Kyle Rich, PhD

Associate Professor, Sport Management

I am interested in how community, policy, and social inclusion/exclusion shape experiences in sport, recreation, and physical activity programs, especially in rural and remote municipalities. In my research, I use community-based and participatory methods to work with community organizers to understand and address local issues, in efforts to improve community health and wellbeing.

  • Community sport and recreation policy.
  • Rural and remote communities.
  • Social Inclusion and exclusion.
  • Community-based and participatory research methodologies.
  • Canadian Association for Leisure Studies
  • Leisure Studies Association
  • Canadian Rural Revitalization Foundation
  • North American Society for Sport Management
  • North American Society for the Sociology of Sport
  • Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology
  • Sociological Aspects of Leisure and Diversity
  • Leisure and Health Promotion
  • Current Issues in Community Recreation
  • Recreation Programming

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Available to supervise graduate students. Please reach out via email in advance of applying.

Available to supervise undergraduate directed studies and thesis research. Please reach out via email to discuss available opportunities.