Education

• Ph.D., Strategic Leadership Studies, James Madison University
• M.S., Sport and Recreation Management, James Madison University
• B.A., Health and Physical Education, Messiah University

Positions Held

• Lecturer, James Madison University, 2021 - Present
• Assistant Director, Adventure and TEAM Programs - UREC Adventure, James Madison University, 2011-2021
• Instructor, Outdoor Program/Recreational Athletics, Hampshire College, 2008-2011
• Assistant Director, Campus Recreation, Maine Bound, University of Maine, 2003- 2008

deBrun, G. B., Sonkeng, K., & Selznick, B. (2026). Exploring Impact on Students’ Attitudes and Awareness as a Result of Participation in an Undergraduate Sociology of Sport Class. Teaching Sociology, 0092055X261469126. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0092055X261469126#con3 

deBrun, G. B. (2025). Measuring a Slippery Beast: Validity Evidence for a Measure of Situational Leadership in an Outdoor Leadership Context. Journal of Outdoor Recreation, Education, and Leadership. https://doi.org/10.18666/JOREL-2025-12663

deBrun, G., Gerbers, K., & Bell, B. (2021). An Examination of Social Capital in Outdoor Orientation Programs. Recreational Sports Journal, 45(2), 131- 138. https://doi.org/10.1177/15588661211016443

Bicknell, J., & deBrun, G. (2012). Climbing Wall Management. In G. Harrison, & M. Erpelding, (Eds.), Outdoor Program Administration: Principles and Practices (pp. 279-292 ) Human Kinetics