Congratulations, Dr. Mark Beauchamp, Recipient of UBC’s 2025 Distinguished University Scholars Award
Congratulations to Dr. Mark Beauchamp, who has been awarded a research allowance from UBC’s 2025 Distinguished University Scholars Award. This award is made to a select group of ten exceptional university faculty who have distinguished themselves as outstanding scholars in research and/or teaching and learning. Dr. Mark Beauchamp leads the Psychology of Exercise, Health, and […]
Congratulations Dr. Janice Forsyth, recipient of the SSHRC Partnership Grant
Congratulations to Dr. Janice Forsyth for receiving $2.5M SSHRC Partnership Grant with the Indigenous Hockey Research Network (IHRN). Ice hockey has long been entangled with settler colonialism—used in Residential Schools as a tool of assimilation and shaped by racism, sexism, ableism, and homophobia—yet it also remains a powerful site of Indigenous resilience and community life. […]
Congratulations Dr. Tania Lam, recipient of the Craig H Neilsen Foundation Award
Congratulations to Dr. Tania Lam, who has been awarded funding from the Craig Neilsen Foundation for her pilot study exploring innovative rehabilitation strategies for people with spinal cord injury (SCI). Her project will examine whether combining tibial nerve stimulation with exoskeleton gait training can improve pelvic floor function and urinary health after SCI. A spinal […]
Congratulations Dr. Rosalin Miles; Recipient of the CIHR Implementation Science Chair in Human Development, Child and Youth Health (Indigenous Pool)
ShQUooz Circle: Nurturing the Next Generation through Physical Activity and Cultural Knowledge Congratulations to Dr. Rosalin Miles, Indigenous Health Implementation Science Chair, who has been awarded a $1 million CIHR Implementation Science Chair in Human Development, Child and Youth Health (Indigenous Pool) to lead the ShQUooz Circle Program. Rooted in Indigenous knowledge systems, ShQUooz Circle […]
Congratulations CIHR Project Grant Recipient: Dr. Eli Puterman
We are thrilled to announce that Dr. Eli Puterman has received a CIHR Project Grant for his project Remote Exercise iNtErvention for Wellbeing (RENEW) Trial: A 2-arm randomized at-home, app-based exercise trial to improve adherence, mental health, and wellbeing of British Columbian healthcare workers Alongside Dr. Mark Beauchamp, Dr. Guy Faulkner, and Dr. Jasmin Ma, […]
Congratulations 2025 NSERC Discovery Grant Recipients: Dr. Hyosub Kim and Dr. Michael Koehle
We are thrilled to announce that Dr. Hyosub Kim and Dr. Michael Koehle, have been awarded the 2025 NSERC Discovery Grants. Their research tackle critical challenges in human health, performance, and the environment. Learn more about their research below. Dr. Hyosub Kim – Computational Principles of Motor Skill Dr. Kim and the CCM Lab Dr. […]
National Postdoc Appreciation Week
This week (September 16 – 20 2024), we celebrate National Postdoc Appreciation Week and recognize the incredible contributions of our Kinesiology Postdoctoral Fellows! Their dedication, hard work, and groundbreaking research continue to make a lasting impact in our field. Please join us in showing appreciation for our postdocs: We are deeply grateful for your scholarship, […]
Dr. David Wright Secures CIHR Grant for Novel Antipsychotic Side Effects Study
Dr. David Wright, in partnership with Dr. Margaret Hahn from the University of Toronto, has secured a significant grant from the Canadian Institute of Health Research (CIHR) for their project titled “Targeting the Exercise-Inducible Signalling Factor FGF21 as a Novel Approach to Alleviate the Side Effects of Antipsychotics.” This initiative addresses a pressing need within […]
Dr. Tania Lam Awarded Grant for Pelvic Floor Muscle Research
Congratulations to Dr. Tania Lam and her team of co-applicants who have been awarded a CIHR grant for their project, “The PELvUS Study – Pelvic Floor Exercise to Lessen Urinary Incontinence and Sexual Disfunction in People with Spinal Cord Injury“. The $569,924 grant will help Dr. Lam and her team explore how to prescribe pelvic […]
Dr. Chris West: Pushing the boundaries of spinal cord research
Dr. Chris West is at the forefront of spinal cord research, as part of an interdisciplinary team exploring how innovative, implantable stimulation technologies can help people with spinal cord injuries live longer, healthier lives. Having previously worked with the School of Kinesiology, we would like to congratulate Dr. West on this exciting research achievement! Read […]