Jon Welty Peachey
Associate Professor
Department of Recreation, Sport and Tourism
University of Illinois at urbana champaign
United States of America
Biography
He is an Associate Professor of Sport Management at Illinois University.
Research Interest
Dr. Welty Peachey's research centers upon sport-for-development and social change, particularly examining inclusive leadership strategies, program design modalities, and program impact. He applies this research focus by working with community-based and non-governmental organizations that use sport for development purposes, to help determine effective leadership strategies and programmatic and structural design features that are sensitive to cultural contexts and the individuals served by the programs. He also works with these organizations to examine how their programs and events can be leveraged for community impact and development.
Publications
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Welty Peachey, J . (2015). Creating social change in and through intercollegiate sport: State of the field, challenges, a nd future directions. Journal of Intercollegiate Sport , 8, 96 - 105.
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Welty Peachey, J ., & Cohen, A. (2015). Reflections from sport - for - development scholars: Challenges, barriers, and strategies of the field. Journal of Sport for Development , 3 (4), 16 - 27.
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Welty Peachey, J . (2015). Sport for development theory building and program design: Introduction to the special issue. International Journal of Sport Management and Marketing , 16 (1/2), 1 - 4.
