Richard Nastasi
Profile
A four time recipient of the Alumni Award for Teaching Excellence, Professor Nastasi has been a member of the Endicott faculty for 25 years. He received his doctoral degree in Human Movement from Boston University. Previous to his appointment at Endicott he served as an assistant professor in Human Movement and Sport Sciences at Federation University in Victoria, Australia. His academic interests include philosophy and sport and the study of adaptive movement.
Education
Boston University
Ed.D
HUMAN MOVEMENT
1989
Ed.D
HUMAN MOVEMENT
1989
Springfield College
M.ED
HUMAN MOVEMENT
1981
M.ED
HUMAN MOVEMENT
1981
Emerson College
BS.Sp
POLITICAL AND LEGAL COMMUNICATION
1979
BS.Sp
POLITICAL AND LEGAL COMMUNICATION
1979
Awards and Accomplishments
Endicott College Alumni Award for Teaching Excellence (2000.2002, 2008, 2014)
Developed the Endicott College Model United Nations Team. Team director 2005-2018).
Co-convener: International Association for Physical Education in Higher
Education (A.I.E.S.E.P.) Meeting of Experts, Ballarat, Australia,
November, 1993
Developed the Endicott College Model United Nations Team. Team director 2005-2018).
Co-convener: International Association for Physical Education in Higher
Education (A.I.E.S.E.P.) Meeting of Experts, Ballarat, Australia,
November, 1993
Research
I am currently exploring optimal experience in Sport and Music using the lens of Flow theory and the Daoist/Confucian concept of WuWei.
Publications
Butler, J., Griffin, L., Lombardo, B. and Nastasi, R. (eds.) (2003) Teaching Games for Understanding. Reston, Va.: NASPE Press.Hawkins K.G. and Nastasi, R. (eds.) (1995) Viewing the Year 2000: Proceedings from the A.I.E.S.E.P. Meeting of Experts.Ballarat, Australia. Brown and Benchmark, Dubuque, Iowa.Nastasi, R. (2000) Social Responsibility in Sport Management -- An Australian Perspective. Hawkins K.G. ,Tait, R. and Hole, M. (eds.) Sydney, Australia: The Australian Institute N
Courses
Philosophy and Sport
Senior Thesis I and II
Honors courses: The Culture of Heroism (many times) and recently Flow, WuWei and Optimal Experience.
Senior Thesis I and II
Honors courses: The Culture of Heroism (many times) and recently Flow, WuWei and Optimal Experience.
Office Hours
Tuesday and Thursday 9-12 and Friday`s 2.30-4