Laura Covert-Miller

About

Dr. Laura Covert-Miller is a recreation and therapeutic recreation professor. Prior to joining the Health, Human Performance, and Recreation Department at PSU, Dr. Covert-Miller spent five and a half years living in Omaha, NE. While in Omaha, she worked as a personal trainer, group exercise instructor, and wellness coordinator at various wellness centers and retirement communities specializing in older adults and special populations. 

Dr. Covert-Miller holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Recreation with an emphasis in Recreation Therapy and Corporate Recreation and Wellness, a Master of Science Degree in Recreation with an emphasis in Recreation Therapy from Northwest Missouri State University and a Doctorate of Philosophy in Gerontology from University of Nebraska Omaha. 

Curriculum Vitae (PDF)

Responsibilities

• Advise Undergraduate Recreation Students
• Instructs Recreation Courses
• Therapeutic Recreation Club Sponsor

Courses Taught

• Adult Development and Health
• Recreation Methods and Leadership
• Survey of Research Techniques in Recreation
• Interventions in Therapeutic Recreation
• Assessment and Documentation in Therapeutic Recreation
• Theory of Therapeutic Recreation Program Service and Development
• Trends and Issues in Therapeutic Recreation
• Recreation Program Design and Leadership
• Recreation Internship

Research Interests

• Physical activity in older adults
• Healthy lifestyles of older adults

Other Links

• International Council on Active Aging
• ACE Fitness
• National Council for Therapeutic Recreation Certification
• American Therapeutic Recreation Association (ATRA)