Alumni students

Amy Matharu

Doctorate of Philosophy in Recreation and Leisure Studies (Aging, Health and Well-Being)

Thesis: The Weight Of Leaving: Gender, Identity Shifts, And Health Challenges In The Post-Competition Lives Of Women Bodybuilders

Bronwen Valtchanov

Doctorate of Philosophy in Recreation and Leisure Studies

Thesis: Heartworks: Feminist Encounters With The Gendered Selves Of Young Divorcées

Master of Arts in Recreation and Leisure Studies 

Thesis: Critical Intersections Of Gender, Race and Ethnicity: Leisure Constraints, Negotiations And Resistances Of Immigrant Adolescent Girls

Caitlin Mulcahy

Doctorate of Philosophy in Recreation and Leisure Studies 

Thesis: The Homing Of The Home: Exploring Gendered Work, Leisure, Social Construction And Loss Through Women’s Family Memory Keeping

Master of Arts in Recreation and Leisure Studies 

Thesis: Risky Performances: A Feminist, Dramaturgical Exploration Of The Female Diarist As Resistant

Faith-Anne Wagler

Master of Arts in Recreation and Leisure Studies 

Thesis: “We Can Compete And We Can Be Equals”: Female Experiences Of Co-Gendered Soccer

Janet McKeown

Doctorate of Philosophy in Recreation and Leisure Studies

Thesis: Single And Ready To Mingle? A Feminist Exploration Of Singlehood, Dating, And Leisure

Jessica Bondy

Master of Arts in Recreation and Leisure Studies

Thesis: A Leisurely Experience (Sometimes): Understanding Sexual Experiences For Couples In A Committed Relationship

Keri Freeman

Master of Arts in Recreation and Leisure Studies 

Thesis: From Alpha Athlete To Regretful Spectator: The Gendered And Heteronormative Story Of My Sporting Experience

Kristin Masson

Master of Arts in Recreation and Leisure Studies 

Thesis: Mothers With Lower-Incomes And Community Programming: Illuminating Narratives Of Access And Experience In Kitchener 

Marry James R. Fisher

Master of Arts in Recreation and Leisure Studies 

Thesis: Women And Weights: Lived Experiences Of Women Within A Mixed-Gendered Gym 

Stephanie Chesser

Doctorate of Philosophy in Recreation and Leisure Studies (Aging, Health And Well-Being)

Thesis: Diapers and Dissertations: An Exploration Of Doctoral And Postdoctoral Trainee Decision-Making Surrounding First-Time Parenthood