Forsyth, Janice

Forsyth, Janice

Professor

Email: janice.forsyth@ubc.ca

Phone: 604 822 0950

Office: War Memorial Gym, Room 216 | 6081 University Boulevard, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z1

Education

Western University, 2005, Ph.D., Kinesiology (Socio-Cultural Studies)

Western University, 2000, M.A., Kinesiology (Socio-Cultural Studies)

Western University, 1997, B.A., History

Research Area

Research Interests

Publications

For more information about my research, including a selective list of publications, please visit my personal research website.

Research and Teaching

I work primarily with the tools of history and sociology to explore how colonization shaped the way Indigenous people engaged in physical culture in the late nineteenth and twentieth century Canada, and disentangle the ideological and structural constraints that limit how they incorporate physical culture into their lives today. My research experience spans diverse fields, including sport, health, education, and media, and embraces multidisciplinary, interdisciplinary, and transdisciplinary approaches to knowledge generation and dissemination, all of which is reflected in my scholarly and professional activities. I am currently working on several projects with researchers and community members who are committed to addressing long-standing inequities in the area of Indigenous physical culture and health. These projects, funded mostly through the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), focus on Indigenous data development and decolonization in hockey; investigating Indigenous racism in early Toronto Star newspaper reporting; and restorying Indigenous survivor stories using photographs of sport and physical culture at Canadian Indian residential schools.

Potential Students

Students interested in pursuing a graduate degree or post-doctoral fellowship are encouraged to contact me directly at the email address listed above.

Consulting and Professional Practice

Consulting enquiries should be directed to me at the above address.

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Faulkner, Guy

Professor | Endowed Chair in Applied Public Health

Email: guy.faulkner@ubc.ca

Phone: 604 822 2990

Lab Website: Population Physical Activity Lab (Pop-PA)

Office: Lower Mall Research Station Room 337 | 2259 Lower Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z3

Mailing Address:

War Memorial Gymnasium, Room 210 | 6081 University Boulevard, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z1

Other Address:

Centre for Hip Health and Mobility (CHHM) 7/F | 2635 Laurel Street, Vancouver, British Columbia V5Z 1M9

Publications: Google Scholar 

Education

Loughborough University, 2001, PhD, (Exercise Pyschology)

University of Exeter, 1995, MSc with Distinction, (Sport and Exercise Psychology)

University of Sydney, 1992, BEd with Honours, (Human Movement)

Courses Taught

KIN 489M Understanding and Changing Physical Activity Behaviour

Research Area

Research Interests

Publications

See Google Scholar for an up-to-date list of publications.

Research and Teaching

I lead the Population Physical Activity Lab (Pop-PA Lab) which conducts research incorporating a range of disciplinary perspectives and research designs, theoretical and methodological approaches in addressing three critical questions:

  • What factors cause or prevent physical (in)activity and sedentary behaviour?
  • How does participation in physical activity influence mental health?
  • How are effective population-level physical activity initiatives designed, delivered and disseminated for public health?

Potential Students

Students interested in pursuing a graduate degree or post-doctoral fellowship are encouraged to contact me at the email address above.

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Chua, Romeo

Professor | Deputy Director

Email: romeo.chua@ubc.ca

Phone: 604 822 1624

Lab Website: Perceptual-Motor Dynamics Laboratory

Office: Osborne Centre Unit 2, Room 205 | 6108 Thunderbird Boulevard, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z3

Publications: Google Scholar

Education

Simon Fraser University, 1995, PhD, (Kinesiology)

McMaster University, 1992, MSc, (Human Biodynamics)

Simon Fraser University, 1991, BSc, (Kinesiology)

Courses Taught

KIN 211 Human Motor Behaviour I

KIN 311 Sensorimotor Control of Human Movement

KIN 419 Laboratory Investigations in Neuromechanical Kinesiology

KIN 568 Seminar in Human Sensorimotor Control

Research Area

Research Interests

Publications

See Google Scholar for an up-to-date list of publications.

Research and Teaching

My research focus is centered on the study of human perceptual-motor control. The long-term objective of this research program is to understand the neurobehavioural mechanisms underlying the sensory and perceptual contributions to the preparation and execution of goal-directed actions. The research program is motivated by longstanding interests in issues pertaining to 1) the volitional and automatic control of visually-guided action, 2) the mechanisms underlying motor preparation, and 3) the processes underlying sensorimotor adaptation and learning. A current objective of my research is to investigate the principles that govern the sensorimotor adaptation of goal-directed actions in the face of systematic perturbations to the sensory/perceptual environment and/or the effector machinery. The capacity of our sensorimotor system to adapt – to detect and correct movement error, to refine our actions and adjust to changing conditions in the environment and/or neuromuscular system – is important to act upon and interact with the world. The aim of this research to further our understanding of sensorimotor adaptation.

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Carpenter, Mark

Professor | Associate Director Infrastructure & Strategic Planning

Email: mark.carpenter@ubc.ca

Phone: 604 822 8614

Lab Website: Neural Control of Posture & Movement Laboratory

Office: Osborne Centre Unit 1, Room 213 | 6108 Thunderbird Boulevard, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z3

Publications: Google Scholar

Education

Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, 2004, Post-Doctoral Fellowship

University of Waterloo, 2001, PhD, (Kinesiology)

University of Waterloo, 1998, MSc, (Kinesiology)

University of Waterloo, 1996, BSc, Honours (Kinesiology)

Courses Taught

KIN 473 Neuroanatomy of Human Movement

Research Area

Research Interests

Publications

See Google Scholar for an up-to-date list of publications.

Research and Teaching

The first objective of my research is to identify the neural, musculo-skeletal and psychological factors that contribute to balance deficits and falls associated with age, Parkinson’s disease, vestibular loss and spinal cord injury. The second objective is to identify optimal exercise, training and treatment strategies to improve age and disease-specific balance deficits and reduce the occurrence and impact of falls. The Neural Control of Posture and Movement Laboratory features a comprehensive approach to studying dynamic control of balance by combining various neuro-physiological and biomechanical techniques, including surface and intra-muscular electromyography, 3D full-body motion analysis and force measurement coupled with quantitative and qualitative assessment of perceived and physiological effects of fear and anxiety. Virtual reality will be used to manipulate balance-related anxiety and recreate the environmental conditions that lead to falls in everyday life. Virtual environments will be integrated with a unique moving balance platform capable of producing unexpected multi-directional balance disturbances.

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Bundon, Andrea

Associate Professor

Email: andrea.bundon@ubc.ca

Phone: 604 822 9168

Lab Website: Dr. Andrea Bundon’s Research Group

Office: Auditorium Annex, 156F | 1924 West Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z2

Mailing Address: War Memorial Gymnasium, Room 210 | 6081 University Boulevard, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z1

Education

The University of British Columbia, 2013, PhD, (Kinesiology)

The University of British Columbia, 2008, MA, (Kinesiology)

University of Calgary, 2006, BSc, (Kinesiology)

Courses Taught

KIN 261 Health Policy and Society

KIN 464 Health Promotion and Physical Activity

Research Area

Research Interests

Research and Teaching

My research spans the sociology of sport and critical disabilities studies. Working from a community-based, participatory research frameworks, I use innovative (and often digital qualitative methods) to explore the intersections of sport, physical activity, health, disability and social inclusion.

Potential Students

Students interested in pursuing a graduate degree or post-doctoral fellowship are encouraged to contact me at the email address above.

Consulting and Professional Practice

Consulting enquiries should be directed to me at the the email address above.

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Bredin, Shannon

Associate Professor | Director of the Centre for Early Childhood Education and Research (CECER)

Email: shannon.bredin@ubc.ca

Phone: 604 822 8257

Lab Website: Cognitive and Motor Learning Laboratory (LEARN Laboratory) | Laboratory for Knowledge Mobilization (KNOW Laboratory)

Office: Lower Mall Research Station Room 210 | 2259 Lower Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia

Education

University of British Columbia, 2004, Ph.D., Motor Behaviour

University of Alberta, 1998, M.Sc., Motor Behaviour

University of Alberta, 1996, B.Ed., Major: Physical Education/Minor: Biological Sciences

University of Alberta, 1996, B.P.E.

Courses Taught

KIN 140 Lifespan Motor Development

KIN 355 Movement Experiences for Young Children

Research Areas

Research Interests

Publications

See Google Scholar and Research Gate for a list of publications.

Research and Teaching

Dr. Bredin’s research program is interdisciplinary in nature, generating knowledge across the pyramids of primary and secondary evidence, with an end focus on integrative knowledge translation and contemporary methods of knowledge mobilization. Dr. Bredin’s research is conducted out of the Cognitive and Motor LEARNing Laboratory (LEARN Laboratory) and the Laboratory for KNOWledge Mobilization (KNOW Laboratory). Her research is dedicated to examining contemporary factors that influence human movement behaviour and physical activity with a particular interest in lifespan motor development and motor learning for wholistic health, well-being, and human performance. Her research involves the participation of a number of populations, including (but not limited to) children, developing athletes and elite performers, as well as persons living with chronic medical conditions. For further information on Dr. Bredin and her research program please visit www.healthandphysicalactivity.com.

Potential Students

Students interested in pursuing a graduate degree or post-doctoral fellowship are encouraged to contact me directly at the email address listed above.

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Boushel, Robert

Director | Professor

Email: robert.boushel@ubc.ca

Phone: 604 822 2767

Office: War Memorial Gymnasium, Room 210D | 6081 University Boulevard, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6T 1Z1

Publications: Google Scholar

Please note: Dr. Boushel is not accepting students at this time.

Research Area

Research and Teaching

Dr. Boushel’s research and teaching covers broad areas of exercise physiology including regulation of the oxygen cascade during exercise, the circulation and muscle metabolism. This focus is applied to investigate the acute response to dynamic exercise and the adaptive response to various forms of training in healthy and clinical populations and environments. His lab uses methods to measure cardiac output and limb blood flow, oxygen extraction, metabolites and mitochondrial function to investigate the regulation of oxygen delivery, diffusion and utilization during exercise. These experimental approaches enable the study of muscle bioenergetic metabolic responses to exercise and training. Dr. Boushel also focuses on exercise in primary care medicine in collaboration with CHANGE BC with the Pacific Northwest Division of Family Practice. He leads the Saltin International Graduate Course is a member of UBC Precision Health, UBC Health Council and Steering Committee of the BC Diabetes Research Network.

NOTE: Not accepting students at this time.

Sample Publications

  1. Larsen FJ, Schiffer TA, Zinner C, Willis SJ, Morales-Alamo D, Calbet JAL, Boushel R, Holmberg HC. Mitochondrial oxygen affinity increases after sprint interval training and is related to the improvement in peak oxygen uptake. Acta Physiologica (Oxf). 2020 Mar 6:e13463.
  2. Sheel AW, Boushel R, Dempsey JA. Competition for blood flow distribution between respiratory and locomotor muscles: implications for muscle fatigue. Journal of Applied Physiology (1985). 2018 Sep 1;125(3):820-831.
  3. Cardinale DA, Larsen FJ, Jensen-Urstad M, Rullman E, Søndergaard H, Morales-Alamo D, Ekblom B, Calbet JAL, Boushel R. Muscle mass and inspired oxygen influence oxygen extraction at maximal exercise: Role of mitochondrial oxygen affinity. Acta Physiologica (Oxf). 2018 Jun 4:e13110.
  4. Thrush AB, Antoun G, Nikpay M, Patten DA, DeVlugt C, Mauger JF, Beauchamp BL, Lau P, Reshke R, Doucet É, Imbeault P, Boushel R, Gibbings D, Hager J, Valsesia A, Slack RS, Al-Dirbashi OY, Dent R, McPherson R, Harper ME. Diet-resistant obesity is characterized by a distinct plasma proteomic signature and impaired muscle fiber metabolism. International Journal of Obesity (Lond). 2018 Mar;42(3):353-362.
  5. Boushel R. Linking skeletal muscle blood flow and metabolism to the limits of human performance. Applied Physiology Nutrition Metabolism. 2017 Jan;42(1):111-115
  6. Gnaiger E, Boushel R, Søndergaard H, Munch-Andersen T, Damsgaard R, Hagen C, Díez-Sánchez C, Ara I, Wright-Paradis C, Schrauwen P, Hesselink M, Calbet JA, Christiansen M, Helge JW, Saltin B. Mitochondrial coupling and capacity of oxidative phosphorylation in skeletal muscle of Inuit and Caucasians in the arctic winter. Scand J Med Sci Sports. 2015 Dec;25 Suppl 4:126-34.
  7. Larsen FJ, Schiffer TA, Ørtenblad N, Zinner C, Morales-Alamo D, Willis SJ, Calbet JA, Holmberg HC, Boushel R. High-intensity sprint training inhibits mitochondrial respiration through aconitase inactivation. FASEB Journal. 2016 Jan;30(1):417-27.
  8. Steding-Ehrenborg K, Boushel RC, Calbet JA, Åkeson P, Mortensen SP. Left ventricular atrioventricular plane displacement is preserved with lifelong endurance training and is the main determinant of maximal cardiac output. Journal of Physiology. 2015 Dec 1;593(23):5157-66.
  9. Mortensen SP, Boushel R. High-density lipoprotein: a new therapeutic target for glucose intolerance? Circulation. 2013 Nov 26;128(22):2349-50.
  10. Yin H, Pasut A, Soleimani VD, Bentzinger CF, Antoun G, Thorn S, Seale P, Fernando P, van Ijcken W, Grosveld F, Dekemp RA, Boushel R, Harper ME, Rudnicki MA. MicroRNA-133 controls brown adipose determination in skeletal muscle satellite cells by targeting Prdm16. Cell Metabolism. 2013 Feb 5;17(2):210-24.
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Blouin, Jean-Sébastien

Professor

Email: jsblouin@mail.ubc.ca

Phone: 604 827 3372

Office: Lower Mall Research Station, Room 350, 354

Mailing Address: War Memorial Gymnasium, Room 210 | 6081 University Boulevard, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z1

Publications: PubMed

Education

Université Laval , 2004, PhD

Université Laval, 2001, MSc

Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, 1999, DC

Courses Taught

KIN 351 Biomechanics II: Mechanical Properties of Tissues

KIN 500A Introduction to Data Aquisition and Signal Processing in Kinesiology

Research Area

Research Interests

Publications

See PubMed for an up-to-date list of publications.

Research and Training

Researchers in the Sensorimotor Physiology Laboratory investigate human physiology from an integrative perspective. Specific research interests include i) physiological processes underlying human balance, ii) physiological responses evoked by whole-body (simulating whiplash motion) or localized perturbations and iii) neural control of the deep and superficial neck muscles. The work on whiplash injuries is performed in collaboration with MEA Forensic Engineers & Scientists in Richmond, BC. Some research projects are applied to injury prevention or patient populations to determine the neuromechanical effects of known injuries/pathologies on the sensorimotor system.

The Sensorimotor Physiology Laboratory is equipped with feedback-controlled motors, 3D motion, accelerometry and force systems as well as neural and physiological measurement and stimulation units. A large 6 DoF robot and virtual reality display are also available through collaborations with the Institute for Computing, Information and Cognitive Systems and Collaborative Advanced Robotics and Intelligent Systems on the UBC campus.

Potential Students

Students interested in pursuing a graduate degree or post-doctoral fellowship are encouraged to contact me at the email address above.

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Bennett, Erica

Assistant Professor

Email: erica.bennett@ubc.ca

Phone: 604 827 3094

Lab Website: Psychology of Inclusive Movement Research Group

Office: War Memorial Gymnasium, Room 220 | 6081 University Boulevard, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6T 1Z1

Publications: Google Scholar, Research Gate

Education

The University of British Columbia, 2017, PhD (Kinesiology)

The University of British Columbia, 2011, MA (Kinesiology)

The University of British Columbia, 2008, BA (Psychology)

Courses Taught

KIN 150 Sport and Exercise Psychology

KIN 571 Qualitative Methods in Sport, Leisure, and Health Studies

KIN 486 B Advanced Seminar in Psychology of Movement

Research Area

Research Interests

Publications

See Google Scholar and Research Gate for an up-to-date list of publications.

Research and Teaching

Grounded in critical and community approaches to physical activity psychology, Dr. Bennett’s work attends to the psychological, behavioural, and sociocultural factors shaping physical activity and health-related adaptational processes across the life course. Her work centers (i) the physical activity experiences of individuals living with chronic illness and disabilities, (i) physical (in)activity and the aging body, and (iii) elite athlete stress, emotion, and coping.

Potential Students

Students interested in pursuing a graduate degree or post-doctoral fellowship are encouraged to contact me at the email address above.

Consulting and Professional Practice

Consulting inquiries should be directed to me at the email address above.

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Beauchamp, Mark

Professor | Associate Director Research

Email: mark.beauchamp@ubc.ca

Phone: 604 822 4864

Lab Website: Psychology of Exercise, Health, and Physical Activity Laboratory

Office: War Memorial Gymnasium, Room 122 | 6081 University Boulevard, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z1

Publications: Google Scholar, Research Gate

Education

University of Birmingham, 2002, PhD, (Sport and Exercise Psychology)

Queen’s University, 1999, MA, (Sport and Exercise Psychology)

University of Exeter, 1996, BA(Ed), (Hons Education)

Research Area

Research Interests

Research and Teaching

Drawing from diverse disciplines (that include behavioural medicine, organizational psychology, and education), Dr. Beauchamp’s research program is dedicated to (a) understanding both barriers to, and facilitators of, physical activity behaviour across the age spectrum, and (b) developing conceptually-sound, evidence-based interventions to promote physical activity that are sustainable and cost-effective.

Publications

See Google Scholar and Research Gate for an up-to-date list of publications.

Potential Students

Students interested in pursuing a graduate degree or post-doctoral fellowship are encouraged to contact me directly at the email address listed above.

Consulting and Professional Practice

Consulting enquiries should be directed to me at the above address.

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