faculty

Cindy Hartman

Associate Professor
Cindy L. Hartman
Contact
Cindy.Hartman@unh.edu
Hewitt Hall, Room 108, Durham, NH 03824
(603) 862-3795

faculty Bio

Cindy L. Hartman, PhD, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Recreation Management and Policy at the University of New Hampshire. Her research explores the relationship between identity development and free-time experiences—including organized recreation programming, informal learning, and leisure pursuits—across key developmental transitions during late adolescence, emerging adulthood, and young adulthood. Dr. Hartman investigates how young people plan for their futures and pursue lives of meaning through educational, career, family, and recreational pursuits, while navigating societal and cultural expectations about identity and life pathways.
 



Courses Taught

  • RMP 661: Leadership in Recreation
  • RMP 668: Youth Culture and Programs
  • RMP 700H: Senior Honors Project
  • RMP 724/824: Research and Evaluation
  • RMP 800: Concepts Recreation & Leisure
  • RMP 970: Teaching Practicum
  • RMP 980: Independent Study

Education

  • Ph.D., Clemson University
  • M.S., ParksRecreationLeisureFaciMgmt, Clemson University
  • B.S., Texas A & M University

Research Interests

  • Career Education & Planning
  • Identity
  • Recreational & Leisure Activities
  • Wellness
  • Youth Development/Leadership
  • Human Development
  • Narrative
  • Rural Studies

Selected Publications

  • Beckmeyer, J. J., Jamison, T. B., & Hartman, C. L. (2026). Exploring the Role of Satisfaction With Love, Education, Work, and Leisure in Flourishing During Emerging Adulthood and Early Established Adulthood. Emerging Adulthood. doi:10.1177/21676968261443735

  • Coppens, A. D., Jusseaume, S., Seaman, J., Hartman, C. L., & Sharp, E. H. (2025). College for All and the Postsecondary Experiences of Rural First-Generation College Students: Patterns of Alignment with a Predominant Master Narrative. Education Sciences, 16(1), 2. doi:10.3390/educsci16010002

  • Seaman, J., Coppens, A. D., Hartman, C. L., Bastoni, A., Moscouver, K., LaChaine, C., & Gronneberg, J. (2024). Outdoor recreation shows promise as an equitable context for youth informal STEM learning in amenity-rich rural areas. Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism, 48, 100815. doi:10.1016/j.jort.2024.100815

  • Hartman, C. L., Seaman, J., Coppens, A. D., Sharp, E. H., Jusseaume, S., & Donovan, M. (2024). Master Narratives surrounding Rural Emerging Adult Migration: Resources for Postsecondary Decision-making in Rural Communities. Journal of Adolescent Research. doi:10.1177/07435584241295766

  • Hartman, C. L., Anderson, D. M., & Barcelona, R. J. (2022). College-attending emerging adults' free time perception profiles: Relationships with well-being and identity development. JOURNAL OF LEISURE RESEARCH, 53(4), 512-531. doi:10.1080/00222216.2021.1999780

  • Hartman, C. L., & Bonica, M. J. (2019). A transdisciplinary, longitudinal investigation of early careerists? leisure during the school-to-work transition. JOURNAL OF LEISURE RESEARCH, 50(5), 438-460. doi:10.1080/00222216.2019.1594467

  • Gillard, A., Hartman, C. L., & Craig, P. J. (2019). Fostering Adolescent Identity Exploration across the Three Phases of a Camp Program. JOURNAL OF PARK AND RECREATION ADMINISTRATION, 37(3), 34-52. doi:10.18666/JPRA-2019-8905

  • Hartman, C. L., Evans, K. E., & Anderson, D. M. (2017). Promoting Adaptive Coping Skills and Subjective Well-Being through Credit-Based Leisure Education Courses. JOURNAL OF STUDENT AFFAIRS RESEARCH AND PRACTICE, 54(3), 303-315. doi:10.1080/19496591.2017.1331852