.

Courses

PRT 1110 Leisure in Your Life (general education)
PRT 2100 Wilderness in America (general education)
PRT 6800 Seminar in Parks, Recreation, and Tourism