Steve Henle
Senior Lecturer
Applied Human Sciences
Concordia University
Canada
Biography
Dr. Henle has been a full-time faculty member in Applied Human Sciences at Concordia since September, 2004. Upon completion of his doctoral studies at New York University, Dr. Henle became the executive director of Adopt-A-Playground Corp, a New York non-profit, dedicated to children’s safety in public playgrounds. This career was a natural extension of Dr. Henle’s dissertation research about children’s playground-related injuries. Central to his teaching and research, Dr. Henle is concerned with transmitting accurate information that is applicable to improve human happiness through leisure and recreation opportunities. Andragogy and experiential learning form a focal point for learning. Dr. Henle received an award for innovative teaching and student retention from Concordia’s Centre for Teaching and Learning Services.
Research Interest
Dr. Henle's research interests include: Leisure and recreation injury epidemiology, The role of play in leisure for Canadians, Play behavior in public recreation and Experiential learning.
Publications
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Henle S (2005) Moving playground safety to the next level. Today’s Playground 5: 12-15.
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Henle S (2006) Experiential learning: Montreal a tourism snapshot. Informed Leisure Practice 2: 4-12.
