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New Study: Awareness of Physical Activity Guidelines
A new study led by Post Doctoral Fellow Leila Dale and Guy Faulkner has just been published in Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism. The study examines Canadian awareness of the Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology’s 2011 Canadian Physical Activity Guidelines for Adults. Read more here.
KIN Alumni and Current Students Competing in Rio
Best wishes for all Kinesiology Alumni and current students competing at Rio 2016!!! Blair Bann Volleyball Men’s Volleyball Edmonton, Alta. Alumni Luc Bruchet Athletics 5000m White Rock, B.C. Alumni Evan Dunfee Athletics Racewalk Richmond, B.C. Alumni Nikola Girke Sailing Mixed nacra 17 (multihull) Vancouver, BC Alumni Liz Gleadle Athletics Javelin Vancouver, BC Alumni Antoni Kindler Field Hockey Men’s Field Hockey […]
Dowdeswell, Jennifer
Graduating year: 2001
Degree: BHK
Through her own personal experience Jennifer became aware of the immense challenge for those diagnosed and their families. She created 5 Free Documents aimed to help people with some basics, such as what signs to watch out for, top 10 signs of caregiver stress, and how to best communicate with someone with dementia.
Exercise: therapy for depression
Dr. Guy Faulkner has been working on the development of the new Canadian Network for Mood and Anxiety Treatments (CANMAT) 2016 Clinical Guidelines for the Management of Adults with Major Depressive Disorder. In an important change to the guidelines, exercise is now recommended as first-line mono therapy for mild to moderate depression and as second-line […]
Alex Rebchuk
Graduating year: 2016
Degree: MSc
After graduation, I moved to Toronto and pursued a job in the medical insurance industry. I worked for one year as a Case Manager at Manulife Financial. During this time I realized I much preferred academia to industry. So in September 2014, I returned to UBC to pursue graduate studies under the supervision of Dr. Blouin.
New Paper Out
Read the latest paper by Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Dr. Erica Lau: Factors influencing implementation of youth physical activity interventions: An expert perspective Read more…
Nick Snow
Graduating year: 2015
Degree: MSc (Rehabilitation Sciences)
I am a research assistant at the School of Kinesiology, and work under the supervision the School’s Director, Dr. Robert Boushel. I get to learn about exercise physiology for a living, with the help of some leading experts.
Guidelines! What are they good for?
PhD student Negin Riazi guest blogged about the new 24-Hour Movement Guidelines for Children and Youth on Obesity Panacea – a blog written by two obesity researchers, Peter Janiszewski, PhD, and Travis Saunders, PhD, CEP. To read more, check out Guidelines! What are they good for?
2016 ParticipACTION Report Card & New Paper Out Now!
The 2016 ParticipACTION Report Card reports that only 9% of Canadian children (5-17 years) are meeting the recommended 60 min of daily MVPA. In response, experts have developed the 24-Hour Movement Guidelines for Children and Youth which incorporate physical activity, sedentary behaviour and sleep. Dr. Guy Faulkner was a consensus panel member developing the guidelines and a […]
Raymond Wong
Program: Kinesiology, Physical Education and Health Activities: Coaching, teaching, healthcare Lunges. Knee kicks. Jumping jacks. Raymond Wong, a 2013 UBC kinesiology graduate, recently led a group of track and field athletes with intellectual disabilities through the warm up at Queen Elizabeth Elementary School in Vancouver, on the final day of a weekend long training camp. […]