Liberating Movement Science from the Laboratory Massive progress in machine learning technologies makes it easy and progressively precise to quantify movement in everyday situations. I will discuss how this enables the understanding of wider and wider ranges of behaviors in the real world. This development promises to make our research far more useful for the […]
Title: The relationship between on-ice acceleration and maximum velocity in collegiate ice-hockey players. Supervisors: Dr. Michael Koehle, Dr. Darren Warburton Committee members: Dr. Kevin Neeld, Dr. Jack Taunton Abstract: Ice hockey is a contact team sport that involves many athletic qualities including the expression of speed. Speed is particularly important as it is frequently required […]
My research into Indigenous physical culture has been shaped by many factors – some personal, some professional, and some from just plain serendipity. In this ‘inaugural lecture’ I reflect on how I came to focus on this highly specialized area of study and what it has taught me about complex societal issues like Indigenous cultural […]
New Evidence on the Role of Exercise as a Cancer Treatment Exercise is established as a supportive care intervention in oncology to improve health-related fitness, symptoms, and quality of life in cancer patients and survivors. Exercise has also been proposed as a possible cancer treatment; however, there are an infinite number of clinical oncology settings […]
Title: ALTERATIONS IN COUNTERMOVMENT JUMP PERFORMANCE FOLLOWING COMPLETION OF A MOUNTAINOUS ULTRAMARATHON Thesis Supervisor: Dr. Darren Warburton Committee members: Dr. Andrew Perrotta, Dr. Michael Koehle Defence Chair: Dr. Bill Sheel Abstract: BACKGROUND: Ultramarathons lie on the extreme end of endurance sport duration. With ultramarathon participation increasing in recent years, there is a need for more research […]
Title: Olympic and Paralympic Athletes’ (De)construction of Athlete Psychological Well-Being Thesis Supervisors: Dr. Andrea Bundon, Dr. Peter Crocker Committee Members: Dr. Guy Faulkner, Dr. Ross Wadey External Examiner: Dr. Jamie Barker University Examiners: Dr. Brian Wilson, Dr. Beth Haverkamp Chair: Dr. E. David Klonsky Abstract: The purpose of this dissertation was to examine, synthesize, and […]
Title: Exploring the effects of lifting load and frequency on the flexion-relaxation response in the lumbar spine during repetitive lifting Supervisors: Dr. Kayla Fewster Committee members: Dr. Jean-Sébastien Blouin, Dr. Michael Hunt Abstract: Repetitive and prolonged static forward flexion of the lumbar spine are frequently involved with occupations like manual materials handling on assembly lines, […]
Title: Dynamic Hyperinflation and Exertional Dyspnea in COPD Patients Pre- and Post-Lung Transplant Thesis Supervisor: Dr. A. William Sheel Committee members: Dr. Jordan Guenette, Dr. Donald McKenzie, Dr. Robert Levy Defence Chair: Dr Daniel Gamu Abstract: The pathophysiological hallmark of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is dynamic hyperinflation and progressive impairment of ventilatory mechanics […]
Title: The role of afferent vs. efferent signals in implicit sensorimotor adaptation Thesis Supervisor: Dr. Romeo Chua Committee members: Dr. J. Timothy Inglis, Dr. Hyosub Kim Defence Chair: Dr Jean-Sébastien Blouin Abstract: Humans continuously adjust their movements to adapt to changes in both external surroundings (e.g., walking on a slippery surface) or internal conditions (e.g., […]