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I am a historian of physical culture exploring the world of fitness, sport, physical activity and physical education across the last 2 centuries and in a transnational context. My research activities are funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council in Canada and through joint enterprises with academic partners in other countries. Projects include a focus on the medicalization of the female athletic body, exercise and pregnancy, gender, sport and physical activity, critical histories of female physical education, movement education and kinesiology, the flow of physical cultures such as yoga across time and space, comparisons of traditional Chinese medicine and Western biomedicine on understandings of physical activity and health, and research on modern dance and masculinities.
Potential Students
Students interested in pursuing a graduate degree or post-doctoral fellowship are encouraged to contact me at the email address above.