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“You’re wrong, I’ll switch, I’m wrong, I’ll stay”: How task-switching strategies are modulated by a partner in a multi-task learning protocol
Feb 28, 2022
Congratulations to KIN BKin alum Brynn Alexander and Dr. Nikki Hodges for their new publication on task-switching strategies in partner exercises. If individuals given control over practice variables make practice decisions based on their current performance, this article investigates if and how a partner’s performance impacts these decisions. The study evaluates this question in a multi-task learning protocol, where individuals […]
Dr. Guy Faulkner and Dr. Madelaine Gierc Were Interviewed on the CSEP Podcast
This Season’s Podcast focuses on equality, diversity, and inclusion. It takes a different approach to the typical format, and instead of a single host conducting a 1-on-1 interview, there is a different panel of guests on each episode. In Episodes 24 and 25, Dr. Guy Faulkner and Dr. Madelaine Gierc are interviewed by Joseph Gibbons on the importance of […]
Paralympic Games left behind in the race towards gender equality, UBC expert says
Pyeongchang 2018 March 14th Biathlon center - in Cross-Country Skiing - sittings athletes
Air pollution and high-intensity interval exercise: Implications to anti-inflammatory balance, metabolome and cardiovascular responses
Congratulations to KIN alum Dr. Sarah Koch and to Dr. Michael Koehle for their newly published article on the effects of air pollution in high-intensity interval exercise (HIIE). Highlights of their study include: Urban air pollution impairs physiological responses to exercise associated with health; HIIE under air pollution exposure inhibits the expected anti-inflammatory responses; and […]
Dean’s Statement on the crisis in Ukraine
Feb 03, 2022
The Faculty of Education is deeply troubled by Russia’s unjust attacks on Ukraine and the related impact on our community members. We express solidarity with Ukraine and join the international chorus of leaders calling for an immediate end to violence in the region. We support Ukrainians in Canada and abroad. We stand with all people, […]