Professor

Additional Campus Affiliations

Associate Head, 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, Center for Global Studies

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

Pazmino, J., Stodolska, M., Rigolon, A., Shinew, K. J., & Watson, D. (2025). ‘Broken windows’ and ‘eyes on the street’: how crime affects park and trail use in Chicago’s low-income communities of color. Leisure/ Loisir. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/14927713.2025.2551524

Stodolska, M., Lee, K. J., Hwang, S., Lee, Y., & Son, H. (2025). Leisure and Family Quality of Life in Korean Transnational Split Families. Leisure Sciences, 47(5), 1101-1121. https://doi.org/10.1080/01490400.2023.2185917

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

Stodolska, M. (2025). The Roles of Leisure in Trauma Coping Among Ukrainian War Refugees in Poland. Leisure Sciences. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/01490400.2025.2487070

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