Faculty Profiles

Deringer, S. A., Mitten, D., Rabinowitz, E., Leonard, A., & Clegg, J. (2025). Use of Nearby Nature in College Outdoor Programming. Journal of Experiential Education, 48(1), 4–21. https://doi.org/10.1177/10538259241265970

Campano, M. A., Langdon, S. G., Hodges, J., & Deringer, S. A. (2024). That special time of the month: Menstruation and feminine hygiene in college outdoor recreation programs. Journal of Experiential Education. https://doi.org/doi.org/10.1177/10538259231189171

Martin, N. H., Deringer, S. A., & undefined et al. (Eds.). (2024). Wimberley Parks and Recreation Comprehensive Master Plan. Wimberley, TX, USA. Retrieved from https://issuu.com/mhsplanning/docs/2024-2034_wimberley_parks_recreation_comprehensi?fr=sMGNkZjc1MTMyOTM

Deringer, S. A., Martinez, G. P., Dussler, M. R., & Morreale, A. M. (2023). A pedagogy of place in a contested border region: an ethnographical examination of student experiences. Journal of Experiential Education, 46(4), 390–411.

Rabinowitz, E., Leonard, A., Ewert, A., Schwartz, F., & Deringer, S. A. (2022). The COVID-19 effect: Examining organizational resilience in outdoor adventure and experiential education. Journal of Outdoor Recreation Education and Leadership, (14), 101–115. https://doi.org/10.18666/JOREL-2022-11593

Leonard, A., Ewart, A., Lieberman-Raridon, K., Mitten, D., Rabinowitz, E., Deringer, S. A., … Anderson, I. (2022). Outdoor adventure and experiential education and COVID-19: What do we know? Journal of Experiential Education, 45(3), 233–255. https://doi.org/doi: 10.1177/10538259211050762

Hanley, A., Deringer, S. A., Sneed, J., Bettman, J., & Gonzalez-Pons, K. (2022). The state of interdependence with nature scale: Development and initial validation. Ecopsychology, 14(1), 47–57. https://doi.org/doi: 10.1089/eco.2021.0014

Deringer, S. A., Thomas, K. A., & Zimmermann-Somoza, J. A. M. (2021). Mindful Experiences of Place On a Study Abroad Trip. In M. Baker & N. Carr (Eds.), Leisure activities in the outdoors: Learning, developing, and challenging. Cabi Publishing.

Sneed, J. C., Deringer, S. A., & Adam, H. (2021). Nature connection and 360-degree video: An exploratory study with immersive technology. Journal of Experiential Education, 44(4), 378–394. https://doi.org/doi: 10.1177/10538259211001568

Deringer, S. A., & Hanley, A. (2021). Virtual reality of nature can be as effective as actual nature in promoting ecological behavior. Ecopsychology, 13(3), 219–226. https://doi.org/DOI: 10.1089/eco.2020.0044

Griffin, L. K., Meaney, K. S., & Deringer, S. A. (2020). “Until I’m Just Too Old to Turn the Pedals”:  Exploring Motivational Characteristics of Participants in a High School Mountain Bike Program. Journal of Outdoor Recreation, Education, and Leadership, 12, 397–408. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.18666/JOREL-2020-V12-I4-10182

Deringer, S. A., Hodges, J. S., & Griffin, L. K. (2020). Mindfulness as a tool for place-based educators. Journal of Outdoor and Environmental Education, 23(2), 121–135. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42322-020-00053-8

Deringer, S. A., Hanley, A., Hodges, J. S., & Griffin, L. K. (2020). Improving ecological behavior in outdoor recreation through mindfulness interventions: A mixed methods inquiry. Journal of Outdoor Recreation, Education, and Leadership, 2(2), 149–163. https://doi.org/10.18666/JOREL-2020-V12-I2-9802

Byrom, B., & Deringer, S. A. (2020). Conspicuous consumption in outdoor recreation: A pilot study. Journal of Outdoor Recreation, Education, and Leadership, 2(2), 264–266. https://doi.org/10.18666/JOREL-2020-V12-I2-9879

Dussler, R., & Deringer, S. A. (2020). Exploring the Effects of Interpreters’ Experiences of Mindfulness Interventions on Their Connection With Nature and Subsequent Environmental Interpretation. Journal of Interpretation Research, 25(1), 26–45. https://doi.org/10.1177/1092587220963556

Hanley, A. W., Bettmann, J. E., Kendrick, C. E., Deringer, S. A., & Norton, C. L. (2020). Dispositional mindfulness is associated with greater nature connectedness and self-reported ecological behavior. Ecopsychology, 54–63. https://doi.org/doi: 10.1089/eco.2019.0017

Deringer, S. A., & Wiggin, A. (2018). Lasting perceptions of wilderness orientation programming: A longitudinal follow-up study. Journal of Outdoor Recreation, Education, and Leadership, 10(2), 139–152.

Deringer, S. A. (2017). Mindful place-based education: Mapping the literature. Journal of Experiential Education. https://doi.org/doi: 10.1177/1053825917716694

Hanley, A., Deringer, S. A., & Hanley, R. (2017). Finding the self in nature: The relationships between dispositional mindfulness and nature identity. Ecopsychology, 9. https://doi.org/10.1089/eco.2017.0018

Deringer, S. A. (2016). Mindful place-based education: Incorporating mindfulness as a tool for place-based educators. Vancouver, WA: Washington State University.

Deringer, S. (2014). Conscientiza¤£o: A critical consciousness for trip leadership. In Journal of Outdoor Recreation Education and Leadership.

Deringer, S. A. (2012). College life through an existential lens: A role for adventure programming. Journal of Outdoor Recreation, Education, and Leadership, 4(2), 95–99.