Nicolien van Luijk

Supervisor: Dr. Wendy Frisby
Research Area: Sport Sociology

Without knowing what my specific research area would be, my interest in undertaking critical social science research led me to UBC to work under the supervision of Dr. Wendy Frisby. As soon as I arrived in the city my future research topic became clear; the Olympics, a highly controversial and fascinating phenomenon was coming to town.

My research concentrates on examining the Vancouver Games through a marginalized perspective. As I became aware of the presence of community resistance groups formed to protest against the Games, I felt that this was a perspective that was deserving of critical attention. While community protests have been present at nearly every Games for the last thirty to forty years very little research has noted the presence of them, let alone focused their research on these groups.

For my specific thesis project I have become interested in examining how a community resistance group challenges the dominant ideologies of the Olympics through their use of public space. I’m intrigued as to how the protestors frame the use of public space in relation to the dominant Olympic framing and how they negotiate their way through that space.

Regan Taylor

Regan Taylor regangeiger@yahoo.ca

Supervisor: Dr. Shannon Bredin
Current Program: MSc
Research Area: Coaching Issues, Skill Acquisition and Development of Youth in Sport, Sport Administration, Coaching Development

Background: Level 3 Certified Coach, Advanced Coaching Diploma Program- National Coaching Institute, Bachelor of Science (Chemistry), Bachelor of Education (Minor – Secondary Mathematics), Professional Teacher Certificate – BC College of Teachers

Ben Sylvester

Ben Sylvester Supervisor: Dr. Mark Beauchamp
Current Program: PhD
Research Area: Exercise Psychology

I completed my BKin and MA degrees at Brock University in Kinesiology and Applied Health Science, respectively. My primary research focus has been on the association between the experience of variety and exercise-related well-being and motivation from a Self-Determination Theory Perspective. I am funded through a CGS Doctoral Research Scholarship from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada as well as a Faculty of Education Graduate Tuition Award. In my free time, I enjoy Crossfit, skiing, camping, and traveling.

Publications:

Sylvester, B. D., Standage, M., Ark, T., Sweet, S. N., Crocker, P. R. E., Zumbo, B. D., & Beauchamp, M. R. (in press). Is Variety a Spice of (an Active) Life?: Perceived Variety, Exercise Behavior, and the Mediating Role of Autonomous Motivation. Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology.

Sylvester, B. D., Standage, M., Dowd, A. J., Martin, L. J., Sweet, S. N., & Beauchamp, M. R. (2014). Perceived variety, psychological needs satisfaction, and exercise-related well-being. Psychology & Health. doi:10.1080/08870446.2014.907900

Morton, K. L., Sylvester, B. D., Wilson, A. J., Lonsdale, C., & Beauchamp, M. R. (2014). Transformational Leadership. In Papaioannou and Hackfort (ed.) Routledge Companion to Sport and Exercise Psychology: Global Perspectives and Fundamental Concepts. Routledge.

Dowd, A. J., Schmader, T., Sylvester, B. D., Jung, M. E., Zumbo, B. D., Martin, L. J., & Beauchamp, M. R. (2014). Effect of social belonging and task framing on exercise cognitions and behavior. Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology, 36(1), 80-92. doi:10.1123/jsep.2013-0114

Jordan W. Squair

Jordan Squair jordansquair@gmail.com

Supervisor: Dr. Mark G Carpenter
Current Program: MSc
Research Area: Motor Preservation in Spinal Cord Injury, Postural Control in Spinal Cord Injury, Origins of Postural Sway

My name is Jordan, originally from Vancouver, British Columbia, I am a graduate student at the University of British Columbia, working towards a Master of Science degree in Kinesiology. Prior to graduate school I completed my Bachelor of Kinesiology degree at UBC. It was during this degree I found my passion for neuroscience and working towards novel techniques to improve our understanding and our rehabilitation techniques for various neurological and orthopaedic disorders.

Publications:

Murnaghan, C.D., Squair, J.W., Chua, R., Inglis, J.T., Carpenter, M.G. (2014). Cortical control of posture during unrestricted and restricted stance. Journal of Neurophysiology (in press).

Campbell, A.D., Squair, J.W., Inglis, J.T. and Carpenter, M.G. (2013). First trial and StartReact effects induced by balance perturbations to upright stance. Journal of Neurophysiology (in press).

Squair, J.W. (2013). Psychogenic paralysis: A neuroanatomical explanation of conversion. Health Science Inquiry, 4, 98-99.

Murnaghan, C.D., Squair, J.W., Chua, R., Inglis, J.T., Carpenter, M.G. (2013). Are increases in COP variability observed when participants are provided explicit verbal cues prior to COM stabilization? Gait & Posture (in press).

Cameron, B.D., Blinch, J., Plecash, A., Squair, J., Wou, L. and Chua, R. (2013). Adapting to target error without visual feedback. Acta Psychologica, 143,129-135.

Squair, J. (2012). Craniopagus: Overview and the implications of sharing a brain.UBC Undergraduate Journal of Psychology, 1, 21-28.

Sean Sinden

Sean Sinden smsinden@alumni.ubc.ca

Supervisor: Dr. Michael Koehle
Current Program: MSc
Research Area: Doping psychology, anti-doping, genetics in sport

Background: BSc in Kinesiology (Exercise and Health Physiology) University of Calgary

Coralie Riendeau

Coralie Riendeau coralie.riendeau@alumni.ubc.ca

Supervisor: Dr. Peter Crocker
Current Program: MA – Sport & Exercise Psychology
Research Area: coping, stress, burnout, perfectionism, cognitive processes

I am a second year Masters student at UBC working under the supervision of Dr. Peter Crocker. I completed my B.Sc. in Psychology at McGill University. I am originally from Quebec City. My masters research project investigates the relationship between dimensions of perfectionism and burnout in elite athletes. More specifically it looks at the potential mediating effect of coping strategies on this relationship. I am interested in the coping process and how it relates to athlete’s experience of stressful training demands. In addition to research in the field of sport and exercise psychology I am also interested in doing some applied work with athletes. My studies are supported by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC).

Eveline Pasman

Eveline Pasman e.pasman@alumni.ubc.ca

Supervisor: Dr. Mark Carpenter
Current Program: PhD
Research Area: Influence of fear and anxiety on static and dynamic balance control in healthy adults and clinical populations. StartReact effect in balance correcting responses. Proprioception in Parkinson’s disease patients.

Background: M.D. from Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands.

Publications:

The effects of vibrotactile biofeedback training on trunk sway in Parkinson’s disease patients. Nanhoe-Mahabier W, Allum JH, Pasman EP, Overeem S, Bloem BR. Parkinsonism Relat Disord. 2012 Nov;18(9):1017-21. doi: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2012.05.018. Epub 2012 Jun 20.

Balance problems with Parkinson’s disease: are they anxiety-dependent? Pasman EP, Murnaghan CD, Bloem BR, Carpenter MG. Neuroscience. 2011 Mar 17;177:283-91. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2010.12.050. Epub 2011 Jan 8.

Nicole Ong

Nicole Ong nong@interchange.ubc.ca

Supervisor: Dr. Nicola Hodges
Current Program: PhD
Research Area: Motor learning, specifically error processing and observational learning

I’m originally from Singapore. Pursuing graduate education in the field of motor learning was quite a natural progression as I used to be a physical education teacher, softball and soccer coach, and sessional lecturer in curriculum gymnastics. Outside of academia, I enjoy backcountry skiing, playing the ukulele and the occasional friendly/competitive board gaming with friends.

Publications:

Book Chapter

Ong, N. T., & Hodges, N. J. (2012). Mixing it up a little. How to schedule observational practice. In N. J. Hodges & A. M. Williams (Eds,), Skill Acquisition in Sport: Research, Theory and Practice (pp. 22-39). London, England: Routledge.

Journal Article

Ong, N. T., Chua, R., Lohse, K. R., Sinnett, S., & Hodges, N. J. (in preparation). A test of motor skill-specific action embodiment in ice-hockey players.

Ong, N. T., Larssen, B. C., & Hodges, N. J. (2012). In the absence of physical practice, observation and imagery do not result in the updating of internal models for aiming. Experimental Brain Research, 218(1), 9-19.

Larssen, B. C., Ong, N. T., & Hodges, N. J. (2012). Watch and learn: Seeing is better than doing when acquiring consecutive motor tasks. PLoS ONE, 7(6), e38938.

Ong, N. T., & Hodges, N. J. (2010). Absence of after-effects from observing an adaptation to a visuomotor rotation. Experimental Brain Research, 205, 325-334.

Ong, N. T., Bowcock, A., & Hodges, N. J. (2010). Manipulations to the timing and type of instructions to examine motor skill performance under pressure. Frontiers in Psychology, 1, 1-13.

Conference Paper

Ong, N. T., Lohse, K. R., Sze, A. F. S., & Hodges, N. J. (2013). Investigating the moderating influence of self-efficacy in an errorless learning protocol. Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 35, S43-44.

Hodges, N. J., Ong, N. T., Larssen, B. C., & Lim, S. B. (2011). What observation of motor skills does and does not teach us. BIO Web of Conferences (Vol. 1).

Ong, N. T., Hodges, N. J., Chua, R., & Franks, I. M. (2010). What does observation tell us about visuomotor adaptation and the processes necessary for learning? Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 32, S115.

Ong, N. T., Bowcock, A., & Hodges, N. J. (2008). Manipulations to the timing and attentional focus of instructions to examine the reinvestment hypothesis of skill learning. Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 30, S115.

Shannon Lim

Shannon Lim shannon.lim@alumni.ubc.ca

Supervisor: Dr. Mark Carpenter and Dr. J Timothy Inglis
Current Program: MSc in Kinesiology
Research Area: Postural control

I got my hands into research in my third year of undergrad here at UBC. I worked with Dr. Nicola Hodges in the Motor Skills Lab where I investigated motor learning and adaptation through observation and physical practice. I found research very intriguing! It gave me a sense of ownership on my knowledge; instead of being told and taught concepts, I was answering my own questions and coming up with evidence and reasoning behind my results. It was very cool.

I completed my BKin degree at UBC in 2012, started working with Drs. Carpenter and Inglis during the summer, and began my Master’s degree in September. I am currently involved in several projects related to posture and movement. These include 1) an investigation of using biofeedback to train balance, 2) the possibilty of a startle response embedded in the postural response of the initial perturbation exposure, and 3) the role of the vestibular system in dynamic postural control. When I’m not working on my research projects, you can probably find me eating, drinking a glass of red wine, or carving down a snowy mountain

Publications:

Shannon B Lim, Beverley C Larssen, Nicola J Hodges. (2013) Manipulation of Visual-Motor Experience to Probe for Observation-Induced After-Effects in Adaptation Learning. Experimental Brain Research. Online first DOI: 10.1007/s00221-013-3788-6

Tom Coppola, Shannon Lim, Nicola Hodges. (2012) To avoid or not to avoid (well-learned tasks)-That is the question: A test of uncertainty-based adaptive scheduling for learning. North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity, Hawaii, USA. Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology. 34: S78

Hodges N.J., N.T. Ong, B.C. Larssen, and S.B. Lim. (2011) What observation of motor skills does and does not teach us. BIO Web of Conferences. 1: 34-38

Hendry, D., S. Lim, A. Wilson, D. Mulligan, and NJ Hodges. (2011) Choice of practice schedule is influenced by previous experience with a particular practice (either random or blocked). North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity, Vermont, USA. Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology. 33: S73.

April Karlinsky

April Karlinsky akarl@interchange.ubc.ca

Supervisor: Dr. Nicola Hodges
Current Program: PhD in Kinesiology
Research Area: motor learning and control, joint action

BScHK (Fr. Imm.) from the University of Ottawa