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Shintaro Kono is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport, Recreation at the University of Alberta, Canada. He holds a Ph.D. in Kinesiology, Sport, Recreation from the same institution, awarded in 2017. His academic interests focus on the relationship between leisure engagement and subjective well-being, particularly from a non-Western perspective. He explores how leisure activities can enhance participants' sense of well-being and examines various constraints that may affect leisure participation. Kono employs a variety of qualitative and quantitative research methods, including grounded theory, photo-elicitation techniques, experiments, and structural equation modeling. Additionally, he is working on mobilizing knowledge around leisure well-being through online accessible resources, such as YouTube videos, aimed at improving subjective well-being at a large scale. Kono is actively accepting undergraduate students for research project supervision and teaches courses related to leisure and human behavior, highlighting the critical connection between leisure pursuits and happiness.
Department: Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Management