Faculty of Education Student Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Decolonization (EDID) Funding Grants

Application Deadline: December 20th, 2021, 5:00pm
Submit to: michael.wilkinson@ubc.ca.

As part of the Faculty’s commitment to advance EDID priorities, this pilot funding opportunity is aimed at supporting student led EDID activities and initiatives.

Proposals from students or student groups should demonstrate ways by which they will advance equity, diversity, inclusion, decolonization, anti-racism, and Indigenization for undergraduate and graduate students through small projects that include, but are not limited to:

Advancing awareness and understanding of EDID matters, including anti-racism, keeping in mind intersecting issues such as Indigeneity, gender, sexuality, language, religion, and ability
Organizing events such as workshops, panels, symposiums
Hosting or showcasing cultural performances
Hosting or showcasing cultural performances
Reducing barriers facing students from historically, systemically, and persistently marginalized groups
Promoting social and inclusive participation

Each proposal must have at least two students listed on the application form.
The FoE will provide funding of up to $1,000 for each successful project proposal. Funding will be provided to students by FoE through submission of project expenses for reimbursements, up to a maximum of $1,000 per project.

Expense reimbursements should be submitted to the FoE Finance Office, including proposal approval documentation and all applicable expense receipts. Proposals with matching, or additional funds from other UBC or FoE funding sources are encouraged. Collective proposals as well as those from individual groups/organizations within the FoE are welcomed. Applicants may submit only one application for this round of the funding.Funds that are awarded to successful proposals and are unspent, or those associated with events and initiatives that are canceled, must be returned.

Proposals for events or projects already completed will not be considered.

Submission:
The application form must be submitted to michael.wilkinson@ubc.ca by 5 PM on December 20th, 2021, and must include the following:

Project title
Project details
Budget details
Signature of department/unit head or advisor/supervisor

On completion, successful applicants will be expected to provide a one-page report on the project. Details, and timeline for the report will be provided to successful applicants.

Evaluation Criteria:
Proposals will be evaluated on:

The project’s contributions towards the advancement of the general objectives and goals of the funding
The project’s benefits to, or impact on, FoE students
The degree to which the project is effective in 1 or more or the following aspects:
- address EDID matters in the FoE student communities
- support events that highlight the diverse student communities in the FoE
- raise awareness of, and celebrate diversity at the Faculty, and possibly UBC level
- create comfortable spaces for students from Indigenous, racialized, and underrepresented groups
- raise awareness, and promote social and inclusive participation
Clarity, feasibility, and quality of the proposal, and likelihood that listed objectives/ timelines will be met.

Term of the Grant:
Funds from the grant are expected to be used before June 30, 2022.

Download the full PDF details: FoE Student EDID Fund.

2021 Student Awards Night Recap

Clements, Andrew

Andrew Clements (MA 2004) is a community recreation supervisor for the Vancouver Parks Board at the Creekside Community Centre. He started his academic journey as a student athlete studying communications at the University of San Francisco. He played Division I NCAA baseball and went on to play professionally after he graduated in 1999.

Andrew had initially hoped to play Major League Baseball (MLB) after he graduated, but upon returning home to Vancouver in 2001, he decided to pursue a master’s degree in human kinetics at UBC. Andrew studied Coaching Science with the late Kin professor emeritus Dr. Dick Mosher (1944-2021), whom he cited as his biggest inspiration. Although Dr. Mosher was the head varsity soccer coach at UBC, he would always find time to help Andrew navigate his academic path. Andrew transitioned from his MHK to an MA in Kinesiology and Exercise Science, in hopes of pursuing a Ph.D. and becoming a professor. Under the supervision of Kin professor emeritus Dr. Bob Sparks, he wrote his thesis, An Investigation of Mental Approach: Methods used by NCAA Division I Baseball Coaches for Producing Peak Performance. Throughout his graduate years, Andrew coached the top male baseball athletes in Vancouver. Interestingly, it was also during the period of his life that he discovered the impact of the mind-body connection through the daily practice of yoga.

Andrew ascribes his success in his MA to abiding by the three golden academic rules: attend class, do the readings, and contribute to class discussion. He maintained these essential rules of ‘showing up’ in all activities and believes they significantly helped him in his professional life as well. Granted, there are more conditions in the professional world that impact a worker’s ability to succeed, such as issues of inclusion. Andrew values inclusivity in his personal philosophy, but these issues certainly stand out in his daily life in a global pandemic. As a professional working with the public, Andrew is genuinely concerned about the inequities he is observing in society. He reflects that, “the current health policies are limiting services to a selective portion of our society” and in the past two years, the COVID-19 pandemic has further amplified “innate division in our culture”..

Andrew has been practicing and teaching yoga for the past 20 years, but in 2013, he started working as a Youth Program Coordinator in the University Neighbourhoods Association (UNA) at UBC. He successfully built a youth leadership program, which saw him promoted to Recreation Manager three years later. He “supervised teams that delivered seasonal programs at community centres,” which introduced him to the field of community recreation and caused him to recalibrate his career goals once again. When asked about how his career vision has evolved since starting university, Andrew remarked that “he has learned to let go of the expectation, to not be attached to the outcome, and to show up fully for the opportunities presented in front of him today.”

Despite the pandemic, 2020 was a successful year for Andrew in his career. Working with UBC Athletics and the UNA Board of Directors he helped negotiate a $600,000 upgrade to the UNA’s Nobel Softball Diamond, which is now home to UBC’s Women’s Softball Team! When he is not working, Andrew enjoys skateboarding and having fun at the UBC skatepark with his son.

Andrew’s tip for students: “Enjoy your time. It goes fast but you’ll always keep in touch with the ones you build relationships with.”

Check out Andrew’s website or follow him on Instagram for more information on his current work, including music! Have questions about his work? Send him an email: angeclements@gmail.com.

Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in Race, Ethics and Physical Culture

Position title

Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in Race, Ethics and Physical Culture

Volunteer or Employment?

Position within the School of Kinesiology

Employer name

School of Kinesiology

Employer email address

kin.hr@ubc.ca

Organization

UBC School of Kinesiology

Organization website
https://kin.educ.ubc.ca

Job description

The School of Kinesiology, in the Faculty of Education at The University of British Columbia (UBC), invites applications for a full-time tenure-track Assistant Professor position in the area of Race, Ethics and Physical Culture. The University of British Columbia (UBC) is located on the unceded, ancestral and traditional territories of the xwmə0kwəy’əm (Musqueam) people in beautiful Vancouver, Canada.
The successful candidate must hold a PhD in Kinesiology or related field, and demonstrate excellence or the potential for excellence in teaching, research, and scholarship. The successful candidate is expected to engage in teaching and research concerned especially with sociohistorical perspectives on race, ethics and physical culture – including perspectives on sport, physical activity and health in local and global contexts. This includes a focus on race, Indigeneity and social justice in the Canadian context. In linking race, ethics and physical culture, the successful candidate would be well-positioned to teach about and study the processes through which particular values come to be associated with particular bodies, how these values are expressed through the notion of race, how better understanding these processes can aid understandings of (in)equity, inclusion and exclusion, and ways
to identify and address forms of racism.
The appointment is expected to begin on July 1, 2022 or as negotiated with the successful candidate.

How to apply

Interested applicants are asked to send:
(i) a cover letter (please indicate if you are currently legally entitled to work in Canada),
(ii) curriculum vitae,
(iii) a five-year research plan,
(iv) a summary of teaching interests and philosophy,
(v) evidence of teaching excellence (such as course outlines and student evaluations if
available),
(vi) three papers that are the most significant and relevant to their research interests,
and
(vii) a Diversity Statement that describes and documents how values of equity, diversity,
inclusion, anti-racism, and anti-oppression figure into your past, present, and future
experience of teaching, research, community engagement, and your lived experience
(maximum 1 page), and
(viii) names and contact details of three academic references. Letters of reference will
only be requested from short-listed candidates.
The complete application file must be submitted in the format of one bookmarked PDF file, addressed to Dr. Robert Boushel, Director, School of Kinesiology, and sent electronically to kin.hr@ubc.ca by the application review start date (below). Please indicate in the subject heading: Race, Ethics and Physical Culture Position. Following the submission of the application, the applicant will receive an Equity Survey link via email. Completion of the Equity Survey is required as part of the application process.
While the search remains open until the position is filled, in order to be considered in this round of adjudication, interested individuals are asked to submit their applications by January 30, 2022, to ensure optimal consideration. Questions regarding the position and the
application deadline should be directed to Dr. Robert Boushel, Director, School of Kinesiology at kin.hr@ubc.ca

Read the full position description: Download PDF.

Posting expiration date

01/30/2022

Kloos, Kate

Dr. Kate Kloos (MHK 2010) works as an educational developer and instructor at the University of the Fraser Valley’s (UFV) School of Kinesiology. Her current position has brought her full circle to where she started her academic journey. She went to UFV to pursue a bachelor’s degree in kinesiology, and then came to UBC to complete a master’s with a focus on Coaching Sciences.

While at UBC, Kate conducted her graduate research with the mentorship of KIN professors Dr. Patricia Vertinsky, Dr. Wendy Frisby, and Dr. Dick Mosher (1944-2021). She cherishes her experiences with her supervisor, Dick Mosher, who she considers to be one of her biggest inspirations and recalls how much she loved hearing about “his experiences coaching women’s soccer.” The personal connections she formed with her professors and peers, and later her collaborative projects with them, made her time at UBC nothing short of an unforgettable experience.

Upon completing her MHK, she went on to have a family and simultaneously began work in amateur sport in Vancouver. In 2015, she was introduced by a few professional connections to Dr. Jonathon Edwards, who became her Ph.D. supervisor at the University of New Brunswick. Dr. Edwards supported her throughout the program and who served as another strong mentor to her. She graduated with a Ph.D. in Interdisciplinary Studies, focussing on coaching education. Kate went on to complete a Diploma in University Teaching in 2021.

As a youth, Kate had a keen interest in sport, but due to socio-economic obstacles, she did not have the opportunity to pursue a sport. Even as a university student, she faced many economic challenges, as a mother and a woman in a male-dominated field. “Compared to my male colleagues,” explains Kate, “I’ve had to work extra hard to prove my knowledge and capabilities. In addition, my family was not wealthy. I was a commuter student from Chilliwack and most often enrolled as a part-time student, having to work a lot in order to pay for my tuition and accommodation. Because of this, I was not able to participate in many extra-curricular activities or develop deep relationships with my peers and professors, which often excluded me from some opportunities.” Despite these challenges, her post-secondary studies motivated her to improve sports experiences for individuals and communities in her future career.

Currently, Kate is interested in researching politics in coaching and sport leadership. She hopes to carry on with her research and professional development in teaching university students and to continue to learn more about leadership, project, and change management, in education.

Kate’s advice to students: “As the brilliant Laura Watson (a fellow UBC alum) used to repeat, ‘you don’t learn from experiences, you learn from reflecting on your experiences.’ Life has thrown me some interesting and difficult challenges and I have been fortunate to be able to reflect on these experiences and learn. It’s not always easy and it’s not always instant, but you will always have the opportunity to reflect on those experiences and grow from them.”

If you are interested in learning more about her research or would like to reach out to her, follow @kate_kloos on Twitter or send her an email:kate.kloos@ufv.ca.

Jasmine Gill

Jasmine Gill is part of the UBC Fall Class of 2021 and will graduate with a Master’s degree in Kinesiology (MKin). She took courses in both Performance Sciences and Clinical Kinesiology streams, focusing on the prevention and management of sports injuries and performance planning.

Jasmine has worked throughout her studies with youth, ages 6 and up, as a Junior Development coach at the Universal Athletics Club. Her coaching approach utilizes long-term development “to ensure children are equipped with the appropriate physical literacy skills to be active for life.” Prioritizing long-term development in children’s physical education is important to her work in kinesiology and personal growth. “As a former track and field athlete who struggled a lot with injuries, I wanted to make sure that I was adequately prepared to prevent and manage injuries in the athletes that I coach,” states Jasmine. She values proper injury management in her coaching style because injuries can negatively harm a young athlete’s physical and psychological state. Likewise, Jasmine notes that “only 39% of Canadian children and youth meet the recommended physical activity guidelines,” according to ParticipACTION.

Prior to coming to UBC, she studied Biomedical Physiology at Simon Fraser University to learn about the physiology and pathophysiology of the human body. Joining the honours program led her to conduct cardiovascular research at the Molecular Cardiac Physiology lab, “performing echocardiography on zebrafish (a model for human hearts) to examine heart function.” Her research background in physiology and her desire to apply it to a coaching and clinical practice influenced her decision to enroll in UBC’s School of Kinesiology to pursue “advanced practical courses and build on her science background.”

Jasmine advises students who are considering grad school to “take the time to connect with faculty members” and study what they are enthusiastic about. “Faculty members are extremely knowledgeable, helpful, and want students to succeed!” remarks Jasmine, “so take advantage of the events, research, and volunteer opportunities that they offer.” After graduation, she hopes to become a Certified Exercise Physiologist and coach athletes at different competition levels.

Interested in learning more about Jasmine’s work? Follow @jasminegill_13 on Twitter!

Graduating Student Spotlight: Jamie Hawke

Congratulations to Jamie Hawke, who will join the UBC Class of 2021 this fall, with her MA in Kinesiology. Her graduate research combines dance education and dance science by using interpretive methodologies to explore participant experiences. For her master’s thesis, she examined what dance educators experience when helping pre-professional ballet dancers develop their dance skills. With Dr. Shannon Bredin as her supervisor, Jamie is expanding her dance education research to explore knowledge translation in her Ph.D. dissertation that she has now begun.

Jamie started off at UBC and graduated with a BKin in 2016, then pursued a BFA in ballet at the University of Calgary, followed by a graduate degree in ballet at the University of Utah. With an MFA under her belt, she became a dance educator. She states that “it was during my first years of my career as a dance educator that I became interested in how kinesiology related to my teaching practices and decided to return to UBC to study kinesiology once again.” It was while she was a KIN student, that she was introduced to research. And she reflects, “I was inspired by the diverse research interests of the faculty. I knew that the interdisciplinary strengths of UBC KIN would help support me in pursuing research in my own field.”

When asked why kinesiology is so important to her, Jamie stated that “as a dance educator, she could see the direct impacts of research within the dance community and in her own teaching practices.” Globally, dance education and science are thriving subfields that “intersect with, and contribute to, many different disciplines,” especially kinesiology. Jamie has started a PhD in KIN and hopes to help grow these research areas to their full potential and to contribute to the field.

Jamie reflects that KIN’s MA program has been a great learning experience for her, and that “keeping an open mind to different research methodologies has allowed me to ask research questions I had never considered before. I have discovered that remaining flexible with my interests in dance research has introduced me to new learning and research opportunities.”

Dr. Guy Faulkner is recognized as a “Highly Cited researcher” for 2021 by Clarivate

Nov. 16, 2021 – Congratulations to Dr. Guy Faulkner for being recognized as one of the most Highly Cited researchers for 2021 by Clarivate. A “Highly Cited” researcher refers to whose publications rank in the top 1% by citations in their field and publication year in the Web of Science. Dr. Guy Faulkner has published multiple high-cited papers in the Cross-Field category in 2021. Check out Dr. Guy Faulkner’s profile here!

Read more about “Highly Cited Researchers” here!

New study published by Science Direct, in collaboration with Dr. Guy Faulkner.

New study published by Science Direct, with Guy Faulkner collaboration as part of the research team: “Longitudinal trends and predictors of muscle-strengthening activity guideline adherence among Canadian youths”

Muscle-strengthening activity (MSE e.g. push-ups, sit-ups, use of weight machines) is linked to multiple health benefits for youth, and is part of the global physical activity guidelines for children and adolescents (5–17 years). However, MSE is rarely assessed in youth health surveillance. This study describes the longitudinal trends and predictors of MSE among a cohort of Canadian youths.

For the full paper: Click Here.

Mannella, Staci

This Fall, Staci Mannella graduates with her MSc in Kinesiology. Her master’s thesis is a socio-psychological study on high-performance, visually impaired athletes and their relationships with their sighted guides. Under the supervision of assistant professor Dr. Andrea Bundon, Staci “explores the intersections of disability sport cultures, experiences of impairments, and athlete mental health.”

Her motivation behind researching this topic stems from her personal experience of being a professional athlete who is legally blind. She is a two-time Paralympic champion who competed for the U.S. Paralympic Alpine Ski Team. As an athlete, movement and exercise played a huge role in her daily life so her research contributions meant that she would be “giving back to a community that was very influential in her life.” Furthermore, Staci remarks that “disability sport challenges us to think differently about what high-performance sport, bodies, and impairments look like.” Athletes with disabilities have been historically marginalized in sports and society, so this research gives them a platform on which to share their voices and experiences.

The variety of expertise and resources she could access in the Kinesiology MSc program made her learning experience fun, says Staci: “Research can be really fulfilling when it is driven by your own curiosities and excitement to explore a topic that is meaningful and interesting to you.” During her tenure as a grad student, Staci has worked as a TA and in several external research positions. She has worked at the GF Strong Rehabilitation Centre and the Canadian Blind Sports Association, “exploring quality participation of people with disabilities in adaptive snow sports programs” and “focusing on gender equity in Paralympic Sport” respectively.

According to Staci, what prospective students may find beneficial to know before entering graduate school is to ensure that they “keep open communication with the professor they are working with.” In this way, both the student and professor will “have the same expectations for the class and the TA work they will do to support student learning.” Currently, Staci is working on her Ph.D. in counseling psychology and hopes to contribute her findings to sports psychology research and clinical practice, specifically for athletes with disabilities. Staci likes to stay physically active by participating in CrossFit, riding horses, skiing, hiking, and biking.

If you are interested in learning more about her research, follow Staci on Twitter: @staciskier96.