Daniel L. Dustin

Daniel L. Dustin, PhD

Academic Office Information

Daniel.Dustin@health.utah.edu

Daniel L. Dustin is a Professor in the Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism in the College of Health. He holds a bachelor's degree in geography and a master's degree in resource planning and conservation from the University of Michigan, and a Ph.D. in education with an emphasis in recreation and park administration from the University of Minnesota. Among his recent books as an author and editor are Outdoor Recreation and Our Military Family: Pathways to Recovery; The Fuller Life Man: Five Essential Ingredients for Living a Full and Purposeful Life; Nature's Grace: America's Veterans and the Healing Power of Nature; This Land Is Your Land: Toward a Better Understanding of Nature's Resiliency-Building and Restorative Power for Armed Forces Personnel, Veterans, and Their Families; Stewards of Access-Custodians of Choice: a Philosophical Foundation for Parks, Recreation, and Tourism: 4th Edition; Just Leisure: Things That We Believe In; Speaking Up and Speaking Out: Working for Social and Environmental Justice through Parks, Recreation, and Leisure; Service Living: Building Community through Public Parks and Recreation; The Wilderness Within: Reflections on Leisure and Life: 5th Edition; Making a Difference in Academic Life: a Handbook for Park, Recreation, and Tourism Educators and Graduate Students; and Nature and the Human Spirit: Toward an Expanded Land Management Ethic.

Research Statement

While I am interested in all research questions related to the above themes, I am also interested in writing position papers to inform and influence public policy.

Selected Publications

Journal Article

  1. Schmalz D (12/30/2018). Post Tenure Pathways: Individualized Careers in Higher Education.
  2. Dustin D (12/30/2018). Travel Hopefully: On the Obvious and Not So Obvious Dividends from Professional Investments.
  3. Dustin D (12/20/2018). The Biochemistry behind Human Behavior: Implications for Leisure Sciences and Services. Leis Sci.
  4. Dustin D (12/2018). Cry Me a River: The Healing Power of Moving Water. 31, 16-18.
  5. Havitz M (12/2018). Four Voices for Justice: Reflections on Seeking Justice in Higher Education. 36, 156-175.
  6. Dustin D (12/01/2018). Libertarian Paternalism and the Park, Recreation, and Tourism Profession.
  7. Hendricks W (12/01/2018). The Future of Parks and Recreation: One Health.
  8. Schwab K (12/01/2018). Lessons from the Legends: The Life of the Mind.
  9. Brownlee M (12/01/2018). Lessons from the Legends: Seven Characteristics of Highly Effective Leaders.
  10. Schwab K (12/01/2018). Lessons from the Legends: Recreation for All.
  11. Dustin D (12/01/2018). Lessons from the Legends: Pay It Forward.
  12. Zajchowski C (11/15/2018). Can You Take Me Higher? Normative Thresholds for Air Quality in the Salt Lake Metropolitan Area. J Leis Res.
  13. Schwab K (11/01/2018). Angels along the Pacific Crest Trail.
  14. Zajchowski C (04/2018). "To Err is Human: Pondering the Undoing of Human-Induced Climate Change". 36, 1-12.
  15. Schwab K (04/2018). Grading Grades as a Measure of Student Learning. 33, 87-95.
  16. Dustin D (01/2018). "Greening Health: The Role of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism in Health Promotion". 36, 116-123.
  17. Dustin D (01/2018). "Interpreting the Wilderness Act: A Question of Fidelity". 24, 58-67.
  18. Schwab K (01/2018). "Faculty Perceptions of Tenure in Parks, Recreation, and Tourism". 33, 12-28.
  19. Dustin D (01/2018). "Toward a More Perfect Academic World: The Prospects for Differentiated Workloads". 33, 29-36.
  20. Dustin D (09/2017). "Warriors on Cataract". 30, 1, 4-9.
  21. Dustin D (09/2017). "Lessons from the Legends: America's Expanding Liberal Democratic Tradition". 35, 69-72.
  22. Zajchowski C (08/2017). "The 'Experiencing' Self and the 'Remembering Self': Implications for Leisure Science". Leis Sci, 39, 561-568.
  23. Beck L (08/2017). "The Interpreter's Ethical Responsibility in Communicating Science". 12-14.
  24. Dustin D (08/2017). "You Say 'Recreational Therapy' and We Say 'Therapeutic Recreation'". 24, 51-58.
  25. Beck L (08/2017). "State America Great Again.". 28, 10-12.
  26. Dustin D (07/2017). "Crossing the Rubicon: The Responsibility of Professors and Park and Recreation Professionals in Public Discourse". 35, 1-8.
  27. Dustin D (06/2017). "Landscape to Techscape: Metamorphosis along the Pacific Crest Trail". 23, 23-28.
  28. Tysor D (04/2017). "North America's Rivers: Pathways to Recovery?". 30, 20-24.
  29. Dustin D (04/2017). "Writing for Publication". 32, 158-164.
  30. Schwab K (02/2017). "Reframing Humankind's Relationship with Nature: Contributions from Social Exchange Theory.".
  31. Dustin D (01/2017). "The Relevance of Campus Outdoor Recreation Programs to Higher Education: A University of Utah Example.". 9, 3-9.
  32. Wright B (01/2017). "Whatever Became of Child's Play?". 32, 1-9.
  33. Beck L (11/2016). "Technology on the Trails". 20-22.
  34. Schwab K (09/2016). "Lessons from the California Legends". 24-25, 28-29.
  35. Dustin D (08/2016).
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  37. Dustin D (07/2016).
  38. Schwab K (06/2016).
  39. Dustin D (11/2015).
  40. Schwab K (06/2015).
  41. Dustin D (04/2015).
  42. Rose J (04/2015).
  43. Schwab K (04/2015).
  44. Dustin D (03/2015).
  45. Schwab K (11/2014).
  46. K Schwab (08/2014).
  47. D Dustin (07/2014).
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  51. Dustin D (03/2014).
  52. K Schwab (02/2014).
  53. D Dustin (01/2014).
  54. K Schwab (07/2013).
  55. J Rose (09/2012).
  56. D Dustin (03/2012).
  57. D Dustin (01/2012).
  58. D Dustin (12/2011).
  59. A Cachelin (03/2011).
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Book

  1. Dustin D (07/2018). The Wilderness Within: Reflections on Leisure and Life (5th Edition). Sagamore-Venture Publishing.
  2. Dustin D (01/2018). Nature's Grace: America's Veterans and the Healing Power of Nature. Sagamore-Venture Publishing.
  3. (01/01/2011). Stewards of Access/Custodians of Choice: a Philosophical Foundation for Parks, Recreation, and Tourism.

Edited Book

  1. Brownlee M (Ed.) (07/2016).
  2. Bricker K (Ed.) (04/2016).
  3. K Schwab (Ed.) (12/2013).
  4. K Paisley (Ed.) (12/2011).

Book Chapter

  1. Dustin D (06/2018). Greening Health. In L. Beck, T. Cable, & D. Knudson (Eds.) Interpreting Our Cultural and Natural Heritage . In Sagamore-Venture Publishing (pp. 51-52). Sagamore-Venture Publishing.
  2. D Dustin (01/2016).
  3. D Dustin (09/2015).
  4. D Dustin (01/2015).
  5. J Murphy (06/2014).
  6. K Schwab (06/2012).
  7. D Dustin (04/2012).
  8. (07/2010).
  9. K Bricker (07/2010).
  10. (07/2006).
  11. (07/2000).
  12. (07/1996).

Other

  1. D Dustin (02/2014).