PEREC Banner Top
Future Students                    Current Students                    Faculty/Staff                    Alumni                    Directory
PEREC Banner Bottom

Steve Spencer

Print this page
Title: Professor - Ed.D.

E-Mail:
steve.spencer@wku.edu
Office: Diddle Arena 2023
Phone:
(270) 745-6073
Fax: (270) 745-3592

Courses taught:
  • PE 300 - Leisure Time Outdoor Pursuits
  • REC 200 - Introduction to Recreation
  • REC 235 - Outdoor Recreation Skills
  • REC 332 - Outdoor Education
  • REC 335 - Outdoor Skills - Land 
  • REC 337 - Outdoor Skills - Water
  • REC 432 - Recreation Resource Management
  • REC 437 - Outdoor Expedition
  • REC 523 - Theoretical Foundations of Recreation & Sport
  • REC 530 - Independent Investigations in Research
  • REC 590 - Practicum 

Field Experience:

  • Experiential education advocate -- outdoor teaching activities include: canoeing, camping, archery, firearms, backpacking, hunter education (KDFWR), Project Wild, Project Learning Tree, and Project Wet.
  • Whitewater Canoe Instructor, Instructor Trainer
  • Wilderness Education Association Instructor
  • Leave No Trace Master Educator
  • Program Director, Springfield, Missouri, YMCA.
  • Assistant Football Coach, University of Missouri, Columbia; Missouri State University.
  • Athletic Director and Head Football Coach, Catholic High School, Springfield, Missouri.
Areas of research interest:
  • Conservation Education
  • Environmental Education
  • Outdoor Tourism Development 

Links Of Interest