MEET THE TEAM
Interested in joining the Shintaro's work? Email shintaro.kono@ualberta.ca.
CURRENT STUDENTS
Ph.D. Student
Minchen Huang (He/Him)
University of Alberta
Research Interests: Leisure, domestic migration, and constraints
Leisure Interests: Chinese chess, basketball
Ph.D. Student
Megumi Tokada (She/Her)
University of Alberta
Research Interests: Leisure constraints in international students
Leisure Interests: Kendo, bouldering
Ph.D. Student
Harley (Hanyue) Zheng (She/Her)
University of Alberta
Research Interests: Leisure and
social clock pressure
Leisure Interests: Frisbee, reading
Masters Student
Teresa Curtis (She/Her)
University of Alberta
Research Interests: Indigenous Allyship in Health Promotion
Leisure Interests: Being outdoors, skiing, social connection
Masters Student
Elizabeth Lizotte (She/Her)
University of Alberta
Research Interests: Cross cultural and non-Western leisure in a long-term care setting
Leisure Interests: Travel, crafting, trying new foods
Masters Student
Janessa Morin (She/Her)
University of Alberta
Research Interests: Leisure and mental health
Leisure Interests: Tabletop games, community events, photography
PAST STUDENTS
Masters Student
Wenzhe Zheng (He/Him)
University of Alberta
Research Interests: Leisure constraints, facilitators, and work-leisure conflict
Ph.D. Student
Seung Jin Cho (He/Him)
University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign
Research Interests: Leisure constraints and perceptions
COLLABORATORS
Assistant Teaching Professor
Dr. Jingjing Gui (She/Her)
University of Alberta
Research Interests: Leisure and culture
Professor
Dr. Eiji Ito (He/Him)
Chukyo University, Japan
Research Interests: Sport tourism, leisure studies, and culture
Associate Professor
Dr. Shinichi Nagata (He/Him)
University of Tsukuba, Japan
Research Interests: Therapeutic recreation, mental health and leisure
Professor Emiritus
Dr. Jon Dattilo (He/Him)
Pennsylvania State University
Research Interests: Leisure constraints and perceptions