University of Southern Maine

Faculty and Staff Listing

David Benjamin Jones

office: G31 Masterton Hall, Portland Campus
e-mail: dbjones@usm.maine.edu
phone/fax: (207) 780-4587/780-4172
address: College of Nursing and Health Professions
University of Southern Maine
96 Falmouth Street
PO Box 9300
Portland, ME 04104-9300

Education

• University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, EdD Leisure Studies and Services, 1989
• University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, M. ed., Recreation, Parks, and Leisure Studies, 1980
• Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, BS Parks and Recreation, 1975 
• Keystone Junior College, LaPlume, PA, AA Liberal Studies, 1972

Professional Experience

• USM, College of Nursing and Health Professions, Associate Professor of Recreation and Leisure Studies, 2000-present; Assistant Professor, 1999-2000
• University of Maine at Presque Isle, Presque Isle, ME, Coordinator of the Recreation and Leisure Department, 1994-1999; Associate Professor of Recreation and Leisure Services, 1989-1999; tenured 1995
• Wilderness Inquiry, Minneapolis, MN, Wilderness Trip Leader, 1990
• University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, Graduate Teaching Fellow/Grant Manager, 1983-1988; Specialized Training program, Research Fellow - The Consortium for Youth with Disabilities, 1987-1987
• Longwood College, Farmville, VA, Outdoor/Therapeutic Recreation Instructor, 1981-1983
• St. Croix Camps/Wilder Foundation, MN, Survival Counselor/Therapist, 1980-1981
• National park Service, Youth Conservation Corp., Coulee Dam Recreation Area, WA, Camp Director, Summers 1979, 1980
• Passport for Adventure, Salina, KS, Wilderness Therapeutic Counselor/Therapist, 1977-1978

Examples of Recent Community Involvement and Scholarship

• National Therapeutic Recreation Society & American Therapeutic Recreation Association (NTRS/ATRA) Joint Task Force on Higher Education, 2003 to Present.
• National Institute on Recreation Inclusion (NIRI). Serve on the Steering Program Committee for the annual national institute.
• Community Partners Education and Research Alliance, Board of Directors, 2005-present.
• National Therapeutic Recreation Society (NTRS), Board of Directors 2000-2003; New England Representative to the board.  NTRS is a branch of the National Recreation and Park Association and serves as a professional organization for therapeutic recreation specialists. Also serve as the State and Regional Advisory Council (SRAC) Representative for Maine 1999 - present.
• Inclusive recreation/leisure services in Maine for individuals with disabilities.  Working with various local, regional and state groups to develop inclusive recreation/leisure services and programs in Maine.
• St. Mary's Regional Medical Center, Behavioral Medicine Department. Assisting St. Mary's administrators and staff to develop a clinical supervision program for recreation therapists.
• YWCA's "Race Against Racism", Portland, Maine, 2002-2003. Serve as a member of the planning committee representing the University of Southern Maine College of Nursing and Health Professions
• Wilderness Inquiry, Inc. (WI). Assistant Trip Leader/Volunteer Leader, 1990 - 2002. WI is an international non-profit organization that integrates individuals with and without disabilities on extended wilderness trips.
• Richeson, N.R.,Croteau, K.A., Farmer, B.C.,& Jones, D.B. (In press). Effects of a pedometer-based intervention on the physical performance and mobility-related self-efficacy of the community-dwelling older adults: an interdisciplinary health-prevention intervention. Therapeutic Recreation Journal.
• Farmer, B.C., Croteau, K.A., Richeson, N.R., & Jones, D.B. (In press). Using pedometers as an evidence-based strategy to increase the daily steps of older adults with chronic illness: From research to practice. Home Healthcare Nurse.
• Jones, D. B. & Anderson, L. S. (2004). The status of clinical supervision in therapeutic recreation: A national study. Therapeutic Recreation Journal, 38(4), 329-347.
• Croteau, K. A., Richeson, N. E., Vines, S. W. & Jones, D. B. (In press). Effects of a pedometer-based physical activity program on older adults' mobility-related self- efficacy and physical performance. Activities, Adaptation, and Aging
• Jones, D. B.(2003/2004). "Denied from a lot of places": Barriers to participation in community recreation programs encountered by children with disabilities in Maine: Perspectives of parents Leisure/Loisir: Journal of Recreation Therapy, 2(2), 21-26.
• Jones, D. B. (2003, October). A systems approach to therapeutic recreation internships, National Therapeutic Recreation Institute, National Recreation and Park Association Congress, St. Louis, MO
• Jones, D. B. (2003, April). Parents' perspectives on community recreation in Maine for their children with disabilities. National Recreation and Park Association, New England Training Institute, Portsmouth, NH
• Jones, D.B. (2004, September 14). Disabled kids unwelcomed on many playgrounds.[Maine Voices]. Portland Press Herald, p. A9.
• Richeson, N.R., Croteau, K.A., & Jones, D.B.(2004). Mobility-related self efficacy scale: An outcome tool for the geriatric recreational therapist. American Journal of Recreation Therapy, 3, 2:11-16.
• Croteau, K.A., Richeson, N.E., Vines, S.W. & Jones, D.B. (2004). Effects of a pedometer-based physical activity program on older adults mobility-related self-efficacy and physical performance. Activities, Adaptation and Aging, 28(2), 19-33.
• Jones, D.B. & Richeson, N.E. (2003). The effects of an outpatient pulmonary rehabilitation program on the subjective well-being of older adults: An interdisciplinary team approach. American Journal of Recreation Therapy, 2(4). 35-42.
• Richeson, N.E., Vines, S.W., Jones, D. B.& Croteau, K. A.(2003). Pedometer as a  minimal intervention to improve physical performance indicators using a interdisciplinary health team approach: A case study. American Journal of Recreation Therapy, 2(2), 21-26.
• Jones, D. B.(2002, December). Parents' perspectives on community recreation services in Maine. TASH International Conference, Boston, MA.
• Jones, D. B.(2002, November). Parents' perspectives on community recreation for their children with disabilities.  The Maine Department of Behavioral and Developmental Services 2002 Community Inclusion Conference, Augusta, ME.
• Jones, D. B.(2002). [Review of the book] Therapeutic Recreation Programming: Theory and practice.  Therapeutic Recreation Journal, 36(3), 296-298.
• Jones, D. B.(2002). Internship screening and evaluation tool development.  National Recreation and Park Association Annual Congress, Tampa, FL.
• Jones, D. B.(2002). Clinical supervision for recreation therapists at St. Mary' s Regional Medical Center.
• Jones, D. B.(2002, April). Internships in therapeutic recreation. National Recreation and Park Association's New England Training Institute & Therapeutic Recreation Symposium, Hyannis, MA.
• Jones, D. B. (2002). Parents' perspectives on community recreation programs for their children with disabilities in Maine. MRPA Today, 02,(03), 8-9..
• Jones, D. B.(2002). Educating university and campus groups about internships. National Therapeutic Recreation Society Report 26(3), 6-7.
• Jones, D. B. (2001, October). Clinical supervision in therapeutic recreation. National Recreation and Park Association Annual Congress, Denver, CO
• Jones, D. B. (2001). Educating university and campus groups about internships. National Therapeutic Recreation Society Report 26(3), 6-7
• Jones, D. B. (2001, May) Clinical supervision in therapeutic recreation. National Recreation and Park Association's New England Training Institute & Therapeutic Recreation Symposium, Waterbury, CT

Courses Taught

• REC 498 Management and Supervision of Therapeutic Recreation
• REC 367 Adventure Based Counseling
• REC 314 Leisure Education and Counseling
• REC 295/495 Internship in Therapeutic Recreation
• REC 241 Recreation Leadership
• REC 233 Outdoor Recreation
• REC 224 Therapeutic Recreation and Community Integration
• REC 110 Introduction to Recreation and Leisure Studies
• CON 399 Substance Abuse and Violence Prevention in Communities

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