Faculty and Staff Profile

Ben Parry

Educational Background

2021, University of Birmingham, UK, Ph.D., Sport, Exercise, and Rehabilitation Sciences - Specializing in Sport Psychology and Youth Development

2014, University of Birmingham, UK, BSc, Sport, Exercise, and Rehabilitation Sciences

Courses Taught

PRTM 9110 Professional Issues in PRTM (Pedagogy and Classroom Management)
Applied Sport Psychology (Masters)
Research Methods (Undergraduate)
Sport and Mental Health (Undergraduate)

Profile

Ben J. Parry, Ph.D. is a Post-Doctoral Researcher in Youth Development Leadership (YDL) in the department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism Management at Clemson University. Dr. Parry came into his current role after refining his expertise in, and finding a passion for, the field of youth development through his Ph.D., which involved delivering and evaluating a sport psychology-based program for young people experiencing homelessness. In his current role, Dr. Parry is continuing to apply and expand his research skills through projects with the YDL team, including working with YDL Master’s alumni and the national youth organization, Boys and Girls Clubs of America. As a lecturer, Dr. Parry is passionate about building meaningful connections with students, supporting students to develop skills that extend beyond the classroom, and teaching content that is theoretically grounded and applicable to real-world contexts.

Research Interests

Positive Youth Development
Community-based research and collaboration
Qualitative methods
Outdoors-based programming for socially disadvantaged young people

Research Publications

Garst, B. A., Stephens, L. E., Parry, B., Bowers, E. P., & Quinn, W. (resubmission being reviewed). Influence of a youth development leadership graduate degree program on the professional pathways of youth leaders. Manuscript submitted to Children and Youth Services Review.

Tidmarsh, G., Thompson, J. L., Quinton, M. L., Parry, B. J., Cooley, S. J., & Cumming, J. (2022) A platform for youth voice in MST4Life™: A vital component of process evaluations. Sport and Exercise Psychology Review, 17(1), 73-86. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19063320

Cumming, J., Clarke, F. J., Holland, M. J., Parry, B. J., Quinton, M. L., & Cooley, S. J. (2022). A Feasibility Study of the My Strengths Training for Life™(MST4Life™) Program for Young People Experiencing Homelessness. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(6), 3320.

Cumming, J., Clarke, F. J., Holland, M., Parry, B. J., Quinton, M. L., & Cooley, S. J. (2022). A Feasibility Study of the My Strengths Training for Life™ (MST4Life™) Program for Young People Experiencing Homelessness. International journal of environmental research and public health, 19(6), 3320. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19063320

Cumming, J., Whiting, R., Parry, B. J., Clarke, F. J., Holland, M. J., Cooley, S. J., & Quinton, M. L. (2022). The My Strengths Training for Life™ program: Rationale, logic model, and description of a strengths-based intervention for young people experiencing homelessness. Evaluation and Program Planning, 102045. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2021.102045

Quinton, M. L., Clarke, F. J., Parry, B. J., & Cumming, J. (2021). An evaluation of My Strengths Training for Life™ for improving resilience and well?being of young people experiencing homelessness. Journal of Community Psychology, 49(5), 1296-1314. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcop.22517

Bowers, E. P., Larson, L. R., & Parry, B. J. (2021). Nature as an Ecological Asset for Positive Youth Development: Empirical Evidence From Rural Communities. Frontiers in Psychology, 12, 688574. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.688574

Parry, B. J., Quinton, M. L., Holland, M. J., Thompson, J. L., & Cumming, J. (2021). Improving outcomes in young people experiencing homelessness with My Strengths Training for Life™(MST4Life™): A qualitative realist evaluation. Children and Youth Services Review, 121, 105793. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2020.105793

Parry, B. J., Thompson, J. L., Holland, M. J., & Cumming, J. (2021). Promoting personal growth in young people experiencing homelessness through an outdoors-based program. Journal of Youth Development, 16(5), 157-192. https://doi.org/10.5195/jyd.2021.1061

Quinton, M. L., Clarke, F. J., Parry, B. J., & Cumming, J. (2021). An evaluation of My Strengths Training for Life™ for improving resilience and well?being of young people experiencing homelessness. Journal of Community Psychology, 49(5), 1296-1314. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcop.22517

Cooley, S. J., Quinton, M. L., Holland, M. J. G., Parry, B. J., & Cumming, J. (2019). The experiences of homeless youth when using strengths profiling to identify their character strengths. Frontiers in Psychology, 10, Article 2036. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.02036

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