Title: Performing Culture Through The Sport of Ekiden Racing: Learning from the Japanese Sporting Ethos of Long-Distance Running Thesis Supervisor: Dr. Patricia Vertinsky Committee Members: Dr. Kohei Kawashima, Dr. Charles Menzies, Dr. Janice Forsyth Chair: Dr. Andrea Bundon Abstract: Academic works written about Japan and its sporting culture have tended to overlook Japan’s rich history […]
Title: Physiological and Performance Adaptations from Completing Preseason in Female Collegiate Soccer Players Thesis Supervisor: Dr. Darren Warburton Committee members: Dr. Andrew Perrotta, Dr. Michael Koehle, Dr. Jack Taunton Defence Chair: Dr. Daniel Gamu Abstract: Ensuring an athlete’s health while developing athletic performance is a key objective of coaches and training staff. Current literature supports […]
Title: What Factors Influence VO2peak in Adolescents with Tetralogy of Fallot: A Multi-faceted Analysis Supervisor: Dr. William Sheel Committee members: Dr. David Wright, Dr. Kathryn Armstrong, Astrid De Souza Abstract: Over the last two decades, advancements in surgical technique and medical care have significantly increased the survival rate of individuals with Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF). […]
Title: MoodMover: The development of an app-based behavioural intervention for increasing physical activity among people with depression Thesis Supervisor: Dr. Guy Faulkner Committee Members: Dr. Raymond Lam (Psychiatry), Dr. Eli Puterman, Dr. Sam Liu (UVic School of Exercise Science, Physical and Health Education) Chair: Dr. Desi McEwan Abstract: Exercise is now recommended as a frontline […]
Title: Exercise is medicine… and therapy? Evaluating an exercise intervention for post-secondary mental health Supervisor: Dr. Guy Faulkner Committee members: Dr. Jasmin Ma, Dr. Andrea Bundon Abstract: Post-secondary student mental health is a serious concern with up to 70% of students reporting depressive symptoms (DeJonge et al., 2021). Unfortunately, average wait times to receive non-urgent […]
Title: A comparison of magnetic resonance imaging and dual energy X-ray absorptiometry for the assessment of thigh muscle mass Supervisor: Dr. Robert Boushel (and Joshua Bovard, PhD Candidate) Second Reader: Dr. Cameron Mitchell Abstract: Quantifying exercising muscle mass is of great interest to exercise physiologists as it facilitates relative calculations of physiological measurements and therefore […]
Title: Fatigue in Ultramarathon Running: Relationships between race distance, performance, and countermovement jump force-time characteristics Supervisor: Dr. Darren Warburton Committee members: Dr. Michael Koehle, Dr. Andrew Perrotta Abstract: BACKGROUND: Mountain Ultramarathons lie on the extreme end of endurance sport duration. Extended exercise and strenuous events can be useful models of health and the effects of […]
Title: The Efficacy of Oculomotor Therapy in the Recovery of Persistent Post-concussive Symptoms Supervisor: Dr. Darren Warburton Committee members: Dr. Shelina Babul, Dr. Donald McKenzie Abstract: BACKGROUND: A concussion is a mild traumatic brain injury caused by a forceful blow to the head or body, causing headaches, dizziness, cognitive, balance, and visual problems. The visual […]
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 […]
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 […]