End of Term Lab Outing!
Dec. 10, 2019 – The @PopPALabUBC celebrating the end of the 2019 term with a very enjoyable (and highly competitive) afternoon of curling!
PhD Graduate Studentship Available
Dec. 6, 2019 – PhD Graduate Studentship Available in the Pop-PA Lab Dr. Guy Faulkner invites applications for a PhD studentship to start in September 2020 in the School of Kinesiology at the University of British Columbia (UBC). The focus of the studentship is examining the feasibility of mobile app-based interventions to increase physical activity […]
New Paper Out
Nov. 25, 2019 – New paper out by Dr. Lira Yun and Dr. Guy Faulkner evaluating ParticipACTION’s 150 Play List (a year-long, national mass reach campaign that included community events). Read it here!
Congratulations Kelly Wunderlich!
Nov. 5, 2019 – Congratulations to Masters student Kelly Wunderlich on passing her proposal defence! Well done!
SCAPPS 2019
Oct. 23, 2019 – Excellent presentations by Pop-PA Lab members at the 2019 SCAPPS Conference (October 17-19th) in Vancouver, BC!
Exercise as medicine: UBC researcher unveils new tool to fight depression
Oct. 14, 2019 – Check out the new CBC article interviewing PhD candidate Krista Glowacki regarding the new Exercise and Depression Toolkit. Read it here!
Global News Interview
Sept. 17, 2019 – Dr. Guy Faulkner and PhD candidate Negin Riazi sit down with Global News BC to talk about the premiere of the documentary, “Running Free: Children’s Independent Mobility” and the benefits of letting children ‘run free’. Watch it here!
New Paper Out
Sept. 13, 2019 – New paper out by Dr. Lira Yun, PhD student Matthew Fagan, and Dr. Guy Faulkner examining whether changes in physical activity predicted reductions in depression. Read it here!
New Paper Out
Sept. 13, 2019 – New paper out by PhD candidate Krista Glowacki and Dr. Guy Faulkner outlining the development of the new Exercise and Depression Toolkit. Read about it here!
Exercise and Depression Toolkit Release!
Sept. 9, 2019 – The Exercise and Depression Toolkit was released on September 1st, 2019. This resource was developed by PhD candidate Krista Glowacki, Dr. Guy Faulkner, and in collaboration with community partners. Check out the website for more information and to download the toolkit: https://exerciseanddepression.ca/