K J Lee
Biographic Data
| ID | 35666 |
|---|---|
| NAME | K J Lee |
| GIVEN NAMES | K J |
| FAMILY NAME | Lee |
| SIGNATURE | LEE K J |
| AFFILIATIONS | North Carolina State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5327-3235 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 30 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 80 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 30 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1998 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 6 |
The Untold Story of Black Social Reformers in Early Social Work History
White dominance in the development of social work has been well-documented and emphasized in both education and practice. The history of social work largely rests with Jane Addams and the other women leaders of Hull House. Missing from this history are the critical contributions of Black social work pioneers, putting the entire field and discipline at risk of perpetuating White supremacy and erroneous historical understanding. Black social work p…
Discrimination Experience and Park Visitation of People of Color: The Case of North Carolina State Parks
The potential of gardening and other plant‐related interventions to reduce symptoms of depression: A systematic review of non‐randomized controlled trials and uncontrolled studies
Previous systematic reviews have examined the effect of horticultural interventions (e.g., taking care of plants, planting, gardening) on individuals' depressive symptoms through analyses focused exclusively on randomized controlled trials, but that approach overlooks a majority of the potentially informative published research. To complement previous work, we searched the databases MEDLINE, PsycArticles, SCOPUS, Google Scholar, and ClinicalTrial…
Does the Awareness of Public Leisure Resources Contribute to Leisure Satisfaction and Happiness Among People With Disabilities
Limitations of existing park quality instruments and suggestions for future research
Midlife “crisis” or midlife awakening? Leisure as obstacle or opportunity
The myth of African American under-representation in nature tourism
Although nature-based recreation areas are among the most popular tourism destinations in the U.S., African Americans are far less likely to visit them compared to White Americans. This paper offers a critical analysis of the phenomenon often labeled Black under-participation or under-representation (BUPR) in nature tourism. First, I use the concept of the White racial frame to unpack the White centrism and normalism embedded in the notion of BUP…
African Americans’ outdoor recreation involvement, leisure satisfaction, and subjective well-being
Leisure Behaviors among Mothers and Fathers in Korean Transnational Split Families
The study explored the leisure behaviors and factors affecting leisure among mothers and fathers in Korean Transnational Split families (KTSF). Transnationalism served as the theoretical framework in this study. Data were collected with the use of 19 individual in-depth interviews with KTSF mothers residing in the U.S. and fathers residing in Korea. The leisure of women in the U.S. involved participating in similar activities as in Korea, yet the…
Ada S. McKinley: A Hidden History of African American Settlement House in Chicago
Previous research on the history of the settlement house movement and the park and recreation profession has been dominated by celebrations of White social reformers such as Jane Addams. The stories of African American social reformers and their settlement houses have received little to no attention not only from leisure and recreation scholars, but also from the broader academic community. Using historiography and genealogy, we challenge the exi…
Leisure, acculturation, and life satisfaction of Korean transnational-split families: A mixed-method study
Korean Transnational-split Families (KTSF) are some of the most unique Living Apart Together relationships. However, little is known about their acculturation to a new host country and its relationship with leisure and life satisfaction. Using a convergent mixed-method design, this study investigated the relationship between leisure, acculturation, and life satisfaction of KTSF in the U.S. An online survey and in-depth interviews with 10 KTSF adu…
Leisure and Family Quality of Life in Korean Transnational Split Families
The study investigates the effects of involvement in two types of family leisure activities (virtual and in-person) on family quality of life (QOL) among Korean Transnational Split Families (KTSF) in which fathers remain in Korea and wives and children migrate to the U.S. The study was based on the family systems theory and the core and balance model of family leisure. Twenty individual, semi-structured interviews were conducted with Korean mothe…
Deepening Diversity: A Collection of Teaching Perspectives and Strategies from Social Justice Advocates
Contemporary population trends impact leisure experiences and service delivery, requiring recreation and leisure departments to prepare students to meet the needs of an increasingly diverse clientele. However, with little formal training on how to teach content concerning diverse populations, this can be a daunting task. The panel session Preparing Students to Serve Diverse Populations was featured at the 2018 The Academy of Leisure Sciences (TAL…
The effects of individual-level and area-level socioeconomic status on preferences and behaviour in leisure time physical activities: A cross-sectional analysis of Chinese adults
This study examines the extent to which individual and area-level socioeconomic statuses (SES) correlate with the preferences and participation in physical activities during leisure time. A multistage, random clustered sample taken from the China Health and Nutrition Survey of 2015 was used. Results from multi-level analyses indicated that both individual income and area-level SES were significantly associated with participation in walking, where…
Leisure and subjective well-being of parents of Korean transnational-split families
Visualizing fairness: Distributional equity of urban green spaces for marginalized groups
Previous environmental justice studies of urban green spaces (UGSs) have typically focused on issues of race/ethnicity or income level in Western countries and given limited attention to other dimensions of social disadvantage in Asian countries. To address this research gap, we examined distributional equity/inequity of UGSs among senior citizens living alone, single-mother families, individuals with disability, and basic livelihood security rec…
Who visits U.S. national parks (and who doesn’t)? A national study of perceived constraints and vacation preferences across diverse populations
The mission of the U.S. National Park Service (NPS) is increasingly challenged by underrepresentation of visitors from low-income and racial/ethnic minority backgrounds. To better understand attributes of Americans who do and do not visit national parks, we used data from a national general population survey (N = 4,103) to examine the sociodemographic characteristics, constraints to visitation, and vacation preferences among three groups of NPS v…
Slow violence in public parks in the U.S: Can we escape our troubling past
Previous studies on environmental justice have paid limited attention to procedural injustice in parks. Using the concept of slow violence, this paper interrogates the ideological and philosophical foundations of American public parks in order to unearth enduring structural patterns of procedural injustice. The paper illustrates that community, state, and national parks in the U.S. were founded upon the elitism, eugenics, and racism of affluent a…
Understanding access and use of municipal parks and recreation through an intersectionality perspective
We applied the multiple hierarchy stratification perspective to examine how access and use of municipal parks and recreation vary based upon the intersections of gender, race/ethnicity, age, income, place of residence, and education. We hierarchically stratified demographic combinations and calculated probabilities for having a park within walking distance, using parks, and participating in recreation programs. Findings demonstrated that as membe…
A case for Race scholarship: A research note
Over the past 50 years, the relationship of Race and ethnicity with leisure has been examined in many ways. In this article, the authors first recommend that leisure research give attention solely to Race and provide a justification for this recommendation. Second, this article suggests leisure researchers have primarily viewed Race as a variable within leisure studies, thus providing limited insight into the relationship between Race and leisure…
Asian North Americans' Leisure: A Critical Examination of the Theoretical Frameworks Used in Research and Suggestions for Future Study
The aim of this study was to critically examine the theoretical frameworks employed in the existing research on Asian North Americans' leisure and to offer insights into additional theories that might be used in future research on the topic. The study reviewed three major theoretical frameworks employed by previous research in the field of leisure studies: (1) assimilation and acculturation theory, (2) ethnicity-based theories, and (3) self-const…
Bourdieu and African Americans’ Park Visitation: The Case of Cedar Hill State Park in Texas
This study used Pierre Bourdieu's theory of practice to understand African Americans’ underrepresentation at Cedar Hill State Park (CHSP) in Texas. Archival methods, site visits, and face-to-face interviews were conducted with 13 local African Americans. Four salient themes related to African Americans’ under-representation were identified: (1) racial conflict within the field, (2) CHSP as a racialized space, (3) African American leisure habitus,…
The Implication of Bourdieu's Theory of Practice for Leisure Studies
The purpose of this article is to illustrate the effectiveness of Pierre Bourdieu's sociological theory and encourage more holistic use of his concepts of habitus, capital, field, and symbolic violence in leisure research. We briefly review the manner in which leisure researchers have utilized Bourdieu's work. Second, we apply Bourdieu's notions of habitus, capital, field, and symbolic violence to understand inequitable participation in hunting a…
Race and Sport in Canada: Intersecting Inequalities
Race and Sport in Canada: Intersecting Inequalities Janelle Joseph, Simon Darnell, Yuka Nakamura (Eds.) Scholars' Press, 2012Race and Sport in Canada: Intersecting Inequalities offers interesting collection of studies focused on race and sport and their intersections with age, gender, class, masculinity, and sexuality. In the introduction, the editors, Joseph, Darnell, and Nakamura, articulated that sport is a complex social phenomenon where race…
Interracial Contact Experience during Recreational Basketball and Soccer: Korean American Males' Perspectives
This study employed intergroup contact hypothesis to investigate Korean Americans' interracial contact experiences within the context of recreational sports. Interviews with 15 Korean American males revealed that they held various perceptions toward the presence of contact hypothesis' optimal conditions. Their perceptions were largely influenced by six key factors: (1) skill level of participants, (2) racial stereotypes, (3) physical attributes o…
Understanding access and use of municipal parks and recreation through an intersectionality perspective
We applied the multiple hierarchy stratification perspective to examine how access and use of municipal parks and recreation vary based upon the intersections of gender, race/ethnicity, age, income, place of residence, and education. We hierarchically stratified demographic combinations and calculated probabilities for having a park within walking distance, using parks, and participating in recreation programs. Findings demonstrated that as membe…
Bourdieu and African Americans’ Park Visitation: The Case of Cedar Hill State Park in Texas
This study used Pierre Bourdieu's theory of practice to understand African Americans’ underrepresentation at Cedar Hill State Park (CHSP) in Texas. Archival methods, site visits, and face-to-face interviews were conducted with 13 local African Americans. Four salient themes related to African Americans’ under-representation were identified: (1) racial conflict within the field, (2) CHSP as a racialized space, (3) African American leisure habitus,…
The Implication of Bourdieu's Theory of Practice for Leisure Studies
The purpose of this article is to illustrate the effectiveness of Pierre Bourdieu's sociological theory and encourage more holistic use of his concepts of habitus, capital, field, and symbolic violence in leisure research. We briefly review the manner in which leisure researchers have utilized Bourdieu's work. Second, we apply Bourdieu's notions of habitus, capital, field, and symbolic violence to understand inequitable participation in hunting a…
Race and Sport in Canada: Intersecting Inequalities
Race and Sport in Canada: Intersecting Inequalities Janelle Joseph, Simon Darnell, Yuka Nakamura (Eds.) Scholars' Press, 2012Race and Sport in Canada: Intersecting Inequalities offers interesting collection of studies focused on race and sport and their intersections with age, gender, class, masculinity, and sexuality. In the introduction, the editors, Joseph, Darnell, and Nakamura, articulated that sport is a complex social phenomenon where race…
Slow violence in public parks in the U.S: Can we escape our troubling past
Previous studies on environmental justice have paid limited attention to procedural injustice in parks. Using the concept of slow violence, this paper interrogates the ideological and philosophical foundations of American public parks in order to unearth enduring structural patterns of procedural injustice. The paper illustrates that community, state, and national parks in the U.S. were founded upon the elitism, eugenics, and racism of affluent a…
A case for Race scholarship: A research note
Over the past 50 years, the relationship of Race and ethnicity with leisure has been examined in many ways. In this article, the authors first recommend that leisure research give attention solely to Race and provide a justification for this recommendation. Second, this article suggests leisure researchers have primarily viewed Race as a variable within leisure studies, thus providing limited insight into the relationship between Race and leisure…
Interracial Contact Experience during Recreational Basketball and Soccer: Korean American Males' Perspectives
This study employed intergroup contact hypothesis to investigate Korean Americans' interracial contact experiences within the context of recreational sports. Interviews with 15 Korean American males revealed that they held various perceptions toward the presence of contact hypothesis' optimal conditions. Their perceptions were largely influenced by six key factors: (1) skill level of participants, (2) racial stereotypes, (3) physical attributes o…
The myth of African American under-representation in nature tourism
Although nature-based recreation areas are among the most popular tourism destinations in the U.S., African Americans are far less likely to visit them compared to White Americans. This paper offers a critical analysis of the phenomenon often labeled Black under-participation or under-representation (BUPR) in nature tourism. First, I use the concept of the White racial frame to unpack the White centrism and normalism embedded in the notion of BUP…
Asian North Americans' Leisure: A Critical Examination of the Theoretical Frameworks Used in Research and Suggestions for Future Study
The aim of this study was to critically examine the theoretical frameworks employed in the existing research on Asian North Americans' leisure and to offer insights into additional theories that might be used in future research on the topic. The study reviewed three major theoretical frameworks employed by previous research in the field of leisure studies: (1) assimilation and acculturation theory, (2) ethnicity-based theories, and (3) self-const…
Korean American Males’ Serious Leisure Experiences and Their Perceptions of Different Play Styles
This study examined Koreans Americans’ serious leisure experience with different racial groups. Interviews were conducted with 15 Korean male basketball and soccer players. A key finding was that participants recognized different styles of play between Korean Americans and other racial groups. While some participants cared little about other players’ race/ethnicity, other participants played exclusively with Korean Americans and preserved or prom…
Leisure Behaviors among Mothers and Fathers in Korean Transnational Split Families
The study explored the leisure behaviors and factors affecting leisure among mothers and fathers in Korean Transnational Split families (KTSF). Transnationalism served as the theoretical framework in this study. Data were collected with the use of 19 individual in-depth interviews with KTSF mothers residing in the U.S. and fathers residing in Korea. The leisure of women in the U.S. involved participating in similar activities as in Korea, yet the…
Leisure and Family Quality of Life in Korean Transnational Split Families
The study investigates the effects of involvement in two types of family leisure activities (virtual and in-person) on family quality of life (QOL) among Korean Transnational Split Families (KTSF) in which fathers remain in Korea and wives and children migrate to the U.S. The study was based on the family systems theory and the core and balance model of family leisure. Twenty individual, semi-structured interviews were conducted with Korean mothe…
Effects of sexual dimorphism on facial attractiveness
Ultramicroscopic investigation of the preservation status of hair collected from a full‐term, intrauterine baby mummy of the Joseon Dynasty, Korea
Our previous studies on the ultramicroscopic structure of mummy hair from Joseon Dynasty (1392–1910) tombs sealed with a lime‐soil mixture barrier (LSMB) have provided initial, basic information on their preservation status. Numerous additional cases of various conditions are required in order to provide data sufficient for establishing Korean mummy preservation patterns on a firm basis, however, and so we performed electron microscopic studies o…
Multiple Imputation for Missing Data: Fully Conditional Specification Versus Multivariate Normal Imputation
Statistical analysis in epidemiologic studies is often hindered by missing data, and multiple imputation is increasingly being used to handle this problem. In a simulation study, the authors compared 2 methods for imputation that are widely available in standard software: fully conditional specification (FCS) or "chained equations" and multivariate normal imputation (MVNI). The authors created data sets of 1,000 observations to simulate a cohort …
Participation in Wildlife Watching: A Multiple Hierarchy Stratification Perspective
Using data from the 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation, we tested the utility of the multiple hierarchy stratification perspective (MHSP) on predicting Americans' participation in wildlife watching close to home and away from home. The results showed that race/ethnicity was the best predictor of wildlife watching activities. Elderly White females who live in rural areas and have college degrees and high h…
Korean American Males’ Serious Leisure Experiences and Their Perceptions of Different Play Styles
This study examined Koreans Americans’ serious leisure experience with different racial groups. Interviews were conducted with 15 Korean male basketball and soccer players. A key finding was that participants recognized different styles of play between Korean Americans and other racial groups. While some participants cared little about other players’ race/ethnicity, other participants played exclusively with Korean Americans and preserved or prom…
Race and Sport in Canada: Intersecting Inequalities
Race and Sport in Canada: Intersecting Inequalities Janelle Joseph, Simon Darnell, Yuka Nakamura (Eds.) Scholars' Press, 2012Race and Sport in Canada: Intersecting Inequalities offers interesting collection of studies focused on race and sport and their intersections with age, gender, class, masculinity, and sexuality. In the introduction, the editors, Joseph, Darnell, and Nakamura, articulated that sport is a complex social phenomenon where race…
Interracial Contact Experience during Recreational Basketball and Soccer: Korean American Males' Perspectives
This study employed intergroup contact hypothesis to investigate Korean Americans' interracial contact experiences within the context of recreational sports. Interviews with 15 Korean American males revealed that they held various perceptions toward the presence of contact hypothesis' optimal conditions. Their perceptions were largely influenced by six key factors: (1) skill level of participants, (2) racial stereotypes, (3) physical attributes o…
The Implication of Bourdieu's Theory of Practice for Leisure Studies
The purpose of this article is to illustrate the effectiveness of Pierre Bourdieu's sociological theory and encourage more holistic use of his concepts of habitus, capital, field, and symbolic violence in leisure research. We briefly review the manner in which leisure researchers have utilized Bourdieu's work. Second, we apply Bourdieu's notions of habitus, capital, field, and symbolic violence to understand inequitable participation in hunting a…
Bourdieu and African Americans’ Park Visitation: The Case of Cedar Hill State Park in Texas
This study used Pierre Bourdieu's theory of practice to understand African Americans’ underrepresentation at Cedar Hill State Park (CHSP) in Texas. Archival methods, site visits, and face-to-face interviews were conducted with 13 local African Americans. Four salient themes related to African Americans’ under-representation were identified: (1) racial conflict within the field, (2) CHSP as a racialized space, (3) African American leisure habitus,…
Asian North Americans' Leisure: A Critical Examination of the Theoretical Frameworks Used in Research and Suggestions for Future Study
The aim of this study was to critically examine the theoretical frameworks employed in the existing research on Asian North Americans' leisure and to offer insights into additional theories that might be used in future research on the topic. The study reviewed three major theoretical frameworks employed by previous research in the field of leisure studies: (1) assimilation and acculturation theory, (2) ethnicity-based theories, and (3) self-const…
Understanding access and use of municipal parks and recreation through an intersectionality perspective
We applied the multiple hierarchy stratification perspective to examine how access and use of municipal parks and recreation vary based upon the intersections of gender, race/ethnicity, age, income, place of residence, and education. We hierarchically stratified demographic combinations and calculated probabilities for having a park within walking distance, using parks, and participating in recreation programs. Findings demonstrated that as membe…
A case for Race scholarship: A research note
Over the past 50 years, the relationship of Race and ethnicity with leisure has been examined in many ways. In this article, the authors first recommend that leisure research give attention solely to Race and provide a justification for this recommendation. Second, this article suggests leisure researchers have primarily viewed Race as a variable within leisure studies, thus providing limited insight into the relationship between Race and leisure…
Deepening Diversity: A Collection of Teaching Perspectives and Strategies from Social Justice Advocates
Contemporary population trends impact leisure experiences and service delivery, requiring recreation and leisure departments to prepare students to meet the needs of an increasingly diverse clientele. However, with little formal training on how to teach content concerning diverse populations, this can be a daunting task. The panel session Preparing Students to Serve Diverse Populations was featured at the 2018 The Academy of Leisure Sciences (TAL…
The effects of individual-level and area-level socioeconomic status on preferences and behaviour in leisure time physical activities: A cross-sectional analysis of Chinese adults
This study examines the extent to which individual and area-level socioeconomic statuses (SES) correlate with the preferences and participation in physical activities during leisure time. A multistage, random clustered sample taken from the China Health and Nutrition Survey of 2015 was used. Results from multi-level analyses indicated that both individual income and area-level SES were significantly associated with participation in walking, where…
Leisure and subjective well-being of parents of Korean transnational-split families
Visualizing fairness: Distributional equity of urban green spaces for marginalized groups
Previous environmental justice studies of urban green spaces (UGSs) have typically focused on issues of race/ethnicity or income level in Western countries and given limited attention to other dimensions of social disadvantage in Asian countries. To address this research gap, we examined distributional equity/inequity of UGSs among senior citizens living alone, single-mother families, individuals with disability, and basic livelihood security rec…
Who visits U.S. national parks (and who doesn’t)? A national study of perceived constraints and vacation preferences across diverse populations
The mission of the U.S. National Park Service (NPS) is increasingly challenged by underrepresentation of visitors from low-income and racial/ethnic minority backgrounds. To better understand attributes of Americans who do and do not visit national parks, we used data from a national general population survey (N = 4,103) to examine the sociodemographic characteristics, constraints to visitation, and vacation preferences among three groups of NPS v…
Slow violence in public parks in the U.S: Can we escape our troubling past
Previous studies on environmental justice have paid limited attention to procedural injustice in parks. Using the concept of slow violence, this paper interrogates the ideological and philosophical foundations of American public parks in order to unearth enduring structural patterns of procedural injustice. The paper illustrates that community, state, and national parks in the U.S. were founded upon the elitism, eugenics, and racism of affluent a…
African Americans’ outdoor recreation involvement, leisure satisfaction, and subjective well-being
Leisure Behaviors among Mothers and Fathers in Korean Transnational Split Families
The study explored the leisure behaviors and factors affecting leisure among mothers and fathers in Korean Transnational Split families (KTSF). Transnationalism served as the theoretical framework in this study. Data were collected with the use of 19 individual in-depth interviews with KTSF mothers residing in the U.S. and fathers residing in Korea. The leisure of women in the U.S. involved participating in similar activities as in Korea, yet the…
Ada S. McKinley: A Hidden History of African American Settlement House in Chicago
Previous research on the history of the settlement house movement and the park and recreation profession has been dominated by celebrations of White social reformers such as Jane Addams. The stories of African American social reformers and their settlement houses have received little to no attention not only from leisure and recreation scholars, but also from the broader academic community. Using historiography and genealogy, we challenge the exi…
Leisure, acculturation, and life satisfaction of Korean transnational-split families: A mixed-method study
Korean Transnational-split Families (KTSF) are some of the most unique Living Apart Together relationships. However, little is known about their acculturation to a new host country and its relationship with leisure and life satisfaction. Using a convergent mixed-method design, this study investigated the relationship between leisure, acculturation, and life satisfaction of KTSF in the U.S. An online survey and in-depth interviews with 10 KTSF adu…
Leisure and Family Quality of Life in Korean Transnational Split Families
The study investigates the effects of involvement in two types of family leisure activities (virtual and in-person) on family quality of life (QOL) among Korean Transnational Split Families (KTSF) in which fathers remain in Korea and wives and children migrate to the U.S. The study was based on the family systems theory and the core and balance model of family leisure. Twenty individual, semi-structured interviews were conducted with Korean mothe…
Limitations of existing park quality instruments and suggestions for future research
Midlife “crisis” or midlife awakening? Leisure as obstacle or opportunity
Sociology (21 works) · Political science (16 works) · Recreation, Leisure, Wilderness Management (16 works) · Psychology (15 works) · Recreation (12 works) · Gender Studies (11 works) · Social Psychology (11 works) · Gender Studies (10 works) · Ethnic group (9 works) · Social Psychology (9 works)