Selected Publications

mia — Taking Mia to Kids Together Playground in Cary, NC (one of our research sites, November 2009).

Brittain, I., Bunds, K., & Bocarro, J. N. (2024). The contribution of sport in the rehabilitation process of disabled military veterans: A case study of the 2016 Invictus Games. Journal of Global Sport Management, 9(1), 62-85.
Johnson, A.M., Bocarro, J.N., & Saelens, B.E. (2023). Youth sport participation by metropolitan status: 2018-2019 National Survey of Children’s Health. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport. 94(4), 895–904.
Bocarro, J.N., Bush, K.A., Casper, J.M., Steptoe, A., Blake, V., DuPree, S., & Kanters, M.A. (2023). An examination of a health and wellness intervention on STEM college students during COVID-19. Recreation Sports Journal, 47(1), 35-48.
Edwards, M. B., Bocarro, J. N., Bunds, K. S., Bush, K. A., Casper, J. M., Dorsch, T. E., Chalip, L., Kanters, D., & Kanters, M. A. (2022). Parental perceptions of the impact of COVID-19 and returning to play based on level of sport. Sport in Society, 25(7), 1273-1290.
McGilvrey, D., Kongistorfer, J., Bocarro, J.N., & Edwards, M.B. (2022). The role of advocacy organisations for ethical mega sport events. Sport Management Review, 25(2), 234–253.
Larson, L. R., Zhang, Z., Oh, J. I., Beam, W., Ogletree, S. S., Bocarro, J. N., Lee, K. J., Casper, J., Stevenson, K. T., Hipp, J. A., Mullenbach, L. E., Carusona, M., & Wells, M. (2021). Urban park use during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Are socially vulnerable communities disproportionately impacted? Frontiers in Sustainable Cities, 3(103).
Kondo, M.C., Oyekanmi, K. O., Gibson, A., South, E.C., Bocarro, J. N., & Hipp, J. A. (2020). Nature Prescriptions for Health: A Systematic Review of Evidence and Research Opportunities. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(12), 4213.
Jones, G.J., Hyun, M., Edwards, M.B., Casper, J.M., Bocarro, J.N., & Lynch, J. (2020). Is “school sport” associated with school belongingness? Testing the unexamined assumptions of school sport policy. Sport Management Review. 23, 925-936.

Jones, G.J., Edwards, M.B., Bocarro, J.N., Svensson, P. G., & Misener, K. (2020). A community capacity building approach to sport-based youth development. Sport Management Review. 23(4), 563-575.

Jones, G. J., Carlton, T., Hyun, M., Kanters, M., & Bocarro, J. N. (2020). Assessing the contribution of informal sport to leisure-time physical activity: A complementary form of social innovation. Managing Sport and Leisure. 25(3), 161-174.

Koenigstorfer, J., Bocarro, J.N., Byers, T., Edwards, M.B., & Jones, G.J., & Preuss, H. (2019). Mapping Research on Event-Attributed Installations, Consequences, and Stakeholder Evaluations Considered in Empirical Studies on the Legacy of Mega Sporting Events. Leisure Studies, 38(6), 729-745.

Schultz, C. L., Bocarro, J.N., Lee, K., Sene-Harper, A., Fearn, M., & Floyd, M.F. (2019). Whose National Park Service? An examination of Relevancy, Diversity, and Inclusion programs from 2005-2016. Journal of Park & Recreation Administration. 37(4), 51-69.

McGillivray, D., Edwards, M. B., Brittain, I., Bocarro, J. N., & Konigstorfer, J. (2019). EventRights: A Conceptual Model and Research Agenda for Mega Sport Events. Leisure Studies, 38(2), 175-190.

Brittain, I., Bocarro, J.N., Byers, T., & Swart, K. (2018). Legacies of Mega Events: Fact or Fairy Tales. Routledge: London.

Jones, G.J., Wegner, C. E., Bunds, K.S., Edwards, M.B., & Bocarro, J.N. (2018). Examining the Environmental Characteristics of Shared Leadership in a Sport-for-Development (SFD) Organization. Journal of Sport Management, 32(2), 82-95

Jones, G.J., Edwards, M.B., Bocarro, J.N., Bunds, K.S., & Smith, J. W. (2018). Leveraging community sport organizations to promote community capacity: Strategic outcomes, challenges, and theoretical considerations. Sport Management Review, 21, 279-292.

Jones, G. J., Edwards, M. B., Bocarro, J. N., Smith, J. W., & Bunds, K. S. (2018). A structural perspective of cross-sector partnerships involving youth sport non-profit organizations. European Sport Management Quarterly, 18(2), 133-155.

Jones, G. J., Edwards, M. B., Bocarro, J. N., Smith, J. W., Bunds, K. S. (2017). Collaborative advantages: The role of inter-organizational partnerships for youth sport non-profit organizations. Journal of Sport Management, 31, 148-160.

Hardison-Moody, A., Edwards, M. B., Bocarro, J.N., Stein, A., Kanters, M. A., Sherman, D., Rhew, L.K., Stallings, W.M., & Bowen, S.K. (2017). Survey of shared use among North Carolina faith communities. Preventing Chronic Disease, 14, E11.

Carlton, T., Kanters, M. A., Bocarro, J.N., Floyd, M.F., Edwards, M.B., & Suau, L.J. (2017). Examining the relationship of shared use programming and leisure time. Preventive Medicine, 95, S10-S16.

Jones, G.J., Edwards, M.B., Bocarro, J.N., Bunds, K.S., & Smith, J. W. (2017). An integrative review of sport-based youth development literature. Sport in Society, 20(1), 161-179.

Schultz, C., Layton, R., Edwards, M.B., Bocarro, J.N., Moore, R., Merriam, D., Tepperberg, S., Bality, A., & Floyd, M. F. (2016). Suggested measures for linking park and trail systems to public health. Journal of Park and Recreation Administration, 34(1), 4-23.

Bocarro, J. N., Floyd, M. F., Edwards, M.B., Schultz, C., Smith, W., Baran, P., Moore, R., Cosco, N., & Suau, L.J. (2015). Gender stratified models of social and environmental correlates of park-based physical activity among children and adolescents. Preventing Chronic Disease, 12, E97.

Hodge, C., Bocarro, J. N., Henderson, K.A., Zabriskie, R., Parcel, T., & Kanters, M. A. (2015). Family leisure: An integrative review of research from select journals. Journal of Leisure Research, 47(5), 577-600.

Kanters, M.A., McKenzie, T.L., Edwards, M.B., Bocarro, J. N., Mahar, M., Martel, K., & Hodge, C. (2015). Youth sport practice model gets more kids active with more time practicing skills. Retos: Nuevas tendencias en Educacion Fisica, Deporte y Recreacion. 28, 222-225.

Bocarro, J.N., Kanters, M. A., Edwards, M. B., Casper, J. M., McKenzie, T. L. (2014). Prioritizing school sponsored sport based on observed physical activity. American Journal of Health Promotion, 28(3), S65-S71.

Kanters, M.A., Bocarro, J. N., Moore, R., Floyd, M. F., & Carlton, T. (2014). Afterschool shared use of public school facilities for physical activity in North Carolina. Preventive Medicine, 69, S44-48.

Kanters, M., Bocarro, J. N., Filardo, M., Edwards, M.B., McKenzie, T.L., & Floyd, M.F. (2014). Shared use of school facilities with community organizations and afterschool physical activity program participation: A cost-beneﬁt assessment. Journal of School Health, 84(5), 302-309.

Liechty, T., Mowen, A.J., Payne, L., Henderson, K.A., Bocarro, J.N., Bruton, C.B., & Godbey, G.C. (2014). Health partnerships as investments and works in progress for park and recreation agencies. Journal of Park and Recreation Administration, 32(2), 11-27.

Baran, P. K., Smith, W. R., Moore, R. C., Floyd, M. F., Bocarro, J.N., Cosco, N., & Danninger, T. (2014). Correlates of neighborhood park use among children and adults: An analysis of individual, social, and built environment factors. Environment & Behavior, 46(6), 768-800.

Kanters, M., Bocarro, J. N., Filardo, M., Edwards, M.B., McKenzie, T.L., & Floyd, M.F. (2014). Does shared use of school facilities enhance physical activity and is it cost effective? Journal of School Health, 84(5), 302-309.
Edwards, M. B., Kanters, M. A., & Bocarro, J.N. (2014). Policy changes to implement intramurals in North Carolina Middle Schools: Simulated effects on sport participation rates and physical activity intensity. Preventing Chronic Disease, 11, E07. doi: 10.5888/pcd11.130195.
Edwards, M. B., Bocarro, J. N., & Kanters, M. (2013). Place disparities in supportive environments for extracurricular school physical activity in North Carolina middle schools. Youth and Society, 45(2), 265–285.
Kanters, M., Bocarro, J. N., Casper, J., Edwards, M.B., & Floyd, M.F. (2013). School sport participation under two school sport policies: Comparisons by race/ethnicity, gender, and socioeconomic status. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 45(1), 113-121.
Howard, K., Bocarro, J. N., & Kanters, M. A. (2013). Strategies for creating successful Joint Use agreements: A case study. Journal of Park and Recreation Administration, 31(1), 98-107.
Bocarro, J. N., Kanters, M., Cerin, E., Floyd, M. F., Casper, J., Suau, L.J., & McKenzie, T. (2012). School sport policy and school-based physical activity environments and their association with observed physical activity in middle school children. Health & Place, 18, 31-38.
Kanters, M., Bocarro, J. N., Casper, J., Suau, L.J., Greenwood, B.P., & McKenzie, T. (2012). Determinants of middle school sport participation: A comparison of different school policies for sport delivery. International Journal of Sport Management and Marketing, 12(3/4), 159-179.
Edwards, M. B., Bocarro, J. N., Kanters, M. A., & Casper, J.M. (2011). Comparisons of participation in interscholastic and intramural sport programs in middle schools: An exploration of race and gender. Recreation Sports Journal, 35, 157-173.
Floyd, M. F., Bocarro, J. N., Smith, W., Baran, P., Moore, R., Cosco, N., Edwards, M.B., Suau, L.J., & Fang, K.S. (2011). An examination of individual, social, and environmental correlates of children’s park-based physical activity. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 41(3), 258-265.
Edwards, M. B., Kanters, M.A., & Bocarro, J. N. (2011). Opportunities for extracurricular physical activity in North Carolina middle schools. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 8, 597-605.
Bruton, C. B., Floyd, M. F., Bocarro, J. N., Henderson, K., Casper, J. M, & Kanters, M. A. (2011). Physical activity and health partnerships among park and recreation departments. Journal of Park and Recreation Administration, 29(2), 55-68.
Casper, J., Bocarro, J. N., Kanters, M., & Floyd, M.F. (2011). Measurement properties of constraints to sport participation: A psychometric examination with adolescents. Leisure Sciences. 33, 1-20.
Casper, J., Bocarro, J. N., Kanters, M., & Floyd, M.F. (2011). “Just let me play!!” Understanding constraints that limit adolescent sport participation. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 8, S32-39.
Bocarro, J. N., Floyd, M. F., Moore, R., Baran, P., Danninger, T., Smith, W., & Cosco, N. (2009). Developing a reliable measure of physical activity among children in different age groups using the System for Observing Physical Activity and Recreation in Communities (SOPARC). Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 6(6), 699-707.
Bocarro, J. N., & Wells, M.S. (2009). Making a difference through parks and recreation: Reflections on physical activity, health and wellness research. Journal of Park and Recreation Administration, 27(3), 1-7.
Bocarro, J. N., Casper, J., Henderson, K., Floyd, M. F., Moore, R., Kanters, M. A., Laven, K., & Edwards, M. B. (2009). Physical activity promotion in North Carolina: Perceptions of public park and recreation directors. Journal of Park and Recreation Administration, 27(1), 1-16.
Bocarro, J. N., Greenwood, P. B., & Henderson, K. H. (2008). An integrative review of youth development research in US recreation journals. Journal of Park and Recreation Administration, 26(2), 4-27.
Bocarro, J. N., Kanters, M., Casper, J., & Forrester, S. (2008). School Physical Education, extracurricular sports, and lifelong active living. Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 27(2), 155-166.