Dr. Laura Misener

Dr. Laura Misener (Assistant Professor)

E-mail: lmisener@uwindsor.ca
Phone : (519) 253 - 3000 ext: 4270
Office: H.K. Building, Room130

B.H.K. McMaster University
M.H.K. University of Windsor
Ph.D. University of Alberta

Bio:
Dr. Misener joined the faculty in July 2007. She teaches in the areas of sport management and sport sociology. Her research interests lie the areas of social impacts of sporting events; sport and events as tool for community development; neoliberal discourses of sport; policy analyses and cross-cultural comparative politics of leisure; and power relations in sport and leisure. Dr. Misener has published articles in Avante, Current Issues in Tourism, Journal of Legal Aspects in Sport, Journal of Sport Management, and Managing Leisure. In addition to her academic activities, she actively involved in sport as a National Gymnastics Judge, and can often be found outdoors cycling, hiking, or rock climbing.

Areas of Research Interest

research interests lie the areas of social impacts of sporting events; sport and events as a leveraging tool for community development and sport participation; neoliberal discourses of sport; partnerships in physical activity promotion; policy analyses and cross-cultural comparative politics of leisure; and power relations in sport and leisure. Dr. Misener has published articles in Avante, Current Issues in Tourism, Journal of Legal Aspects in Sport, Journal of Sport Management, Managing Leisure and Journal of Management and Organisation. She is a regular contributor to the North American Society for Sport Management Conference and North American Society for Sociology of Sport Conference.

Key Scholarly Contributions:

1. Misener, L. & Mason, D.S. (In press). Moving Beyond Economic Impact: Sporting Events as a Community Development Tool. Journal of Management and Organization.

2. Misener, L. & Mason, D.S. (In press). Fostering Community Development through Sporting Events Strategies: An Examination of Urban Regime Perceptions. Journal of Sport Management.

3. Misener, L. & Mason, D.S. (2008). Urban Regimes and the Sporting Events Agenda: A Cross-National Comparison of Civic Development Strategies. Journal of Sport Management, 22(5), 603-627.

4. Mason, D.S., Thibault, L. & Misener, L. (2006). Reconfiguring the Rings? A Perspective on Corruption in the Bidding Process for the Olympic Games. Journal of Sport Management, 20, 52-73.

5. Misener, L. & Mason. D.S. (2006). Developing Local Citizenship through Sporting Events: Balancing Community Involvement and Tourism Development. Current Issues in Tourism, 9(3), 384-398.