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 in 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
- 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. & 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. & 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.
