Dr. Anja Whittington
Professor
Department of Recreation, Parks and Tourism
P.O. Box 6963
Radford, VA 24142
217 Cook Hall
(540) 831-2476
(540) 831-7724 (fax)
awhittington@radford.edu
Education
Ed.D. Individualized Program, University of Maine, 2005
Concentration Areas: Gender Studies, Adolescent Development, Curriculum Design, Program Evaluation, and Outdoor Recreation
Dissertation Title: Girls in the Woods: An Exploration of the Impact of a Wilderness Program on Adolescent Girls’ Constructions of Femininity
M.Ed. in Science Education, University of Maine, 2001
B.S. in Forestry, University of New Hampshire, 1997
Minor: Soil Science
Courses Taught:
RCPT 210: Introduction to RCPT RCPT 230: Introdction to Outdoor Recreation RCPT 260: Outdoor Leadership
RCPT 313: Program Planning RCPT 321: Wilderness Trip Planning RCPT 325: Natural & Cultural Interpretation
RCPT 331: Outdoor Living Skills RCPT 413: Professional Issues RCPT 460: Wilderness First Responder
RCPT 470: Internship in RCPT RCPT 476: Wilderness Institute
Research Interests
Girls and women’s experiences in outdoor, adventure and recreational settings. Youth development, camp outdcomes and college readiness skills.