Kimberly Shinew, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Recreation, Sport and Tourism
College of Applied Health Sciences
Email: shinew@illinois.edu
Phone:(217) 333-4410
Fax:(217) 244-1935
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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Degree
Ph.D., Parks, Recreation, and Tourism Management , Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina, 1993
Research and Professional Interests
Dr. Shinew's research efforts focus on studying marginalized populations. Most of her research has
focused on the leisure behavior of racial and ethnic minorities, particularly African Americans and Latino(a)s.
More specifically, she seeks to delineate the complex relationships between race/ethnicity and leisure behavior
and services. Her research also examines issues affecting the leisure behavior and services of women. In
her research, she strives to highlight the constraints and other factors that can make leisure and leisure
services problematic for marginalized populations, and the parallel issues that can affect these groups.
Research Interests
- Understanding unique and culturally-relevant leisure participation patterns and constraints among racial
and ethnic minorities.
- Investigating leisure spaces as sites for interracial integration and/or segregation.
- Exploring physical activity as a leisure choice for racial and ethnic minorities.
- Examining the leisure constraints women face and their resistance to these constraints, and the coping
strategies they employ to develop satisfying leisure lifestyles.
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