Events at: Chan Gunn Pavilion, seminar room 200

School of Kinesiology Distinguished Speaker Series: Dr David Wright and Dr Mary-Ellen Harper

Title: “Exercise-activated pathways to offset the metabolic side effects of anti-psychotic drugs” Speaker: David Wright, PhD (Department of Human Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Guelph) Second generation anti-psychotic (SGA) drugs are used in the management of schizophrenia and are increasingly being prescribed off-label for conditions including anxiety, bi-polar disorder and ADHD. While effective in […]

School of Kinesiology Distinguished Seminar Series: Professor Diane Crone

Speaker: Dr Diane Crone, Professor in Exercise and Health and Director of the Centre for Health, Activity and Wellbeing Research at the Cardiff Metropolitan University Host: Dr. Guy Faulkner, Professor, UBC School of Kinesiology Title: ‘We are a society … choked by inactivity’ WHO, 2018: Contemporary systems based approaches to physical activity promotion Diane Crone is a […]

From stem cells to performance: The role of skeletal muscle in challenging perceptions of human ageing

From stem cells to performance: The role of skeletal muscle in challenging perceptions of human ageing Stephen Harridge obtained his PhD from the University of Birmingham and then undertook 3 years of post-doctoral research in Scandinavia at the Karolinska Institute (Sweden) and at the Copenhagen Muscle Research Centre (Denmark) with Professor Bent Saltin. On return […]

Liam Foulger’s MSc Thesis Proposal

Title: “The Role of Uncertainty in the Vestibular Control of Locomotion” Supervisor: Dr. Jean-Sébastien Blouin Committee members: Dr. Romeo Chua, Dr. Calvin Kuo Abstract: Uncertainty is present in all the inferences we make about the world and our orientation within it. When sensory or motor noise increases, confidence in our belief about our environment and self-motion […]

Jordan Stevenson’s MSc Thesis Defence

Title: The Effects of Essential and Non-Essential Amino Acids on Post-Exercise Anabolic Signaling and Transcriptional Regulators of the Intramuscular Extracellular Matrix in Young Males: a Randomized Controlled Trial Thesis Supervisor: Dr. Cameron Mitchell Committee members: Dr. Michael Koehle, Dr. Alex Scott Chair: Dr. Kayla Fewster Abstract: Skeletal muscle is composed of myofibers surrounded by an […]

Derek Paterson’s MA Thesis Defence

Title: “I’m going to change the WIFI password if you don’t go outside”: A temporal exploration of the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on parenting practices Thesis Supervisor: Dr. Guy Faulkner Committee members: Dr. Mark Beauchamp, Dr. Louise Mâsse Defence Chair: Dr. Eli Puterman Abstract: Background: Parenting practices have been found to be an important source of […]

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 […]

Michael (Mick) Leahy’s PhD Thesis Defence

Title: The effect of age and sex on the skeletal muscle metaboreflex Supervisory Committee: Dr. William Sheel (Research Supervisor), Dr. Nisha Charkoudian, Dr. Glen Foster, Dr. Michael Koehle University Examiners: Dr. Kristin Campbell, Dr. Jeffrey Richards External Examiner: Dr. Ylva Hellsten Chair: Dr. Maja Krzic Abstract: The purpose of this thesis was to contribute to our understanding […]

Heather Pudwell’s MSc Thesis Proposal

Title: Measuring balance deficits in chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy Supervisors: Dr. Mark Carpenter Committee members: Dr. Michael Berger, Dr. J. Timothy Inglis Abstract: Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) is an immune-mediated peripheral neuropathy leading to progressive loss of strength, sensation, and balance. A common treatment method for CIDP is intravenous immunoglobulins (IVIg), most often administered […]

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