The Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies is a division of the Faculty of Applied Health Sciences
Steven E. Mock
Associate Professor
Approved master's and doctoral dissertation supervisor
Research interests: lifespan development, sexual minority development, leisure as a coping resource, social nature of coping and decision-making, retirement planning
Diana C. Parry
Professor and Associate Vice-President Human Rights, Equity and Inclusion
Approved master's and doctoral dissertation supervisor
Research interests: women's leisure, gender, health and well-being, qualitative inquiry, feminist theory
Zara Rafferty
Continuing Lecturer
Approved master's committee member
Research interests: leisure and the arts, qualitative inquiry, inclusion in leisure contexts, experiential education, child and youth leisure
Bryan Smale
Professor
Approved master's and doctoral dissertation supervisor
Research interests: leisure, health, and well-being of individuals and communities; social indicators research; spatial analysis of leisure and well-being; time use allocation
Kelley McClinchey
Lecturer
Research interests: Socio-political constructions of place in diverse socio-economic areas and fragile environments, emotional and sensuous geographies, cultural mobilities, urban multi-ethnic leisure, festivals and events, migrant family travel back "home" and media texts, narratives and tourism.