2019 Annual UBC Chan Gunn Lecture
Event Details: Start: 24 October 2019 5:30 PM End: 24 October 2019 7:30 PM Venue: Centre for Brain Health, Rudy North Lecture Theatre (LL 101) 2019 Annual UBC Chan Gunn Lecture: Practical Application of Gunn IMS to Clinical Challenges Each year, distinguished scholars/clinicians are invited to speak at the UBC-Chan Gunn Annual Lecture about […]
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RSVP: UBC KIN Alumni Meet & Greet | Toronto, December 11th 2019
This December, the Director of the School of Kinesiology, Dr. Rob Boushel, will be in Toronto to attend the CCUPEKA (Canadian Council of University Physical Education and Kinesiology Administrators) Conference. As one of the School’s initiatives, we are eager to re-connect with our alumni, learn about your achievements and career journey, and share news with […]
Ljudmila Zaletelj’s MA Thesis Defence
13 August 2019 1:00 PM Venue: Ponderosa Commons, Rom 1306A Categories: Student Events Title: “Disability in the Gym: Perceptions and Understandings about Individuals with Disabilities” Thesis Supervisor: Dr. Andrea Bundon (Kinesiology) Committee members: Dr. Brian Wilson (Kinesiology), Dr. Peter Crocker (Kinesiology) Chair: Dr. Tania Lam Abstract: Obtaining and maintaining health is vitally important to people […]
Medical Office Assistant
Position title Medical Office Assistant Volunteer or Employment? Employment Employer name University Village Medical Clinic Ltd. Employer email address f.east@shaw.ca Number of positions available multiple Organization Organization website www.universityvillageclinic.com Job/volunteer posting URL Job description We are looking for full-time and part-time medical office assistants. No experience required but would be beneficial. Please contact Frances East […]
Dr. Tania Lam on helping people walk again
It doesn’t take Tania Lam, professor and researcher with the School of Kinesiology, long to think of an elevator pitch for the research she’s engaged in. “I’ve always been interested in how the nervous system controls our movements, and I look for ways we can improve people’s mobility after they have a spinal cord injury,” […]
Happy Holidays!
Welcome to the first edition of the School of Kinesiology’s Alumni newsletter. It has been some time since the School has had a staff member dedicated to our alumni. So, I am happy to say that our new Manager of Alumni and External Relations, Kate Castelo, has begun to run alumni focus and […]
Physical Activity and Precision cluster website now live
The Physical Activity and Precision cluster has just launched their website. This cluster looks to move beyond the “one size fits all” approach to physical activity. Through collaboration among researchers and key stakeholders, the cluster, led by Eli Puterman, Teresa Liu Ambrose, and Linda Li, aims to transform how physical activities are prescribed, monitored, and […]
School of Kinesiology partners with Pacifica Treatment Centre’s Race for Recovery
The School of Kinesiology is proud to support Pacifica Treatment Centre as a partner for the Race for Recovery 2018, which will help raise funds for the centre’s exercise program. The 5km race will take place around Trout Lake Park in Vancouver from 10am – 2 pm on August 12, 2018. The Race for Recovery […]
Josh Bovard
Name: Josh Bovard Area of study: Exercise physiology Supervisor/lab: previously Dr. Bill Sheel, currently Dr. Rob Boushel (PhD) Graduation date: August 2017 (MSc) Tell us about your background. Where did you do you undergrad? Where are you from? I am born and raised in Vancouver. I completed my BSc in Physiology at McGill University in […]