Therapeutic Recreation Faculty
All members of our faculty have experience in both teaching and the professional world. Students enrolled in the program enjoy small classes and close interaction with a faculty that cares about them personally and professionally.Faculty interests cover a wide range of areas and include recreation for the disabled; health and fitness as preventative medicine; leisure education and elderly retirement programs; environmental factors and aging; and the physiological, psychological, and sociological benefits of exercise.
Contact us.
For more information about the program, please contact Therapeutic Recreation Chair Kirstin Impicciatore at kimpicc@utica.edu
Sarah Burnett-Wolle, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Therapeutic Recreation
Office: 219 White Hall
Biography
Sarah Burnett-Wolle (pronounced Burnett-Wally), M.S., CTRS, Assistant Professor of Therapeutic Recreation, is completing her PhD in Recreation, Parks and Tourism Management and a minor in Gerontology at Penn State. While there, she was awarded a 3-year predoctoral fellowship from the National Institute on Aging. Her M.S. in Recreation and Leisure Studies is from SUNY Cortland and her B.A. in Psychology is from SUNY Purchase. Her free time is devoted to her family and friends, the outdoors, and home maintenance. She and Chris live in Danby, NY with K2 the cat.
