Michael E. Crawford, ReD, CTRS

Associate Professor, Emeritus
Department of Recreational Therapy
Munroe-Meyer Institute
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE 68198-5430
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Professional Summary

Dr. Crawford is an Associate Professor, Munroe-Meyer Institute and Pediatrics, UNMC. He has been a national leader in the field of recreational therapy for over 30 years. He has authored two textbooks and over 50 professional publications. He has presented over 65 papers at state, regional, national and international conferences. He has won numerous campus research and teaching awards at his previous campus appointments at the University of Missouri-Columbia and the University of Nebraska. He holds certifications in therapeutic recreation, adapted physical education, adapted aquatics, special education and rehabilitation counseling.

Education

Re.D., Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, 1983
MS, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE, 1977
B.A., University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE, 1975

Research

Curriculum design for participants with severe and multiple disabilities
Social skills interventions for persons with autism.

Selected Publications (within the last 5 years)

Crawford, M. (in press) Therapeutic Recreation: An Introduction, 4th Edition. Boston, MA :Allyn and Bacon

Professional Affiliations

American Therapeutic Recreation Association
National Association for Recreational Therapists
National Council for Therapeutic Recreation Certification

Awards

Mable Lee Award as Outstanding Researcher-American Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance
Tommy Wilson Outstanding National Service Award-American Association for Leisure and Recreation