Department of Recreation Management and Physical Education

Degrees

• B.A., Colorado State University
• M.S., Recreation, Southern Illinois University Carbondale
• Ph.D., Educational Psychology, Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Teaching Specialties

• Evaluation in Leisure Service
• Research Methods in Leisure Service
• Administration in Leisure Services
• Recreation Management
• Inclusive and Adaptive Recreation
• Experiential Education

Organization affiliations

• Association of Experiential Education
• Association of Outdoor Education and Recreation
• National Recreation and Park AssociationAmerican Camp Association
• North Carolina Parks and Recreation Association
• American Camp Association
• The Academy of Leisure Sciences

Research Interests

• Occupation safety and risk management in recreation management
• Experiential Learning
• Extreme sports
• Human cognition
• Recreation through the lifespan

Selected Awards

• Outstanding Faculty Award - Inaugural recipient for the Beaver College of Health Sciences, 2023
• Outstanding Alumnus Award - Southern Illinois University Department of Recreation Professions, 2023
• UNC Board of Governors Award for Excellence i Teaching, 2016

Selected Publications

• Rabinowitz, E., Jackson, K., & Towner, B. (2024). An Investigation of Soil Depth Impacts of Electric Bikes and Non-electric Mountain Bikes. Journal of Outdoor Recreation, Education, and Leadership.         

• Bartram, C., Rabinowitz,  (2024).  Whose Standard is the Industry Standard in the Outdoors? Journal of Outdoor Recreation, Education, and Leadership.

• Rabinowitz, E., Towner, B., & Jackson, K. (2024).Trail Impact of Electric Bikes Versus Traditional Mountain Bikes on Sloppy and Good Braking. Journal of Outdoor Recreation, Education, and Leadership.

• Rabinowitz, E., Leonard, A.M., Ewert, A.L., Schwartz, F, Deringer, S.A. (2022). The COVID-19 Effect: Examining Organizational Resilience in Outdoor Adventure and Experiential Education. Journal of Outdoor Recreation, Education, and Leadership Online first, 2022, pp. 1–1 https://doi.org/10.18666/JOREL-2022-11593

• Leonard, A.M., Ewert, A.L., Lieberman, K., Mitten, D., Rabinowitz, E., Deringer, S.A., Schwartz, F., Smith, S. Norton, C.L., Regentin, J. Bagley, S. & Anderson, A. (2022) Outdoor Adventure and Experiential Education and COVID-19: What Have We Learned? Journal of Experiential Education, 45, (1), 233-255. https://doi.org/10.1177/10538259211050762 

• Marchand, G., Rabinowitz, E., Schwartz, F. & Szolosi, A. (2022). Demographic and Compensation Trends of Collegiate Outdoor Program Professional Staff. Cal Poly Humboldt. https://scholarworks.calstate.edu/concern/publications/s7526k709
• Rabinowitz, E., Leonard, A.M., Ewert, A.L., Schwartz, F, Deringer, S.A. (2022). The COVID-19 Effect: Examining Organizational Resilience in Outdoor Adventure and Experiential Education. Journal of Outdoor Recreation, Education, and Leadership pp.       1–15. https://doi.org/10.18666/JOREL-2022-11593
• Leonard, A.M., Ewert, A.L., Lieberman, K., Mitten, D., Rabinowitz, E., Deringer, S.A., Schwartz, F., Smith,   S. Norton, C.L., Regentin, J. Bagley, S. & Anderson, A. (2022). Outdoor Adventure and Experiential    Education and COVID-19: What Have We Learned? Journal of Experiential Education, 45, (1), 233-255. https://doi.org/10.1177/10538259211050762 
• Zajchowski, C. A.B.., Rabinowitz, E. and Davis, J. K. (2020). Canaries at the climbing wall: A comparative study of particulate matter at two university climbing walls. Recreational Sports Journal. https://doi.org/10.1177/1558866120952772
• Rabinowitz, E. & Bartram C.J. (2019). A Guide to Implementing an In-House Incident Reporting System in Outdoor Recreation and Education. Journal of Outdoor Recreation, Education, and Leadership. 12 (4). DOI: https://doi.org/10.18666/JOREL-2020-V12-I4-       10217
• Bartram, C. & Rabinowitz, E. (2019). Benchmarking Standards of Incident Reporting in College and University Outdoor Programs. Journal of Outdoor Recreation, Education, and Leadership. 11 (1). DOI: https://doi.org/10.18666/JOREL-2019-V11-I1-8910
• Rabinowitz, E. & Kernodle, M.L. (2016). Noise Decibel Levels During Division I College Basketball Games. Journal of Facility, Planning, and Management. 4(1). 25-32. link
• Rabinowitz, E. & James, J.J. (January/February 2016). Putting Sustainability into Practice: Simple Strategies to Implement at Camp. Camping Magazine. pp. 58-61. link
• Rabinowitz, E. & Frauman, E. (2015). Sanitation Procedures and Policies among University Climbing Walls in the United States. Journal of Outdoor Education and Educational Leadership. 6(1). 68-72. link
• Rabinowitz, E. & James, J. J. (2015). Towards a Better Understanding of Leisure Motivations of Marine Corps Members. In Dustin et. Al (Eds.) 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. pp. 67-77. Urbana, IL: Sagamore    Publishing.
• Brauer, S.L., Vuono, D., Carmichael, M. J., Pepe-Ranney, C., Strom, A., Rabinowitz, E.,    Buckley, D.H., & Zinder, S.H. (2014). Microbial Sequencing Analyses Presence of a Fecal Veneer on Indoor Climbing Wall Holds. Current Microbiol, 69, 681- 689. doi:10.1007/s00284-014-0643-3 link 
• Rabinowitz, E. & Kernodle, M.L. (2016). Noise Decibel Levels During Division I College Basketball Games. Journal of Facility Planning, and Management. 4(1). 25-32.  link

• Rabinowitz, E. & James, J.J. (January/February 2016) Putting Sustainability into Practice: Simple Strategies to implement at Camp. Camping Magazine. pp. 58-61. link
• Rabinowitz, E. & Frauman, E. (2015). Sanitation Procedures and Policies among University Climbing Walls in the United States. Journal of Outdoor Education and Educational Leadership. 6(1). 68-72. link
• Brauer, S.L., Vuono, D., Carmichael, M. J., Pepe-Ranney, C., Strom, A., Rabinowitz, E., Buckley, D.H., & Zinder, S.H. (2014). Microbial sequencing analyses suggest the presence of a fecal veneer on indoor climbing wall holds. Current Microbial, 69, 681- 689. doi: 10.1007/s00284-014-0643-3 link
• Rabinowitz, E., Frauman, E. & Williams, W. (2010). Constraints to Rafting at an Artificial Whitewater Park, Journal of Tourism Insights, 1 (1), 12-20. link
• Rabinowitz, E. & Frauman, E. (2009). A Preliminary Investigation of Sensation-Seeking and Risk-Based Recreation among College Students: Implications for Intramural and Outdoor Programs. Recreational Sports Journal, 33, 2. link
• Kernodle, M. W., McKethan, R. N. & Rabinowitz, E. (2008) Observational Learning of Fly Casting using Traditional and Virtual Modeling with and without Authority Figure. Perceptual & Motor, 107, p535-546. link

Book Chapters

• Rabinowitz, E., Theriault, D., & James, J.J. (2021). Towards a better understanding of Leisure   Motivations of Marine Corps Members. In Dustin et. Al (Eds.) 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. pp. 67-77. Urbana, IL: Sagamore Publishing. 
• Rabinowitz, E. & James, J. J. (2015). Towards a better understanding of Leisure   Motivations of Marine Corps Members. In Dustin et. Al (Eds.) 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. pp. 67-77. Urbana, IL: Sagamore Publishing.
• Rabinowitz, E. & James, J. (2010). Leisure through a social science lens. Chapter 2 in Dimensions of leisure for life, Human Kinetics, Champaign IL.
• Rabinowitz, E. & West, S. (2010). Leisure through the lifespan Chapter 15 in Dimensions of leisure for life, Human Kinetics, Champaign, IL.
• West, S. & Rabinowitz, E. (2009). Chapter 8: Inclusive Marketing. Marketing Inclusive Recreation Experiences. Human Kinetics. Champaign, IL.