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Heather Olsen, EdD

Professor Recreation Tourism and Nonprofit Leadership

University of Northern Iowa

Affiliations

College of Education

Center Of Child Development

Department Of Literacy, Early Childhood And Special Education

Department of Educational Leadership

Department of Elementary, Early Childhood and Middle Level Education

Department of Literacy Education

Department of Recreation, Tourism and Nonprofit Leadership

Department of School Library Studies

College of Humanities, Arts & Sciences

Department Of Science Education

Jacobson (Richard O.) Center for Comprehensive Literacy (JCCL)

School Of Health, Pe And Recreation

Services Of Department Of Health, Physical Education And Leisure

University of Northern Iowa

Heather Olsen, Edd is currently serving as a Center Of Child Development Professor Recreation Tourism and Nonprofit Leadership at University of Northern Iowa.

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University of Northern Iowa

Professor Recreation Tourism and Nonprofit Leadership

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education injury prevention built environment safety management safety safety science prevention system public health urban design trauma early childhood child development educational technology professional development in-service professional development early education pediatrics rehabilitation urban ecology urban studies urban geography educational assessment canadian studies school effectiveness youth services student assessment online education learning environments school violence online professional development environmental planning urban greening applied geography thermal engineering inclusive education urban affairs school psychology landscape archaeology landscape planning landscape ecology case studies spatial planning thermal comfort safety analysis public safety community building social inclusion community environments safety culture urban heat mitigation urban environments environmental design video game development student leadership technology-based interventions learning-by-doing social learning environments digital playground social games traffic medicine developmental program public playgrounds thermal safety united states shade provision sun protection salg instrument school playgrounds playground accessibility case study school nurses playspace designs canadian context expert assessment thermal environments play areas urban planning public management servicelearning voluntary sector educational management community engagement tourism geography tourism research educational leadership social enterprise school leadership sport management tourism environmental education community-engaged research sustainable development landscape architecture program evaluation resource policy sustainability science conservation science educational administration community development social responsibility business studies environmental values environmental resource management management sustainable tourism public administration tourism economics environmental policy natural resource management performance studies nonprofit organizations

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Epidemiological Characteristics of School Playground Injuries. Clinical Pediatrics (2023)

public healthinjury preventionschool violenceadolescent healthtraffic medicineprevention systemschool playground injuriestraumaschool effectivenesspediatrics

An Expert Assessment on Playspace Designs and Thermal Environments in a Canadian Context. Urban Climate (2022)

Daniel J. VecellioJennifer K. VanosEric KennedyHeather OlsenGregory R.A. Richardson

canadian contextsustainable urbanismthermal environmentsexpert assessmentplayspace designsurbanizationepidemiologyurban designtheatreperformance studiesurban geographycanadian studiesurban heat mitigationurban climateurban environmentsbuilt environmenturban studiesurban ecology

Reimagining Spaces Where Children Play: Developing Guidance for Thermally Comfortable Playgrounds in Canada. Canadian Journal of Public Health (2021)

Eric KennedyHeather OlsenJennifer VanosDaniel J. VecellioMarla DesatKarina RichtersAlexandra RutledgeGregory R. A. Richardson

public healthchild developmentthermal comfortcanadian studiesthermal engineeringbuilt environment

Safety of School Playgrounds: Field Analysis From a Randomized Sample. The Journal of School Nursing (2019)

public healthinjury preventionyouth servicessafetychild developmentsafety analysiseducationprevention systemsafety scienceschool playgroundssafety managementpublic safety

Shade Provision in Public Playgrounds for Thermal Safety and Sun Protection: A Case Study Across 100 Play Spaces in the United States. Landscape and Urban Planning (2019)

Heather OlsenEric KennedyJennifer Vanos

shade provisionspatial planningunited stateslandscape ecologyapplied geographyecologylandscape architecturepublic healththermal safetylandscape planningpublic playgroundsurban geographylandscape archaeologybuilt environmenturban studiescase studiesurban ecologyenvironmental engineeringurban greeningurban designurban planningsun protectionenvironmental planning

The Role of Supervision in Youth Work: Perceptions of Students Preparing to Be Youth Workers. Journal of Youth Development (2017)

developmental programyouth servicesyouth workerspositive behavior interventionsvocational behavioradolescent healthperformance studieseducationmentorshipyouth workadolescent psychologyapplied developmental psychologyworkforce developmentsocial work

Safe and Fun Playgrounds: A Handbook. UNI ScholarWorks (University of Northern Iowa) (2015)

social gamesdesignsafetydigital playgroundfun playgroundssafety sciencebuilt environmentsafety management

Measuring Student Learning Outcomes Using the Salg Instrument. SCHOLE A Journal of Leisure Studies and Recreation Education (2014)

salg instrumentstudent assessmenteducationeducational researcheducational assessment

Using Reflection to Assess Students' Ability to Learn and Develop Leadership Skills. SCHOLE A Journal of Leisure Studies and Recreation Education (2014)

assess studentsexperiential learninglearning sciencesperformance studiesstudent leadershipeducationstudent assessmenteducational leadershipeducational psychologydevelop leadership skillseducational assessment

“I Am Hoping You Can Point Me in the Right Direction Regarding Playground Accessibility”: A Case Study of a Community Which Lacked Social Policy Toward Playground Accessibility. World Leisure Journal (2012)

urban affairscase studycommunity developmentcommunity engagementsociologyaccessibilitysocial inclusionpublic policysocial sciencesinclusive educationcommunity environmentscommunity buildingsocial policyplayground accessibility

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Heather Olsen, EdD

Professor Recreation Tourism and Nonprofit Leadership

University of Northern Iowa

Affiliations

College of Education

Center Of Child Development

Department Of Literacy, Early Childhood And Special Education

Department of Educational Leadership

Department of Elementary, Early Childhood and Middle Level Education

Department of Literacy Education

Department of Recreation, Tourism and Nonprofit Leadership

Department of School Library Studies

College of Humanities, Arts & Sciences

Department Of Science Education

Jacobson (Richard O.) Center for Comprehensive Literacy (JCCL)

School Of Health, Pe And Recreation

Services Of Department Of Health, Physical Education And Leisure

University of Northern Iowa

Heather Olsen, Edd is currently serving as a Center Of Child Development Professor Recreation Tourism and Nonprofit Leadership at University of Northern Iowa.

Honors

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Experiences

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Heather Olsen, EdD

University of Northern Iowa

Professor Recreation Tourism and Nonprofit Leadership

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Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

Epidemiological Characteristics of School Playground Injuries. Clinical Pediatrics (2023)

public healthinjury preventionschool violenceadolescent healthtraffic medicineprevention systemschool playground injuriestraumaschool effectivenesspediatrics

An Expert Assessment on Playspace Designs and Thermal Environments in a Canadian Context. Urban Climate (2022)

Daniel J. VecellioJennifer K. VanosEric KennedyHeather OlsenGregory R.A. Richardson

Reimagining Spaces Where Children Play: Developing Guidance for Thermally Comfortable Playgrounds in Canada. Canadian Journal of Public Health (2021)

Eric KennedyHeather OlsenJennifer VanosDaniel J. VecellioMarla DesatKarina RichtersAlexandra RutledgeGregory R. A. Richardson

public healthchild developmentthermal comfortcanadian studiesthermal engineeringbuilt environment

Safety of School Playgrounds: Field Analysis From a Randomized Sample. The Journal of School Nursing (2019)

public healthinjury preventionyouth servicessafetychild developmentsafety analysiseducationprevention systemsafety scienceschool playgroundssafety managementpublic safety

Shade Provision in Public Playgrounds for Thermal Safety and Sun Protection: A Case Study Across 100 Play Spaces in the United States. Landscape and Urban Planning (2019)

Heather OlsenEric KennedyJennifer Vanos

The Role of Supervision in Youth Work: Perceptions of Students Preparing to Be Youth Workers. Journal of Youth Development (2017)

Safe and Fun Playgrounds: A Handbook. UNI ScholarWorks (University of Northern Iowa) (2015)

social gamesdesignsafetydigital playgroundfun playgroundssafety sciencebuilt environmentsafety management

Measuring Student Learning Outcomes Using the Salg Instrument. SCHOLE A Journal of Leisure Studies and Recreation Education (2014)

salg instrumentstudent assessmenteducationeducational researcheducational assessment

Using Reflection to Assess Students' Ability to Learn and Develop Leadership Skills. SCHOLE A Journal of Leisure Studies and Recreation Education (2014)

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