Record of Pursuit of Advanced Degrees

Ed.D. The University of Georgia, Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies. Spring, 1996. Dissertation: In on the Outside, Out on the Inside: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual Youth, Identity and Leisure. (223 pages)

M.S. San Francisco State University, Department of Recreation & Leisure Studies, Recreation Administration curriculum, June, 1992, with honors.

B.A. The University of Wisconsin, Madison, Department of Journalism and Mass Communications, Print Media, May, 1984.

Employment Experience

Assistant Professor, University of North Carolina. I am responsible for teaching, research and service in the Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies. Chapel Hill, N.C. (July, 1998-currently)

Assistant Professor and Director, Institute for Youth Leaders, University of Northern Iowa. I was responsible for teaching in the divisions of Youth and Human Services and Leisure Services. I was also responsible for developing the Institute -- grantwriting, working with community agencies, conducting research and developing policies around the issue of youth development. Cedar Falls, IA (currently)

Graduate Research and Teaching Assistant, Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies and the Department of Educational Psychology, the University of Georgia. I was responsible for teaching, research and assisting faculty in these two departments with courses and with research projects. Athens, Georgia. (1992-1995)

Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies and the Department of Health Education, San Francisco State University. I was responsible for: assisting with grantwriting and with coordinating a conference; and for serving as a reader for approximately three classes (100 students) per 14-week semester. San Francisco, California. (1990-1992)

Co-Founder and Director, Lavender Youth Recreation & Information Center (LYRIC), a social/recreational organization for lesbian/gay/bisexual youth, ages 23 and under. I was responsible for: fundraising, grantwriting, supervising a staff of four and for coordinating an advisory board of 25 community members. San Francisco, California. (1988-1992)

Newsletter editor, membership coordinator and trip leader, Bay Area Outreach and Recreation Program, a social/recreational organization for children and adults with physical and mental disabilities. I was responsible for grantwriting, fundraising, editing the monthly newsletter and coordinating trips. Berkeley, California. (1990-1991)

Legal assistant, small private practice specializing in lesbian/gay family law and a mid-size firm specializing in environmental law. I was responsible for: preparing legal documents for a variety of cases, tape transcription, and legal research on California Wetlands. San Francisco, California. (1986-1990)

Lobbyist and development assistant, National Federation of Business & Professional Women's Clubs (BPW/USA). I was responsible for: researching potential grants, writing articles for our national magazine, working in coalition with other womens' organizations and preparing congressional testimonies on pay equity and pension reform. Washington, D.C. (1984-1986)

Kivel, B.D. & Yaffe, R. (In press). Social responsibility revisited: Critical thinking and empathy as necessary components of social change. Schole. R

Kivel, P. & Kivel, B.D. (accepted). Beyond cultural competence: Building alliances and sharing power in recreational programs. Diversity and the Recreation Profession: Organizational Perspectives. State College, PA: Venture Publishing.

Kivel, B.D. (accepted). Sexual identity and leisure. Diversity and the Recreation Profession: Organizational Perspectives. State College, PA: Venture Publishing.

Caldwell, L., Kivel, B.D., Smith, E. & Hayes, D. (1998). An exploratory study on leisure experiences, leisure behaviors and health risk behaviors of adolescents who are lesbian or gay. Journal of Leisure Research 30(3), 341-355. R

Kivel, B.D. & Wells, J. (1998). Working it Out: What social work administrators should know about lesbian/gay/bisexual people and employment issues. In Daly, A.. (Ed.) Workplace diversity: Issues and perspectives. Washington, D.C.: NASW Press. (10 pages)

Kivel, B.D. (1998). Adolescent identity formation and leisure contexts: A selective review of literature. Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance 69(1). pp. 36-39. R

Kivel, B.D. (1998). Book Review in Journal of Park and Recreation Administration, 16(2). Witt, P.A. and Crompton, J.L. (1996). Recreation programming that works for at-risk youth: The challenge of shaping the future. State College, PA: Venture Publishing, Inc. and Making the peace: A 15-session violence prevention curriculum for young people. Kivel, P. and Creighton, A. with the Oakland Men's Project (1997). Alameda, CA: Hunter House Publishers.

Kivel, B.D. (1997). Leisure, narratives and the construction of identity among lesbian, gay and bisexual youth. Journal of Leisurability (24)4, pp. 31-38 (7 pages). R

Kivel, B.D. (1997). Book Review in Journal of Leisure Research, 29(1). Larson, R. and Richards, M.H. (1994). Divergent realities: The emotional lives of mothers, fathers, and adolescents. New York: BasicBooks, pp. 135-137.

Kivel, B. (1994). Understanding lesbian and gay youth and leisure: Implications for researchers and practitioners. Journal of Park and Recreation Administration. 12(4), 15-28. R

Kivel, B. (1990). LYRIC: Lavender Youth Recreation and Information Center. In
M. Baxter and S. Elder (Eds.), Spread the word, not the disease (HIV and adolescence: Prevention education and policy issues), pp. 41-44. San Francisco, CA: Department of Public Health.

Kivel, B. (1986). Closing the wage gap: A "how to" for working women. National Business Woman, 67(1), p. 10-12.

Kivel, B. (1986). Continued grassroots support needed on pay equity/comp. worth issue. National Business Woman, 67(6), p. 6.

Kivel, B. (1985). Harassment, harassment, harassment: Recognizing it and stopping it. National Business Woman, 66(1), pp. 23, 26.

Kivel, B. (1985). States' stake in pay equity. National Business Woman, 66(2), pp.16-17.

U.S. Senate. Special Committee on Aging. The pension gamble: Who wins? who loses? Testimony of the National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs, Inc. (BPW/USA), pp. 101-110. Ninety-Ninth Congress, First Session, 1985. U.S. Government Printing Office, Serial No. 99-5. Washington, D.C.

U.S. House of Representatives. Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Social Security and the Subcommittee on Oversight. Retirement income security in the United States. Statement and Prepared Testimony of Irma Finn Brosseau, Chief Executive Officer, National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs, Inc. (BPW/USA), pp. 484-489. Ninety-Ninth Congress, First Session, 1985. U.S. Government Printing Office, Serial No. 99-50. Washington, D.C.

Kivel, B.D. (1998). Final report: After-school club evaluation. Final report submitted to the At-risk Youth Consortium Project, Texas A & M University.

Brown, M.J.M., Kivel, B. and Allen, J. (1995). Giving voice: Community residents' perceptions of living adjacent to USDA Forest Service Land in the Southern Appalachia. Research Report submitted to the USDA Forest Service, Southeast Experiment Station.

Samdahl, D.M. & Kivel, B. (1994). Community Assessment of the Atlanta Urban Tree House. Research report submitted to the USDA Forest Service, Southeast Experiment Station.

Kivel, B., Samdahl, D.M. & Jacobson, S. (1994). Ethnic and cultural diversity in park and recreationsettings: A review of selected literature. Submitted to the USDA Forest Service, Southeast Experiment Station.

Love, M.B., Dahl, R.F., Matson, H. and Kivel, B. (1990). Healthy San Francisco: promoting health in ethnically diverse urban communities. (Final Report of the Working Conference, April 4-5, 1990). San Francisco State University, Center for Health Promotion.

Pearce, K.D. & Kivel, B.D. To address issues of ideology, hegemony, power and representation, we offer Memory Work. Canadian Congress on Leisure Research. Wolfville, Nova Scotia. (May, 1999).

Kivel, B.D. Invited participant: Forum on recreation/leisure and diversity sponsored by the Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies, Arizona State University. Tempe, Arizona. (April, 1999).

DeGraaf, D. Gassman, J. & Kivel, B.D. Empowering campers, counselors and staff in the camp setting. American Camping Association annual convention. Chicago, Illinois. (March, 1999).

Kivel, B.D. & Yaffe, R. A workshop on unlearning racism, sexism, homophobia in the classroom. Society of Park and Recreation Educators Teaching Institute. Myrtle Beach, S.C. (January, 1999).

Kivel, B.D. & Pearce, K.D. "The liberatory potential of collective memory work" with Kimberly Pearce. Leisure Research Symposium, National Recreation and Park Association Congress, Miami Beach, FL (September, 1998)⁽¹⁾.

Kivel, B.D. & Pearce, K.D. "Problematizing the ties that bind: Gender, sexuality, leisure and queer theory with Kimberly Pearce. The big ghetto: Gender, sexuality and leisure, Leisure Studies Association, Leeds, U.K. (July, 1998).

Kivel, B.D. & Lyons, K. "A dialectic of agency and structure: An examination of leisure contexts and lesbian/gay/bisexual youth". Ethnic minorities, marginalized groups, women and older adults, Leisure Research Symposium, the National Recreation and Park Association Congress, Salt Lake City, Utah. (October, 1997).

Invited participant -- Research Roundtable, the National Recreation and Park Association Congress, Salt Lake City, Utah. (October, 1997).

Invited Discussant -- "The Consumption of Leisure in Urban Africa" -- The University of Illinois--Urbana/Champaign. (April, 1997)

"A qualitative exploration of lesbian/gay/bisexual youth, identity and leisure" with Douglas A. Kleiber. Leisure over the lifespan, Leisure Research Symposium, National Recreation & Park Association. (October, 1996).

"An exploratory study on leisure experiences, leisure behaviors, and health risk behaviors of adolescents who are lesbian or gay" -- with Linda L. Caldwell, Edward A. Smith and David Hayes. Leisure over the lifespan, Leisure Research Symposium. National Recreation & Park Association. (October, 1995)

"Where does feminism fit in a post-fill-in-the-blank world?" with Kim Pearce, The University of North Carolina and Kevin Lyons, The University of Georgia -- International Conference on Women and Leisure. (May, 1995)

Invited Panelist -- "Researching and working with lesbians over 60" -- American Society on Aging. Atlanta, Georgia. (March, 1995)

"The paradox of coming out: Lesbian and gay youth and leisure" -- Leisure over the lifespan, Leisure Research Symposium. National Recreation & Park Association. (October, 1994)

"Women's narratives: Four studies of significant experiences in the lives of women" -- Qualitative Research in Education Conference, The College of Education, University of Georgia. (January, 1994)

Invited Panelist: University of Georgia, College of Education's "Multicultural Education Conference." One of five invited panelists asked to respond to keynote address of Carl Grant, Professor, University of Wisconsin, Madison. (May, 1994)

Invited Discussant: Leisure Research Symposium, Social/Psychology Session, NRPA. (October, 1993)

"Meeting the social recreational needs of an invisible minority: Lesbian and gay youth" -- California Parks & Recreation Society (District IV) 1991 Mini Conference, "Diversity is Dynamic." (1991)

Editorial Board, Journal of Park and Recreation Administration. Associate editor, 1997-2000.

Editorial Board, Leisure Sciences. Associate editor, 1997-2000.

Reviewer, Leisure Over the Lifespan Session -- Leisure Research Symposium, National Recreation & Park Association. I served as chair of the session, "Ethnic minorities, marginalized groups, women and older adults," Leisure Research Symposium, National Recreation & Park Association (October, 1997 -- Salt Lake City, Utah).

Sociology Session -- Leisure Research Symposium, National Recreation & Park Association (October, 1996 -- Kansas City, Kansas).

Journal of Park and Recreation Administration, a journal of the Academy of Park and Recreation Administration, 1996.

Reviewer, Schole, 1997, 1996.

Humanities Session -- Leisure Research Symposium, National Recreation & Park Association (October, 1995 -- San Antonio, Texas).

Reviewer, Journal of Leisure Research. A publication of the National Recreation and Park Association, 1999, 1997, 1996, 1994.

Reviewer, Leisure Sciences, an interdisciplinary journal, 1994, 1997.

1998-1999 Williamson Committee to Promote Lesbian/Gay Studies (University of North Carolina). $1000 grant to bring independent filmmaker Kelli Herd to the UNC campus.

1997 University of Northern Iowa -- College of Education. This grant supported four
undergraduate students who will work with two graduate students and two faculty to conceptualize, plan and implement a research project which examines leisure as a context for identity formation among youth (13-23). $4,800 requested. $1,000 awarded.

1996-1997 University of Northern Iowa -- Summer Research Fellowship Award. $5,000 requested to conduct an eight-week, mixed-method study to begin to understand if, and to what extent, the consumption of mainstream film during "leisure" diminishes one's self-consciousness about sexuality and, at the same time, perpetuates heterosexuality hegemony among young people. $3,000 awarded.

1995 College of Education, University of Georgia. $1,000 requested to develop an experiential education project within a multicultural setting for practica students. $1,000 awarded.

1992 Astraea Foundation. $5,000 requested for ongoing support of the lesbian youth support project. $1,000 awarded.

1992 Department of Public Health/San Francisco. $75,000 renewal request for HIV prevention program for gay/bisexual young men. $75,000 awarded.

1992 Pacific Gas & Electric Co. (Employees Contribution Program). $5,000 awarded for general support of LYRIC programs.

1992 San Francisco Mayor's Office of Children, Youth & Families. $134,000 requested for lesbian/gay youth switchboard and after-school recreation program for LYRIC. $89,000 awarded.

1992 The Women's Foundation. $8,000 requested for ongoing support of the lesbian youth support project. $8,000 awarded.

1991 Bay Area Physicians for Human Rights. $4,000 requested for outreach materials for LYRIC. $4,000 awarded.

1991 California Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development: Health Professionals Career Opportunity Program. Worked with Co-principal investigators in writing and preparing this grant for the development of a multicultural health promotion project. $49,940 requested. $46,966 awarded.

1991 Colin Higgins Foundation. $6,100 requested for the development of a targeted, direct-mail fundraising campaign for LYRIC. $5,000 awarded.

1991 Examiner Bay to Breakers Charities. $2,700 requested for summer program for youth with physical disabilities. $500 awarded.

1991 Horizons Foundation-BACW Fund. $4,000 requested for lesbian youth support project -- LYRIC. $2,000 awarded.

1991 Morgan Pinney Trust (Bay Area). $3,000 requested for general support of LYRIC programs. $3,000 awarded.

1991 San Francisco Foundation. $55,000 requested to develop HIV/AIDS prevention and education program for young lesbians -- LYRIC. $23,000 awarded in 1991, $18,000 awarded in 1992.

1991 San Francisco Mayor's Office of Community Development. $10,000 requested for general support of LYRIC's young lesbian support group. $10,000 awarded.

1991 The United Way of the Bay Area. $28,000 requested for general support. $14,280 awarded for 1991 and 1992.

1990 Horizons Foundation. $2,000 requested for general support of the Lavender Youth Recreation & Information Center (LYRIC). $750 awarded.

1989 San Francisco State University Lottery Request. $2,500 requested for "Visiting Scholar Project." Awarded, but not funded.
 

Grants Proposed but not Awarded

1996 Federal Grant: Co-authored a grant with a social worker from the Department of Human Services, Black Hawk County, in response to an RFP from the Office of Juvenile Justice, Delinquency Prevention. $313,000 requested over an 18 month period to develop a five-year plan to reform juvenile justice and human services agencies in Black Hawk County, IA. This grant was among the seven finalists. Five grants were awarded.

1996 American Alliance of Health, Physical Education, Recreation & Dance. $15,000 requested to develop a statewide model of positive youth development in Iowa. Not funded.

1993 Chicago Resource Center. $10,000 requested for LYRIC general support. Not funded.

1992 Chicago Resource Center. $15,000 requested for LYRIC general support. Not funded.

1992 Vanguard Foundation. $6,000 requested for leader training program. Not funded.

1992 "Women in Leisure Services" -- Chi Kappa Rho Scholarship, California Park & Recreation Society Foundation Scholarship

1992 Distinguished Graduate Student Award, School of Health, Physical Education, Recreation & Leisure Studies, San Francisco State University.

1992 Proclamation ("Beth Kivel Day" -- August 21, 1992) from Mayor Frank Jordan on behalf of the City and County of San Francisco for work with lesbian/gay youth.

1991 Named "Future Scholar" by the Academy of Leisure Sciences, Society of Park and Recreation Educators (National Recreation & Park Association).

1983 North Texas Alumni Association of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Scholarship Award ($1,000 awarded).

Recreation leadership and group dynamics (Spring, 1999) - This course examined theories pertaining to leadership and group dynamics and their application within the field of recreation and leisure studies.

Women, Work & Leisure (Spring, 1999) - This undergraduate seminar focused on understanding the foundations of feminism and addressed the ways in which feminism and gender studies can broaden and extend our understanding of "leisure".

Introduction to Leisure (Fall, 1998) - Undergraduate survey course on the history and philosophy of leisure and an overview of leisure services delivery systems and trends.

Leisure in a diverse society (Fall, 1998) - A transdisciplinary seminar that examines leisure vis-a-vis the construction of seven markers of identity: gender, race, class, sexuality, religion, age and disability.

Program Planning (Spring, 1997). I taught an introduction to program planning course for sophomores and juniors in the Leisure Services Division.

Volunteer Management and Philanthropy (Spring, 1997). This graduate seminar focuses on understanding the principles of volunteer management within non-profit organizations. Students were taught the basics of how to recruit, train, orient, evaluate and recognize volunteers at their respective agencies.

Fundraising and Grant Writing for Non-profit Organizations (Fall, 1996). I taught this graduate level course which focuses on the following topics: how to plan, implement and evaluate special events and direct mail. Students also learn how to research sources for grants and how to develop a grant for $50,000.00.

History and Philosophy of Leisure (Fall, 1996). I am currently teaching this graduate level seminar which focuses on the history and philosophy of leisure and on contemporary leisure theory and its applications in the field of leisure services.

Women, Work and Leisure (Spring, 1996, 1997). I taught this graduate/undergraduate seminar which focused on understanding the foundations of feminism and addresses the ways in which feminism and gender studies can broaden and extend our understanding of "leisure".

Volunteer Management and Philanthropy (Spring, 1996). I taught this graduate seminar which focused on understanding the principles of volunteer management within non-profit organizations. Students were taught the basics of how to recruit, train, orient, evaluate and recognize volunteers at their respective agencies (at UNI).

Recreation Administration (Fall, 1995). I taught this undergraduate class which focused on teaching students about the management principles necessary for administering recreation-based agencies (municipal, for-profit and non-profit). (University of Georgia)

Women and Leisure (Spring, 1995). I co-taught this graduate/undergraduate seminar with Diane M. Samdahl, Ph.D. (University of Georgia)

Program Planning/Leadership (Winter and Spring, 1995). I assisted Barbara Wilhite, Ed.D. in teaching this course during the winter quarter and I am currently assisting her with the course this quarter. This course is primarily for sophomores and juniors and focuses on teaching students how to assess, plan, implement and evaluate (APIE) recreation-based programs and services. (University of Georgia)

Recreation Administration (Fall, 1994). I was the teaching assistant for this course with Dan Hope, Ed.D. This class provides an introduction and overview of leisure services provision. The course is primarily for sophomores and juniors. (University of Georgia)

Adolescents and the Family, Department of Child & Family Development (Fall, 1994). I served as the teaching assistant for this course with Patricia Bell-Scott, Ph.D. This course provides an introduction and overview of adolescent development within the context of the family. The majority of students enrolled in this course are seniors. (University of Georgia)

Leisure: The Individual and Society (Spring, 1993). Course taught with Diane M. Samdahl, Ph.D. This course provides an introduction and overview of the study of leisure and is primarily for non-majors. (University of Georgia)

Senior Seminar (Winter, 1992 and Spring, 1993). This course focuses on practical skills involved in identifying and applying for internship opportunities. (University of Georgia)

Practicum Advisor (Spring & Summer, 1995) -- I will be supervising approximately five practicum students this spring and summer as they work with the Atlanta Bureau of Recreation.

Intern Advisor (Summer, 1995) -- I served as an intern advisor for two students.

"In on the outside, out on the inside: Lesbian/gay/bisexual youth, identity and leisure" presented at the Center for Research on Women (CROW) Forum, Women's Studies Program, University of Northern Iowa (October, 1997).

Coordinated and conducted a workshop with 25 faculty, staff, administrators and students of Wartburg College, Waverly, IA, on issues and concerns relative to working with lesbian/gay/bisexual college students. (February, 1997).

Coordinated and conducted a workshop on Grantwriting which was co-sponsored by the Family and Children's Council of Black Hawk County. Twenty-five people participated in a half-day workshop on grantwriting for beginners. (December, 1996).

Coordinated and co-lead a workshop on research and evaluation which was co-sponsored by the Boys/Girls Club of Waterloo. Seventeen people participated in a half-day workshop co-led by Susan Hudson and myself. (October, 1996).

Served as a consultant and appeared in the NBC (KRON-TV) documentary: "Growing Up and Coming Out" about lesbian/gay youth (1991) in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Memberships

National Recreation and Park Association (1991-present)
North Carolina Recreation and Park Society (currently)
California Park and Recreation Society (1990-1992)
American Camping Association (1991-1994)

Diversity Committee, Society of Park & Recreation Educators, National Recreation & Park Association, 1997-currently.

Friends of Hartman Nature Reserve, Cedar Falls, IA. I served as a board member (1997-1998).

Advisory Board, "47 Seconds Drama Troupe," a project of the Family and Children's Council of Black Hawk County. I served as an advisory board member (1997-1998).

Membership Committee, Society of Park & Recreation Educators, National Recreation & Park Association, 1994-1997.

Advisory Board, Women's Studies Program (University of Northern Iowa)1996-1998.

Planning Committee for the Decategorization Project, Black Hawk County Human Services, Cedar Falls, IA, (1996).

Martha Ellen-Tye Multicultural Fine Arts Festival, University of Northern Iowa. I was responsible for planning and organizing a month-long film series for this festival which celebrated Jewish life and Jewish culture within the context of drama, dance, music, film and art. (1996)

Board member -- AIDS Athens, a non-profit agency providing support and advocacy for people with HIV and AIDS, (1992-1993).

Advisory Board -- ACLU of Northern California -- Howard A. Friedman First Amendment Project, San Francisco, (1990-1991).

Advisory Board -- Operation Concern, lesbian/gay counseling agency, San Francisco, (1990-1991).

1996-1998 Co-faculty advisor for UNI-GLO, the lesbian/gay/bisexual student organization at the University of Northern Iowa.

1992-1994 Co-founder and co-director, Camp Lavender Hill. Summer camp program for children, ages 7-14, of lesbian/gay/bisexual parents.

Spring, 1986 Crew member, Farm & Wilderness. Located in southern Vermont, Farm & Wilderness is a quaker foundation which sponsors six summer camps for children and youth. Volunteers assist in the building and maintenance of the six camps.

1. This paper was accepted but not presented due to inclement weather that caused the cancellation of this national conference.