Susan J. Gavron

Background

Mrs. Gavron was born in Mineola, New York, United States, on May 25, 1947. She was a daughter of Jules (a salesperson) and Della (a secretary; maiden name, Meyer) Gavron.

Education

Susan Gavron graduated from State University of New York College at Brockport, obtaining Bachelor of Science in 1969. In 1973 she received her Master of Science from Indiana University—Bloomington and P.E.D. from 1976.

Career

From 1969 to 1973 Mrs. Gavron worked as a health and physical education teacher at a Public school in Port Jefferson, NY. She was a teacher at Stone Belt School, Indiana University Bloomington between 1973 and 1975. During the period of 1976-1981 Mrs. Gavron resumed her office as assistant professor at Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH, later she worked as an associate professor of physical education, since 1981, coordinator of therapeutic swimming program for senior citizens, since 1980, and coordinator of graduate studies starting from 1989.

During 1974-1975 Susan J. Gavron was a coordinator of physical education and recreation at Stone Belt Center for Retarded Citizens. She became a member of executive comittee for state basketball tournament of Special Olympics in 1978. Mrs. Gavron acted as a volunteer at Emergency Management. From 1978 till 1980 she was a vice-president of advisory board of Wood Lane Residential Homes.

In 1981 she became a member of Wood County Committee on Aging. From 1988 till 1989 Susan J. Gavron worked at Wood County Literacy Program as a volunteer. She also was a guest on radio programs. Mrs. Gavron served as a consultant to Wood County Juvenile Rehabilitation Center and Toledo Society for the Handicapped.

Mrs. Gavron was a contributor to books, including Play and Recreation for Individuals with Disabilities, edited by Grosse and D. Thompson, American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance, 1993. Contributor of dozens of articles to professional journals, including Educational Horizons, Journal of School Health, Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly, Thresholds in Education, Journal of Applied Research in Coaching and Athletics, and Physical Educator.

Achievements

• Susan J. Gavron has become widely known due to her public activity and career of a writer. Mrs. Gavron has a fairly great number of awards and grants. Among her works are: The Best of Practical Pointers, Sport for the Disabled: Practical Pointers, Disability and Sport etc.

Works

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• book

  • Disability and Sport

    (A comprehensive reference of the past, present and future...)

  • Disability and Sport by Karen P. DePauw (2005-02-01)

Views

Quotations: Susan J. Gavron told CA: "My primary motivation for writing is a desire to contribute to the body of knowledge related to ‘special populations’ and to replace ignorance and bias toward people with disabilities and other marginalized populations. My early mentors have been strong, humanistic, and thinking women in the profession."

"The idea for my book came to me almost nine years before its publication, on a plane ride across the country. At first, no publisher thought this was a worthy topic. As the disability sport movement has matured, however, so has the interest in its organization and development. It became apparent that there is now a real need to assemble a high-quality, informative, and accurate book on the subject of disability and sport."

Membership

• American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance , United States

• National Association for Physical Education in Higher Education , United States

• IFAPA , United States

• Phi Kappa Phi , United States

• Pi Eambda Theta , United States

• Delta Kappa Gamma , United States

• Golden Key , United States

• president

  Midwest Association of College and University Physical Educators

  1989 - 1990

• member of executive board

  Midwest Association of Physical Education in Higher Education

  1984 - 1986

• chairperson of Adapted Physical Education Action, 1981-1982; chairperson of research section, l989; president, 1995

  Ohio Associatlon for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance

  1981 - 1995

Interests

• photography, reading, travel