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Welcome message
Welcome to the home page of the Diversity Research Laboratory! The Laboratory was established in 2001 as part of the Department of Recreation, Sport and Tourism, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. For the past eight years it has established itself as a leader in interdisciplinary research on issues of race, ethnicity, immigration, gender, disability, and leisure. On this website you will find descriptions of numerous research projects and outreach activities undertaken by the faculty and graduate students affiliated with the Laboratory, as well as resources that might be helpful to those involved in research on diversity and leisure.
Welcome and thank you for visiting our webpage!
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Student Hightlights!
Maya Skowron, a member of the Diversity Research Laboratory, is a senior Ph.D. student at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Her interests focus on gender aspects of leisure. In her research she examines how self-esteem and body image disturbance serve as motives and constraints for physically active leisure, as well as physical activity participation among minority women. Her paper on the determinants of physical activity participation among Latina females has been published in the last issue of Leisure Sciences. |
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Mission Statement
The mission of the Diversity Research Laboratory is to advocate diversity by facilitating, producing and disseminating multidisciplinary research dedicated to leisure as it relates to diverse and distinct communities.
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Recent Events
In March, 2009, three DRL members (Monika Stodolska, Ira Sharaievska, and Jungeun Kim) from the University of Illinois attended the Association of American Geographers Conference in Las Vegas, NV, where they presented a paper on interethnic/interracial attitudes among Latino residents of urban communities.
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Research Highlights
In 2006-2008, Drs. Shinew and Stodolska of UIUC, and Dr. Gobster of USDA have been conducting a study to examine the environmental preferences of Hispanic minority residents as they relate to physical activity. The study analyzes the level of perceived access minority residents have to natural environments, the frequency with which minority residents use natural environments for physical activity, and the specific environmental preferences of minority residents. This project focuses on Latino Americans residing in two communities in the metropolitan Chicago area - Little Village and East Side. For more complete descriptions of this project, please click here. |
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