Karla Henderson poses with (left to right) Prem Watsa, chancellor of the University of Waterloo, and Feridun Hamdullahpur, president of the University of Waterloo.
According to the University of Waterloo in Canada – Dr. Karla Henderson, a professor in the Department of Parks, Recreation & Tourism Management at North Carolina State University, is widely regarded as the dominant scholar in examining leisure and gender and leisure and people on the margins of society.
This summer, Waterloo awarded Henderson an honorary doctor of science degree in recognition of her many contributions as scholar, advocate, academic leader and community builder.
During Waterloo’s convocation ceremony, Henderson addressed graduates of the Faculties of Applied Health Sciences and Environment.
Henderson has a lengthy relationship with Waterloo’s recreation and leisure studies department. A leading researcher – Henderson has published more than a dozen books, four dozen book chapters and about 150 peer-reviewed papers, has held leadership positions in professional organizations and has received numerous prestigious awards for both teaching and research. She teaches primarily graduate courses in recreation and leisure theory and qualitative research methods in the Department of Parks, Recreation & Tourism Management at North Carolina State University .
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