Theresa Herrick, Ph.D.
Professor
Recreation and Park Administration
Williamson Hall Room 202
1205 N. El Paso
Russellville, AR 72801
Phone: 479-968-0386
Fax: 479-968-0600
Email: therrick@atu.edu
EDUCATION
- Ph.D. Recreation Resource Management and Planning, Clemson University
- M.S. Forestry, University of Missouri at Columbia
- B.S. Recreation (Emphases in Outdoor and Therapeutic Recreation), Missouri State University
WORK EXPERIENCE
- Park Ranger and Assistant Park Superintendent, Arkansas State Parks, 1982-83
- Recreation Technician, Mark Twain National Forest, 1980
- Instructor, School of Forestry, Fisheries and Wildlife, University of Missouri at
Columbia, 1980-81
- Recreation Therapist, Missouri Department of Mental Health, 1977-79
COURSES TAUGHT
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
- National Recreation and Park Association
- Arkansas Recreation and Park Association
- Arkansas Therapeutic Recreation Society
- Council on Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Education (CHRIE)
RESEARCH INTERESTS
- River Recreation Research
- Visual Quality Assessment
- Forest-based Tourism
- Community Tourism Development
- Extraordinary Water Resources
- Use of Geographic Information System (GIS) in Natural Resource Planning and Management
