Events

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 […]

Nana Wu’s PhD Thesis Defence

Title: “Movement behaviours and cardiovascular risk factors in individuals living with type 1 diabetes” Supervisory Committee: Dr. Darren Warburton (Research Supervisor), Dr Veronica Jamnik, Dr Michael Koehle University Examiners: Drs. Alex Scott, Mary Jung External Examiner: Dr. Ronald Sigal Chair: Dr. Linda Li Abstract: Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease […]

Jamie Hawke’s MA Thesis Defence

Title: Dance Educator Experiences of Developing Skill in Pre-Professional Ballet Dancers: A Pilot Study Thesis Supervisor: Dr. Shannon Bredin Committee Members: Dr. Sandra Mathison, Dr. Nicola Hodges Chair: Dr. Erica Bennett Abstract: The path to becoming a professional dancer requires many years of dedicated training, typically in specialized dance programs. With the considerable amount of time, […]

Dick Mosher Celebration of Life

The Mosher family, UBC Soccer and UBC Athletics invite you to join them in celebrating the life of Dick Mosher on Saturday, September 25th at Thunderbird Stadium. To honour his life and legacy, a short program will be held at 5:30pm in the stadium that evening during an extended break between the women’s and men’s soccer […]

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. […]

Donna Cumming’s MA Thesis Proposal

Title:“Gender in Sport Leadership: Experiences and Intentions of Elite Women Hockey Players” Supervisor: Dr. Andrea Bundon Committee members: Dr. Erica Bennett, Dr. Moss Norman Abstract: The underrepresentation of women in sport leadership roles is recognized by researchers as a significant barrier to achieving gender equity in sport (Burton & Leberman, 2017a). This issue is even more […]

The 8th Annual International Society for Physical Activity and Health (ISPAH) 2021 – Oct 8

Pre-Congress Event will take place on October 8th, 2021, with this year’s theme of “Indigenous Health and Wholistic Lifestyle Behaviours.” For more information see: https://ispah2020.com/indigenous-wholistic-health-wellness/ All registered delegates for the 8th ISPAH Congress will receive full and free access to this Pre-Congress Satellite event. To register for the 8th ISPAH Congress please visit: https://ispah2020.regfox.com/8th-ispah-congress-vancouver-2021