Research & Scholarly Activities

Research Interests

• Outdoor Leadership
• Curriculum Development
• Leadership Development
• The Dynamics of Adventure
• Professional Standards

Presentations

2009 Leader of the Day Experiences. National Conference on Outdoor Leadership (WEA). Bloomington, IN.

2008 Accreditation Standards and Outdoor Leadership: WEA 101. AORE Conference. San Diego, CA.

2008 The Future of Outdoor Adventure Leadership at Ithaca College and Beyond. National Conference on Outdoor Leadership (WEA). San Diego, CA.

2007 Swiftwater Rescue. Northeast Wilderness Medicine CME Conference. Ithaca, NY.

2007 Using Adventure to Bring the Pace of Life to Consciousness. National Conference on Outdoor Leadership (WEA). Estes Park, CO.

2006 Leadership Development for University-based Outdoor Adventure Programs. National Conference on Outdoor Leadership (WEA). Bloomington, Indiana.          

2005 Integration of the Master Educator Curriculum within the National Standards Program. National Conference on Outdoor Leadership (WEA) – Estes Park, Colorado.

2003 Marketing Strategies for College Outdoor Programs. ICORE International Conference (AORE) Orem, Utah.

Publications 

Pelchat, C. & Kinziger, M. (2009). Rafting. In A. Attarian & M. Wagstaff (Ed.), Technical skills for adventure programming: A curriculum guide (pp. 567-621) Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.

Pelchat, C. (2005). The Wilderness Education Association Technical Skill Endorsement Proposal. Journal of the Wilderness Education Association, 05(2), 4-5.

Pelchat, C. (2005). Integration of the Master Educator Curriculum within the National Standards Program. The Wilderness Education Association 2005 National Conference Proceedings, 96-102.

Pelchat, C. (2000). Developing a Standard for Outdoor Leader Education. Unpublished master’s thesis, Eastern Washington University, Cheney, Washington, USA.

Reviews

Pelchat, C. (2003). [Review of the article: Sibthorp, J. (2003). An empirical look at Walsh and Golins’ adventure education process model: Relationships between antecedent factors, perceptions of characteristics of an adventure education experience, and changes in self-efficacy.] Research Connections, 05(2), 2.

News Articles

Pelchat, C. (2008). President’s Report: Looking Towards the Conference. Journal of the Wilderness Education Association, 08(3), 3.

Pelchat, C. (2008). President’s Report. Journal of the Wilderness Education Association, 08(2), 3.

Pelchat, C. (2008). President’s Report. Journal of the Wilderness Education Association, 08(1), 3.

Pelchat, C. (2006). President’s Report: Looking Towards the Conference. Journal of the Wilderness Education Association, 06(3), 4.

Pelchat, C. (2006). President’s Report: Turning purpose into action. Journal of the Wilderness Education Association, 06(1), 3-4.