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Congratulations to Michael Fliss for being awarded a CSEP graduate award at last week’s CSEP conference
Congratulations to Michael Fliss, a UBCKIN MSc. student for being awarded a CSEP graduate award at last week’s CSEP conference.
Congratulations to Professor Bill Sheel for receiving the CSEP Mentorship Award
Congratulations to Professor Bill Sheel for being awarded the CSEP Mentorship Award which recognizes a Professor or Advisor in the Exercise Science field for their dedication and mentorship to their students and/or their faculty.
Dragomir, Gerry
Graduating year: 2021
Degree: MHPCTL
As the head coach of Racewalk West, Gerry Dragomir coaches four international-level racewalk athletes. One of those athletes is Evan Dunfee, who won bronze for the men’s 50km walk at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. After graduating from the HPCTL program, Gerry hopes to “complete a doctoral program in the near future” and eventually conduct a documentary on his “40+ yearlong [career] as a sports coach.”
Smith, Mark
Graduating year: 2020
Degree: HPCTL
Upon graduating from the HPCTL program, Mark led the Canadian Women’s National Softball Team to a bronze medal at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo and has since retired as an international coach. “I felt this was the right time for me to move on and try something different.”
Congratulations to Drs. Mark Beauchamp, Darren Warburton and their co-authors for their newly published study.
Congratulations to Drs. Mark Beauchamp, Darren Warburton and their co-authors for their newly published study on the American Journal of Preventative Medicine, that found in first-time parents, mothers may be more responsive than fathers to couple-based planning skills intervention to support physical activity. For the full paper, Click Here.
Congratulations to Robert Boushel on receiving the 2021 Spirit Award in Excellence in Partnership.
Dr. Boushel was recognized for his visionary leadership supporting exercise and diet intervention directly into primary care practice. The Pacific Northwest Primary Care Network (PCN) is the first in the province, and country, to officially recognize kinesiologists in team-based health care professions. The Spirit Award is modelled after the rare and elusive Spirit Bear, the […]
Campus Kinnections Overview
Campus KINnections is a peer mentorship program that pairs upper-year students with first-year and transfer students in Kinesiology for a year-long partnership. The initiative aims to provide incoming Kinesiology students with resources, support, and guidance to ensure a smooth transition into UBC Kin. Throughout the year, students will meet virtually and in person at Campus […]
Tanvi Khurana
Hi, my name is Tanvi! I am in the Bachelor of Kinesiology and Master of Management program, specializing in Social and Behavioural Sciences. I have recently moved to Vancouver from Edmonton, Alberta. There, I was fortunate to have the opportunity to work with young children as a camp counsellor, high school students as the Secretary-General […]
Nicholas Feng
Hello everyone! My name is Nicholas Feng, and I am a 2nd-year undergrad Kinesiology student in the Neuromechanical and Physiological Sciences Stream. This year, I will be working as the communications coordinator for “Campus Kinnections,” a program that pairs upper-year students with first-year and transfer students in Kinesiology. I joined Campus Kinnections to provide incoming […]
Andrew Yong
Hi, my name is Andrew, I am the Associate Director of Campus Kinnections. I am a fourth year student in the education stream. I was the VP Student Life for 2020-2021. Within Campus Kinnections, I will be overseeing logistics as well as planning and promoting fun events. I joined this program to be more involved […]