Faculty and Staff of the Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies

Faculty

James MacGregorDr. James MacGregor
Ed.D. University of Hartford; M.S. Southern Connecticut State University
Areas of Specialization: Therapeutic Recreation, inclusion, leadership, community recreation development and administration
Former Coordinator and Chief Recreation Therapist, Psychiatric Rehabilitation Services, Rehabilitation Center of Fairfield County.
Department Chair; Associate Professor; Advisor: Therapeutic Recreation. Office: OB 108C.
(203) 392-6385. Macgregorj1@southernct.edu

Joseph PanzaDr. Joseph Panza
Ed.D. University of Pennsylvania; M.A. Seton Hall University
Areas of Specialization: Leadership development, non-profit and recreational organizational management, disabilities in society, sports management, legal issues in recreation and leisure services.
Executive Director, SARAH, Inc., Guilford, CT; former President and CEO of Bethphage Mission West, Inc., Englewood, CO. Undergraduate Coordinator;  Professor;  Advisor: Sports Management. Office: OB 108B.
(203) 392-7053. Panzaj1@southernct.edu 

Jan JonesDr. Jan Jones,
Ph.D. University of Connecticut; M.A. Acadia University
Areas of Specialization: The impacts and development of tourism on international and local cultures, sustainable tourism, Therapeutic Recreation for adults. Member of Center for Tourism Research, developing interdisciplinary research projects for the State of Maine; reviewer for the International Council for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Sport, and Dance Research Journal.
Graduate Coordinator, Advisor: Travel and Tourism Management. Office: OB 108E.
(203) 392-8837. Jonesj39@southernct.edu

Deborah SmithDr. Deborah Smith
Ph.D. Indiana University; M.S. Indiana University 
Areas of Specialization: Programming, management - particularly in the public and non-profit sectors - and youth services, recreation in community development. Former Director of School Programs and Playgrounds/Youth Extension Agent for Bloomington Parks and Recreation Department, Bloomington, Indiana.
Field Experience Coordinator, Associate Professor, Advisor: Community Recreation and Youth Development. Office: OB 108D.
(203) 392-6390. Smithd17@southernct.edu

Lee deLisleDr. Lee deLisle
Ph.D. University of Connecticut
Areas of Specialization: Event management, Philosophy of Leisure, Recreational Management Theory & Practice, and Sport Management.
Former Director of Parks & Recreation Department of Groton. Has also served on the Board of Directors of the Society of Park and Recreation Educators and the Michigan Recreation and Parks Association.
Associate Professor. Office: OB 108A.
(203) 392-7159. deLislel2@southernct.edu 

Faculty Emeritus

Robert CiprianoDr. Robert Cipriano
Ed.D. New York University;  M.S. Morehead State University.
Former Chair of Southern Connecticut State University's Recreation and Leisure Studies Department.
Professor Emeritus. Office: OB 108C.
(203)392-6387. Ciprianor1@southernct.edu 

 


Staff

Mrs. Gale Massimino
Department Secretary. Office: OB 108, main area.
(203) 392-6388. Massiminog1@southernct.edu

Ms. Carrie Stohler
Graduate Assistant. Office: OB 108, main area.
(203) 392-6388. Stohlerc1@southernct.edu

Ms. Carrie Fenn-Phillips
Graduate Assistant. Office: OB 108, main area.
(203) 392-6388. Fennphillic1@southernct.edu