Jay S Shivers

Dr. Jay S. Shivers has been engaged in the practice and study of the field of recreational service for more than 60 years. Along with his distinguished career as an educator and researcher, he has professional experience as a program worker, supervisor, director, and administrators in public (community) recreational service, treatment centers, private clubs, and camps. Dr. Shivers was professor and coordinator of the professional preparatory program in recreational service education, with...See more

Dr. Jay S. Shivers has been engaged in the practice and study of the field of recreational service for more than 60 years. Along with his distinguished career as an educator and researcher, he has professional experience as a program worker, supervisor, director, and administrators in public (community) recreational service, treatment centers, private clubs, and camps. Dr. Shivers was professor and coordinator of the professional preparatory program in recreational service education, with primary responsibility for therapeutic recreational service education, in the Department of Knesiology, School of Education at the University of Connecticut. Active in the field since 1947, he still serves as a consultant, expert witness in tort cases concerning recreational safety, and continues to write. He is the author of 26 major textbooks, numerous articles in refereed journals, as well as reports, reviews, plans, and studies all involving the field. He has keynoted at international conferences and symposia in Europe, Asia, South America, North America, and Africa. See less