Dr. Jacob Eubank

Degrees and Sources of Degrees

• Ed.D. in Educational Leadership from the University of North Carolina Wilmington (2017)
• Certificate of College Teaching and Learning from the University of North Carolina Wilmington (2017)
• M.Ed. in Leisure and Tourism Studies from Bowling Green State University (2008)
• B.S.Ed. in Integrated Social Studies from Bowling Green State University (2006)

Profile

Dr. Jacob M. Eubank is an Assistant Professor in the Recreation Education and Therapeutic Recreation programs in the Department of Exercise Sciences and Recreation at Lehman College CUNY. He earned his Ed.D. in Higher Education Administration with a focus on leisure and recreation behavior among college students from the University of North Carolina Wilmington. He teaches various undergraduate and graduate courses in the field of recreation including topics such as administration, research methods, leadership, and sports and society.

Dr. Eubank also serves as the Deputy Chair of the Department of Exercise Sciences and Recreation and as Program Director of the Recreation Education and Therapeutic Recreation programs. His research focuses on recreational behavior and it’s impact on college student health and well-being. Prior to joining the faculty at Lehman College CUNY, Dr. Eubank served as the Assistant Director of Aquatics and Fitness at the University of North Carolina Wilmington and continues to teach aquatics and other courses for the American Red Cross as a certified Lifeguarding Instructor Trainer, Water Safety Instructor Trainer, and First Aid/CPR/AED Instructor Trainer.

Selected Publications (* Denotes an undergraduate student):

• Eubank, J.M., & *Pegues, M.M. (2023). Resilience through recreation: How college students’ recreational behavior at a Hispanic-serving institution in New York City mediated negative emotions after the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Education and Recreation Patterns, 4(1), 192-209. DOI: 10.53016/jerp.v4i1.103.
  
  
• Eubank, J.M., & DeVita, J.M. (2023). Building sense of belonging through informal recreation participation. SCHOLE: A Journal of Leisure Studies and Recreation Education, 1-15. DOI: 10.1080/1937156X.2023.2166434.
  
  
• Burt, K.G., Eubank, J.M., & Orazem, J. (2022). Female black, indigenous, and students of color demonstrate greater resilience than other students during a global pandemic. Equity in Education & Society, 1(2), 202-215. DOI: 10.1177/27526461221105094.
  
  
• Eubank, J.M. & DeVita, J.M. (2021). Informal recreation’s relationship with college student stress and anxiety. Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice, 58(5), 560-573. DOI: 10.1080/19496591.2020.1822854.
  
  
• Eubank, J.M. & DeVita, J.M. (2015). Undergraduate student engagement in informal recreational swim: An exploratory study. Recreational Sports Journal, 39, 121-131. DOI: 10.1123/rsj.2015-0018.