Biography
After 22 years directing recreational therapy services in community-based recreation and summer camp facilities for individuals with disabilities and their families in Connecticut, Pennsylvania and New Hampshire, Ann returned to Temple University in 2004. She joined the Institute on Disabilities with Pennsylvania's Initiative on Assistive Technology, the state AT Act Program, as assistant director, and a teaching adjunct in the recreational therapy (RT) program. In 2012, she accepted a full-time faculty position with the RT program. She has also taught at West Chester University and the University of New Hampshire. In addition to her passion for teaching, she is also a long-time instructor and coach in various adapted sports and still teaches adapted skiing every weekend with the PA Center for Adapted Sports at Camelback Mountain in the Poconos.
Education
- MEd, Recreation and Leisure Studies, Temple University
- BS, Therapeutic Recreation, University of Southern Maine
Courses Taught
Number |
Name |
Level |
---|---|---|
RCTH 0813 |
Disability Identity in Contemporary Society |
Undergraduate |
RCTH 2103 |
Foundations of Recreational Therapy Practice |
Undergraduate |
RCTH 2203 |
Assistive Technology in Recreation |
Undergraduate |
RCTH 4000 |
Special Topics in Disabilities, Recreation and Leisure |
Undergraduate |
RCTH 4185 |
Internship II in Recreational Therapy |
Undergraduate |
RCTH 5261 |
Disability Seminar on Developmental Disabilities and Mental Health Conditions |
Graduate |
RCTH 5315 |
Social Engagement and Community Participation in Recreational Therapy |
Graduate |