Biography

Julianne Gassman, Ph.D. is the Associate Director of Camp Adventure Youth Services at the University of Northern Iowa (UNI). Her main responsibilities include marketing and contracting as well as coordinating staff development in 12 college and universities throughout the US. She has supervised youth programs in the U.S., Europe and Asia, including supervision in 1999-2001 of youth programs in England, Belgium, Italy, the Netherlands and Spain, as well as 22 program sites in Germany. In addition she is an instructor in the Leisure, Youth and Human Services Division at UNI and teaches classes in Leadership in Leisure Serivces, Diversity in Leisure Services, Special Events Management and Planning Strategies for Nonprofit Agencies, as well as others.

Professional Experiences

Assistant Professor and Associate Director, Camp Adventure Youth Services, Division of Leisure, Youth & Human Services, School of HPELS, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls IA fall 2005 - present.

Associate Director, Camp AdventureYouth Services, Division of Leisure, Youth & Human Services, School of HPELS, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls IA 2001-summer 2005

Instructor, Division of Leisure, Youth & Human Services, School of HPELS, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls IA 1997-2001.

Project Director, Camp Adventure, University of Northern Iowa, Heidelberg, Germany, summer 1998.

Project Director, Camp Adventure, University of Northern Iowa, Yongsan, Korea, summer 1997.

Sales and Catering Manager, Radisson Hotel, Overland Park KS, 1996-1997.

Project Coordinator, Camp Adventure, University of Northern Iowa , Honolulu, Hawaii , summer 1996.

Human Resource Manager, Camp Adventure, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls IA, 1994-1996.

Project Coordinator, Camp Adventure, University of Northern Iowa , Okinawa, Japan, summer 1995.

 Project Coordinator, Camp Adventure, University of Northern Iowa , Wuerzberg, Germany, summer 1994.

Selected Publication (Journals)

DeGraaf, D., Ramsing, R., Gassman, J., & DeGraaf, K. (1999). Youth Programs: A Staff Development Approach. Dubuque, Iowa: Eddie Bowers Publishing.

Gassman, J. & Kowalski, C. L. (Winter, 2004). Traditional and Recent Approaches within Youth Development. School-Age Review, 7, 29-32.

Selected Publication (Books)

DeGraaf, D., Ramsing, R., Gassman, J., & DeGraaf, K.  (1999).  Youth Programs:  A Staff Development Approach.   Dubuque, Iowa :  Eddie Bowers Publishing.

Training

Trainer, Nonprofit Management Academy , Motivation, Morale, and Management: Helping Staff and Volunteers Succeed. Iowa State University Extension, Cedar Falls, IA , April 2005.

Trainer, In-service Training. Navy staff, Yokosuka , Japan April 28 May 1, 2003.

(Edginton, D., Gassman, J., Ramsing, R., Stille, S.)

Trainer, Sessions on Youth Work Strategies and Programs, Okinawa, Japan, April 1995. (Edginton, C., Gassman, J., Witham, J., Peak, S., Walser, W.)

Professional Membership

National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)

National AfterSchool Association (NAA)

Community Service

Board Member, Iowa AfterSchool Association, Des Moines, IA , October 2004 - present.

Mentor , Waterloo Community Schools, Waterloo, IA , Spring 1998.

Resource Assistant, Hawkeye Valley Area Agency on Aging, Waterloo, IA , Oct. 1993-Jan. 1994.

Golden Rule Nominee - volunteer of the year, 1994.

Volunteer, National Youth Leadership Symposium, Cedar Falls, IA November 1993.

Camp Adventure Youth Services, Cedar Falls, IA August 1992 - June 1993.