Jungsu Ryu

Assistant Professor
SBUS 340
304-696-5693
ryuj@marshall.edu
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Biography

Jungsu Ryu is an Assistant Professor of Sport Management in the Lewis College of Business Department of Marketing, MIS, and Entrepreneurship. Her research explores the intersection of sport participation, aging, and well-being, with a particular focus on the psychological and social benefits of physical activity among older adults. Her work has been published in prominent journals such as Journal of Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism Education, Journal of Leisure Research, Public Health, Journal of Applied Gerontology, Leisure Studies, Journal of Positive Psychology, and Journal of Happiness Studies. In addition to her research, she teaches a wide range of courses within the Sport Management program, including topics such as sport sociology, sport tourism, sport leadership, esports business management, and research methods.

Ph.D., Recreation, Park, and Tourism Sciences, Texas A&M University, 2017
M.S., Sport and Leisure Studies, Yonsei University, 2012
B.S., Sport and Leisure Studies, Yonsei University, 2008
STHM 218: Sports in Society
STHM 270: Sport Tourism
STHM 290: Sport Management Practicum
STHM 320: Sports & Campus Recreation Management
STHM 410: Leadership: Theory & Practice
STHM 475: Capstone Seminar
STHM 480: Special Topic: Esports Business Management
STHM 643: Sport in Social Process
STHM 671: Sport Admin Research Methods
STHM 674: Sport Finance and Economics
Heo, J., & Ryu, J. (2024). Maintaining active lifestyle through pickleball: A qualitative exploration of older pickleball players. International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 98(4), 469-483.
Ryu, J., Heo, J., & Yang, H. (2023). Older adults benefit from a new community-based physical activity program. Annals of Leisure Research, 26(5), 667-681.
Lee, K., Lee, S., Ryu, J., Chun, S., & Heo, J. (2023). Geographically varying associations between mentally unhealthy days and social vulnerability in the United States. Public Health, 222, 13-20.
Ryu, J., Heo, J., & Lee, S. (2022). Pickleball, personality, and eudaimonic well-being in middle-aged and older adults. Journal of Aging and Physical Activity, 30(5), 885–892.
Ryu, J., & Heo, J. (2022). Intergenerational service-learning outcomes for event management undergraduates involved in organizing pickleball events. Journal of Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism Education, 31(3), 100396.
Ryu, J., Heo, J., Ellis, G., & Widmer, M. (2022). Leisure, eudaimonic behavior, physical activity and well-being of older adults. Journal of Leisure Research, 53(4), 595-614.
Kim, A.C.H., Ryu, J., Lee, C., Kim, K., & Heo, J. (2021). Sport participation and happiness among older adults: a mediating role of social capital. Journal of Happiness Studies, 22(4), 1623-1641.
Ryu, J., Heo, J., Lee, C., Kim, A.C.H., & Kim, K. (2020). Feeling authentic during playing pickleball in later life: predicting positive psychological functioning. Social Science Journal, 57(2), 195-205.
Heo, J., Ryu, J., Yang, H., & Kim, K. (2018). Serious leisure and depression in older adults: a study of pickleball players. Leisure Studies, 37(5), 561-573.
Ryu, J., & Heo, J. (2018). Relationships between leisure activity types and well-being in older adults. Leisure Studies, 37(3), 331-342.
Ryu, J., Yang, H., Kim, A.C.H., Kim, K., & Heo, J. (2018). Understanding pickleball as a new leisure pursuit in older adults. Educational Gerontology, 44(2-3), 128-138.
Heo, J., Ryu, J., Yang, H., Kim, A.C.H., & Rhee, Y. (2018). Importance of playing pickleball for older adults’ subjective well-being: a serious leisure perspective. Journal of Positive Psychology, 13(1), 67-77.
Bae, W., Suh, Y., Ryu, J., & Heo, J. (2017). Physical activity levels and well-being in older adults. Psychological Reports, 120(2), 192-205.
Ryu, J., & Heo, J. (2016). Relaxation and watching televised sports among older adults. Educational Gerontology, 42(2), 71-78.
Quality of Life
Psychology of Aging
Mental Health
Sport Participation
Well-Being