Rebecca Mayers

Curriculum Vitae
August 2020

School of Community and Regional Planning rfallonmayers@gmail.com

The University of British Columbia rebeccamayers.com
6333 Memorial Road
Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z2

EDUCATION
PhD School of Community and Regional Planning, University of British
Columbia, 2017-Present
Dissertation: The politics of the cycling infrastructure decision-making process
MA Recreation and Leisure Studies, University of Waterloo, 2015-2017
Thesis: Whose lane is it anyway? The experience of cyclists within a mid-sized city
BA Honors Recreation and Sport Business, University of Waterloo, 2010-
2015

INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
2013 International Exchange, Faculty of Commerce, University of Wollongong,
Wollongong, Australia, February-April

PUBLICATIONS
Refereed Publications
2021 Mayers, R. F. (2021). Dogs Unleashed: The positive role dogs play during COVID-19.
In D. Parry., C. Johnston., & B. Lashua (Eds.) Leisure in the time of coronavirus.
Routledge. (In-Press)
2020 Mayers, R. F., Glover, T. D., (2020). Claim the lane: Cycling space, safety, and the
right to the city. Journal of Leisure Research. (Accepted)
2020 Mayers, R. F. (2020). See the light: ‘Biking-with’ as a methodology for public
pedagogy. The Journal of the Arts and Communities. (In-Press)
2020 Mayers, R. F. (2020). Dogs unleashed: The positive role dogs play during COVID-19.
Leisure Sciences. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01490400.2020.1774010.
2019 Mayers, R. F., Glover, T. D. (2019). Whose lane is it anyway? The experience of cycling
within a mid-sized city. Leisure Sciences. doi: 10.1080/01490400.2018.1518174.
2017 Mayers, R. F., Wilson, A. W., & Potwarka, L. R. (2017). The moderating effect of
campus recreation participation in the relationship between grade point average and
first-year student engagement: an exploratory study. Recreational Sports Journal,
41(2).
Manuscripts in Submission
2021 Mayers, R. F. (2021). Shifting gears: Cycling infrastructure development during
COVID-19. In P. Filion., Editor, R. Melik & B. Doucet (Eds.), Global Reflections on
COVID-19 Urban Inequalities. Policy Press. (Abstract Accepted, Chapter In-Review)
2021 Mayers, R. F., Teare, G., Bodin, K. (2021). Lovemyhood as a community engagement
tool in the City of Kitchener. Canadian Journal of Urban Research. (In-Review)
Manuscripts in Preparation
2021 Mayers, R. F., Smale, B. J. A (2021). The social benefits of active transportation in
Canadian communities. Journal of urban planning and development.
2021 Mayers, R. F., Glover, T. D., (2021). Active transportation or active trivialization? The
discourse of recreation in planning. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and
Practice.
Non-Refereed Publications
2019 Mayers, R. F., (2019, November 12). Beyond mobility: planning Cities for People and
Places [Review of the book Beyond Mobility: Planning Cities for People and Places].
Spacing Vancouver. Retrieved from http://spacing.ca/vancouver/2019/11/12/book-
review-beyond-mobility-planning-cities-for-people-and-places/
2018 Mayers, R. F., (2018, July 17). Copenhagenize: the definitive guide to global bicycle
urbanism [Review of the book Copenhagenize: the definitive guide to global bicycle
urbanism]. Spacing Vancouver. Retrieved from
http://spacing.ca/vancouver/2018/07/17/book-review-copenhagenize-definitive-
guide-global-bicycle-urbanism/
2018 Mayers, R. F., (2018, May 8). The urban revolution [Review of the book the urban
revolution]. Spacing Vancouver. Retrieved from
http://spacing.ca/vancouver/2018/05/08/book-review-urban-revolution/
2017 Mayers, R. F., (2017, July 1). Real bike trails make drivers happy, too. The Community
Edition. Retrieved from https://communityedition.ca/real-bike-trails-make-drivers-
happy-too/

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
2020 Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning
Paper Presentation: “Beyond Bike Lanes: The Politics of the Cycling Infrastructure
Decision-Making Process”. Toronto, ON, November, 5-8
2019 Association of American Geographers
Panel Session: “Claim the lane: Cycling Space, Safety, and The Right to The City.”
Paper Session: “Critical Vélomobilities.” Washington, DC, April 3-7
2018 Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning
Paper Presentation: “Whose Lane is it Anyway? The Experience of Cycling in a Mid-
sized city”, Buffalo, New York, October 25-28
2018 School of Community and Regional Planning Symposium
Panel Presentation: “City Cycling: Equity in Transportation”, Vancouver, British
 Columbia, March 16
2017 The Canadian Congress of Leisure Research
Presentation: “Active Transportation or Active Trivialization? The Discourse of
Recreation in Planning”, Kitchener, Ontario, May 23-27
2016 Pro Walk/Pro Bike/Pro Place Conference
Poster Session: “The Social Benefits of Active Transportation in Canadian
Communities”, Vancouver, British Columbia, September 12-15
2016 24th Annual Graduate Student Association of Recreation and Leisure
Studies
Presentation: “Whose Lane is it Anyway? The Insidious Suppression of Cyclists
Within a Mid-Sized City”, The University of Waterloo, Ontario, April 28

GUEST LECTURES
2020 Futures Planning in a Post-COVID-19 World
Transportation Equity Post-COVID-19, School of Community and Regional Planning,
University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, June 29
2019 Waterloo Region Active Transportation Forum
Why Teens Abandon Cycling, Intermunicipal Partnership for Active Transportation,
Kitchener, Ontario, September 25
2019 Design of Planning and Policy-Oriented Research
Humanist Qualitative Inquiry, School of Community and Regional Planning,
University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, March 11
2018 Lunchtime Dialogues
Shifting Gears: The Politics of Mobility, City Cycling Advocacy and Investment, School
of Community and Regional Planning, Faculty of Applied Science, University of
British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, November 26
2018 Urban Planning Issues and Concepts
Transportation and Mobility Planning, School of Community and Regional Planning,
University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, January 29
2018 City-Making: A Global Perspective
Ideation Workshop, School of Community and Regional Planning, Faculty of Applied
Science, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, November 9
2018 Urban Planning Issues and Concepts
Health and the Built Environment, School of Community and Regional Planning,
University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, March 13
2018 Design of Planning and Policy-Oriented Research
Qualitative Methods and Representation, School of Community and Regional
Planning, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, March 12
2015 Recreation and Leisure Studies 101
Urban Recreation: Walkability, Active Transportation and Recreation within Urban
Space, The University of Waterloo, November 19

TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2020 Course Instructor
Qualitative Approaches to Leisure Research in the Department of Recreation and
Leisure, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Janruary-April
2018 Teaching Assistant
City-Making: A Global Perspective, School of Community and Regional Planning,
Faculty of Applied Science, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British
Columbia, September-December
2018 Course Instructor
Healthy Cities: The Intersection of Health and Urban Planning, Future Global Leaders
Program, Faculty of Applied Science, University of British Columbia, Vancouver,
British Columbia, July 29-August 11
2017 Teaching Assistant
Qualitative Approaches to Leisure Research in the Department of Recreation and
Leisure, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, January-April
2016 Teaching Assistant
Sociology of Activity, Health & Well-being, Faculty of Applied Sciences, University of
Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, September-December
2016 Teaching Assistant
Gender and Leisure Studies Seminar, Department of Recreation and Leisure,
University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, May-August
2016 Teaching Assistant
Social Psychology of Leisure, Department of Recreation and Leisure, University of
Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, January-April
2015 Teaching Assistant
Introduction to Recreation and Leisure Studies, Department of Recreation and
Leisure, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, September-December
WORK EXPERIENCE
2020 Dense City Podcast
Creator and Host, September-Present
2019 Cycling into the Future Consultant
Co-PI, Waterloo, Ontario, May-Present
2018 Research Assistant
Housing Research Collaborative, University of British Columbia. Vancouver, British
 Columbia, November 2017-May 2018
2017 The Canadian Congress of Leisure Research
Scholars Café Workshop Leader, Kitchener, Ontario, May 23-27
2017 Project Manager
University of Waterloo’s Athletics Department Student Life Expansion, Campus
Athletics Research Network, Waterloo, Ontario, January-Present
2016 Research Assistant
Youth Spectators’ Experiences at Milton’s International Velodrome, Data Collection,
PI: Dr. Luke Potwarka, Milton, Ontario, September
2016 Research Assistant
Animating Public Space, PI: Dr. Troy Glover, Waterloo, Ontario, March-May
2016 Community Access Bike Share Consultant
The Working Centre, Kitchener, Ontario, April-July 2017
2015 CEO/Founder of Wollongong Mums N’ Bubs
Wollongong, Australia, February-August
2014 Transcription of ASX200 CEO/Chairman Interviews
Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia, October-December
2014 Student Life Manager
Leysin, Switzerland, January-April
2013 Recreation and Leisure Studies Peer Leader
The University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, September-December
2012 Athletic Coordinator Assistant
Toronto District School Board Head Office, Toronto, Ontario, September-December
AWARDS, SCHOLARSHIPS, GRANTS, AND CERTIFICATIONS
2020 Ontario Trillium Grow Grant
Cycling into the Future, Co-PI
2020 President’s Academic Excellence Initiative PhD Award
The University of British Columbia, May
2018 Graduate Student Travel Award
The University of British Columbia, November
2017 Four Year Fellowship
The University of British Columbia, 2017-2021
2017 Applied Health Sciences Teaching Assistant Award
The University of Waterloo, September
2015 Certificate of Fundamentals of University Teaching
The University of Waterloo, October
2015 Applied Health Sciences Graduate Experience Award
The University of Waterloo, September, 2015-2016
2015 Honors Thesis Award
The University of Waterloo, February
2013 Ron Eydt Travel Award
The University of Waterloo, January
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
2018 Spacing Vancouver Contributor
Vancouver, British Columbia, January-Present
2017 Reviewer
Journal: Leisure/Loisir, Kitchener, Ontario, June 16-Present
2017 The Canadian Congress of Leisure Research
Manuscript Session Coordinator, Kitchener, Ontario, May 23-27
2017 The Canadian Congress of Leisure Research
Session Moderator, Kitchener, Ontario, May 23-27
2016 Editorial Writer
The Community Edition, Kitchener, Ontario, June-December
2016 Abstract Reviewer
GARLS Symposium, Graduate Association of Recreation and Leisure Studies,
University of Waterloo, Ontario, April-May
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS
2018 American Association of Geographers, October-Present
2017 School of Community and Regional Planning Student Association, PhD
Representative, September-April
2017 American Planning Association, September-Present
2017 The Canadian Association for Leisure Studies, May-Present
2016 The Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals, February-Present
2016 University of Waterloo Graduate Student Association Executive Committee, February-
May 2017
2016 University of Waterloo Graduate Student Association Councilor, January-May 2017
2016 Graduate Association of Recreation and Leisure Studies Web Manager, January-May
2017
2015 Healthy Communities Research Network, September-Present
2013 Campus Athletics Research Network, January-Present
2010 Parks Recreation Ontario Member, September-Present