Lynn Anderson
Dr. Lynn Anderson, CTRS, CPRP, FDRT, FALS is a Distinguished Service Professor in the Recreation, Parks and Leisure Studies Department at State University of New York at Cortland, and the director for the Inclusive Recreation Resource Center. She has been active in the field of therapeutic recreation, inclusion, and outdoor recreation for over 40 years. Dr. Anderson is the program founder for the graduate therapeutic recreation online programs at SUNY Cortland, where she has developed and delivered online curriculum to graduate students across the U.S. and Canada. Dr. Anderson serves as editor and reviewer for several journals in the field and has written two textbooks, including the text Therapeutic Recreation: A Strengths Approach, published by Sagamore-Venture Publishing. Her research focuses on inclusion, strengths approach, flourishing through leisure, and therapeutic benefits of nature-based experiences. With colleague Dr. Linda Heyne, Dr. Anderson developed the Flourishing through Leisure Model: An Ecological Extension of the Leisure and Well-Being Model. This model is one of the first in our field to include the spiritual domain of human functioning and ways recreational therapists can facilitate spiritual well-being in practice. Dr. Anderson has her master’s degree in outdoor recreation and park management from the University of Oregon and her Ph.D. in therapeutic recreation from the University of Minnesota. Lynn and husband Dale have two children and three grandchildren.
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