Toni Liechty

Toni Liechty

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

H-index: 25

North America-United States

About Toni Liechty

Toni Liechty, With an exceptional h-index of 25 and a recent h-index of 21 (since 2020), a distinguished researcher at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, specializes in the field of leisure, body image, aging, health and well-being.

His recent articles reflect a diverse array of research interests and contributions to the field:

The role of facilitators in the constraint negotiation of leisure-time physical activity

Sense of community in roller derby

What happens post-pilot testing? A model for revising a disability awareness and competency training program

Virtual community participation as “Sirius” Leisure

Community Partners' Perspectives on Partnering With an Academic Research Team to Promote Disability-inclusive Fitness Programming

Exploring the role and meaning of leisure in healthy aging among older adults with chronic conditions

Sport participation for adults aged 50+ years: A socioecological analysis

Development and Pilot Testing of the Disability Awareness Training and Education Program Among Community-Based Group Fitness Instructors

Toni Liechty Information

University

Position

Assistant Professor of Recreation Sport and Tourism

Citations(all)

1783

Citations(since 2020)

1242

Cited By

879

hIndex(all)

25

hIndex(since 2020)

21

i10Index(all)

38

i10Index(since 2020)

34

Email

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Toni Liechty Skills & Research Interests

leisure

body image

aging

health and well-being

Top articles of Toni Liechty

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Journal

Author(s)

Publication Date

The role of facilitators in the constraint negotiation of leisure-time physical activity

Leisure Sciences

Julie S Son

Guangzhou Chen

Toni Liechty

Megan C Janke

Stephanie T West

...

2024/2/17

Sense of community in roller derby

Journal of Leisure Research

Mina Woo

Incheol Jang

Guangzhou Chen

Toni Liechty

Andrew Kerins

2024/1/30

What happens post-pilot testing? A model for revising a disability awareness and competency training program

Disability and Health Journal

B Adamson

CM Thompson

S Makos

K Pool

T Liechty

...

2024/3/11

Virtual community participation as “Sirius” Leisure

World Leisure Journal

Robin Lizzo

Toni Liechty

2023/1/2

Community Partners' Perspectives on Partnering With an Academic Research Team to Promote Disability-inclusive Fitness Programming

Progress in community health partnerships: research, education, and action

Toni Liechty

Mina Woo

Laura A Rice

Chung-Yi Chiu

Stacy Kirkpatrick

...

2023

Exploring the role and meaning of leisure in healthy aging among older adults with chronic conditions

Annals of Leisure Research

Jaesung An

Laura Payne

Toni Liechty

2023/10/20

Sport participation for adults aged 50+ years: A socioecological analysis

The International Journal of Aging and Human Development

Guangzhou Chen

Megan C Janke

Toni Liechty

Jen D Wong

Stephanie T West

...

2023/10

Development and Pilot Testing of the Disability Awareness Training and Education Program Among Community-Based Group Fitness Instructors

Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly

Brynn Adamson

Mina Woo

Toni Liechty

Chung-Yi Chiu

Nic Wyatt

...

2023/1/31

Benefits and motivations for virtual community participation: A netnography of the Hogwarts running club

Journal of Park and Recreation Administration

Robin Lizzo

Toni Liechty

2022

The sport facilitators in later life scale (SFLLS): Preliminary evidence of reliability and validity

Journal of Leisure Research

Julie Son

Stephanie West

Toni Liechty

Megan Janke

Jill Juris

...

2022/8/8

Exploring roller derby skaters’ progression into the sport

International Journal of the Sociology of Leisure

Guangzhou Chen

Andrew J Kerins

Toni Liechty

2022/6

‘I want to record and share my wonderful journey’: Chinese Millennials’ production and sharing of short-form travel videos on TikTok or Douyin

Current Issues in Tourism

Xin Du

Toni Liechty

Carla A Santos

Jeongeun Park

2022/11/2

Leisure innovation and the transition to retirement

Leisure Sciences

M Rebecca Genoe

Toni Liechty

Hannah R Marston

2022/5/19

UNDERSTANDING THE EXPERIENCE OF EUSTRESS AMONG OLDER ADULTS WITH CHRONIC CONDITIONS

Innovation in Aging

Jaesung An

Laura Payne

Toni Liechty

Yoshitaka Iwasaki

2022/11/1

Promoting on-going participation in group fitness among older adults: An application of the Psychological Continuum Model

Journal of Leisure Research

Wonock Chung

Jaesung An

Isabella Russell

Toni Liechty

2022/3/15

FACILITATORS AND CONSTRAINTS TO SPORT ACTIVITY AMONG ADULTS WITH ARTHRITIS

Innovation in Aging

Jill Juris

Julie Son

Jen Wong

Guangzhou Chen

Toni Liechty

...

2022/11

“We’re a family and that gives me joy”: Exploring interpersonal relationships in older women’s softball using socio-emotional selectivity theory

Leisure Sciences

Wonjun Choi

Toni Liechty

Jill J Naar

Stephanie T West

Jen D Wong

...

2022/2/17

The Hogwarts Running Club and sense of community: A netnography of a virtual community

Leisure Sciences

Robin Lizzo

T Liechty

2022/9/19

Promoting older adults’ physical activity and social well-being during COVID-19

Leisure Sciences

Julie S Son

Galit Nimrod

Stephanie T West

Megan C Janke

Toni Liechty

...

2021/3/1

Today's Older Adults: Strategies of Facilitating Sport Participation

Journal of Park and Recreation Administration

Stephanie West

Xingxing Wu

Toni Liechty

Julie Son

Jill Juris

...

2021

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