BC-SHEPS 2018 is now accepting abstracts!
Jan. 26, 2018 – The British Columbia Sport, Health, and Exercise Psychology Symposium (BC SHEPS) is a student-led conference that aims to provide students an opportunity for develop presentation skills, receive valuable feedback on research projects, and network with esteemed students and professors. This year the conference will be held at UBC Okanagan on May 4-5th, […]
SSHRC Connection Grant
Jan. 23, 2017 – Congrats to Dr. Andrea Bundon’s team, including collaborator Negin Riazi, for being awarded a $24,805 Connection Grant to support the 6th International Conference on Qualitative Research in Sport and Exercise.
Mark Duncan-Guest on the Sunday Night Sex Show
Dec 15, 2017 – Listen to PhD student Mark Duncan speak about the iPhone health app validation study and mental health on the Sunday Night Sex Show (News Talk 980 CKNW). Listen to the full episode here!
End of Year Celebrations
Dec 8, 2017 – Celebrating the end of another great year with the Pop-PA crew!
New Paper Out
Dec 6, 2017 – New paper out by Mark Duncan, Kelly Wunderlich, Yingying Zhao and Guy Faulkner evaluating the validity of the step counts from the iPhone’s pedometer function. Read about it here – Walk this way: validity evidence of iPhone health application step count in laboratory and free-living conditions
Currently recruiting for StandUP UBC!
StandUP UBC: Impact of a low cost standing desk on reducing workplace sitting Are you tired of sitting at work? The Population Physical Activity Lab in the School of Kinesiology at UBC is conducting a workplace intervention aimed at reducing employee sitting through the provision of a low-cost standing desk. WHO: Employees aged 18-65 years […]
New Paper Out
Nov. 20, 2017 – New paper out by Negin Riazi, Meghan O’Neill, and Guy Faulkner on the new, integrated 24-Hour Movement Guidelines for the early years (0-4 years), exploring the perceptions of stakeholders and end users regarding their acceptability, barriers to uptake, and dissemination. Read it here.
New Paper Out
Nov. 14, 2017 – New paper out by Dr. Guy Faulkner examining school- and student-level characteristics associated with likelihood of students’ meeting the Canadian physical activity guidelines in the COMPASS study. Read it here.
Congratulations Negin Riazi!
Nov. 10, 2017 – Congrats to PhD student Negin Riazi who successfully completed her comps.
Stand@Home: Home-based Standing Desk Study Recruitment
Do you want a FREE standing desk? Want to try a standing desk before purchasing one? Dr. Guy Faulkner, UBC Professor in the School of Kinesiology, and the Population Physical Activity Lab is seeking participants for a study aimed at evaluating the perceptions, usability, and acceptability of low-cost standing desks in the home environment. Each […]