Ep. 11 - Mary Bowman - A Rec Management Podcast inside a Podcast

On this episode of Appalachian Outdoorosity, Dr. Joy James, a professor in App State's Department of Recreation Management and Physical Education, interviews App State graduate, Mary Bowman. While a student, Mary created a podcast called "Mumbling Mountaineer Minutes," wherein she explored Student Perceptions of Physical Activity Incorporated into Science Lessons. Listen to this podcast within a podcast as Mary interviews herself. This episode has so many levels. 

 

 

 

Show Notes

Mary Bowman, She/Her Graduated Spring 2023 from App State with a degree in Recreation Management  Worked at Outdoor Programs for the Outing Center Was involved in Venture Scouts Worked at Boy Scouts of America Philmont Scout Ranch Completed her Recreation Management and Physical Education Department Honor’s Thesis “A Pilot Study: Student Perceptions of Physical Activity Incorporated into Science Lessons” in collaboration with the HOPE Lab As a part of her RM Senior Seminar, she completed a podcast on her thesis and this is what this episode is about.

 

 

 

Transcript

 

Becki Battista Welcome to Appalachian Outdoorosity, where we encourage you to get outside and keep going outside. Here we will share App State stories that entertain, inspire and inform listeners about living an active outdoor lifestyle. Each episode features a story with the goal to get you outside and keep you going outside to improve your overall wellness. This podcast is presented by the Hope Lab, where our purpose is to investigate the role of outdoor physical activity, exercise and play on health, the environment and human development. Becki Battista The vision of the Hope Lab is to continue developing the foundation for promoting and supporting outdoor physical activity, exercise and play through interdisciplinary research. Feel free to check us out at hopelab.appstate.edu. Hi, my name is Becki Battista. I am a professor in exercise science at Appalachian State University and a self-proclaimed outdoor physical activity addict. Becki Battista I'm your host for today's episode of the Appalachian Outdoorosity Podcast. On today's episode, team member Dr. Joy James, a professor in recreation management, interviews her former recreation management student Mary Bowman. This is a different take for our podcast where we highlight Mary's RMPE Departmental Honors thesis. She worked on a project with the Hope Lab team. Then, as part of a class project, she created a podcast about her research. Becki Battista When Joy heard the podcast, she knew we had to highlight it here on Appalachian Outdoorosity. Joy James So, it's Joy James here on Outdoorosity. We're so excited. Our guest is Mary Bowman, who's a recent graduate from Appalachian State University in recreation management. So, I'm going to let Mary kinda introduce herself. Both of us are having trouble because we giggle a lot. So, listeners, be prepared for that. So, Mary, if you'll introduce yourself and tell us where you're from and what your favorite outdoor recreation activity is. Mary Bowman I am Mary Bowman. I am from Cary. So, Mary from Cary. I just graduated from App in May. Went there because at the time I was undecided and thought that I could really get a good kinda liberal arts experience. I found recreation management and just fit right in. Yeah, my favorite recreational activity is backpacking. I haven't done it in a while. Mary Bowman Work is really taking it out of me, but I’m really happy to get back into it in the coming season. Joy James Mary, share with us what you're doing for work too. I think that's interesting. Mary Bowman Yeah, I am working at Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation as an environmental educator. We get groups at the mountain that are school groups, but also just some other groups that come and we do some environmental education. So, programs going outside as much as we can. Joy James Cool. I know it's a cool job. I love Grandfather. Mary Bowman Yeah, me too. Joy James Tell us how you first got interested in the outdoors. Like what experiences is or what's a story that you would be willing to share that helped you kind of realize the outdoors was a path that you wanted to pursue, both personally and professionally. Mary Bowman Yeah. So, I am the only daughter with two older brothers who are actively involved in scouting, and I would always tag along on a bunch of their trips, especially when my dad became a scoutmaster. And so, I kind of was an honorary scout when I was a kid and tried my hand at Girl Scouts. And it wasn't the path that really called to me. Mary Bowman And so, when I was old enough, I joined Venture Scouts and which is