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KIN Lecturer Emma McCrudden on Nutrition, Sports and Ramadan
Emma McCrudden is a faculty member in the School of Kinesiology and is the sports dietician for the Whitecaps soccer team. Emma was recently featured on CBC regarding her work with Whitecaps rookie, Kamron Habibullah, who is currently fasting for Ramadan during team practice. In the interview, McCrudden speaks of her job keeping tabs on […]
Kick-off to the Summer 2021 Olympics! Maria Gallo, Assistant Coach for the National Women’s Rugby Sevens
UBC KIN’s Maria Gallo is a Professor of Teaching and the Director of the High-Performance Coaching & Technical Leadership program. She is highly regarded both in the academic and the National Women’s Rugby coaching world. Maria was recently appointed the Assistant Coach for the National Women’s Rugby 7s team to help train the squad for […]
KIN Case Competition 2021
At the first KIN Case Competition, held in January 2021, teams of students worked together to analyze a Kinesiology-related business case and devise the best solution to the problem. Each team was tasked to review the history and data provided by a partner organization. They were then required to strategically analyze the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, […]
Patrick Wu
Patrick Wu is a Master of Kinesiology student whose focus is on investigating “practical ways to drive behavioral change and to advance the world of strength and conditioning.” His passion is Olympic-style weightlifting which he practices 5-6 days a week! He loves it so much that he has started his own strength and conditioning business […]
Anika Cheng
Anika is a fifth year Kinesiology student in the interdisciplinary stream, who is set to graduate in June 2021. She is an active member of the KIN community, having participated in the Co-op, Work-learn, and KIN Mentorship programs. After graduating, Anika is excited to start a Master’s in Occupational Therapy at UBC. Anika and her […]
KIN Students Shine at the 2021 Thunderbird Big Block Awards
On April 15, 2021, for the second consecutive year, the Big Block awards gala was moved online to allow for a safe, virtual gathering experience for Thunderbird student-athletes, coaches, staff, alumni, and fans to celebrate what has been a most unique and challenging year. Congratulations go out to the many KIN students who took home Big […]
Chris Evans
Graduating year: 1984
Degree: BPE
Evans, Chris
After working in Community Centres in Richmond and Vancouver, & GF Strong Rehab. Centre; I switched to the Computer/I.T. field (22 years now). I started at Shaughnessy Hospital as a Computer Operator then Systems Analyst. My career also includes roles such as Technical Support Analyst & Systems Engineer at various large-scale data centres incl. MDA, […]
In Memoriam: Emeritus, Dr. Richard Mosher, 1944-2021
Dear Members of the School, It is with deep sorrow that I share the sad news that Emeritus, Dr. Richard (Dick) Mosher passed away on Apr 24, 2021. Dick was an Associate Professor Emeritus in the School of Kinesiology, this, in addition to his celebrated coaching career as head coach for both the UBC Thunderbirds […]
Dr. Bill Sheel has been appointed as a Distinguished University Scholar
It is with great pleasure that we announce that Dr. Bill Sheel, Professor in the School of Kinesiology, has been appointed as Distinguished University Scholar at UBC for his innovative research examining the intersection of age, sex and gender and the effects of exercise on human health. This appointment is made to a select group […]