Meet Us
Staff
Krystle Peay
Administrative Support Coordinator
- Location: Solano Hall 4000
- Phone: (916) 278-6752
- k.peay@csus.edu
Full-Time Faculty
Dr. Mary Breunig
Assistant Professor
- Location: Solano Hall 4013
- mary.breunig@csus.edu
- Website
- Specialty & Interests: Experiential education; Outdoor recreation; Community activism; Environmental and social justice
Dr. Christina Davis, CTRS
Assistant Professor, RMA Advisor
- Location: Solano Hall 4009
- Phone: (916) 278-4453
- c.davis@csus.edu
- Specialty & Interests: Recreation Therapy, Biofeedback, Mental Health Interventions, Optimal Performance Training
Dr. Lisa Easterla
Professor, On Sabbatical Spring 2022
- Location: Solano Hall 4006
- lisa.easterla@csus.edu
- Specialty & Interests: Research background and interest in fear of crime in parks as it pertains to environmental design in parks and sociable spaces, creating healthy and safe parks, and women's constraints to leisure.
Dr. Beth Erickson
Professor, RPM Internship Coordinator
- Location: Solano Hall 5024
- erickson@csus.edu
- Specialty & Interests: Community recreation; outdoor leadership and natural resource management; technology and recreation; adaptive outdoor equipment for individuals with disabilities.
Dr. Jamie Hoffman, CTRS
Associate Professor, On Sabbatical Spring 2022
- Location: Solano Hall
- Phone: (916) 278-5021
- jamie.hoffman@csus.edu
- Specialty & Interests: Recreation Therapy, Disability Awareness and Sensitivity, Inclusion, Adaptive Sports and Recreation, Faculty Knowledge Awareness and Perception of Students in Higher Education
Dr. Jungyun Christine Hur
Associate Professor, HTM Faculty Advisor
- Location: Solano Hall 4012
- Phone: (916) 278-5025
- hur@csus.edu
- Specialty & Interests: Social Media and Hospitality, Hospitality and Event Management, Hospitality Marketing, Service Management, Destination Management & Branding, Hospitality, Tourism, and Event Industry Analysis
Dr. B. Dana Kivel
Professor, Director of Community Engagement Center
- Location: Solano Hall 4018
- Phone: (916) 278-4769
- kivelb@csus.edu
- Specialty & Interests: Community recreation (non-profit and municipal); Leisure and identity; Leisure and ideology - issues of gender, sexuality and race.
Arlene Krause, M.S., CTRS
Lecturer
- Location: Solano Hall 4020
- krausea@csus.edu
- Specialty & Interests: Non-profit management; Advocacy; Civil rights for individuals with disabilities
Dr. Erik Luvaas, Ph.D., CTRS
Assistant Professor, RT Advisor
- Location: Solano Hall 4032
- Phone: (916) 278-5022
- erik.luvaas@csus.edu
- Specialty & Interests: Recreation Therapy, Healthy Active Lifestyles, Benefits of Nature-Based Recreation
Katherine Martinez, M.S.
Lecturer
- Location: Solano Hall 4011
- leisurerules@csus.edu
- Specialty & Interests: Services in correctional settings and at-risk populations; Community organizing and collaboration; Leisure education
Dr. David Rolloff
Professor
- Location: Solano Hall 4046
- rolloff@csus.edu
- Specialty & Interests: Resource management in recreation, wilderness and Park stewardship; Environmental policy; Recreation planning; Outdoor leadership
Dr. Anthony Sheppard
Professor, HTM Program Coordinator
- Location: Solano Hall 4014
- Phone: (916) 278-6752
- tony@csus.edu
- Website
- Specialty & Interests: Commercial recreation; Tourism; Hospitality management, services, marketing; Consumer behavior; Statistical applications
Dr. Abhijeet Shirsat
Assistant Professor, HTM Faculty Advisor, Graduate Coordinator
- Location: Solano Hall 4030
- Phone: (916) 278-7046
- shirsat@csus.edu
- Specialty & Interests: Hospitality; Hotel management; Food tourism; Services and experiential marketing; Restaurant management
Dr. Marty Wilson
Department Chair, Professor
- Location: Solano Hall 4000
- Phone: (916) 278-6259
- mcwilson@csus.edu
- Specialty & Interests: Supply Chain Logistics, System Dynamics, Paddle Boarding, Hiking, Snow Skiing
Part-Time Faculty
Sal Arrigo, M.S.
- Location: Solano Hall 4003
- arrigos@csus.edu
- Specialty & Interests: Gerontology; Non-profit leadership; Event planning
Dr. Catharine Bening
- Location: Solano Hall 4009
- cbening@csus.edu
- Specialty & Interests: Working with youth - college level athletes; community services for at-risk populations
Jason Blessinger, M.Ed.
- Location: SLN 4009
- Phone: (916)278-2244
- blessing@csus.edu
- Specialty & Interests: Campus Recreation
Scarlet Boggs, M.S.
- Location: Solano Hall 5010
- boggs@csus.edu
- Specialty & Interests: Outdoor Recreation
Lindsay Dao, M.H.A., CTRS
- Location: Solano Hall 4005
- dao@csus.edu
- Specialty & Interests: Recreation Therapy
Jason De Wall, M.S.
- Location: Solano Hall 4007
- jason.dewall@csus.edu
- Specialty & Interests: California State Parks; Law enforcement
Adam Elfstrand
- Location: SLN 5010
- adam.r.elfstrand@csus.edu
- Specialty & Interests: Outdoor recreation, Rock climbing, Mountain climbing
Cole Forstedt, M.S.
- Location: Solano Hall 5010
- cole.forstedt@csus.edu
- Specialty & Interests: Volunteer management; Grant writing
Alivia Gok, CTRS
- Location: Solano Hall 5010
- alivia.gok@csus.edu
- Specialty & Interests: Recreation Therapy
Tad Mackey, Ed. D, RTC
- Location: Solano Hall 4005
- tmackey@csus.edu
- Specialty & Interests: Educational Leadership, Campus Recreation Programming, Facilities Management and Informal Recreation
Hunter Merritt, M.S.
- Location: Solano Hall 4003
- hmerritt@csus.edu
- Specialty & Interests: Leisure theory; Recreation programming; Outdoor education; Experiential education; Leadership development; Environmental education and sustainability
Troy Nichols, M.S.
- Location: Solano Hall 4007
- troy.nichols@csus.edu
- Specialty & Interests: Youth Leadership
Andre Pichly, M.S., CPRP
- Location: Solano Hall 4009
- apichly2@csus.edu
- Specialty & Interests: Community recreation; Facility operations; Agency accreditation; Leisure education; Parks & Recreation management; Professional certification; customer service
Andrew Reddish, M.S.
- Location: SLN 5010
- Phone: (916) 278-3592
- reddish@csus.edu
- Specialty & Interests: Campus recreation, Professional training and development, Recreation programming, Leadership development
William Reliford, M.S.
- Location: Solano Hall 4003
- william.relifordjr@csus.edu
- Specialty & Interests: Community recreation; Youth leadership
Chris Shannon, M.S.
- Location: Solano Hall 4003
- christopher.shannon@csus.edu
- Specialty & Interests: Community development; Sports and recreation
Mark Spring, J.D.
- Location: Solano Hall 4005
- mark.spring@csus.edu
- Specialty & Interests: Employment law, Coaching
Jael Young, M.S.
- Location: Solano Hall 4007
- jael@csus.edu
- Specialty & Interests: Community recreation; Outdoor leadership and natural resource management; Technology and recreation; Adaptive outdoor equipment for individuals with disabilities
Garrett Werner
- Location: The Well
- Phone: (916) 278-4598
- garrett.werner@csus.edu
- Specialty & Interests: outdoor education; group facilitation
Emeritus Faculty
Dr. Steve Gray
Professor Emeritus
- Location: Solano Hall 4007
- graysw@csus.edu
- Specialty & Interests: Management and administration of recreation agencies; Computers and computer applications; Sports management; Campus recreation; Commercial recreation; Rugby coaching
Dr. Ernest Olson
Professor Emeritus
- Location: Solano Hall 4005
- olsoneg@csus.edu
- Website
- Specialty & Interests: Culture; Leisure education
Dr. Katherine Pinch
Professor
- Location: Solano Hall 4018
- pinch@csus.edu
- Specialty & Interests: Adventure education; Environmental education; Adventure therapy