Felice Yuen

Biography

Felice Yuen’s research focuses on leisure and its impact on the quality of life of individuals and the communities in which they live. More specifically, she is interested in leisure as a context for community development and civic engagement for marginalized populations. Recent research projects include studies exploring the experience of youth in a gang prevention program using hip hop as medium of data collection, examining the healing process of Aboriginal women through body mapping (a form of visual arts), and exploring Aboriginal youth health leadership through creative play workshops. Her research has been done in collaboration with community-based organizations such as Minwaashin Lodge (a women’s Aboriginal support centre), Tyndale St. Georges Community Centre, Community Justice Initiatives, and the Ontario Lung Association. During her PhD at the University of Waterloo, she was heavily involved in a study that examined the reintegration needs of incarcerated women. For more information on this project, please go to http://www.ahs.uwaterloo.ca/uncertainfutures/. Felice has presented at national and international conferences and was a recipient of a Canada Graduate Scholarship Award from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada.

Research Interest

Yuen is interested in leisure as a context for community development and civic engagement for marginalized populations.