Dr. Esopenko is an Assistant Professor at Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences in the Department of Rehabilitation and Movement Science, and is a Full Faculty Member in the School of Graduate Studies and Department of Kinesiology and Applied Physiology. She is the Rutgers Principal Investigator for the Big 10/Ivy League Epidemiology of Concussion Study and […]
Rick Hansen, C.C., O.B.C. is a Canadian icon who has dedicated his life to awakening the world to the potential of people with disabilities. He is best known as the “Man In Motion” for undertaking an epic 26 month, 40,000 km journey around the world in his wheelchair. Rick is also a three-time world […]
Dr. Lam is an Associate Professor in the Department of Human Kinetics at St. Francis Xavier University in Nova Scotia. She completed her MSc and PhD in the School of Kinesiology at UBC under the supervision of Dr. Romeo Chua. This was followed by a Postdoctoral Fellowship at California State University Fullerton in the Department […]
Problematizing the ‘control the controllable’ narrative: How elite athletes are differently situated to thrive in the face of stressful events throughout their athletic careers In this seminar, Dr. Erica Bennett will discuss her research attending to elite athletes’ experiences of privilege and marginalization in shaping how they cope with and adapt to stressful events throughout […]
From stem cells to performance: The role of skeletal muscle in challenging perceptions of human ageing Stephen Harridge obtained his PhD from the University of Birmingham and then undertook 3 years of post-doctoral research in Scandinavia at the Karolinska Institute (Sweden) and at the Copenhagen Muscle Research Centre (Denmark) with Professor Bent Saltin. On return […]
Okanagan Campus, In person, RHS 260 or Zoom link provided below Future Speakers will be updated on Okanagan Campus with a Zoom link HERE as well.
Dr. Vicky Tolfrey from Loughborough University will join our seminar program to speak about her research on sports science support and high-performance Para athletes. Learn more.
The UBC Healthy Aging Public Lecture Series is sponsored by the Edwin S.H. Leong Healthy Aging Program and the the UBC School of Kinesiology and supported by the Providence Health Care Dialogue on Aging Public Presentation Series. On February 27th we are pleased to welcome Dr. Catrine Tudor-Locke from the University of North Carolina – Charlotte! Lecture […]
Title: “Re-imagining Physical Activity Guidelines Using Practical Metrics Common to Most Wearable Technologies” Summary: Public health guidelines traditionally frame in terms of frequency, intensity, time, and type. But how does this framework translate when we measure and track the number of steps we take in a day? This presentation dives into how to measure and modulate […]
Dr. Mark Bruner from Nipissing University will join our seminar program to speak about the ongoing research in the Groups For Youth Development (G4YD) lab to understand and harness social identity in youth sport teams at a competitive and recreational level. Learn more.