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Podcast: All Bodies Outside
Episode: #28: Outdoor Recreation and Leisure Sciences Research with Dr. Lisa Meerts
Description: This episode’s guest is Dr. Lisa Meerts who is a professor of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism at the University of Utah. Dr. Meerts’ research focuses on youth development and how recreation and leisure experiences, such as outdoor recreation and education, can promote healthy development and well-being. She is particularly interested in how recreation and leisure can serve youth from diverse and marginalized backgrounds, and her research has recently focused on recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce as a vehicle to influence recreation program culture.