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Dr. Michael Edwards
Assistant Professor
209 Francis Hall
979-862-4615
mike.edwards@tamu.edu

Education
B.A. (History), University of North Carolina, 1996
M.A. (Exercise and Sport Science), East Carolina University, 2006
Ph.D. (Parks, Recreation & Tourism Management), North Carolina State University, 2009

Specialty
Youth Development

Research Direction
Recreation spaces and programs for youth in rural areas; constraints and facilitators for participation in recreation among rural youth; social stratification and inequality in leisure and recreation contexts; how community social functioning influences the development and provision of resources for youth; relationship between physically active recreation and adolescent health and social well-being; Connections between youth development and community development

Awards
2008 Outstanding Parks, Recreation and Tourism Graduate Student, N.C. State University.

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