Title: “Investigating Visual and Motor Influences on Action Prediction of a Volleyball Set Action” Supervisor: Dr. Nicola Hodges Committee members: Dr. Romeo Chua, Dr. Christian Vater (Research Fellow, University of Bern, Switzerland) Abstract: In high performance sport, being able to anticipate the actions of opposing players is significant for accurate decision making. The process by […]
Title: “The fate of the somatotype: Examining the afterlives of a body classification system” Thesis Supervisor: Dr. Patricia Vertinsky Committee Members: Dr. Brian Wilson, Dr. Mona Gleason Chair: Dr. Moss Norman Abstract: While the story of the “somatotype” really begins with William H. Sheldon, an initially well-respected American psychologist who first outlined this system of body-classification […]
Title: “Assessing the contributions of perception and motor experience to visual anticipation skill” Supervisor: Dr. Nicola Hodges Committee members: Dr. Romeo Chua, Dr. Sean Müller (Federation University Australia) Abstract: An athlete’s ability to predict the actions of another athlete is related to their experience in watching the actions (perceptual experience) and doing the actions themselves (motor […]
Title: “Planning and execution of skilled lower limb movements: advancing rehabilitation for community ambulation after incomplete spinal cord injury” Supervisory Committee: Dr. Tania Lam (Research Supervisor), Dr. Daniel S. Marigold, Dr. Miriam Spering University Examiners: Dr. Michael Hunt, Dr. Romeo Chua External Examiner: Dr. Bradford J. McFadyen (Université Laval) Chair: Dr. Thomas Oxland Abstract: Individuals with partial paralysis due […]
Title: “VEXT: An 8-week Virtual Exercise and Texting program for pediatric solid organ transplant patients” Thesis Supervisors: Dr. Bill Sheel Committee members: Dr. Eli Puterman, Dr. Kathryn R. Armstrong, Dr. Jim Potts Chair: Dr. Cameron Mitchell Abstract: Pediatric solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients report lower physical activity levels, exercise capacity, muscular strength, and quality of life […]