Events

Activate Your Entrepreneurial Mindset: Powered by PechaKucha – April 7

    Do you want to enhance your performance at work, be valued by your employer, and develop skills essential to today’s economy? One way to do so is to think like an entrepreneur. At this virtual event, you’ll hear from Shahrzad Rafati (BSc’07), who is the Chairperson and CEO of BroadbandTV (BBTV). Her media-tech company is […]

    Shannon Field’s MSc Thesis Proposal

    Title: “Indigenous perspectives and experiences with active play” Supervisor: Dr. Shannon Bredin Committee members: Dr. Margaret Kovach, Dr. Moss Norman Abstract: The United Nations recognizes that all children have a right to play and that Indigenous peoples have the right to self-determination. Unfortunately, colonization and Western perspectives have significantly impacted both play experiences for Indigenous peoples, […]

    Alyssa Reyes’ MA Thesis Defence

    Title: “A study exploring Indigenous women athletes’ experiences with physical activity & sport” Thesis Supervisor: Dr. Moss Norman Committee members: Dr. Dorothy Nason, Dr. Andrea Bundon Chair: Dr. Shannon Bredin Abstract: This research project sought to explore how Indigenous women athletes experience physical activity and sport through a post-colonial Indigenous feminist lens. Five of the ninety-four […]

    Georgia Grieve’s MSc Thesis Defence

    Title: “Developing perceptual skills for pitch recognition in baseball“ Thesis Supervisor: Dr. Nicola Hodges Committee members: Dr. Romeo Chua, Dr. Miriam Spering, Dr. Sean Müller (Federation University, Australia) Chair: Dr. Mark Carpenter Abstract: There has been an increasing interest in training perceptual skills in sports through video-based methods, particularly in baseball (e.g., baseball pitch recognition). However, […]

    Delon Chan’s Mkin Major Paper Presentation

    Title: “Impact of Air Quality in First Nations Communities for Community-Based Physical Activity Programming ” Supervisor: Dr. Darren Warburton Second Reader: Dr. Rosalin Miles Abstract: Introduction: For many Indigenous communities in Canada, physical activity is often done outdoors in a community-based setting, which may lead to an increased exposure to air pollution and increased risk […]

    Nathan Sanghe’s MSc Thesis Proposal

    Title: “Does group life buffer the effects of stress on long-term physical and mental health?” Supervisor: Dr. Mark Beauchamp Committee members: Dr. Eli Puterman, Dr. Nancy Sin Abstract: A growing body of evidence indicates that being a member of multiple social groups positively contributes to a person’s health and wellbeing (Lam et al., 2018). The […]

    Kathryn Anderson’s MSc Thesis Proposal

    Title: “Co-Creation of a Culturally-Relevant Approach to Examining Movement, Self-regulation, and Effort Through Story and Storytelling in Indigenous Communities” Supervisor: Dr. Shannon Bredin Committee members: Dr. Rosalin Miles, Dr. Moss Norman Abstract: Background: Culturally relevant ways to realize the capacity for learning through story are important areas of research within Indigenous communities in lower British […]

    Mehdi Ahmadian’s PhD Thesis Proposal

    Title: “Acute intermittent hypoxia: a potential therapeutic to improve cardiac function following experimental spinal cord injury” Thesis Supervisor: Dr. Christopher West Committee Members: Dr. Glen Foster, Dr. Johnathan Little Chair: Dr. Bill Sheel Abstract: Cardiovascular complications are one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI). Such impaired cardiovascular […]

    UBC Exercise, Kinesiology and Health Seminar Program – April 28

      Dr. Yadollahi holds a Canada Research Chair-Tier 2 in Cardio-Respiratory Engineering, is a Senior Scientist at the University Health Network’s KITE research institute (UHN-KITE), an Associate Professor at the University of Toronto’s Institute of Biomedical Engineering, and an adjunct faculty member at the University of Manitoba. Dr. Yadollahi is a strong advocate of inclusion, diversity, […]

      Emma Reiter’s MSc Thesis Proposal

      Title: “Global and time-dependent postural responses to saccadic eye movements” Supervisor: Dr. Mark G. Carpenter Committee members: Dr. Romeo Chua, Dr. J. Timothy Inglis Abstract: Vision is a sensation that allows for interaction with the visual environment and supplies important information to the central nervous system to facilitate postural control. In addition to retinal information […]

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