4th Annual REAP Symposium March 19 – 21, 2008, Santa Fe, NM

Research and Evaluation of Adventure Programming:
Connecting Evidence-based Research to Quality Programming

Evidence, Cost, Fidelity and Public Policy: Four Pillars of Strength for the Future of the Field by Michael Gass, Ph.D., Professor of Kinesiology/Department, University of New Hampshire

Federal Funding to Support Research of Adventure Programming:  The How To's and Why's by Aleta Meyer, Ph.D., Program Officer, National Institute on Drug Abuse

The Evolution of Becoming an Evidence-based Experiential Adventure Program by Sky Gray, M.S., Executive Director, Santa Fe Mountain Center, Jenny Jevertson, M.S., Program Manager, Santa Fe Mountain Center and Michael Gass, Ph.D., Professor, University of New Hampshire

The Importance of Fidelity as a Means for Enhancing and Assessing Program Quality: A Case Study of the RESPECT Program by Alison Rheingold, Doctoral Student, University of New Hampshire

Implementing Complex Evidence-Based Programs: From Service to Science and Back Again by Susan Carter, Ph.D., President, Mind Over Matter Consulting, Gladys Levis-Pilz, FieldWorks and Heather Yazzie, Project Venture

School-based Interventions to Increase Self-efficacy and Behavioral Outcomes: Seeking Evidence-based Practice in the Trenches by Nathan Regier, Ph.D., Director, Prairie View Process Solutions

Making a Difference with At-Risk Youth: Creating an Evaluation Plan for an Experiential Juvenile Justice Program by Suzanna Sharkey, Ph.D., Director of Experiential Education, Associated Marine Institutes

How Meta-analysis Can Guide Evidence-based Adventure Programming by Lee Gillis, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology, Georgia State College and University

Research to Use: The ACA Commitment to Quality Practice by Karla Henderson, Ph.D., Professor, North Carolina State University and member of ACA's Committee for the Advancement of Research and    Evaluation (CARE)

Preaching Beyond the Choir: Building an Evidence-based Case for the Expeditionary Learning Schools Model by Scott Hartl, Director of Research and Assessment, Expeditionary   Learning Schools Outward Bound

Program, Process, & Progress: The Long March Towards Evidence-Based Designation by   Mathew Clayburgh, Ph. D., President/CEO, Marimed Foundation and Scott Allred, Program Director, Marimed Foundation