Title: “I’m going to change the WIFI password if you don’t go outside”: A temporal exploration of the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on parenting practices Thesis Supervisor: Dr. Guy Faulkner Committee members: Dr. Mark Beauchamp, Dr. Louise Mâsse Defence Chair: Dr. Eli Puterman Abstract: Background: Parenting practices have been found to be an important source of […]
Title: Self-Reported and Accelerometer-Recorded Physical Activity and 10-Year Associations with The Gut Microbiome: A CARDIA Study Supervisor: Dr. Eli Puterman Committee members: Dr. Michael Koehle, Dr. Katie Meyer Background: The gut microbiome plays a variety of roles in host physiology and has been related to many pathological conditions, including cardiovascular disease (CVD), inflammatory bowel disease […]
Title: The Mechanics and Energetics of the Aging Pulmonary System during Exercise Supervisory Committee: Dr. William Sheel (Research Supervisor), Dr. Jordan Guenette; Dr. Donald McKenzie; Dr. Jean-Sébastien Blouin University Examiners: Dr. William Milsom (Zoology), Dr. Jeremey Road (Medicine) External Examiner: Dr. Ken O’Halloran Chair: Dr. Alexander Scott (Physical Therapy) Abstract: As a part of healthy aging, older […]
Title: Training Load, Menstrual Patterns, Recovery, and Stress’ Interrelation and Impact on the Performance of Elite Female Swimmers Supervisor: Dr. Eli Puterman Committee members: Dr. Cameron Mitchell, Dr. Margo Mountjoy Abstract: The female menstrual cycle is evidenced to change in response to physical and psychological stress and low energy availability (LEA), and therefore has the […]
Title: The effect of age and sex on the skeletal muscle metaboreflex Supervisory Committee: Dr. William Sheel (Research Supervisor), Dr. Nisha Charkoudian, Dr. Glen Foster, Dr. Michael Koehle University Examiners: Dr. Kristin Campbell, Dr. Jeffrey Richards External Examiner: Dr. Ylva Hellsten Chair: Dr. Maja Krzic Abstract: The purpose of this thesis was to contribute to our understanding […]
Title: Pelvic floor muscle activation patters during exoskeleton-assisted walking in individuals with motor-complete spinal cord injury Supervisors: Drs. Tania Lam & Jean-Sébastien Blouin Committee member: Dr. John Kramer Abstract Background: The pelvic floor muscles (PFM) have an important role in maintaining continence, and are a potential therapeutic target for improving bladder function after spinal cord […]
Title: Measuring muscle oxygenation in endurance sports with wearable NIRS – from validation to application Supervisory Committee: Dr. Michael Koehle (Research Supervisor), Dr. David Clarke, Dr. Jordan Guenette, Dr. Ben Sporer University Examiners: Dr. Colin Brauner, Dr. David Wright External Examiner: Dr. Kevin McCully Chair: Dr. Kiran Soma Abstract: Muscle oxygenation monitoring is enabled by commercially […]
Title: Technique Change: How Practitioners Intervene in High-Performance Sport Thesis Supervisor: Dr. Nicola Hodges Committee members: Dr. Andrea Bundon, Dr. Cate Madill, Dr. Ben Sporer Defence Chair: Dr. Desmond McEwan Abstract: Changing technique, whereby a permanent strategy is adopted to improve performance or reduce injury risk, is a common practice among sport practitioners. Although the empirical […]
Title: Measuring balance deficits in chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy Supervisors: Dr. Mark Carpenter Committee members: Dr. Michael Berger, Dr. J. Timothy Inglis Abstract: Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) is an immune-mediated peripheral neuropathy leading to progressive loss of strength, sensation, and balance. A common treatment method for CIDP is intravenous immunoglobulins (IVIg), most often administered […]
Title: “The role of observed errors in performing and learning motor skills” Thesis Supervisor: Dr. Nicola Hodges Committee Members: Dr. Romeo Chua and Dr. Sarah Kraeutner Chair: Dr. Jean-Sébastien Blouin Abstract: Committing and correcting errors are critical components of motor skill learning. Yet, it is unclear if and how seeing someone else make a mistake […]