Dr. Eddie Hill, CPRP is currently an assistant professor in Recreation and Tourism Studies Program in the Human Movement Sciences Department at Old Dominion University. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Utah (2004) with a focus on Youth Development. His dissertation addressed the motivation for diabetes management among adolescents in a summer camp setting. Eddie is a Certified Park and Recreation Professional (CPRP).

Eddie Hill earned his B.S (1995) and M.S.Ed. (1998) both from Old Dominion University. His focus was on teaching students with learning and behavior disorders. Eddie taught in Norfolk Public Schools (NPS) for four years before moving to Utah to pursue his doctoral studies. In the NPS system, he incorporated adventure education as a technique to address some of the current needs of students in special education.

His research interests include: youth development, resiliency-based after school programming, motivation for diabetes management, therapeutic recreation, and outdoor education. He has written multiple grants, published many research papers in scholarly journals, and given numerous presentations at professional conferences, all of which targeted positive youth development. Eddie has 14 years experience as a ropes course facilitator, Outward Bound field staff, and educator. He also worked in the commercial recreation sector from 1994-2005. Eddie is the co-founder of ResiliencyWorks Inc., co-creator of Resiliency Bingo for Adolescents/Adults, and has presented internationally on the topic of theory-based programming.