Sherri Hildebrand

Instructional Assistant Professor

Sch Kinesiology & Recreation

Office

SFCM Student Fitness Center & McCormick Hall 167

Office Phone

(309) 438-3494office
phone

sahilde@ilstu.eduemail

About
Education
Awards & Honors
Research

Biography

I am a Midwesterner at heart. I was born and raised in the Illinois Quad Cities, moving briefly to eastern Iowa, and then back to Illinois to join the RPA faculty at ISU. I love dogs and currently have two rescues: Bonny, a pit bull and Gracie, a Great Pyrenees/Beagle mix. My favorite leisure activities are tennis, hiking, and recently, building things with wood.

Current Courses

298Internship I in Recreation & Sport Management

Teaching Interests & Areas

Therapeutic Recreation, Adapted Sports

Research Interests & Areas

Adapted Sports for people with physical disabilities

MS Recreation, Park and Tourism Administration

Western Illinois University

Macomb, IL

Exercise Science

University of Toledo

Toledo, OH

Physical Education

Drake University

Des Moines, IA

2021 Impact Award

University College

2021

MVP Professor for Volleyball Student Athletes

ISU Athletics

2021

Book, Authored

Smith, R., & Hildebrand, S. Case Studies in Therapeutic Recreation, second edition. Sagamore Venture (2024)

Textbook, New

Hildebrand, S., & Smith, R. Case Studies in Therapeutic Recreation. Sagamore/Venture Publishing (2017): 128.

Presentations

Practing Evidence-Based Practice. Midwest Symposium on Therapeutic Recreation. Northwest Missouri State University. (2021)

Developing Professional Competence in Recreation Therapy: the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health. Illinois Recreation Therapy Association. (2019)

There's an App for That. Midwest Therapeutic Recreation Symposium. (2018)

Making it Meaningful. Midwest Symposium on Therapeutic Recreation. (2017)

Speed Networking. Midwest Symposium on Therapeutic Recreation. University of Missouri Extension. (2016)

Bicycle Adaptations and Safety. Iowa Bicycle Summit and Expo. Iowa Bicycle Coalition. (2012)

Paralympic Sport Clubs: Innovation in Community Reintegration. Iowa Therapeutic Recreation Association Conferencre. University of Northern Iowa. (2012)

Physical Education: Roll out the Ball or Fun for All?. Grant Wood AEA Professional Development Workshop. Grant Wood AEA. (2011)

Sitting Volleyball. Iowa Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (IAHPERD) Conference. IAHPERD. (2011)

BlazeSports: Sports for Individuals with Physical Disabilities. Iowa Park and Recreation Annual Confernece. Iowa Park and Recreation Association. (2009)

Grants & Contracts

CAST DEBI Grant. College of Applied Science and Technology. Illinois State University. (2022)

Adaptapalooza: Promoting DEBI Through Adapted Sports and Virtual Reality (VR). College of Applied Science and Technology. Illinois State University. (2021)