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Overview

Karla A. Henderson is affiliated with North Carolina State University in the United States. Their research contributions largely fall within the field of Social Sciences, with a focus on several subfields including Social Psychology, Sociology and Political Science, and Urban Studies.

Their recent scholarly output includes publications that explore various aspects of leisure, physical activity, and issues related to diverse populations. The following papers reflect the scope of their research:

  • It's Both Experience and Context, and That's Just Leisure, 2022, Journal of Leisure Research
  • A Synthesis of Perceptions About Physical Activity Among Older African American and American Indian Women, 2020, UNC Libraries
  • Issues Related to the Care of Transgender and Gender Diverse Individuals With Dementia, 2025, Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

The venues where Henderson has published include:

  • Journal of Leisure Research
  • UNC Libraries
  • Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Henderson's frequent collaborators include Barbara E. Ainsworth and Ashley H. Langston, each having coauthored at least one publication with them.

Main topics of research addressed by Henderson cover Recreation, Leisure, and Wilderness Management, Sport and Mega-Event Impacts, as well as Cultural Industries and Urban Development. These areas highlight an interdisciplinary approach connecting social contexts with leisure and urban cultural dynamics.

Best Publications

  • An ecological approach to creating active living communities.

    James F. Sallis;Robert B. Cervero;William Ascher;Karla A. Henderson

  • Environmental Correlates of Physical Activity: A Review of Evidence about Parks and Recreation

    Andrew T. Kaczynski;Karla A. Henderson

  • Gender‐based analysis of leisure constraints

    Edgar L. Jackson;Karla A. Henderson

  • A sense of entitlement to leisure as constraint and empowerment for women

    K. A. Henderson;M. D. Bialeschki

  • The relationship between barriers to recreation and gender-role personality traits for women.

    Karla A. Henderson;Deborah Stalnaker;Glenda Taylor

  • Personal, social, and physical environmental correlates of physical activity in African-American women in South Carolina.

    Barbara E Ainsworth;Sara Wilcox;Winifred W Thompson;Donna L Richter

  • Parks and Recreation Settings and Active Living: A Review of Associations With Physical Activity Function and Intensity

    Andrew T Kaczynski;Karla A Henderson

  • Youth Development Outcomes of the Camp Experience: Evidence for Multidimensional Growth.

    Christopher A. Thurber;Marge M. Scanlin;Leslie Scheuler;Karla A. Henderson

  • The ethic of care: leisure possibilities and constraints for women.

    Karla A. Henderson;Katherine R. Allen

  • Both Gains and Gaps: Feminist Perspectives on Women's Leisure

    Karla A. Henderson

  • An integrative review of women, gender, and leisure: increasing complexities.

    Karla A. Henderson;Heather J. Gibson

  • The Meaning of Leisure for Women: An Integrative Review of the Research

    Karla A. Henderson

  • Leisure and Active Lifestyles: Research Reflections

    Karla A. Henderson;M. Deborah Bialeschki

  • One size doesn't fit all: the meanings of women's leisure.

    Karla A. Henderson

  • Broadening an understanding of women, gender, and leisure.

    Karla A. Henderson

  • Post-positivism and the pragmatics of leisure research.

    Karla A. Henderson

  • A Leisure of One's Own: A feminist perspective on women's leisure

    K. A. Henderson;M. D. Bialeschki;S. M. Shaw;V. J. Freysinger

  • Measuring physical activity in midlife, older, and minority women: issues from an expert panel.

    Louise C. Mâsse;Barbara E. Ainsworth;Susan Tortolero;Sarah Levin

  • A Synthesis of Perceptions About Physical Activity Among Older African American and American Indian Women

    Karla A. Henderson;Barbara E. Ainsworth

  • Context and Dialogue in Research on Women and Leisure

    Karla A. Henderson;Sonja Hodges;Beth D. Kivel

  • Environmental, policy, and cultural factors related to physical activity in African American women.

    Donna L. Richter;Sara Wilcox;Mary L. Greaney;Karla A. Henderson

Frequent Co-Authors

Barbara E. Ainsworth
Barbara E. Ainsworth Arizona State University
Sara Wilcox
Sara Wilcox University of South Carolina
Myron F. Floyd
Myron F. Floyd North Carolina State University
Jacqueline Kerr
Jacqueline Kerr University of California, San Diego
Andrew T. Kaczynski
Andrew T. Kaczynski University of South Carolina
Geoffrey Godbey
Geoffrey Godbey Pennsylvania State University
Dawn K. Wilson
Dawn K. Wilson University of South Carolina
Heather J. Gibson
Heather J. Gibson University of Florida
Katherine R. Allen
Katherine R. Allen Virginia Tech
Edgar L. Jackson
Edgar L. Jackson University of Alberta

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