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., Filo, K., Lu, L., Welty Peachey, J., & Stodolska, M. (2026). Understanding the experiences of virtual race participants through the lens of mindfulness theory. Leisure Studies, 45(2), 286-304. https://doi.org/10.1080/02614367.2024.2383458

Stodolska, M. (2026). Empty Fields, Armored Lines: The MacArthur Park Raid and the Shifting Meaning of Public Leisure for Immigrants. Leisure Sciences. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/01490400.2026.2661080

Stodolska, M. (2026). Leisure during the Escape and Adaption in South Korea: A Life Story of a North Korean Adolescent Defector. Leisure Sciences, 48(5), 903-922. https://doi.org/10.1080/01490400.2024.2348500

Zhang, W., Stodolska, M., Meng, D., & Chen, G. (2026). Perceptions of recreation and leisure in the context of the Chinese compulsory education perspective held by Chinese living in the U.S.A. Journal of Leisure Research, 57(2), 111-129. https://doi.org/10.1080/00222216.2024.2435359

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

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