Event Category Archives: Graduate Student Event

Jasmine Deol’s MSc Thesis Proposal

Title: “Training Load and Body Composition in Team Sport: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis” Supervisor: Dr. Darren Warburton Committee members: Dr. Carolyn McEwen, Dr. Andrew Perrotta, Dr. Jack Taunton Abstract: Background: The monitoring of training load and body composition provides an informative, comprehensive assessment of training effectiveness and adaptive response to improve athlete management and […]

Gevorg Eginyan’s MSc Thesis Defence

Title: The effect of transcutaneous tibial nerve stimulation on the corticomotor excitability of the abductor hallucis and pelvic floor muscles Thesis Supervisor: Dr. Tania Lam Committee Members: Dr. John Kramer, Dr. Jean-Sébastien Blouin Chair: Dr. Mark Beauchamp Abstract: Background: Urinary incontinence negatively impacts quality of life for over 420 million people worldwide. The pelvic floor muscles (PFM) […]

Hannah ET Goodings’ MSc Thesis Defence

Title: Long Duration, Low-Concentration Topical Capsaicin Diminishes Central Sensitization Thesis Supervisor: Dr. John Kramer Committee Members: Dr. Jean-Sébastien Blouin, Dr. Brian Cairns Chair: Dr. Cornelia Laule Abstract: The development of chronic pain is typically predicated by neuroplastic changes within the spinal cord in response to persistent noxious stimuli, termed central sensitization. Sensitization increases the sensitivity to stimuli […]

Sobhan Mardan-Dezfouli’s MSc Thesis Defence

Title: The Impact of Abdominal Body Contouring Surgery on Physical Function After a Massive Weight Loss: A Pilot Non-Randomized Controlled Trial Thesis Supervisor: Dr. Cameron Mitchell Committee Members: Dr. Laura Hurd, Dr. Michael Koehle Chair: Dr. Bill Sheel Abstract: Background: It is estimated that 70% of individuals who undergo a massive weight loss (MWL) develop excess […]

Andy Hung’s MSc Thesis Proposal

Title: “Impact of traffic-related air pollution on the cardiovascular response to exercise in patients with hypertension” Supervisor: Dr. Michael Koehle Committee members: Dr. Robert Petrella, Dr. Christopher Carlsten, Dr. Mark Gelfer Abstract: Hypertension, also known as high blood pressure, is a condition in which the pressure in the systemic arterial blood vessels is persistently elevated. […]

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