education and training
- Ph.D. in Leisure Studies, Minor in Sociology, Pennsylvania State University - (State College, Pennsylvania, United States) 1990
selected publications
Academic Articles68
- Satchabut, T., Scott, D., & Ellis, G. (2023). Effects of Outdoor Recreation Participation and Interpretation. Journal of Park and Recreation Administration. 41(1), 1-18.
- Lee, K. J., Fernandez, M., Scott, D., & Floyd, M. (2022). Slow violence in public parks in the US: can we escape our troubling past?. Social & Cultural Geography. 1-18.
- Lee, J., Lee, S., Heo, J., & Scott, D. (2021). Deconstructing serious leisure using identity theory. JOURNAL OF LEISURE RESEARCH. 52(5), 599-618.
- Zou, S. S., & Scott, D. (2018). Constraints to Pickup Basketball Participation among Chinese American Women. Leisure Sciences. 40(5), 307-325.
Chapters2
- Scott, D. (2017). Why Veblen Matters: The Role of Status Seeking in Contemporary Leisure. The Palgrave Handbook of Leisure Theory. 385-399. Springer Nature.
- Scott, D. (2013). THE LEISURE CLASS From Veblen to Linder to MacCannell. ROUTLEDGE HANDBOOK OF LEISURE STUDIES. 110-119.
Conference Papers2
- Lai, P., Cheng, C., & Scott, D. (2006). Building stewardship with recreation users: an approach of market segmentation to meet the goal of public-lands management. (P-14), 356-+.
Repository Documents / Preprints3
Internet Publications1
- Scott, D., Shafer, C. S., & Walker, J. R. (2022). Urban Parks: Encouraging Walking to Combat Obesity.
awards and honors
recent teaching activities
- HMGT601 Interrela Hosp Tour Leis Cncpt Instructor
- RPTS201 Found Of Rec Park & Toursm Instructor
- RPTS340 Rec Pks Tour & Div Populat Instructor
- RPTS485 Directed Studies: In-ab Instructor
- RPTS601 Rec & Leisure Concepts Instructor
chaired theses and dissertations
- Ingram, Linda Jean (2015-12). By Her Own Hand: Crafts, Creativity, Commerce, and Community - Women-Owned, Tourism-Related Craft Businesses in the Verde Valley, Arizona. (Doctoral Dissertation)
- McMahan, Kelli (2015-08). Wilderness Accidents as Complex Life Events in Cognitive, Social, and Recreational Life Domains: Application of a Stress-Coping Model. (Doctoral Dissertation)
- Lum, Clinton S (2015-06). 'Hiker Trash' Along the Pacific Crest Trail: An Application of the Social World and Serious Leisure Frameworks. (Master's Thesis)
- Lee, KangJae (2013-07). Bourdieuian Analysis on African Americans' Under-representation at Parks and Outdoor Recreation. (Doctoral Dissertation)
- Satchabut, Thitikan (2013-04). Effects of Recreation Participation and Tildenian Interpretation on Tourists' Environmental Concern. (Doctoral Dissertation)
Email
First Name
David
Last Name
Scott
mailing address
Texas A&M University; Recreation, Parks & Tourism Science; 2261 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-2261
USA