Ph.D. Recreation, Sport and Tourism (Sport Management); University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
M.S. Urban and Economic Geography (Human Geography and Planning); Utrecht University, the Netherlands
B.S. Tourism Management; Beijing International Studies University, China
Courses Taught
Field Experience in Sport Management
Leisure and Society
Recreation Sports Management
Recreation Operations Management
Academic Interests
Event leveraging
Social aspects of sport events
Community development
Scholarly Activity
Woolf, J., Chen, G., Haugen, M., & Welty Peachey, J. (2022). Role conflict of Chinese student-athletes: The distinct challenges they face and the implications for collegiate administrators. Journal of Global Sport Management. 1-19.
Chen, G., Kerins, A., & Liechty, T. (2021). Exploring roller derby skaters’ progression into sport. International Journal of Sociology of Leisure.https://doi.org/10.1007/s41978-021-00097-0
Chen, G., Welty Peachey, J., Stodolska, M., Hooimeijer, P., & Lin, Y. (2021). Governing adaptation strategies of winter tourism destinations in the context of the 2022 Olympic Winter Games. Tourism Review International, 25(1), 1-17.
Son, J., Chen, G., Liechty, T., Janke, M., West, S., Wong, J., & Naar, J. (2021). The role of facilitators in the constraint negotiation of leisure-time physical activity. Leisure Sciences, 1-20. https://doi.org/10.1080/01490400.2021.1919253
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