Dr. Jackie Oncescu, an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Kinesiology at UNB, will deliver the keynote address for the Rural Recreation Summit hosted by the World Leisure Centre of Excellence at VIU on November 13 & 14 on the Nanaimo Campus. A networking reception will follow her keynote.
She is a passionate social justice researcher and leisure advocate who blends theory with creative community development approaches to help community practice redesign and reimagine sport and recreation provisions that embrace equity-owed groups. Her keynote address and workshop will focus on findings from her and others research to identify and address exclusionary mechanisms in community sport, recreation and leisure.
Jackie's currect project uses human-centered design and participatory action research to support equity-owed residents’ sense of belonging in sport, recreation and leisure through dignified access. (jackieoncescu.com)
