Assistant Professor
Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management
115 Frank Kennedy Centre
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
R3T 2N2
Phone: (204) 474-6552
E-mail: jacquelyn.oncescu@umanitoba.ca
Education
- PhD, Human Kinetics (Leisure Domain), University of Ottawa
- MA, Recreation Management, Acadia University
- BA, Recreation Management, Acadia University
My rural upbringing in Saskatchewan and interest in rural life have guided my research ambitions. Broadly speaking, my research contributes to the sociological investigations of leisure and recreation, and wellbeing within a rural community context. In particular, I have explored the complexities of rural restructuring, such as industry and school closures, and the impact it has on rural community life. Through my research projects I have touched on a variety of topic areas such as gender, rural youth and family recreation, recreation and leisure, sense of community, leisure education, and community development. Another area of research I’m engaged in includes leisure education (literacy) development, programming, and evaluation. Exploring the influence of leisure education (literacy) on individual and community wellbeing is of interest to me.
Research Group Affiliations:
Health, Leisure, and Human Performance (HLHP) Research Institute, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Selected Publications
1. Ensign, S., Giles, A., & Oncescu, J. (2013, in press). Natural Resources
exploration/extraction in Northern Canada.
Journal of Rural Community Development.
2. Oncescu, J. & Giles, A. (2013, in press) Community revitalization: The impact of a rural
school’s closure on individuals without school-aged children.
Journal of Rural Community Development.
3. Oncescu, J., & Giles, A. (2012). Changing relationships: The impact of a rural
school closure on families with school-aged children.
Leisure/Loisir, 36(2), 107-126
4. Oncescu, J., & Robertson, B. (2010). Recreation in remote communities:
A case study of Newport. Journal of Rural Community Development, 5(1/2), 221-237
5. Oncescu, J., Gravelle, F., & Karlis, G. (2009). Rural youth and technology:
Counteracting youth cocooning with the great outdoors.
The Ontario Journal of Outdoor Education, 22(1), 27-31.
6. Gravelle, F., Oncescu, J., & Karlis, G. (2009). Nurturing the flame:
A look at encouraging enduring involvement based on a serious
leisure perspective. The Ontario Journal of Outdoor Education, 22(1), 16-26.
7. Kriemadis, T., Leivadi, S., Mavromatis, C., Kartakoullis, N., Karlis, G. & Oncescu, J. (2008).
Organizational culture in middle and top level hotel units in Greece
International Journal of Sport Management, Recreation, & Tourism, 1(1), 32-35.
Graduate Students
I’m interested in supervising graduate students who want to explore any of the following topics:
- Leisure education (literacy)
- Youth and women’s experiences in the rural environment
- Recreation, leisure, and physical activity in the rural context
- Community wellbeing
- Rural restructuring and community resiliency
- Community development
- Recreation delivery systems
- Rural family leisure experiences
PERS 1400- Concepts of Recreation and Leisure
REC 4060, Person Centred Leisure Education
REC 2400- Managing and Marketing Leisure Services
PHED 3750- Lifestyles Activities
PHE3760, Diverse Populations
Leadership and Group Dynamics
Trends in Recreation
Sociology of Leisure
Introduction to Recreation in Canadian Society
Research and Project Management
Recreation and the Environment
Leisure Education
Individual and Community Wellbeing
Practicum Seminar
Leisure Behaviour
Leisure and Society
