Event Category Archives: Graduate Student Event

Grad Research Day (UBC-O & UBC-V) – May 11 & 12

  Save the Date: May 11th & 12th, 2021 Graduate Research Day is an annual, student-led conference for graduate students to present their work. This year, UBC Vancouver’s School of Kinesiology and UBC Okanagan’s School of Health and Exercise Sciences will be hosting a joint virtual event. The aim of the conference is for students […]

Ben Stothers’ MSc Thesis Proposal

Title: “Examining the Effect of Salbutamol Use in Asthma and/or Exercise Induced Bronchoconstriction Whilst Exercising in Ozone Air Pollution” Supervisor: Dr. Michael Koehle Committee members: Dr. Bill Sheel, Dr. Nadine Borduas-Dedekind Abstract: Introduction: As the world’s population continues to increase and become more industrialized more people are being exposed to ambient air pollution. Concurrently, an […]

Matthew Fagan’s PhD Thesis Proposal

Title: “The Athlete’s high? Can physical activity and sport participation prevent substance use in youth?” Thesis Supervisor: Dr. Guy Faulkner Committee Members: Dr. Eli Puterman, Dr. Rob Bedi, Dr. Scott Leatherdale Chair: Dr. Bill Sheel Abstract: Many Canadians consume psychoactive substances (Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction, 2018, 2019a, 2020). This behaviour typically begins in […]

Margot Schmidt’s MSc Thesis Defence

Title: A comparison of the NTV-evoked response to static and dynamic stretch reflex sensitivity during normal and perturbed stance Thesis Supervisors: Dr. Mark Carpenter, Dr. Tim Inglis Committee Member: Dr. Romeo Chua Chair: Dr Eli Puterman Abstract: Proprioceptive feedback from muscle spindles around the ankle joint is critical for balance control. The muscle spindles lie in parallel […]

Nikol Grishin’s MSc Thesis Proposal

Title: “VEXT: An 8-week Virtual EXercise and Texting program for pediatric solid organ transplant patients” Supervisor: Dr. Bill Sheel Committee members: Dr. Jim Potts, Dr. Eli Puterman, Dr. Kathryn Armstrong Abstract: Solid organ transplantation (SOT) is a life-saving intervention for those with end-stage heart, lung, kidney, or liver disease. Although there have been considerable advancements […]

Jenna Benbaruj’s MSc Thesis Proposal

Title: “Limb and Inspiratory muscle metaboreflex activation in healthy males and females” Supervisor: Dr. Bill Sheel Committee members: Dr. Robert Boushel, Dr. Glen Foster Abstract: Stimulation of type III and IV muscle afferents during exercise elicits a sympathetically-mediated increase in total peripheral resistance and blood pressure. This reflex response is termed the metaboreflex and is balanced […]

Donna Li’s MSc Thesis Proposal

Title: “Resistance Exercise as a Stimulus for the Repeated Bout Effect and the Contribution of the Extracellular Matrix” Supervisor: Dr. Cameron Mitchell Committee members: Dr. Don McKenzie, Dr. James Markworth Abstract: Skeletal muscles responds to unaccustomed exercise by orchestrating an adaptive response to attenuate damage by future bouts of same or similar exercise. This intrinsic protective […]

Emily Gerson’s MSc Thesis Defence

Title: The effect of proportional assist ventilation on diaphragm electrical activity Thesis Supervisor: Dr. Bill Sheel Committee Members: Dr. Paolo Dominelli, Dr. Jordan Guenette, Dr. Tania Lam Chair: Dr Cameron Mitchell Abstract: The diaphragm is the largest contributing muscle in a spontaneous breath. Classically, when failure in this muscle occurs, mechanical ventilation is implemented to reduce acute […]

Nikolaus Dean’s PhD Thesis Proposal

Title: “A Sociological Exploration of Adaptive Skateboarding and Skateboarders with Disabilities” Thesis Supervisor: Dr. Andrea Bundon Committee Members: Dr. Deirdre Kelly (Educational Studies), Dr. Moss Norman, Dr. Brian Wilson Chair: Dr. Patricia Vertinsky Abstract: The action sport of adaptive skateboarding has steadily grown in North America over the last decade, insomuch that adaptive skateboarding was included […]

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