JIM SIBTHORP, PhD portrait
  • Professor, Parks, Recreation & Tourism

Professional Service

  • Association of Experiential Education. Journal Advisory Committee, Editorial Advisory Board. 01/2009 - present
  • Leisure Sciences. Associate Editor. 02/2004 - present
  • Coalition for Education in the Outdoors. Role: Associate Editor. Journal of Research in Outdoor Education. 01/08/2004 - present

Internal Service

  • University Promotion and Tenure Advisory Committee . 07/2011 - 07/01/2014. University service.
  • Director of Graduate Studies. 07/01/2011 - present. Department service.
  • Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism Coordinator of Adventure and Outdoor Programs Emphasis. 07/2010 - 05/14/2016. University service.
  • University Personnel and Elections Committee. 07/2009 - 07/01/2011. University service.
  • University Academic Senate . 07/2008 - 07/2011. University service.

Honors & Awards

  • Senior Investigator Award. University of Utah College of Health, 05/01/2020
  • Outstanding Educator Award of Health Sciences Graduate Students. Academy of Health Science Educators, 04/2018
  • Distinguished Researcher Award. Association for Experiential Education, 11/10/2017
  • Hedley S. Dimock Award. American Camp Association, 02/10/2016
  • Visiting Scholar. Erasmus Mundus, 10/01/2015
  • Fellow. Academy of Leisure Sciences, 09/16/2015
  • Eppley Alumni Award. Indiana University, 10/2013
  • Mentor Award. College of Health, 05/2008