Dr. Jerry Jordan, CTRS

Rank: Associate Professor, Associate member of the Graduate Faculty

Degrees:

• Doctor of Education - Temple University (1979). Dissertation: A Task Analysis of the Role Function of Therapeutic Recreation Leaders
• Master of Science in HPER - University of Oklahoma (1969). Thesis: The Relative Effects of Chlorpromazine on Weight, Caloric Intake, and Exercise in Male Albino Rat
• Bachelor of Science in HPER - Central State University (1966)

Work Experience:

• Faculty member and administrator at OSU since 1984
• Faculty member and administrator at Temple University
• Assistant Director and Therapeutic Recreation Specialist for the Bureau of Research and Training in Mental Health for the State of Pennsylvania
• Therapeutic Recreation Specialist, Eastern Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute
• Director of Recreational Therapy, Central State Community Mental Health Center
• Recreational Therapist, Central State Hospital, Norman, Oklahoma
• Recreation Specialist, Special Services, Fort Sill, Oklahoma

Research Interests:

• Therapeutic recreation outcomes
• Non-profit management

Publications:

• Project Director for 10 federal grants; 3 contracts, 1 foundation grant, 3 OSU grants
• Project Co-Director for 3 federal grants and one private foundation grant
• Twenty-two publications (primarily technical reports resulting from grants and/or consultative services)

Presentations:

• More than 50 national and state professional and research presentations

Selected Professional Service:

• Executive Director - American Humanics, Oklahoma State University
• Co-Executive Director - Therapeutic Recreation Association of Oklahoma
• Board of Directors, National Council on Therapeutic Recreation Certification
• National Certification Review Board, Therapeutic Recreation
• Board of Directors, National Consortium on Physical Education and Recreation for the Handicapped
• Co-Editor, Therapeutic Recreation Journal

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