Positions

Overview

  • Forrest is an outdoor educator and social scientist with expertise in outdoor and environmental ethics, outdoor experiential leadership, expeditionary learning, and adventure program organization and administration. His applied and interdisciplinary scholarly work follows two primary tracks: one focuses on participant outcomes associated with outdoor education programs, and the other explores relationships between humans and the natural environment, with a specific focus on outdoor/environmental ethics and societal health and well-being.

    Forrest held previous positions as the assistant director for the Adventure WV wilderness orientation and adventure education program at West Virginia University, as well as faculty and graduate program director in Outdoor Education Leadership at Prescott College. He has instructed field courses throughout the United States and has developed and led multiple expeditions to New Zealand, Chilean Patagonia, and Peru.

    Forrest holds a dual-title PhD from The Pennsylvania State University in Human Dimensions of Natural Resources and the Environment and Recreation, Park and Tourism Management.
  • Teaching Activities

  • Backcountry Based Experience Taught course
  • Cycling Taught course
  • Disc Golf Taught course
  • Disc Golf Taught course
  • Fly Fishing Taught course
  • Fly Fishing Taught course
  • Indoor Rock Climbing Taught course
  • Intro to Running Taught course
  • Intro to Running Taught course
  • Iss Wilderness Nature Amer Soc Taught course
  • Iss Wilderness Nature Amer Soc Taught course
  • Life Act Prog/Well-Being Taught course
  • Life Act Program/Well-being Taught course
  • Life Activity Program/Aikido Taught course
  • Personal Training Taught course
  • Personal Training Taught course
  • Personal Training Taught course
  • Personal Training Taught course
  • Pickleball Taught course
  • Pickleball Taught course
  • Pickleball Taught course
  • Pickleball Taught course
  • Rec Mgt & Policy Practicum Taught course
  • Recreation & Tourism in Soc Taught course
  • Strength Training Taught course
  • Strength Training Taught course
  • Strength Training Taught course
  • Strength Training Taught course
  • Teaching Practicum Taught course
  • Ultimate Frisbee Taught course
  • Vinyasa Flow Yoga Taught course
  • Vinyasa Flow Yoga Taught course
  • Vinyasa Flow Yoga Taught course
  • Vinyasa Flow Yoga Taught course
  • Vinyasa Flow Yoga Taught course
  • Vinyasa Flow Yoga Taught course
  • Water Based Experiences Taught course
  • Wilderness First Aid (WFA) Taught course
  • Yoga and Meditation Taught course
  • Yoga and Meditation Taught course
  • Yoga and Meditation Taught course
  • Yoga and Meditation Taught course
  • Indoor Rock Climbing Taught course 2024
  • Life Act Prog/Well-Being Taught course 2024
  • Pickleball Taught course 2024
  • Strength Training Taught course 2024
  • Vinyasa Flow Yoga Taught course 2024
  • Vinyasa Flow Yoga Taught course 2024
  • Wilderness First Aid (WFA) Taught course 2024
  • Yoga and Meditation Taught course 2024
  • Recreation & Tourism in Soc Taught course 2024
  • Disc Golf Taught course 2024
  • Fly Fishing Taught course 2024
  • Intro to Running Taught course 2024
  • Personal Training Taught course 2024
  • Standup Paddleboarding Taught course 2024
  • Strength Training Taught course 2024
  • Vinyasa Flow Yoga Taught course 2024
  • Yoga and Meditation Taught course 2024
  • Life Act Prog/ Lacrosse Taught course 2023
  • Life Act Prog/Cycling Taught course 2023
  • Life Act Prog/Fly Fishing Taught course 2023
  • Life Act Prog/Frisbee Golf Taught course 2023
  • Life Act Prog/Intro To Running Taught course 2023
  • Life Act Prog/Pickleball Taught course 2023
  • Life Act Prog/Pickleball Taught course 2023
  • Life Act Prog/Ultimate Frisbee Taught course 2023
  • Life Act Prog/VinyasaFlowYoga Taught course 2023
  • Life Act Prog/Yoga/Meditation Taught course 2023
  • Water Based Experiences Taught course 2023
  • Recreation & Tourism in Soc Taught course 2023
  • Teaching Practicum Taught course 2023
  • Life Act Prog/PersonalTraining Taught course 2023
  • Life Act Prog/Strength Train Taught course 2023
  • Life Act Prog/Volleyball Taught course 2023
  • LifeAct Prog/Vinyasa Flow Yoga Taught course 2023
  • LifeActProg/Winter Hike/Snwshe Taught course 2023
  • Life Act Prog/Pickleball Taught course 2022
  • Life Act Prog/StrengthTraining Taught course 2022
  • Life Act Prog/VinyassaYoga Taught course 2022
  • Life Act Prog/Yoga/Med Taught course 2022
  • LifeAct Prog/Indoor Rock Climb Taught course 2022
  • Lifetime Activity Program Taught course 2022
  • Backcountry Based Experience Taught course 2022
  • Teaching Assistantship Taught course 2022
  • Life Act Prog/Disc Golf Taught course 2022
  • Life Act Prog/Fly Fishing Taught course 2022
  • Life Act Prog/Intro To Running Taught course 2022
  • Life Act Prog/Strength Train Taught course 2022
  • Life Act Prog/Ultimate Frisbee Taught course 2022
  • Life Act Prog/Yoga/Med Taught course 2022
  • LifeAct Prog/StandUp Paddlebad Taught course 2022
  • Recreation Risk Management Taught course 2022
  • Education And Training

  • Ph.D. ParksRecreationLeisureFaciMgmt, Pennsylvania State University
  • Full Name

  • Forrest Schwartz