Events

Porter Trevisan’s MSc Thesis Defence

Title: Investigating the Relationships Between Success and Within Sport Diversity in Canadian Competitive Swimmers Thesis Supervisor: Dr. Nicola Hodges Committee members: Dr. Bradley Young, Dr. Desmond McEwan, Baylee Munro Chair: Dr. Mark Beauchamp Abstract: Researchers in the field of athlete development have explored various athlete career paths to determine pathways that reliably define success at […]

Virtual event: Team based care at UBC’s Gateway Health Building Team-Based Care Teaching Clinic

    Virtual event, via Zoom.   Designed as a provincial resource, the clinic will provide coordinated longitudinal primary care to Vancouver residents while serving as a hub for collaborative health education, research and innovation in team-based care. Learners from nine health professions will train together in a primary care setting, supported by clinician/educators who model collaborative, […]

    Brook Hadwen’s PhD Thesis Proposal

    Title: PHYSICAL ACTIVITY ENGAGEMENT FROM ADOLESCENCE TO MIDLIFE IN INDIVIDUALS WITH ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES Thesis Supervisor: Dr. Eli Puterman Committee Member: Dr. Mark Beauchamp, Dr. Joelle LeMoult Chair: Dr. Liv Yoon Abstract: Background: Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are associated with increased physical and mental health risks across the lifespan, partially due to unhealthy lifestyles. Individuals […]

    Gregg Eschelmuller’s PhD Defence

    Title: The Role of Proprioception in Target-Directed Reaching Thesis Supervisor :  Prof Tim Inglis Co Supervisor: Prof Romeo Chua Committee Member: Prof Hyosub Kim External Examiner: Prof Pierre-Michel Bernier University Examiners: Prof Bryan Gick, Prof Chris McNeil Chair: Prof Alexander Scott Abstract: In order to successfully move through the environment, the brain must maintain an […]

    Don McKenzie Lecture: Dr. Sue Hopkins

    Four decades of research into pulmonary gas exchange during exercise: what do we know now that we didn’t know in the 1980’s? Sue Hopkins MD PhD Bio: Sue Hopkins MD PhD is a Professor of Radiology at the University of California, San Diego. She received her MD degree from Memorial University of Newfoundland before attending […]

    Dialogue on Aging Presentation Series: A Balancing Act: Age-related changes in sensorimotor function and balance control

      Talk title: A Balancing Act: Age-related changes in sensorimotor function and balance control *Online Presentation, Zoom Registration below* Summary:  Falls pose a significant health risk to older adults; falls are the leading cause of accidental death and the number one cause of hospitalization due to unintentional injury in older adults. Maintenance of balance under static (quiet […]

      AnnaMae Pond’s MSc Thesis Defence

      Title: Investigating the relative impacts of covert versus overt motor practice modalities on the learning and intermanual transfer of a novel motor skill Thesis Supervisors: Dr. Nicola Hodges; Dr. Sarah Kraeutner Committee member: Dr. Romeo Chua Chair: Dr. Shannon Bredin Abstract: Covert motor practice methods, such as motor imagery (MI, the mental representation and rehearsal […]

      Jost Hausendorf’s MSc Thesis Defence

      Title: Dissociating Target Error and Extrinsic Reward During Sensorimotor Adaptation Thesis Supervisor: Dr. Nicola J. Hodges Committee members: Dr. Romeo Chua, Dr. Hyosub Kim Chair: Dr. Jean-Sébastien Blouin Abstract: Sensorimotor adaptation enables us to recalibrate movements to changes in body and environment, a process studied in visuomotor rotation tasks involving reaching movements with rotated cursor […]

      Cole Percevault’s MSc Thesis Defence

      Title: The Effects of Cutaneous Vibration on Dynamic Balance Control Thesis Supervisor: Dr. Mark Carpenter Committee members: Dr. Romeo Chua, Dr. J. Timothy Inglis Chair: Dr. Jean-Sébastien Blouin Abstract: Vibratory noise applied to cutaneous receptors has been shown to improve static balance control in a wide range of populations, including healthy young adults, older adults, […]