Sevil Sönmez’s research is interdisciplinary and applied and delves into the interconnections of work, leisure, and health. Her scholarship examines adverse health consequences of occupational and leisure mobility, occupational health of commercial drivers, health and safety of tourism and hospitality sector workers, and reduction of tourism’s adverse health effects and promotion of its health benefits. Her work appears in journals of multiple disciplines, including tourism and hospitality, health sciences, and business. She is the coeditor of three books, including Population Mobility and Infectious Disease.