Title: Navigating race and gender in fitness spaces: Exploring perspectives of racialized women in aerial dance Thesis Supervisor: Dr Moss Norman Committee members: Dr Patricia Vertinsky, Dr Brian Wilson Defence Chair: Dr. Liv Yoon Abstract: This research project explored whether racialized women feel safe and included in alternative fitness spaces, specifically in aerial dance. Traditional […]
Title: Self-reported and accelerometer-recorded physical activity and cross-sectional associations with the gut microbiome: a Coronary Risk Development in Young Adults study Thesis Supervisor: Dr. Eli Puterman Committee members: Dr. Michael Koehle, Dr. Katie Meyer Defence Chair: Dr. Daniel Gamu Abstract: The role of the gut microbiome in host physiology and its association with various diseases […]
This celebration focuses on ‘Educating the Body: a History of Physical Education in Canada, ’ by Ann Hall, Bruce Kidd and Patricia Vertinsky (University of Toronto Press 2024), the questions it raises, the problems it reveals, and the future it hopes for. It is the first scholarly history of physical education in Canada since 1971, […]
Title: Scaling and adaptation of dynamic balance responses in Parkinson’s disease Thesis Supervisor: Dr. Mark Carpenter Committee members: Dr. Tim Inglis, Dr. Romeo Chua Defence Chair: Dr. Hyosub Kim Abstract: Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disease characterized by tremor, bradykinesia, rigidity, and postural instability. As postural instability worsens with disease progression, this can result […]
Title: Exercise testing in preventative health populations: Predictors of achieving maximal exercise capacity Thesis Supervisor: Dr. Robert Boushel Committee members: Dr. Michael Koehle, Dr. Jasmin Ma Defence Chair: Dr. Cameron Mitchell Abstract: Background: Cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) testing in preventative health (PH) settings offers healthcare practitioners a feasible tool to stratify chronic disease risk in patients. […]
Title: Access to and engagement with comprehensive HIV care: An intersectional examination of the experiences of migrant women living with HIV Thesis Supervisors: Eli Puterman Committee Members: Vicky Bungay, Erica Bennett Chair: Guy Faulkner Abstract: As of 2020, approximately 62,790 people were living with HIV in Canada, of which a growing proportion are women – […]
Title: Assessing lower limb proprioception with a novel mechatronics device Supervisors: Dr. Jean-Sébastien Blouin Committee members: Dr. Calvin Kuo, Dr. Martin Héroux Abstract: The ability to sense the position, orientation, and movement of our body without looking at it is crucial for everyday activities like standing upright, navigating the world or reaching for something. This […]
Title: Adaptation and transmission of emotional state, standing balance measures, and upper limb motor control to repeated real postural threats after repeated exposure to a virtual postural threat during quiet standing. Supervisors: Mark G Carpenter Committee members: Romeo Chua, Tim Inglis Abstract: This study explores the adaptation and transmission of emotional state, standing balance, and […]
Title: 24-Hour Movement Index: Exploring Acceptability Among Parents Supervisors: Dr. Guy Faulkner Committee members: Dr. Liv Yoon, Dr. Karim Khan Abstract: Background: The Canadian 24-Hour Movement Guidelines for Children and Youth were introduced in 2016 offering recommendations on moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA), light physical activity (LPA), sedentary behavior, and sleep in a typical 24-hour period […]
Title: Perceptions and Experiences of Physical Activity in Pregnant Women Living in Low-Income Ger Areas of Mongolia Supervisors: Dr. Mark Beauchamp Committee members: Dr. Erica Bennett, Dr. Eli Puterman Abstract: Physical activity during pregnancy is influenced by many factors, yet prior research on factors that contribute to, or thwart, physical activity engagement during this life […]
Faculty Conversations in Kinesiology: Book Launch and Celebration of “Educating the Body: A History of Physical Education in Canada”
Jeff Kelly’s MSc Thesis Defence