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David Klenosky

David B. Klenosky

Associate Professor, Director of Graduate Studies

Education:

Ph.D. (1990), Pennsylvania State University Department of Marketing, University Park
M.S. (1985), Michigan State University Department of Park and Recreation Resources, East Lansing
B.S. (1982), University of Massachusetts Leisure and Recreation Resources Program, Amherst

 
Office:LAMB 119
Office Phone:(765) 49-40865
Office Fax:(765) 49-61239
Email:
klenosky@purdue.edu
 
Web Site:Pedagogy and Sport Administration Program -- http://www.purdue.edu/hhs/hk/graduate/rsm.html
 
Specializations:

Recreation and Sport Management; decision making and place visitation behavior in leisure, sport, and tourism settings; modeling recreation behavior in diverse urban environments; reclaiming brownfield and landfill sites for recreation use.

 
Courses:HK 465 - Research Methods in Health and Kinesiology
HK 524 - Managing Health, Fitness, and Sports Organizations
HK 525 - Marketing and Promotion in Health, Fitness, and Sports Organizations
HK 601/602 - HK PhD Seminar

Academic Appointments:

  • Associate Professor, Department of Health and Kinesiology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN (2002-present)
  • Assistant Professor, Department of Health and Kinesiology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN (1995-2002)
  • Assistant Professor, Department of Marketing, DePaul University, Chicago, IL (1990-1994)

Research Interests:

Dr. Klenosky’s research focuses on the study of decision making and place visitation behavior in recreation, tourism, and sports settings.  Drawing from his background in marketing and consumer behavior, his earlier work centered on examining the key factors impacting decision making behavior in these settings.  Over the last 11 years, Dr. Klenosky has been exploring the unique issues and considerations involved in studying and promoting recreation behavior in diverse urban/metropolitan settings.  One project in this area investigated the impact of negative or degraded environmental features (industrial structures, odors, and noise) on recreation site choice decisions for selected recreation activities – golf, fishing, and birdwatching – activities chosen for their relevance to efforts to reclaim land for recreation use in post-industrial settings.  A second project relied on the analysis of secondary data to explore patterns in the recreation and travel behavior of urban racial/ethnic groups in Chicago, Illinois.  And a third project investigated activity patterns, past visitation behavior, and recommendations of places to visit and avoid for a range of Chicago-area recreation sites (i.e., sites believed to be attractive to visitors, sites considered relatively neutral, and sites that felt to be relatively less attractive).  Most recently, Dr. Klenosky has been working with a team of social scientists and recreation planners to better understand the ramifications of transforming the former Freshkills Landfill located in Staten Island, NY into a new urban park, Freshkills Park.  At 2,200 acres, the site was one of the largest and most active landfills in the world.  The site is now the focus of a 30-year phased development project.  When completed the former landfill will include reclaimed wetlands, recreational facilities and landscaped public parkland; and will be the largest expansion of the NY City parks system in over 100 years. Dr. Klenosky and his team have conducted focus groups and resident surveys to better understand attitudes toward and intentions to visit Freshkills Park among Staten Island residents. This effort will provide important baseline data, which will serve as a foundation for documenting the degree to which behaviors and attitudes have changed during the park’s evolution.

Dr. Klenosky’s research has been published in a variety of outlets including the Journal of Business Research, International Journal of Research in Marketing, Journal of Leisure Research, Annals of Tourism Research, Journal of Travel Research, Journal of Tourism Studies, Tourism Analysis, Tourism Management, Journal of Sport Management, the International Journal of Sport Management, and the Journal of Physical Activity and Health.  He is currently an Associate Editor for Leisure Sciences and the Journal of Travel Research.

Memberships in Professional Organizations:

  • National Recreation and Parks Association
  • Travel and Tourism Research Association

Selected Publications:

  • Starnes, Heather A., Phillip J. Troped, David B. Klenosky, and Angela Doehring (2011), Trails and Physical Activity: A Review, Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 8(8), 1160-1174. 
  • Klenosky, David B., Christine A. Vogt, Herbert W. Schroeder, Cherie LeBlanc Fisher, and SaraJane Marshall (2009).  Place Visitation, Place Avoidance, and Attitudinal Ambivalence: New Concepts for Place Research in Urban Recreation Settings. In Clifton E. Watts and Cherie L. LeBlanc (eds.), Proceedings of the 2009 Northeastern Recreation Research Symposium, General Technical Report NRS-P-66. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station, 57-64.
  • Klenosky, David B., Chi-Ok Oh, Christopher C. Panek, and Jerry F. Luebke (2008),   I Want to Join the Zoo!  A Conjoint Study of Membership Program Preferences.  In: David B. Klenosky and Cherie L. LeBlanc (eds.), Proceedings of the 2008 Northeastern Recreation Research Symposium, General Technical Report NRS-P-42. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station, 122-128.
  • Klenosky, David B. and Carol A. Saunders (2008), Put Me in the Zoo: A Laddering Study of Zoo Visitors, Tourism Review International, 11(3), 317-327.
  • Klenosky, David B., Cherie L. LeBlanc, Herbert W. Schroeder, and Christine A. Vogt (2007), Factors that Attract and Repel Visitation to Urban Recreation Sites: Project Overview, paper presented at the 2007 Northeastern Recreation Research Symposium, Bolton Landing, NY, April 15-17, 2007.  Paper published in: Cherie L. LeBlanc and Christine A. Vogt (comps.), Proceedings of the 2007 Northeastern Recreation Research Symposium, April 15-17, 2007, Bolton Landing, NY. General Technical Report NRS-P-23. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station, 39-47.
  • McAvoy, Leo, Tom Holman, Marni A. Goldenberg, and David B. Klenosky (2006), Wilderness and Persons with Disabilities: Transferring the Benefits to Everyday Life, International Journal of Wilderness, 12 (6), 23-31.
  • Goldenberg, Marni A., Leo McAvoy, and David B. Klenosky (2005), Outcomes from the Components of an Outward Bound Experience, Journal of Experiential Education, 28 (2), 123-146.
  • Klenosky, David B. (2004), The Impact of Negative Environmental Factors on Recreation Choice Behavior, paper presented at the 2004 Northeastern Recreation Research Symposium, Bolton Landing, NY, March 28-30, 2004.  Paper published in Kelly Bricker (ed.), Proceedings of the 2004 Northeastern Recreation Research Symposium. General Technical Report NE-326, Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, 272-280.
  • Klenosky, David B. (2002). The "Pull" of Tourism Destinations: A Means-End Investigation, Journal of Travel Research, 40 (4), 385-395.
  • Basala, Sandra L. and David B. Klenosky (2001), Travel Style Preferences for Visiting a Novel Destination: A Conjoint Investigation Across the Novelty-Familiarity Continuum, Journal of Travel Research, 40 (2), 172-182.
  • Klenosky, David B., Thomas J. Templin, and Josh A. Troutman (2001), Athletic Recruiting: A Means-End Investigation of Student Athletes' School Choice Decisions, Journal of Sport Management, 15 (2), 95-106.
  • Goldenberg, Marni A., David B. Klenosky, Joseph T. O'Leary, and Thomas J. Templin (2000). A Means-End Investigation of Ropes Course Experiences, Journal of Leisure Research, 32 (2), 208-224.
  • Klenosky, David B. and Richard Gitelson (1998), Travel Agents' Destination Recommendations, Annals of Tourism Research, 25 (3), 661-674.
  • Klenosky, David B. and Richard Gitelson (1997), Characteristics of Effective Tourism Promotion Slogans: A View from the Travel Trade. Annals of Tourism Research, 24(1), 235-238.
  • Klenosky, David B., Charles E. Gengler, and Michael Mulvey (1993), Understanding the Factors Influencing Ski Destination Choice: A Means-End Analytic Approach, Journal of Leisure Research, 25 (4), 362-379.

 Selected Grants:

  • Klenosky, David B. (PI). (2011). Attitudes Towards and Intentions to Visit Freshkills Park.  Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture, North Central Research Station, Evanston, IL.
  • Klenosky, David B. (PI). (2006). Understanding the Factors that Attract and Repel Visitation to Urban Recreation Sites. Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture, North Central Research Station, Evanston, IL.
  • Klenosky, David B. (PI). (2003). Modeling the Recreation and Travel Behavior of Urban Racial/Ethnic Groups. Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture, North Central Research Station, Evanston, IL.
  • Klenosky, David B. (PI). (2000). Environmental Factors Influencing Recreation Choice in Post-Industrial Landscapes. Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture, North Central Research Station, Evanston, IL.

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