Events

Health Aging Public Lecture

Join us as Dr. David Almeida, Professor of Human Development and Family Studies and a faculty member of the Center for Healthy Aging at Pennsylvania State University discusses how some daily challenge can benefit our health. This series is sponsored by the Edwin S.H. Leong Healthy Aging Program and the the UBC School of Kinesiology and supported […]

Research Talk by Dr. David Almeida

Title: “Health as a Daily Experience: Lessons from 42,243 Days of US Adults” Speaker: Dr. David Almeida is a Professor of Human Development and Family Studies and a faculty member of the Center for Healthy Aging at Penn State University. He earned his Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology from the University of Victoria. Dr. Almeida’s research examines […]

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 […]

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