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Gregg Eschelmuller’s MSc Thesis Proposal

Title: “The effects of periodic vs aperiodic muscle spindle afferent input on stretch reflex circuitry: the role of intent to responds to a perturbation” Thesis Supervisor: Dr. J. Timothy Inglis Committee Members: Dr. Romeo Chua, Dr. Mark Carpenter Chair: Dr. Jean-Sebastien Blouin Abstract: Muscle spindles lie in parallel with skeletal muscle and encode changes in both […]

Webinar: Exercising during stressful experiences: Impacts on physical and psychological wellbeing

The Schools of Kinesiology (UBC Vancouver) and Health and Exercise Sciences (UBCO) are co-hosting a weekly webinar series featuring current faculty research topics. The series runs May through June. All are invited to attend these free academic presentations on Friday afternoons from 3:00pm-4:30pm PST. Title: Exercising during stressful experiences: Impacts on physical and psychological wellbeing […]

Emma Iva Nielsen’s MSc Thesis Defence

Title: “Characterizing Visually Evoked Postural Responses with a Virtual Reality Head-Mounted Display in Young and Older Adults” Thesis Supervisor: Dr. Mark Carpenter Committee members: Dr. Romeo Chua, Dr. Tim Inglis Chair: Dr. Bill Sheel Abstract: Balance control requires the continuous integration of sensory information to maintain postural stability. Widely accessible virtual reality (VR) head-mounted display (HMD) systems […]

Margot Schmidt’s MSc Thesis Proposal

Title: “A Comparison of the NTV-Evoked Response to Static and Dynamic Stretch Reflex Sensitivity During Normal and Perturbed Stance” Thesis Supervisors: Dr. J. Timothy Inglis, Dr. Mark Carpenter Committee Member: Dr. Romeo Chua Chair: Dr. Tania Lam Abstract: Proprioceptive feedback from muscles around the ankle joint is critical for bipedal balance control, as length changes sensed […]

Robyn Mildren’s PhD Thesis Defence

Title: “Frequency characteristics of lower limb muscle responses to proprioceptive perturbations evoked by noisy Achilles tendon vibration during standing and the influence of age and stroke” Supervisory Committee: Dr. Tim Inglis (Research Supervisor), Dr. Mark Carpenter, Dr. Jean-Sebastien Blouin University Examiners: Dr. Chris McNeil, Dr. Alex Scott External Examiner: Dr. Kelvin Jones (University of Alberta) Chair: […]

Elizabeth Pasman’s PhD Thesis Defence

Title: “A Novel Approach to Studying Postural Instability in Parkinson’s disease” Supervisory Committee: Dr. Mark Carpenter (Research Supervisor), Dr. Martin McKeown, Dr. J Timothy Inglis University Examiners: Dr. John Kramer, Dr. Janice Eng External Examiner: Dr. Alice Nieuwboer (KU Leuven, Belgium) Chair: Dr. Miriam Spering Abstract: Individuals with Parkinson’s disease (PD) often experience postural instability, a […]

Natalie Ghobrial’s Mkin Paper Presentation

Title: “Review of rehabilitation process of anterior cruciate ligament injuries in the university varsity setting” Supervisor: Dr. Maria Gallo Second Reader: Dr. Kerry MacDonald (Kinesiology) Abstract: Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) injuries occur frequently in soccer and unfortunately females tend to be at greater risk. The rehabilitation process of such injuries in a collegiate setting require re-evaluation […]

Viviana Shiffman’s MSc Thesis Proposal

Title: “Exercise-induced arterial hypoxaemia in female master athletes” Thesis Supervisor: Dr. Bill Sheel Committee Members: Dr. McKenzie, Dr. Koehle, Dr. McKinney, Dr. Inglis (chair) Abstract: The capacity of the normal lung is “overbuilt” and exceeds the demand for pulmonary oxygen transport in the healthy, exercising human. However, in some highly fit individuals the lung’s diffusion […]

Cameron Gee’s PhD Thesis Defence

Title: “Heart-lung interactions following spinal cord injury” Supervisory Committee:  Dr. Christopher West (Research Supervisor), Dr. Bill Sheel, Dr. Neil Eves University Examiners: Dr. Tania Lam, Dr. Glen Foster External Examiner: Dr. Dennis Jensen (McGill University) Chair: Dr. Thomas Oxland Abstract: Cervical spinal cord injury (C-SCI) is a devastating condition that leads to significant impairments in both […]

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