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Crime, Physical Activity and Outdoor Recreation among Latino Adolescents - Drs. Stodolska, Shinew, and Roman and Juan Carlos Acevedo

Environmental Preferences and the Use of Natural Areas for Physical Activity among
Racial and Ethnic Minority Residents - Drs. Shinew, Stodolska, and Gobster.

Increasing Intercultural Understanding between Park Managers and African American and Latino Users of Urban Parks - Drs. Stodolska, Shinew, and Santos.

The Effect of Sport Facilities and Trail Systems on the Use of Green Spaces for Physical Activity among Latino(a) Americans - Drs. Shinew, Stodolska, Santos, Nedovic-Budic, and Zhu.

The Role of Organized Recreation and Sport Competitions in the Lives of Members of Protest Church - Drs. Livengood and Place (Chicago State University) .

Partnerships between Public Parks and Recreation and Health Organizations - Drs. Laura Payne, Andrew Mowen, Beth Orsega-Smith, Geoffrey Godbey

Exploring Lesbian/Gay Adult Summer Camps - Dr. Corey Johnson (California State University, Long Beach)

Healthy Rural Communities Project - Dr. Laura Payne and Dr. Kostas Alexandris (UIUC and Aristotelian University of Thessaloniki)

The Role of Local Recreation and Park Programs in the Well-Being of Older Adults - Dr. Laura Payne (UIUC)

Leisure of Pentecostal Christians - Jennifer Livengood (University of Illinois at Chicago)