Rasul Mowatt

Rasul Mowatt is a Professor and Department Head in the Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management at North Carolina State University's College of Natural Resources. His research focuses on intersections of leisure studies, geography, and social justice, particularly examining geographies of race, violence, and public space. He holds leadership roles in academic organizations including The Academy of Leisure Sciences and the Leisure Sciences journal.

Education:

• Ph.D., Philosophy in Leisure Behavior, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (2006)
• M.S., Park and Natural Resource Management, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (2002)
• B.S. History, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (1995)

Research Interests:

• Critical analyses of leisure spaces through lenses of race, power, and social justice
• Geographies of violence, including lynching memorials and urban threat landscapes
• Visual and media inquiry into cultural narratives about public space
• Historical critiques of leisure theory and institutional exclusion

Media Engagement:

• Featured in The Atlantic, Vox, and The Nation discussing race and leisure
• Podcast contributions on geographies of threat and racial violence

Affiliations:

• Indiana Supreme Court Commission on Race and Gender Fairness
• Editorial Board, Southeastern Geographer
• Andrew W. Mellon Foundation-funded anti-lynching exhibit project