Synthia Sydnor, Ph.D.

• Associate Professor
• Department of Kinesiology and Community Health
• College of Applied Health Sciences
• University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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• Degree
• Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University, 1988
• Area of Professional Interest
• Professor Sydnor, associate professor at UIUC, has appointments in Kinesiology and Community Health; Criticism and Interpretive Theory; and Recreation, Sport and Tourism. Her area of interest is cultural and interpretive studies.
• Research Interests
• Professor Sydnor works from the tenets of the humanities to understand and critique changing ideas of health, community, and modernism, particularly as these are associated with play and ritual.
• Publications
• See curriculum vitae for list of publications, proceedings, books, and articles
• Professional Associations and Certifications
• See curriculum vitae for professional associations and certifications.