James B. Wise
Associate Professor
Email: james.wise@mnsu.edu
Phone: 507-389-2128
Credentials
- Ph.D., Parks, Recreation, and Tourism; University of Utah, 1999
- M.P.E., Athletic Administration; Idaho State University, 1993
- B.A., Leisure Studies with Therapeutic Recreation emphasis; Iowa State University, 1986
- Certifications: Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist, Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist
Advisor
- Therapeutic Recreation Career Track
Primary Courses Taught
- Leisure and Lifestyle
- Therapeutic Recreation Service
- Programming in Therapeutic Recreation
- Therapeutic Recreation Techniques
- Leisure Needs of the Aging
- Clinical Aspects of Therapeutic Recreation
Workshop Topics
- Generalization of Self Efficacy
- Philosophy and Therapeutic Recreation
- Utilizing Social Cognitive Theory as a Framework for Therapeutic Recreation
- Nonlinear Dynamics Applied to Leisure Behavior
Publications
- Wise, J. B. (In press). Using the knowledge–and–appraisal personality architecture to predict physically active leisure self–efficacy in university students. Journal of Applied Social Psychology.
- Wise, J.B. (2008). What is therapeutic recreation? Eudaimonia as a foundation for TR practice. In G. Hitzhusen & M. Birdsong (Eds.), Expanding Horizons in Therapeutic Recreation XXII (pp.28–36). Columbia: University of Missouri–Columbia.
- Wise, J. B. (2007). Testing a theory that explains how self–efficacy beliefs are formed: Predicting self–efficacy appraisals across recreation activities. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 26, 829–836.
- Wise, J. B., Javes, V., & McAfee, P. (2005). The systematic fluctuations in self–efficacy, happiness, and anxiety during one game of bowling. American Journal of Recreation Therapy, 4(4), 29–34.
- Wise, J. B. (2003). Social cognitive theory and multivariable explanatory models: A framework for therapeutic recreation practice. American Journal of Recreation Therapy, 2(4), 43–47.
- Wise, J. B. (2002). Social cognitive theory: A framework for therapeutic recreation practice. Therapeutic Recreation Journal, 36, 335–351.
- Wise, J. B., Ellis, G. D., & Trunnell, E. P. (2002). Effects of a curriculum designed to generalize self–efficacy from weight training exercises to activities of daily living among adults with spinal injuries. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 32, 500–521.
- Wise, J. B., & Trunnell, E. P. (2001). The influence of sources of self–efficacy upon efficacy strength. Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology, 23, 268–280.
- Wise, J. B. (2000). Benefits derived from weight training by men with cervical spinal cord injuries. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 14, 493–495.
- Wise and Hale (1999) Strengthening and generalizing self–efficacy in a male with a spinal cord injury. Therapeutic Recreation Journal, 33, 333–341.
Personal Interests
- Biking
- Blading
- Skiing
- Weight Training
- Reading
