Afke van der Woud has her roots in Friesland, but has always been very internationally oriented. She grew up in a village where social values were considered a great asset. After living in Brazil for a while, she became interested in the unfairness of the world. Hence, her undergraduate and graduate studies focused on the well-being of individuals in different types of communities (cultures).
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After obtaining her master's in 1997, she worked as a teacher at the Leisure Management program of Christelijke Hogeschool Nederland (now NHLStenden). In 1999, she moved to the United States, where she began her Ph.D. in Parks, Recreation and Tourism Resources at Michigan State University in 2001 on a research assistantship. During her time in the United States, she worked on many research projects in the area of community recreation. Her research interests have always been strongly tied to community development in various contexts. For her PhD research, she investigated the relationship between leisure participation and civic participation.
Currently Afke is working at NHL Stenden Hogeschool as head researcher of the academy Communication & Creative Business. Also, she is a team member of the professorship Organisations and Social Media. At the professorship, she is a regular contributor to the writing of important documents, including the extension proposal. She has also played a major role in the Indycaster project. She has been responsible for developing a research program in the bachelor's curriculum of the Creative Business program. Currently, she is in charge of setting up a hybrid research program in line with the DBE education philosophy of the university. Afke enjoys working with small groups of students on research projects that provide ideas and relevant results for the "real world".
Einstein: If you can't explain it easily, you don't understand it well enough.
Moufakkir-van der Woud, A. (2002). Converting abandoned railroads to recreation use in Isabella and Midland Counties: A comparison of residents and businesses adjacent to a rail-trail. Land Use Poster Forum, February 2002, East Lansing. (Geen corresponderende publicatie)
Moufakkir-van der Woud, A., C. Vogt, C. Nelson & J. Lynch. (2002). Converting abandoned railroads to recreation use in Isabella and Midland Counties: A comparison of residents and businesses adjacent to a rail-trail. North-Eastern Recreation Research Symposium, April 2002, Bolton Landing (NY).
Moufakkir-van der Woud, A. (2002). Rail-Trail Use Characteristics and The Impact of Distance from Home to a Rail-Trail: A Case Study of the Pere Marquette Rail Trail in Midland County, Michigan. Midwest Recreation Graduate Student Symposium, November 2002, East Lansing.
Moufakkir, O., A. Moufakkir-van der Woud & D.F. Holecek. (2003). Enjoying Casino gaming: An analysis of trip characteristics and gaming behavior of non-local casino visitors. Annual meeting of the Association of American Geographers, March 2003, New Oleans.
Moufakkir-van der Woud, A., C. Vogt & C. Nelson. (2003). Trail Tourism: A study of tourists attracted to a paved linear trail. North-Eastern Recreation Research Symposium, April 2003, Bolton Landing (NY).
Moufakkir, O & A. Moufakkir-van der Woud. (2003). Understanding Feasibility Studies. Atlas Conference, June 2003, Leeuwarden.
Moufakkir, O., A.J. Singh, A. Moufakkir-van der Woud and D.F. Holecek (2004). Impact of light, medium and heavy spenders on casino destinations: segmenting gaming visitors based on amount of non-gaming expenditures. Gaming Research and Review Journal, volume 8, issue 1.
Moufakkir-van der Woud, A., C.A. Vogt, J. Lynch and C. Nelson. Land and Business owners’ support for rail-trail development: A case study of a rail-trail in Michigan. Journal of Leisure Research, oktober 2004.
Moufakkir, O. & A. Moufakkir-van der Woud. (1999). Saginaw County travel inquirer study. TTRRC, MSU.
Vogt, C., C. Nelson,J. Fridgen & A. Moufakkir-van der Woud. (2000) Study of nearby busineses and adjacent residential landowners to the Isabella County Extension of the Pere Marquette rail-trail. Department of PRTR, MSU.
Moufakkir-van der Woud, A., B. Valentine, J. Lynch, C. Vogt & C. Nelson. (2000). 2000 Midland County recreation needs assessment. Department of PRTR, MSU.
Moufakkir, O., D.F. Holecek, A. van der Woud & A. Nikoloff. (2000). Detroit Metro Area casino visitor study. TTRRC, MSU.
Moufakkir, O. & A. Moufakkir-van der Woud. (2001). Saginaw County conversion study. TTRRC, MSU.
Moufakkir-van der Woud, A., B. Valentine, J. Lynch, C. Vogt & C. Nelson. (2001). 2000 Midland County recreation needs assessment: The Pere Marquette Rail-Trail. Department of PRTR, MSU.
Moufakkir, O., A. Moufakkir-van der Woud & D.F. Holecek. (September 2001 – August 2002: 4 quarterly reports). Traverse Bay Entertainment strategic corporate planning report. TTRRC, MSU.
Moufakkir-van der Woud, A., C. Vogt, C. Nelson & J. Lynch. (2002). Midland County travel information inquirers and tourists: A focus on the Pere Marquette Rail-Trail. Department of PRTR, MSU
Vogt, C., A. Moufakkir-van der Woud, J. Lynch & C. Nelson. (2002). Midland County nearby businesses and adjacent residential landowners attitudes towards and use of the Pere Marquette Rail-Trail. Department of PRTR, MSU.
Lynch, J., C. Nelson, C. Vogt & A. Moufakkir-van der Woud. (2002). Use and Users of the Pere Marquette Rail-Trail in Midland County Michigan. Department of PRTR, MSU.
Moufakkir-van der Woud, A., C. Vogt, C. Nelson & P. Kirbach. (2003). Use and users of the Traverse Area Recreation and Transportation Trails. Department of PRTR, MSU.
