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
Chen, G., Welty Peachey, J., & Stodolska, M. (2025). Sense of Community among Event Stakeholders during the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Case of the Illinois Marathon. Journal of Global Sport Management, 10(1), 22-41. https://doi.org/10.1080/24704067.2023.2196526
Stodolska, M., & Anonymous (2025). Leisure under Totalitarian Regimes: A Life Story of a North Korean Adolescent Defector. Leisure Sciences, 47(3), 556-577. https://doi.org/10.1080/01490400.2024.2348502
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