Additional Campus Affiliations
Associate Head, Recreation, Sport and Tourism
Director of Graduate Studies, Recreation, Sport and Tourism
Charles K. Brightbill and Allen V. Sapora Professor, Recreation, Sport and Tourism
Professor, Recreation, Sport and Tourism
Professor, Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies
Professor, European Union Center
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Recent Publications
Tewari, K., Berdychevsky, L., & Stodolska, M. (2025). Impacts of Gang Involvement on Health and Well-Being: The Perilous Dimensions of Leisure. Leisure Sciences, 47(3), 578-600. https://doi.org/10.1080/01490400.2024.2341152
Chen, G., Peachey, J. W., & Stodolska, M. (2024). Leveraging the Cancellation of In-Person Sport Events for Sense of Community: The Case of the Illinois Marathon. Event Management, 28(1), 41-57. https://doi.org/10.3727/152599523X16907613842138
Chen, G., Filo, K., Lu, L., Welty Peachey, J., & Stodolska, M. (Accepted/In press). Understanding the experiences of virtual race participants through the lens of mindfulness theory. Leisure Studies. https://doi.org/10.1080/02614367.2024.2383458
Hwang, S., Lee, K. J. J., & Stodolska, M. (2024). Leisure, acculturation, and life satisfaction of Korean transnational-split families: A mixed-method study. Journal of Leisure Research, 55(4), 463-487. https://doi.org/10.1080/00222216.2023.2206830
Rigolon, A., Stodolska, M., Pazmino, J., Watson, D., & Shinew, K. (Accepted/In press). Sense of Community and Recreation Participation of Latinx Residents on the Bloomingdale Trail: Greenway Use in a Gentrifying Community. Leisure Sciences. https://doi.org/10.1080/01490400.2024.2424211