John Dattilo is a Professor of Recreation, Park and Tourism Management in the College of Health and Human Development at Penn State University, USA. With his research he strives to understand variables that enable and constrain leisure experiences and collaboratively examines effects of services facilitating leisure experiences. He synthesizes research by developing models of understanding presented in books such as Inclusive Leisure Services: Grounded in Social Justice, Leisure Education Program Planning, Facilitation Techniques in Therapeutic Recreation, and Inclusive Leisure Services for People with Disabilities all distributed by Sagamore Publishing at http://www.sagamorepub.com/.

Dr. Pei-Chun Hsieh is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies. As a Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist (CTRS), her research focuses on understanding the role of leisure in supporting older adults in aging well in the community. She has been involved in grant projects which train older individuals with developmental disabilities and their families in managing their aging-related needs in order to continue living independently in the community. Dr. Hsieh is accepting graduate students who are interested in the field of therapeutic recreation and in studying topics related to healthy aging in community-dwelling older adults.