Events

Healthy Aging Public Lecture Series: Dr. Catrine Tudor-Locke

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 […]

Healthy Aging Research Talk by Dr. Catrine Tudor-Locke

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 […]

Joshua Webster’s MSc Thesis Proposal

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 […]

Shalaya Kipp’s PhD Defence

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 […]

Sierra Moores’ MSc Thesis Proposal

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 […]

Michael (Mick) Leahy’s PhD Thesis Defence

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 […]

Seminar Series: Rx Exercise: Standard of care for cancer patients – Kinesiology makes a difference!

Dr. Don McKenzie will join our seminar program to talk about a number of issues specific to cancer and exercise, and how the introduction of exercise in the cancer population in BC is, in part, the history of Abreast in A Boat and the global impact the program has had in changing the way society […]

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