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Research Projects

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, Geoff Godbey

Self-Regulation and Adaptation of Leisure Among Older Adults with Arthritis - Drs. Laura Payne, Megan Janke, and Julie Son

Negotiating Gender & Sexuality in a Country-Western Gay Bar - Dr. Corey Johnson (California State University, Long Beach)

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)

The Role of Ethnic Enclosure in Social Advancement and Leisure Behavior of Immigrant Groups - Dr. Monika Stodolska (UIUC)

Leisure and Transnational Networks of Temporary Migrants to the U.S. - Dr. Monika Stodolska and Dr. Carla Santos (UIUC)

Interracial Interaction Among College Students During Informal Leisure Time - Dr. Kim Shinew (UIUC)

The Socialization of Elite Female Wheelchair Basketball Athletes - Dr. Jennifer Warkins (UIUC)

Determinants of the Development of Disability Sport in Kenya - Janna Crawford (UIUC)

The Impact of the Events of September 11 on Everyday Life of American Muslims / The Effects of Religion and Immigration Process on Leisure Behavior of American Muslims - Jennifer Livengood and Dr. Monika Stodolska (UIUC)

Sport Participation Among Ethnic and Racial Minority Groups
in the Greater Chicago Area
- Dr. Monika Stodolska and Dr. Kostas Alexandris (UIUC and Aristotelian University of Thessaloniki)

Impacts of Immigration on Ethnic Identity & Leisure Behavior of
Adolescent Immigrants to the United States
- Dr. Monika Stodolska and Jouyeon Yi (UIUC)

The Role of Race on the Social Impacts of Community Gardening in St. Louis: Cultivating Community in Diverse Urban Neighborhoods - Dr. Troy Glover and Dr. Kim Shinew (University of Waterloo and UIUC)

Leisure as a Form of Resistance & Its Relationship to Empowerment
Among African Americans
- Dr. Troy Glover and Dr. Kim Shinew (University of Waterloo and UIUC)

Neighborhood Change, Social Capital, and Leisure as a Form of Collective Resistance - Dr. Troy Glover (University of Waterloo)

Attitudes and Behaviors Toward Tourists in a Rural Community of the Andes: The Case of San Pedro de Casta - Jose Peralta (UIUC)

A Study of Korean American Ethnic Festival in Chicago - Jouyeon Yi (UIUC)

 

 

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