Uncertain Futures

Felice Yuen, Assistant Professor, Applied Human Sciences Department

Felice Yuen is an assistant professor at Concordia University, Montreal, in the Department of Applied Human Sciences. Felice was a core member of the research team and involved in all stages of the research project that led to the Uncertain Futures report. She is interested in leisure as a context for community development and civic engagement. Recent projects include research with the Youth Advocacy Training Institute in Toronto, Ontario, and the Native Sisterhood, a cultural group in a women’s federal prison. 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.

Other publications by Felice Yuen include:

Yuen, F., & Glover, T. (2005). Enabling social capital: An examination of the Festival of Neighborhoods in Kitchener, Ontario. Journal of Park and Recreation Administration, 23(4), 20-38.

Yuen, F., Pedlar, A., & Mannell, R.C. (2005). Building community and social capital through children’s leisure in the context of an international camp. Journal of Leisure Research, 37(4), 494-518.

Yuen, F. (2004). “It was fun…I liked drawing my thoughts”: Using drawings in focus groups with children. Journal of Leisure Research, 36(4), 461-482.

Yuen, F., & Shaw, S.M. (2003). Play: The reproduction and resistance of dominant gender ideologies. World Leisure Journal, 45(2), 12–21

To contact Felice Yuen:

Mailing Address: Concordia University, Department of Applied Human Sciences, Office L-VE-223 1455 de Maisonneuve Blvd. West, Montréal (Québec), H3G 1M8

Email: fyuen@alcor.concordia.ca