Steve Sassaman

He/they/ki

Dr. Steve Sassaman (he/they/ki) is an experiential educator and researcher whose work is centered on enhancing community interdependence through healthy engagement with nature. Steve has over 15 years of experience in outdoor education, including residential summer camp management, professional guiding, and collegiate recreation program development. Steve serves as a Clinical Assistant Professor and the Outdoor Recreation Program Director at Arizona State University’s School of Community Resources and Development and is the owner of Sassaman Experiential Coaching LLC. Steve’s research agenda includes identifying best practices to achieve positive mental health outcomes through engagement with the more-than-human and examining how socialized gender norms influence social and environmental injustice. Steve’s Point B is helping individuals realize their unique talents, skills, and abilities while helping to reconnect humans to our sense of being a part of, rather than estranged from, nature.