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Ph.D. in Recreation and Leisure Studies, 2000, University of Waterloo, Canada M.A. in Physical Education and Recreation, 1996, University of Alberta, Canada
Research interests Dr. Glover's research is focused on grassroots organizations and public agencies that use leisure along with community building techniques to produce social capital, foster citizenship, and develop community. With respect to current projects, he is completing an interpretive study of a neighborhood association in North Champaign and its efforts at community revitalization, which include leisure related initiatives such as building a community garden and organizing a community festival. The study is focused on the social construction of community narratives and the role of leisure in the revitalization of a diverse urban neighborhood. In a separate study, Dr. Glover, in collaboration with Dr. Kimberly Shinew, is surveying community gardeners in St. Louis to determine whether race is associated with psychological sense of community. The project is being conducted in partnership with Gateway Greening (stlouis.missouri.org/gatewaygreening), a not-for-profit organization that promotes urban gardening to low-to-moderate income neighborhoods in the Greater St. Louis region. Dr. Glover's previous work has focused on alternative service delivery and the privatization of public leisure services. More recently, however, he has explored the issue of rave culture, resistance, and public policy alternatives, as well as community centers and the social construction of citizenship. His work has appeared in the Journal of Park and Recreation Administration, Journal of Applied Recreation Research, and Leisurability.
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Dr. Troy Glover