Therapeutic Recreation

TR Department News & Awards

Awards

Dr. Kathy Coyle is the recipient of the American Therapeutic
Recreation Association's (ATRA) 2007 Scholarship Award.
This honor is in recognition of her numerous contributions
to the TR literature and her scholarly leadership within the
profession. Among the many examples of Kathy's research and
scholarly contributions, nomination letters included
reference to her NIH-funded research on women with physical
disabilities, which was cited in the 2005 US Surgeon
General's "Call to the Nation To Improve the Health and
Wellness of Individuals with Disabilities" and her mentoring
of undergraduate and graduate students toward scholarship by
co-authoring journal publications. Congratulations to Dr.
Coyle!

NEWS

The TR Department welcomes Dr. Giyeon Kim as Post-doctoral
researcher working with Dr. Adam Davey and the Gerontology
Research Center. Dr. Kim comes from the University of South
Florida and specializes in mental health and aging. To
learn more about Dr. Kim please click on the Faculty and
Staff page.

On saturday, September 15th, the TR department sponsored a
day-long TR certification exam preparation workshop.
Attendees included 13 graduates from Arizona State, East
Carolina, Kean, Slippery Rock and East Stroundsburg
universities as well as Temple grads. The workshop included
reviews of the 8 major content areas of the exam, and
attendees had chance to practice taking 4 versions of timed,
computer based exams. Consensus was that the workshop was
very well received and we are encouraged to offer it again
in the future.