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Dr. Raymond Poff, Ph.D.
Associate Professor / Nonprofit Administration Coordinator
Office: E.A. Diddle Arena 2042
Phone: (270) 745-2498
Email: raymond.poff@wku.edu
Website: http://www.wku.edu/flyfishing/
Courses
REC 200 Introduction to Recreation
REC 220 Understanding the Nonprofit Sector
REC 402 Fiscal Practices in Recreation
REC 406 Recreation Administration
REC 420 Introduction to Commercial Recreation and Tourism
REC 494 Nonprofit Conference
REC 496 Nonprofit Internship
Research
Selected Publications:
Poff, R., & Zabriskie, R. (2011). Family leisure outcomes: Developing a new instrument. Abstracts from the 2011 Leisure Research Symposium. National Recreation and Park Association.
Poff, R., Zabriskie, R., & Townsend, J. (2010). Modeling family leisure and related family constructs: A national study of U.S. parent and youth perspectives. Journal of Leisure Research, 42(3), pp. 365-391.
Poff, R. A., Zabriskie, R. B., & Townsend, J. A. (2010). Australian family leisure: Modeling parent and youth data. Annals of Leisure Research, 13(3), pp. 420-438.
Agate, J. R., Zabriskie, R. B., Agate, S. T., & Poff, R. (2009). Family leisure satisfaction and satisfaction with family life. Journal of Leisure Research, 41(2), pp. 205-223.
Poff, R. A., Blacketer, A. N., & Nunnally, M. L. (Archive Eds.) (2008). Association of Outdoor Recreation and Education Conference Proceedings and Research Symposium Abstracts: 1984-2007. Whitmore Lake, MI: Association of Outdoor Recreation and Education. http://www.aore.org/ (members area).
Poff, R. A., & Webb, D. J. (2007). Outdoor recreation program directory & data/resource guide (4th ed.). Bowling Green, KY.
Poff, R., Stenger-Ramsey, T., & Stuessy, T. (2006). The current status of outdoor recreation programs in the U.S. In J. Turner (Ed.) Proceedings and Research Symposium Abstracts of the 19th Association of Outdoor Recreation and Education (AORE) Conference (pp. 122-126), Boise, ID: Association of Outdoor Recreation and Education.
Poff, R., Larson, B., Spencer, S., & Shimoda, R. (2006). All the rage: Paddle your community into a new type of experience – the whitewater park. Parks and Recreation, 41(2), 38-42.
Selected Presentations:
Poff, R., Stenger-Ramsey, T., Ramsing, R., & Spencer, S. (2012). Outdoor recreation journals: A topical analysis from 2009-2012. 2012 Association of Outdoor Recreation and Education Conference, Snowbird, UT. November 9, 2012.
Hodges, C., Zabriskie, R., & Poff, R. (2012). International family leisure functioning: A comparative study. 2012 Leisure Research Symposium – National Recreation and Park Association Congress, Anaheim, CA. October 17, 2012.
Poff, R. (2012). Families, recreation, and the practitioner: Maximizing the value of family recreation programs. Intermountain Research Symposium held at URPA 2012, Midway, UT. February 29, 2012.
Poff, R., & Zabriskie, R. (2011). Family Leisure Outcomes: Developing a new instrument. 2011 Leisure Research Symposium – National Recreation and Park Association Congress. Atlanta, GA. November 2, 2011.
Poff, R., Zabriskie, R., & Nutter, J. (2010). Testing a New Family Leisure Model: Australian Parents and Children. 2010 Australia & New Zealand Association for Leisure Studies Conference. Brisbane, Australia. February 4, 2010.
Poff, R., & Zabriskie, R., & Nutter, J. (2010). New Zealand Family Leisure: Modeling Parent and Child Perspectives. 2010 Australia & New Zealand Association for Leisure Studies Conference. Brisbane, Australia. February 4, 2010.
Vitae & Education
Ph.D. Leisure Behavior (2001) Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
M.S. Recreation (1997) Major: Recreation Administration, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
B.S. Recreation Management and Youth Leadership (1995) Emphasis: Administration, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT
