Mark Duncan-Guest on the Sunday Night Sex Show
Dec 15, 2017 – Listen to PhD student Mark Duncan speak about the iPhone health app validation study and mental health on the Sunday Night Sex Show (News Talk 980 CKNW). Listen to the full episode here!
End of Year Celebrations
Dec 8, 2017 – Celebrating the end of another great year with the Pop-PA crew!
New Paper Out
Dec 6, 2017 – New paper out by Mark Duncan, Kelly Wunderlich, Yingying Zhao and Guy Faulkner evaluating the validity of the step counts from the iPhone’s pedometer function. Read about it here – Walk this way: validity evidence of iPhone health application step count in laboratory and free-living conditions
Update from Former Research Assistant Chris Liu on Life at Law School
Chris Liu, who worked in LHC’s lab from 2009 to 2013 as an Undergraduate Research Assistant, was accepted to University of Saskatchewan’s law school in September 2013. He sends us an update on life as a law school student in Saskatchewan:
“Saskatoon is a very friendly and charming little city once you can get acclimatized to the frigid cold! Law school has been challenging and required me to work the hardest I’ve ever had to, but it has also been rewarding and opened me up to a new perspective. I hope to further my experiences gained in Dr. Hurd Clarke’s lab and pursue avenues relating to health law and/or elder law.”
Dr. Emmanuelle Tulle’s Visit to UBC
As part of the School of Kinesiology’s Distinguished Speakers’ series, Dr. Emmanuelle Tulle visited UBC for two days in May 2016. On the first day of her visit, she kicked off a socio-cultural workshop with a talk entitled “Becoming a woman hill walker: Personal experiences as instances of a more general state of affairs” followed by presentations from our graduate students. After lunch we went on a walk to the UBC Botanical Gardens. Here are some of the group members below – with Dr. Emmanuelle Tulle featured on the left.
Currently recruiting for StandUP UBC!
StandUP UBC: Impact of a low cost standing desk on reducing workplace sitting
Are you tired of sitting at work? The Population Physical Activity Lab in the School of Kinesiology at UBC is conducting a workplace intervention aimed at reducing employee sitting through the provision of a low-cost standing desk.
WHO:
- Employees aged 18-65 years
- Desk-based office workers
- Work at least 3 times per week
WHAT: This study involves wearing an activity monitor and completing a few surveys 3 times over a 6-month period. Participants will receive $60 for their participation.
WHEN: Starting in January 2018
CONTACT INFO:
Principal Investigator – Dr. Guy Faulkner
Research Coordinator – Katie Weatherson
To receive more information or if you’d like to sign up for this study, please email us at: pop_pa.lab@ubc.ca