Students in the Experience Design and Management program learn how to: plan, implement, and evaluate recreational experiences. They also learn how to: apply key leadership skills to event and venue management (crowd management, capital improvement, booking, rental rates, housekeeping, event coordination, promotion, contracts, signage, second experience, press relations, box office, etc). The name of the department was changed in September 2017 from Department of Recreation Management to Department of Experience Design and Management.

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Theses/Dissertations from 2016

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Examining Intrinsic Motivation and Holistic Functioning: The Role of Therapeutic Recreation in Residential Substance Use Treatment, Damien Christopher Cavanaugh

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Recreation at Work: More than Fun and Games?, Andrew Lacanienta

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Decision Making in the Backcountry While Carrying a Cellular Phone, Quinn S. Linford

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Extreme Sports: A Study of Free-Solo Rock Climbers, Jacob Ray Sparks

Theses/Dissertations from 2015

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Authoritative Coaching: Building Youth Through Athletics, Christian S. Brinton

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Marital Leisure Satisfaction: Investigating Comparative Skill Levels Within Marital Leisure Activities, Benjamin Dayley

Theses/Dissertations from 2014

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Leisure Defined by Free Choice: Ugandan Women's Perceptions of Leisure, Emilie Adams

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Inclusive Recreation: The Malleability of Attitudes Toward Disability Through Peer Interaction, Megan Fort

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Do I Date My Dance Partner: An Examination of Marital Satisfaction Among Serious Leisure Participants in Partner Dancing, Sara Alexandra Hyde

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Examining Academic Performance of Polynesian Student-Athletes Using the Theory of Planned Behavior, Sierra Terina Keung

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Study Abroad as a Transformative Experience: Measuring Transformative Learning Phases and Outcomes, Garrett Anderson Stone

Theses/Dissertations from 2013

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The Mediating Effects of Autonomy, Competence, and Relatedness during Couple Leisure on the Relationship between Total Couple Leisure Satisfaction and Marital Satisfaction, Miriam Puerta Amato

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Personality and Performance: An Examination of Relationships Between Personality,Character Traits, and Performance Among Wilderness Field Guides, John David Bishoff

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Meaningful Learning Experiences: The Influence of Group-based Adventure Recreation on Behavioral Addiction Treatment, Robert LeVon Henderson

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European Emerging Adults in the Context of Free Time and Leisure, Eric K. Layland

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Canadian Family Leisure, Family Functioning, and Family Satisfaction: A Family Perspective, Shaun C. Nua

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I Tie Flies in My Sleep: An Autoethnographic Examination of Recreation and Reintegration for a Veteran with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Warren D. Price

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The Contribution of Family Leisure to Family Functioning and Family Satisfaction Among Urban Russian Families, Mikale N. Williamson

Theses/Dissertations from 2012

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A Qualitative Exploration of Family Strength and Unity in Family Crucibles, Taralyn Clark

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Value of Bundled Recreation Amenities in Southern Arizona Communities: A Hedonic Pricing Approach, Eliza Ann Hoffman

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Spousal Connectedness and Information and Communication Technology Use, Chelsea Elizabeth Hutchings

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A Qualitative Analysis of a Corporate Adventure Program, Kimberly Molyneux

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The School-Based Family: Coaches and Teachers as Parental Figures for Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Ugandan Schools, Angela Warren

Theses/Dissertations from 2011

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The Relationship between Media in the Home and Family Functioning in Context of Leisure, Camilla J. Hodge

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Adaptation of an Adolescent Coping Assessment for Outdoor Adventure, Melissa S. Russell

Theses/Dissertations from 2010

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Addressing Posttraumatic Stress Among Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans and Their Significant Others: An Intervention Utilizing Sport and Recreation, Jessie L. Bennett

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The Relationship Between Family Recreation and Relatedness in Children and Their Families, Kristen Berrett

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Contributions of Father Involvement in Family Leisure to Family Functioning, Lydia Anne Buswell

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A Consumer-based Evaluation of a Family Camp, Christine Davis Covey

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The Relationship Between Identity Development and Family History Knowledge, Clive Gordon Haydon

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Fortifying Leisure: A Qualitative Investigation of Family Leisure in Uganda, Rachel Adams McGovern

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Influences on Active Family Leisure and Its Relationship to Obesity, Shallie Marlene Taylor

Theses/Dissertations from 2009

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Marital Satisfaction among Married Couples in which One or Both Members Play a Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game (MMORPG), A Michelle Elton Ahlstrom

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Exploring Calvin and Hobbes: Comic Strip Illuminates Issues Surrounding Family Recreation, Christijan D. Draper

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Pornography as a Leisure Behavior: An Investigation of Pornography Use and Leisure Boredom, Casey B. Schenk

Theses/Dissertations from 2008

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Work is Fun: The Phenomenon of Boys Enjoying Work in a Camp Setting, Zina Lenore Bennion

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Contribution of Family Leisure to Family Functioning Among Families with Adolescents in Mental Health Treatment, Jasmine Aileen Nutter

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Paid Volunteerism: The Effects of Monetary Rewards on University Students' Intrinsic Motivation to Participate in a Volunteerism Activity, Derence W. Walk

Theses/Dissertations from 2007

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An Examination of the Relationship Between Family Leisure Satisfaction and Satisfaction with Family Life, Joel Ryan Agate

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Contributions of Family Leisure to Family Functioning Among Families That Include Children With Developmental Disabilities, Dorthy Clara Hornberger Dodd

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An Examination of the Relationship between Family Leisure that Includes Physical Activity and Family Functioning, Joaquin Fenollar

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Family Leisure Involvement and Family Functioning in Samoa, Irene Dora Annandale Fotu

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Contributions of Family Leisure to Family Functioning Among Single-Parent Families, Laurel Beth Hornberger

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Constructive Enabling: Applying a Wilderness Skills Intervention to Support the Therapeutic Change Process of Adolescent Females in Residential Treatment, Brian K. Malcarne

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An Examination of Family Skiing and Its Relationship to Family Functioning, Peggy Lynne Philbrick

Theses/Dissertations from 2006

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An Examination of the Relationship Between Adventure Recreation and Adolescent Identity Development, Mathew David Duerden

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An Examination of the Relationship between Family of Origin Rituals and Young Adult Attachment Style, Melissa Monell Homer

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An Examination of Nonresident Fathers' Leisure Patterns, Leisure Constraints, Leisure Facilitators, and Satisfaction with Leisure Involvement during Parenting Time with their Children, Alisha Tengelsen Swinton

Theses/Dissertations from 2005

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The Contribution of Couple Leisure Involvement, Leisure Time and Leisure Satisfaction to Marital Satisfaction, Heather Ann Johnson

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Family Deepening: A Qualitative Inquiry into the Experience of Families Who Participate in Service Missions, Alexis A. Palmer

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An Exploratory Study on the Impact of Applied Ancestry on At-Risk Youth in a Wilderness Therapy Program Setting, Elisa M. Rancie

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An Examination of Family Communication within the Core and Balance Model of Family Leisure Functioning, Kevin M. Smith

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Praying, Playing and Happy Families: An Examination of the Relationship Between Family Religiosity, Family Recreation, and Family Functioning, Sarah Taylor

Theses/Dissertations from 2004

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Family Differentiation, Family Recreation, and Symptoms of Eating Disorders, Birgitta Lynne Baker

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An Examination of Perceptions for Family Acculturation, Family Leisure Involvement, and Family Functioning among Mexican-Americans, Owen D. Christenson

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An Examination of the Meaning of Family Recreational Storytelling among Parents and their Adult Children, Kelly Gagalis-Hoffman

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Body Image and Beliefs About Appearance: Maternal Influences and Resulting Constraints on Leisure of College-Age Women, Toni Liechty

Theses/Dissertations from 1995

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Adolescents' Use of Discretionary Time: A Time Use Study of the Central Utah Area, Rebecca Hirschi

Theses/Dissertations from 1988

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A History of the Men's Intramural Program at Brigham Young University, David A. Brown