Proposed Topics of Research Projects for Future Graduate
Students at Diversity Research Lab
The following are examples of research topics that faculty
members affiliated with the DRL would be interested in collaborting
on or supervising as thesis research for graduate students. Please note
that this is not a comprehensive list of research topics that may be
undertaken in affiliation with the DRL, but only an indication of our
major areas of interest.
Dr. Monika Stodolska
· Assimilation, retention of ethnic identity and
leisure - intergenerational changes in leisure behavior of ethnic minority
members
. Transnationalism, ethnicity, and leisure
· Immigrant youth and leisure in ethnic neighborhoods
· Inter-ethnic/racial conflict and leisure in minority communities
· Leisure and cross-cultural contact in the US-Mexico border
regions
· The effects of discrimination on leisure behavior of ethnic/racial
minority members
· Gender relations and leisure among pre- and post-immigration
Muslim families
· Ethnic sport organizations - their role in the retention of
ethnic identity and in the dynamics of ethnic communities
·Intertemporal changes in leisure constraints. Barriers to leisure
in transitional periods (e.g. immigration, college entrance, motherhood,
retirement etc.)
. Physical activity among ethnic and racial minority members
. Environmental preferences and leisure behavior among ethnic and racial minority members
Dr. Kimberly Shinew
· Interracial interaction in leisure settings
· Leisure involvement and racial identity
· Leisure as a form of resistance for racial minorities
· Interracial contact among sports participants
· Discrimination and leisure participation
· Constraints and leisure participation for racial minorities
·Equity issues facing women and racial/ethnic minorities in leisure
delivery systems
Dr. Laura Payne
- The relationship between leisure engagement and health of older adults,
particularly those with chronic illness
- The role of community park and recreation agencies in the delivery of
health promotion/disease prevention programs
- The translation of clinically based physical activity research into
community settings.
- the role of leisure services in community development
Dr. Carla Santos
- Cultural tourism: Development and representations.
- Community development through cultural tourism.
- Organized community tours: Development, goals and impacts.
- The potential for tourism text and images to increase or impede intercultural
understanding.
- The power of text and images to influence tourists' experiences and
ways of seeing.
- Cultural and historical authenticity
- Rejuvenation of urban areas through the creation of urban leisure and
cultural tourism space
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