Sport and Belonging

for Special Olympics Athletes

Publications

Academic Publications

Publications in Preparation for Publication (as of September 2024)

O’Rourke, R., Javorina, D., DuBois, D., Arbour-Nicitopoulos, K. P., & Renwick, R. (In preparation). Belonging through sport for Special Olympic Athletes: An accessible, creative approach for enhancing quality of research findings. Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise, and Health.

Renwick, R., St. John, L., & Zheng, R. (In preparation). Finding belonging through organized sport participation: Perspectives of Special Olympics athletes. Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities.

Published in Peer-Reviewed Journals

Zhao, W., Thirumal, K., Renwick, R., & DuBois, D.  Belonging through sport participation for young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities: A scoping review. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 34(2),402-420. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jar.12817 

Orr, K., Wright, F. V., Grassmann, V., McPherson, A. C., Faulkner, G. E., & Arbour-Nicitopoulos, K. P. (2021). Children and youth with impairments in social skills and cognition in out-of-school time inclusive physical activity programs: A scoping review. International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 67(2), 79–93. https://doi.org/10.1080/20473869.2019.1603731

Zhao, W. M., Thirumal, K., Renwick, R., & DuBois, D. (2021). Belonging through sport participation for young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities: A scoping review. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 34(2), 402–420. https://doi.org/10.1111/jar.12817

DuBois, D., Renwick, R., Chowdhury, M., Eisen, S., & Cameron, D. (2020). Engagement in community life: Perspectives of youths with intellectual and developmental disabilities on families’ roles. Disability and Rehabilitation, 42(20), 2923–2934. https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2019.1576781

Orr, K., Evans, M. B., Tamminen, K. A., & Arbour-Nicitopoulos, K. P. (2020). A Scoping Review of Recreational Sport Programs for Disabled Emerging Adults. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 91(1), 142–157. https://doi.org/10.1080/02701367.2019.1653432

Renwick, R., DuBois, D., Cowen, J., Cameron, D., Fudge Schormans, A., & Rose, N. (2019). Voices of youths on engagement in community life: A theoretical framework of belonging. Disability & Society, 34(6), 945–971. https://doi.org/10.1080/09687599.2019.1583551

Ruiz-Chapman, T.  & Renwick, R. (2019). Finding pathways to belonging for young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities: Socio-spatial mapping as an arts-based methodology. RehabInk, 6, 1-8. Retrieved from https://rehabinkmag.com/2019/02/05/finding-pathways-to-belonging-for-young-adults-with-intellectual-and-developmental-disabilities-socio-spatial-mapping-as-an-arts-based-methodology/  (Published February 5, 2019 in this online, peer-reviewed journal.)

Stanley, Z., Lauretani, P., Conforti, D., Cowen, J., DuBois, D., & Renwick, R. (2019). Working to make research inclusive: Perspectives on being members of the Voices of Youths Project. Disability & Society, 34(9–10), 1660–1667. https://doi.org/10.1080/09687599.2019.1619232

Arbour-Nicitopoulos KP,Shirazipour C, Sweatman M, Seaman R. (2018). The secret of S.M.I.L.E.: Best practices for delivering adapted physical activity programming. Physical & Health Education Journal, 83(4), 7-7.

Hurd, C., Evans, C., & Renwick, R. (2018). “Having friends is like having marshmallows”: Perspectives of transition-aged youths with intellectual and developmental disabilities on friendship. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 31(6), 1186–1196. https://doi.org/10.1111/jar.12493

Tanna, S., Arbour-Nicitopoulos, K., Rhodes, R. E., & Bassett-Gunter, R. (2017). A pilot study exploring the use of a telephone-assisted planning intervention to promote parental support for physical activity among children and youth with disabilities. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 32, 25–33. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2017.05.003

Non-Academic Publications

The Voices of Youth Final Report in accessible language:

Renwick, R., Dubois, D., Cameron, D., Schormans, A.F., Schumph, L., Ngo, M., Stoddart, K., Conforti, D., Stanley, Z., & Lauretnai P. (2018). Belonging matters! What the youth told us. Retrieved from https://voicesofyouthsresearch.files.wordpress.com/2018/05/voices-of-youths-final-report-what-youth-told-us.pdf

Voices of Youth final report cover page.

Presentations

Zheng, R., Renwick, R., Arbour-Nicitopolous,K., St. John, L. & Routledge, F. (2024). Belonging pathways for young adults with disabilities through sport. Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists Annual Conference. (Virtual Recording). May 2024.

St. John, L., Renwick, R., Arbour-Nicitopoulos, K., Routledge, F., Zheng, R., Caplan, B., Denault, C., Findlay, F., McDonald, V., & Noronha, J. (2023). Fostering and developing belonging for young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities through Sport: Lessons from an inclusive study. Presented at t Canadian Health and Wellbeing in Developmental Disabilities (Virtual Conference). February 2023.

Renwick, R., O’Rourke, R., DuBois, D., Arbour-Nicitopoulos K., & Noronha, J. (2022, August). Using an inclusive approach to understanding belonging through sport occupations for young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Presented at the World Federation of Occupational Therapists (WFOT) Conference, Paris, France.

O’Rourke, R., Renwick, R., Arbour-Nicitopoulos, K., & Dubois, D. Narratives about sport participation and belonging: Special Olympic athletes’ stories. International Symposium on Adapted Physical Activity.  England, U.K. [Virtual conference, podium presentation]. June, 2021

Renwick, R., O’Rourke, R.,  Dubois, D., Arbour-Nicotopoulos,K.P., &  Noronha, J. Special Olympics Journeys: Athletes’ Narratives of Sport Occupations and Belonging. Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists [Gatineau, QB and Hybrid] (Virtual presentation). June 2021.

Renwick, R., Arbour-Nicitopoulos,  K., Denault, C.,  Noronha, J., & O’Rourke, R.  The Sport and Belonging project: A research partnership between University of Toronto and Special Olympics Ontario. The Value of One—The Power of Many. [National virtual conference organized by Special Olympics Ontario]. Invited panel presentation. May, 2021.

Zhao, W., DuBois, D., Renwick, R., Arbour-Nicitopoulos,  K. P., O’Rourke, R. .Developing narratives of belonging and sport with Special Olympics athletes. Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists conference (virtual). May 2020.

Zawisza, A., Sykula, M., Podolak, A., Chu, T., DuBois, D., & Renwick, R. (2019, May). Youths’ perspectives on belonging: Do diagnostic labels make a difference? Presented at the Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists Conference, Niagara, ON.

Zhao, W., Thirumal, K., DuBois, D., & Renwick, R. (2019). Belonging through sport participation for disabled youths: A scoping review. Presented at the Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists Conference (In-person), Niagara, ON. May 2019.

Renwick, R., DuBois, D., & Cameron, D. (2018, May). Inclusive strategies for actively engaging youths with intellectual and developmental disabilities in research. Presented at the World Federation of Occupational Therapists (WFOT) Conference, Cape Town, South Africa.

Carnegie, C.,Fung, E., Renwick, R., & Cameron, D. (2017, September). Perspectives of youths with intellectual/developmental disabilities on friendships and belonging. Presented at the Ontario Society of Occupational Therapists Conference, Mississauga, ON.

Cowen. J., Rose, N., & Renwick, R. (2017, June). Negotiating identities: Disability from the perspectives of young adults with intellectual/developmental disabilities. Presented at the Canadian Society for Disability Studies Conference, Toronto, ON.

DuBois, D., Renwick, R., Fudge Schormans, A., & Cameron, D. (2017). Youth perspectives on belonging: Contributions to understanding inclusion. Presented at the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, Hartford, CT.

Renwick, R., Cameron, D., Schormans, A. F., & Cowen, J. (2017). Belonging matters: Learning about friendships and community engagement from youths with disabilities. Presented at the International Society of Child Indicators, Montreal, QB.

Renwick, R., DuBois, D., & Cameron, C. (2017). Belonging and occupation: Youth with disabilities speak out. Presented at the Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists. Charlottetown, PEI.

Rose, N., & Renwick R. (2017). Social relationships and self-presentations of youths with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Presented at the Qualitative Analysis Conference, Hamilton, ON.

Renwick, R., Cameron, D., Cowen, J., & Eisen, S. (2015, May). Youth with developmental disabilities speak out about their friendships. Presented at the Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists Conference, Winnipeg, MB.