Masters

B.S., Management Information Systems, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL, 2007.

Advisor: Dr. Monika Stodolska

Contact info:
Tel: (708) 769-6518
e-mail: jacevedo@illinois.edu

Areas of Research Interest

Juan Carlos Acevedo is interested in conducting research with minority groups concentrating in Latino and Latina culture.  His area of interest expands into two general topics.  First, Juan Carlos wants to explore in-depth how immigration, transnationalism, ethnic identity, and discrimination influence minorities in choosing leisure activities and how they affect their experience within the field.  Secondly, he is interested in examining the cultural differences in leisure between first, second and third generation immigrants. 

Publications

Stodolska, M., Acevedo, J.C., Shinew, K. J. (2009). Gangs of Chicago: Perceptions of crime and its effect on the recreation behavior of Latino residents in urban communities. Leisure Sciences, 31, 466-482.

Grants

Stodolska, M. (PI), Shinew, K. J., Acevedo, J.C. (Co-PIs), & Roman, C. (Consultant). Grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (Salud America! program) for the amount of $75,000 to support a project titled:  Crime, Physical Activity and Outdoor Recreation among Latino Adolescents.

Presentations

Stodolska, M., Acevedo, J.C., Shinew, K.J., & Izenstark, D. (October, 2009). Positive and negative aspects of parks in Latino neighborhoods. Paper presented at the NRPA Leisure Research Symposium, Salt Lake City, UT.

Acevedo, J.C., & Stodolska, M. (October, 2009). Empowerment, resistance and leisure among Latino student organizations. Paper presented at the NRPA Leisure Research Symposium, Salt Lake City, UT.

Stodolska, M., Acevedo, J. C., & Shinew, K. J. ( October, 2008). Fear of gang crime and recreation in Latino urban communities. Paper presented at the NRPA Leisure Research Symposium, Baltimore, MA.

Stodolska, M., Anderson, T. K., Shinew, K. J., & Acevedo, J. C. (May, 2008). Differences in perceived access to and utilization of natural environments for recreation among Latino residents of two urban communities. Paper presented at the CCLR 12 - Canadian Congress on Leisure Research, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Acevedo, J.C. (April, 2008). Factors affecting the quality of life of Latino residents of urban immigrant gateway communities. Paper presented at the UIUC Undergraduate Research Symposium.

Stodolska, M., Shinew, K. J., Acevedo, J. C., & Gobster, P. H. (April, 2008). In-depth examination of constraints on the use of urban parks for physical activity in Latino neighborhoods. Paper and poster presented at the Active Living Research Conference, Washington, D.C.

Shinew, K. J., Stodolska, M., Acevedo, J. C., & Gobster, P. H. (April, 2008). The use of urban natural areas in Latino neighborhoods as spaces for physical activity. Poster presented at the Active Living Research Conference, Washington, D.C.

Stodolska, M., Shinew, K. J., & Acevedo. J. C. (April, 2008). Factors affecting the quality of life of Latino residents of urban immigrant gateway communities. Paper presented at the Association of American Geographers Conference in Boston, MA.

Professional reports

Li, M. Z., Stodolska, M., Shinew, K. J., Santos, C. A., Acevedo, J. C., Skowron, M., Nedović-Budić, Z., & Zhu, W. (2005). The effect of sport facilities and trail systems on the use of green spaces for physical activity among Latino(a) Americans. Prepared for: The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (Active Living Research Program), Fox Valley Park District, and City of Elgin Parks & Recreation Department , IL.

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