David P Loy
Biographic Data
| ID | 4036102 |
|---|---|
| NAME | David P Loy |
| GIVEN NAMES | David P |
| FAMILY NAME | Loy |
| SIGNATURE | LOY D P |
| AFFILIATIONS | East Carolina University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 42 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Sport Advocacy
As the sport and recreation industry evolves, the need for educators to find innovative ways to prepare future professionals to become advocates for inclusive and equitable sport experiences are essential. This study explored the use of a photo exhibition resulting from a larger photo elicitation project as a pedagogical advocacy tool to engage and encourage students to think critically about inclusive sport, particularly for individuals with int…
Making the Grade with Recreational Therapy Accreditation
Accreditation is a critical process in maintaining standards of consistency and excellence in the academic preparation of students for their chosen profession. While academic programs, professional associations, and credentialing organizations all recognize the importance of programmatic accreditation in recreational therapy professional preparation, there is no current analysis of the impact of accreditation on student professional outcomes. Thi…
Flow Perspectives
Background: Participation in adventure as a recreational therapy intervention is well-recognized for its benefits for people with disabilities. Advances in technology and adaptive equipment have increased accessibility to adventure-based activities for those with physical disabilities. Climbing has long been established to facilitate the psychological state of flow; however, there is little research on the experience of flow in individuals with p…
The Pirate Wellness Program
In response to academic and healthcare restrictions from the COVID-19 pandemic, the Pirate Wellness Program (PWP), a recreational therapy telehealth program, was developed and implemented in May of 2020 by East Carolina University Recreational Therapy (RT) faculty to provide virtual services and interventions to quarantined individuals with disabilities. PWP was the first virtual RT treatment program and served as a model for virtual RT internshi…
Exploring the Influence of Leisure on Adjustment
While recent studies have demonstrated the significance of leisure in the initial phases of spinal cord injury (SCI) rehabilitation, the impact of leisure experience on adjustment and the dynamics of that influence have yet to be adequately clarified. Development of skills to effectively manage leisure becomes critical in the community reintegration process, especially for those who are at risk for poor social and psychological adjustment after i…
Leisure as a Coping Resource
The influence of leisure in coping with negative life events likely derives from its powers to distract, to generate optimism about the future, and to preserve a sense of self in the face of trauma (Kleiber, Hutchinson, & Williams, 2002). While there is recent evidence of leisure's role in coping with daily hassles and normative life stressors (e.g., Iwasaki & Mannell, 2000), the nature and extent of leisure's utility in coping with a life-alteri…
Leisure as a Coping Resource
The influence of leisure in coping with negative life events likely derives from its powers to distract, to generate optimism about the future, and to preserve a sense of self in the face of trauma (Kleiber, Hutchinson, & Williams, 2002). While there is recent evidence of leisure's role in coping with daily hassles and normative life stressors (e.g., Iwasaki & Mannell, 2000), the nature and extent of leisure's utility in coping with a life-alteri…
Exploring the Influence of Leisure on Adjustment
While recent studies have demonstrated the significance of leisure in the initial phases of spinal cord injury (SCI) rehabilitation, the impact of leisure experience on adjustment and the dynamics of that influence have yet to be adequately clarified. Development of skills to effectively manage leisure becomes critical in the community reintegration process, especially for those who are at risk for poor social and psychological adjustment after i…
Exploring the Influence of Leisure on Adjustment
While recent studies have demonstrated the significance of leisure in the initial phases of spinal cord injury (SCI) rehabilitation, the impact of leisure experience on adjustment and the dynamics of that influence have yet to be adequately clarified. Development of skills to effectively manage leisure becomes critical in the community reintegration process, especially for those who are at risk for poor social and psychological adjustment after i…
Leisure as a Coping Resource
The influence of leisure in coping with negative life events likely derives from its powers to distract, to generate optimism about the future, and to preserve a sense of self in the face of trauma (Kleiber, Hutchinson, & Williams, 2002). While there is recent evidence of leisure's role in coping with daily hassles and normative life stressors (e.g., Iwasaki & Mannell, 2000), the nature and extent of leisure's utility in coping with a life-alteri…
The Pirate Wellness Program
In response to academic and healthcare restrictions from the COVID-19 pandemic, the Pirate Wellness Program (PWP), a recreational therapy telehealth program, was developed and implemented in May of 2020 by East Carolina University Recreational Therapy (RT) faculty to provide virtual services and interventions to quarantined individuals with disabilities. PWP was the first virtual RT treatment program and served as a model for virtual RT internshi…
Making the Grade with Recreational Therapy Accreditation
Accreditation is a critical process in maintaining standards of consistency and excellence in the academic preparation of students for their chosen profession. While academic programs, professional associations, and credentialing organizations all recognize the importance of programmatic accreditation in recreational therapy professional preparation, there is no current analysis of the impact of accreditation on student professional outcomes. Thi…
Flow Perspectives
Background: Participation in adventure as a recreational therapy intervention is well-recognized for its benefits for people with disabilities. Advances in technology and adaptive equipment have increased accessibility to adventure-based activities for those with physical disabilities. Climbing has long been established to facilitate the psychological state of flow; however, there is little research on the experience of flow in individuals with p…
Sport Advocacy
As the sport and recreation industry evolves, the need for educators to find innovative ways to prepare future professionals to become advocates for inclusive and equitable sport experiences are essential. This study explored the use of a photo exhibition resulting from a larger photo elicitation project as a pedagogical advocacy tool to engage and encourage students to think critically about inclusive sport, particularly for individuals with int…
Psychology (5 works) · Recreation (5 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Adventure Sports and Sensation Seeking (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Developmental psychology (2 works) · Medical education (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Psychological intervention (2 works) · Recreation, Leisure, Wilderness Management (2 works)