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., […]
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 […]
‘Something old, something new, something borrowed, and something blue’: 45 – year reflections on exercise psychology and behaviour change My first academic appointment was in 1979. If I have any expertise, it’s in psychology and health behaviour change. But initially I was searching for something and couldn’t quite find it. Career trajectories change and I […]
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