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Unapologetically Black, by BKin student Zoë Balbosa
Unapologetically Black by Zoë Balbosa My journey into the School of Kinesiology is similar to many of my peers: I was an athlete who became injured and underwent rehabilitation. Naturally, the realm of kinesiology was attractive as a result, which is why many athletes pursue it. Although this path may be common, my experience has […]
Cindy Sha
Cindy (Hsin) Sha is a 5th-year BKin student in the kinesiology & health sciences stream. Her interest in the field stemmed from learning physiology at a young age. And in high school she took a course in International Baccalaureate Sports, Exercise and Health Sciences that motivated her to pursue post-secondary studies of the human body […]
Kevin Tong
Kevin Tong is a third year BKin student in multidisciplinary sciences. He currently plays for the Men’s Ultimate Team under UBC Thunderbirds Sport Clubs. As a student-athlete, he has been determined to further his passion for sports, health, and well-being. Ever since he became an athlete, Kevin has been passionate about physical therapy. He witnessed […]
Ava Katz
Ava Katz is a 3rd-year BKin student in the neuromechanical and physiological sciences stream. Her combined passion for physiology, human movement and exercise led her to pursue her undergraduate studies in kinesiology. The School of Kinesiology has provided Ava with a “tight-knit community” of students that shared similar interests and has offered her great opportunities […]
Lumsden, Matthew
Graduating year: 2018, 2020
Degree: HPCTL, MHPCTL
Matthew currently works as the Technical Programs Director for a large soccer club in Alberta. He has coached at the Provincial Level in Canada and with the Youth National Club league in the United Kingdom.
Labelle, Dominic
Graduating year: 2018, 2020
Degree: HPCTL, MHPCTL
Dominic Labelle is currently in charge of the “Under 12 and Under 10” tennis Program at the Academy Aliassime. He has coached at the university, provincial and national level across the country. He has also worked for Tennis Canada’s Under 10 camps.
Devlin, Kraig
Graduating year: 2022
Degree: HPCTL
Kraig Devlin is a high-performance karate coach and former High-Performance Director for Karate Canada. Kraig believes that the UBC MHPCTL program armed him with the knowledge, skills and attitudes required to prepare and lead Karate Canada’s Team to Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
Congratulations Atila Ozkaplan (BHK 01, MSc 04), Alumni Builder Award Recipient!
Created in 2017 as part of the 100th year of alumni UBC, the Alumni Builder Awards recognize a cross-section of alumni representing both campuses who have significantly contributed to the university and enriched the lives of others, and in doing so, have supported alumni UBC’s mission of realizing the promise of a global community with shared ambition for a […]
Russell, David (1937-2021)
Graduating year: 1970, 1971
Degree: BPE, MPE
In 1981 he became Dean of the School of Physical Education at the University of Otago, NZ until July 1991. Following his period as Dean of the School, David established the Life in New Zealand Activity and Health Research (LINZ) Unit and served as the Director until his retirement in 2001.
Congratulations to Erica Bennett on her New Paper on Interpersonal Relationships and Older Canadian Men’s Body Image
Congratulations to Erica Bennett with co-authors Laura Hurd, Elizabeth Pritchard, Tayler Colton, and Peter Crocker for their recently published article, “‘You’re part of something bigger’: interpersonal relationships and older Canadian men’s body image” in the January 2022 issue of Psychology and Health. The objective of the study was to examine older men’s body image, with […]