Dr. Laura Wood

E-mail: lwood@uwindsor.ca
Phone: (519) 253-3000 ext: 4063
Office: HK Building, Room 121

Education:

B.A (McMaster University)
M.H.K (University of Windsor)
Ph.D. (University of Western Ontario)

Bio

Dr. Laura Wood’s research examines the ways in which sport can be managed to enhance quality of life, how people experience and negotiate constraints related to sport participation, and how sport can be modified to meet the diverse needs of people. Her doctoral work was funded by Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, Sport Canada, and the Ontario Government.

Areas of Research Interest:
 

• Managing sport to enhance quality of life
• Constraints and negotiation processes in sport participation
• Sport program design

Key Scholarly Activities:

Wood, L. & Danylchuk, K. (in press). Constraints and negotiation processes in a women’s recreational sport group. Journal of Leisure Research.

Wood, L., & Snelgrove, R. (in press). Consumer behaviour in sport. In R. McCarville & K. MacKay (Eds.), Leisure for Canadians (2nd ed.). State College, PA: Venture.

Wood, L., & Danylchuk, K. (2011). Playing our way: Contributions of social groups to women’s continued participation in golf. Leisure Sciences, 33(5), 366-381.

Snelgrove, R., & Wood, L. (2010). Attracting and leveraging visitors at a charity cycling event. Journal of Sport & Tourism, 15, 269-285.

Wood, L., Snelgrove, R., & Danylchuk, K. (2010). Segmenting volunteer fundraisers at a charity sport event.  Journal of Nonprofit & Public Sector Marketing, 22(1), 38-54.