Event Category Archives: Graduate Student Event

Jem Arnold’s PhD Thesis Proposal

Title: Detection, Monitoring, and Management of Flow Limitations in the Iliac Arteries in Cyclists Thesis Supervisor: Dr. Michael S. Koehle Committee Members: Dr. David Taylor, Dr. Cameron Mitchell, Dr. Robert Boushel Chair: Dr. David Wright Abstract: Flow limitations in the iliac artery (FLIA) is a sport-related vascular condition that affects otherwise healthy endurance athletes. Awareness […]

Yiling Tang’s PhD Thesis Proposal

Title: MoodMover: The development of an app-based behavioural intervention for increasing physical activity among people with depression Thesis Supervisor: Dr. Guy Faulkner Committee Members: Dr. Raymond Lam (Psychiatry), Dr. Eli Puterman, Dr. Sam Liu (UVic School of Exercise Science, Physical and Health Education) Chair: Dr. Desi McEwan Abstract: Exercise is now recommended as a frontline […]

Xiyao Liu’s MSc Thesis Defence

Thesis Title: Adapting to Sensorimotor Delay in the Control of Standing Balance Thesis Supervisor: Dr. Jean-Sébastien Blouin Committee members: Dr. Mark Carpenter, Dr. Lyndia Wu Defence Chair: Dr. Hyosub Kim Abstract: When balancing upright, humans must differentiate self-motion generated by their own motor commands from that induced by external events. This dynamic process is required […]

Owen Payne’s MSc Thesis Defence

Title: The Effect of Aerobic Fitness on Exercise-Induced Diaphragmatic Fatigue in Females Thesis Supervisor: Dr. William Sheel Committee members: Dr. Don McKenzie, Dr. Jeremy Road Defence Chair: Dr. Mike Koehle Abstract: The magnitude of exercise-induced diaphragmatic fatigue (EIDF) is similar in males irrespective of aerobic fitness. When compared to aerobically fit males, aerobically fit females […]

Nikolaus Dean’s PhD Thesis Defence

Title: A Sociocultural Analysis of Adaptive Skateboarding Thesis Supervisor: Dr. Andrea Bundon (KIN) Committee Members:  Drs. Brian Wilson (KIN), Moss Norman (KIN), Deirdre Kelly (EDST) Chair: Dr. Robin Lindsey (Sauder School of Business) External Examiner: Dr. Bryan Clift (Department for Health, University of Bath) University Examiners: Drs. Patricia Vertinsky (KIN), Ben Mortenson (OSOT) Abstract: This dissertation […]

Cassandra Kell-Cattrysse’s MA Thesis Proposal

Title: Exercise is medicine… and therapy? Evaluating an exercise intervention for post-secondary mental health Supervisor: Dr. Guy Faulkner Committee members: Dr. Jasmin Ma, Dr. Andrea Bundon Abstract: Post-secondary student mental health is a serious concern with up to 70% of students reporting depressive symptoms (DeJonge et al., 2021). Unfortunately, average wait times to receive non-urgent […]

Julia McKenna MSc Thesis Defence

Title: The COPE HCW Trial: Evaluating the Engagement of Healthcare Workers in an mHealth Exercise App Intervention Thesis Supervisor: Dr. Guy Faulkner Committee members: Dr. Eli Puterman, Dr. Mark Beauchamp Defence Chair: Dr. Erica Bennet Abstract: Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated symptoms of stress, burnout, depression, and anxiety among healthcare workers (HCWs). Physical activity […]

Liam Foulger MSc Thesis Defence

Title: The role of uncertainty in the vestibular control of balance during locomotion Thesis Supervisor: Dr. Jean-Sébastien Blouin Committee members: Dr. Romeo Chua, Dr. Calvin Kuo Defence Chair: Dr. Mark Carpenter Abstract: Uncertainty is always present in the sensory information that we receive, worsening confidence in our self-motion estimates. This includes information from the vestibular […]

Gayatri Raghavan’s MKin Major Paper Presentation

Title: A comparison of magnetic resonance imaging and dual energy X-ray absorptiometry for the assessment of thigh muscle mass Supervisor: Dr. Robert Boushel (and Joshua Bovard, PhD Candidate) Second Reader: Dr. Cameron Mitchell Abstract: Quantifying exercising muscle mass is of great interest to exercise physiologists as it facilitates relative calculations of physiological measurements and therefore […]

Ethan Schmitt’s MSc Thesis Proposal

Title: Fatigue in Ultramarathon Running: Relationships between race distance, performance, and countermovement jump force-time characteristics Supervisor: Dr. Darren Warburton Committee members: Dr. Michael Koehle, Dr. Andrew Perrotta Abstract: BACKGROUND: Mountain Ultramarathons lie on the extreme end of endurance sport duration. Extended exercise and strenuous events can be useful models of health and the effects of […]

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