艾米·弗拉乔斯，埃德.D., CPRP

While attending Western State College of Colorado for my undergraduate degree, my passion for outdoor recreation blossomed. I was fortunate that the recreation classes I completed included a number of field work experiences. This included: ice climbing up frozen waterfalls, building winter snow caves at the top of a 16,000英尺高的山, river rafting through the Grand Canyon, and planning skateboard contests.

I have been teaching sport management courses for the past 14 years and have experience instructing at Southern Maine Community College, Southern New Hampshire University, and Daniel Webster College. The courses that I have taught include: Introduction to Sport Management, Foundations of Sport, Facility Management, 体育法律, 经济学 & Finance in Sport, Sports 信息rmation, Sport Governance, Athletic & Sport Administration, 体育营销, 体育讲座, 研究方法, Eco-Recreation, Eco-Planning & Policy, and 可持续性 & 生态旅游.

In addition to my education and teaching experience, I also the owned a recreation business for 12 years and am a non-profit executive director. I am the founder and executive director of Wahine Kai International (www.wahinekai.org) and the goal of the 501(c)7 is to promote amateur women's surfing across the country and soon around the world. We have chapters set up across the country and we currently have 250 paid members. I am very proud of what we have accomplished over the past 15 years. 

My research focuses on gender inequality in alternative sports. It is the idea that women feel "less than" men while participating in sports 比如冲浪, 滑板, and snowboarding and why this happens that interests me.