selected publications
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academic article
- The Sport Facilitators in Later Life Scale (SFLLS): Preliminary evidence of reliability and validity. Journal of Leisure Research. 53:643-666. 2022
- We're a Family and that Gives Me Joy: Exploring Interpersonal Relationships in Older Women's Softball Using Socio-Emotional Selectivity Theory. Leisure Sciences. 44:183-200. 2022
- College students' perceptions of healthy and unhealthy leisure: associations with leisure behaviour. Leisure Studies. 2022
- Promoting Older Adults' Physical Activity and Social Well-Being during COVID-19. Leisure Sciences. 2020
- A Life Course Examination of Women's Team Sport Participation in Late Adulthood. Journal of Aging and Physical Activity. 27:1-34. 2019
- Does using a smartphone for work purposes "ruin" your leisure? Examining the role of smartphone use in work-leisure conflict and life satisfaction. Journal of Leisure Research. 49:236-257. 2018
- Using outdoor adventure to enhance intrinsic motivation and engagement in science and physical activity: An exploratory study. Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism. 21:76-86. 2018
- Perceptions of ageing among older women softball players 2017
- A Socioecological Approach to Women?s Participation in Competitive Softball During Middle and Late Adulthood: Implications for the Future. Topics in Geriatric Rehabilitation. 33:170-181. 2017
- Introduction to critical perspectives on physical activity, sport, play and leisure in later life. Annals of Leisure Research. 20:1-6. 2017
- Outcomes associated with an outdoor education program to promote STEM and healthy active living in high school students. Journal of Outdoor and Environmental Education. 20:32–44. 2017
- Part two: Introduction to critical perspectives on physical activity, sport, play, and leisure in later life. Annals of Leisure Research. 20:251-252. 2017
- Facilitating collaborative interdisciplinary research: exploring process and implications for leisure scholars. Leisure/Loisir. 40:201-223. 2016
- Is This Exercise? No, It’s Geocaching! Exploring Factors Related to Aspects of Geocaching Participation. Journal of Park and Recreation Administration. 34. 2016
- Contributions of Leisure-Based Selective Optimization with Compensation and Leisure Activity Expenditure to the Health of Adults with Arthritis. Annals of Leisure Research. 47:34-57. 2015
- Leisure Patterns and Their Associations with Arthritis-Related Self-Management and Health. Therapeutic Recreation Journal. 49. 2015
- Social problems that limit participation in recreation activities among rural residents. Leisure/Loisir. 39:361-381. 2015
- Canadian men's perceptions of leisure time physical activity and the ageing body. Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health. 6:20-44. 2014
- Unifying Psychology and Experiential Education: Toward an Integrated Understanding of Why It Works. Journal of Experiential Education. 37:75-88. 2014
- Living With Arthritis: Using Self-Management of Valued Activities to Promote Health. Qualitative Health Research. 22:360-372. 2012
- The influence of visitor characteristics on state park physical activity levels. Journal of Park and Recreation Administration. 30:19–40. 2012
- Community readiness for leisure-based health promotion: Findings from an underserved and racially diverse rural community. Journal of Park and Recreation Administration. 29:90–106. 2011
- An Integration of Constraints and Benefits Within an Older Women's Social Club: An Examination, Extension and Critique. Leisure Sciences. 33:205-227. 2011
- Interactive Social Cognitive Model of Leisure-Time Physical Activity in Mid to Late Life. American Journal of Health Behavior. 35. 2011
- “She was buried in her purple dress and her red hat and all of our members wore full ‘Red Hat Regalia’ to celebrate her life”: Dress, embodiment and older women's leisure: Reconfiguring the ageing process. Journal of Aging Studies. 25:52-61. 2011
- Engendering social capital through a leisure club for middle?aged and older women: implications for individual and community health and well?being. Leisure Studies. 29:67-83. 2010
- Conceptualizing leisure self?care in an exploratory study of American Indian Elders’ health beliefs and behaviours. Leisure/Loisir. 33:479-509. 2009
- Global Self-Regulation and Outcome Expectations: Influences on Constraint Self-Regulation and Physical Activity. Journal of Aging and Physical Activity. 17:307-326. 2009
- Illuminating identity and health: Extending our understanding of the constraint negotiation of leisure-time physical activity. Journal of Park and Recreation Administration. 27:96–115. 2009
- Self-Regulation and Adaptation of Leisure Activities Among Adults with Arthritis. Activities, Adaptation and Aging. 33:65-80. 2009
- Do Age and Gender Matter in the Constraint Negotiation of Physically Active Leisure?. Journal of Leisure Research. 40:267-289. 2008
- Functional Support Associated with Belonging to the Red Hat Society®, a Leisure-Based Social Network. Journal of Leisure Research. 40:531-555. 2008
- Testing Alternative Leisure Constraint Negotiation Models: An Extension of Hubbard and Mannell's Study. Leisure Sciences. 30:198-216. 2008
- Promoting Older Women's Health and Well-Being Through Social Leisure Environments: What We Have Learned from the Red Hat Society®. Journal of Women and Aging. 19:89-104. 2007
- Public perception of end-of-life issues in Nevada. Nevada Public Affairs Review. 13–20. 2002