College of Kinesiology

Research Area(s)

  • Health behaviour change and program evaluation
  • Social psychology and group dynamics
  • Health communication / messaging
  • Scholarship of teaching and learning

Teaching and Research Areas

Dr. Priebe holds a teaching focused faculty position. In line with College of Kinesiology strategic priorities for equity, diversity, and inclusion, her teaching aspirations are to foster an equitable and diverse learning community that emphasizes the integration of concepts, encourages collaboration and inclusion, promotes critical thinking, and leaves room for curiosity. She has taught a variety of graduate and undergraduate courses and enjoys bringing practical examples from her coaching and clinical experience in Kinesiology into the classroom. She also strives to incorporate elements of the UN Sustainability Development Goals into her teaching and research practice (e.g., research and student learning opportunities around built environment and ways that physical activity can contribute to a more sustainable world).

Dr. Priebe’s research has focused on group norms, health messaging, multiple health behaviour change, public health, and program evaluation. Elements of her past evaluation work for the Public Health Agency of Canada-funded Run to Quit program align best with the research theme of healthy aging and management of chronic conditions . To compliment her teaching practice, she has published research in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL). 

Academic Background

  • Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, Population Physical Activity Lab, University of British Columbia
  • Ph.D. (Vanier Scholar), Kinesiology, University of Saskatchewan
  • M.Sc. (U of S Thesis Award Winner), Kinesiology, University of Saskatchewan
  • B.Sc. (Honours), Kinesiology, University of Saskatchewan
  • Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology - Certified Exercise Physiologist (CSEP – CEP), High Performance Specialist
  • National Coaching Certification Program – Certified Coach & Coach Developer

Courses Taught

  • Kin 121.3 – Functional Basis of Physical Activity
  • Kin 122.3 – Social Behavioral Foundations of Physical Activity
  • Kin 223.3 – Contemporary Health Issues
  • Kin 231.3 – Social Psychological Foundations of Physical Activity
  • Kin 232.3 – Physical Activity in Society
  • Kin 281.3 – Fitness Foundations for Life
  • Kin 324.3 - Athletics
  • Kin 381.3 – Adult Fitness and Exercise Management I
  • Kin 807.3 – Research Methods in Kinesiology

Publications

Fuller, D., Shareck, M., Sersli, S., Priebe, C., Alfosool, A., & Wolfe, E. (in revisions). Commonly used measures of green and blue space for built environment and health equity and intervention research: a scoping review. Submitted to Health Reports.

Fuller, D., Shareck, M., Sersli, S., Priebe, C., Alfosool, A., & Wolfe, E. (in revisions). Measuring walkability and bikeability for built environment and health equity and intervention research: a scoping review. Submitted to Health Reports.

Wierts, C.M., Beauchamp, M.R., Priebe, C.S., Zumbo, B.D., Rhodes, R.E., & Faulkner, G. (accepted). Predictors of changes in running and smoking identity among individuals in the Run to Quit smoking cessation program. Accepted into Psychology of Sport and Exercise.

Gierc, M., Riazi, N., Fagan, M. J., Di Sebastiano, K., Kandola, M., Priebe, C., Weatherson, K., Wunderlich, K., & Faulkner, G. (2021). Strange days: Adult physical activity and mental health in the first two months of the COVID-19 pandemic. Frontiers in Public Health - Public Mental Health.

Priebe, C.S., Wunderlich, K., Atkinson, J., & Faulkner, G. (2020). Walk or Run to Quit: a 3-year evaluation of a physical activity-based smoking cessation intervention.  Journal of Smoking Cessation, 1-8. DOI: 10.1017/jsc.2020.24

Priebe. C.S., Beauchamp, M., Wunderlich, K., & Faulkner, G. (2020). “I’m a runner not a smoker”: Changes in identity as predictors of smoking cessation and physical activity. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 49. DOI: 10.1016/j.psychosport.2020.101702

Priebe. C.S., Latimer-Cheung, A.E., Berry, T., O’Reilly, N., Rhodes, R.E., Spence, J.C., Tremblay, M.S., & Faulkner, G. (2019). Make room for play: An evaluation of a campaign promoting active play. Journal of Health Communication, 00, 1-9.

Glowaski, K., Priebe. C.S., O’Neill, M., & Faulkner, G. (2018). ‘When you put the group and the running together…’: a qualitative examination of participant and coach experiences of the Canadian Run to Quit program. Journal of Smoking Cessation, 1-7.  

Priebe, C.S., Atkinson, J., & Faulkner, G. (2017). Run to Quit: An evaluation of a scalable physical activity-based smoking cessation intervention. Mental Health and Physical Activity, 13, 15-21. 

Priebe, C.S., Atkinson, J., & Faulkner, G. (2016). Run to Quit: Program design and evaluation protocol. Mental Health and Physical Activity, 11, 38-45.

Priebe, C. S. & Spink, K. S. (2015). Less sitting and more moving in the office: Using descriptive norm messages to decrease sedentary behaviour and increase light physical activity at work.  Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 19, 76-85.

Priebe, C. S. & Spink, K. S. (2014). Blood, sweat, and the influence of others:  The effect of descriptive norms on muscular endurance and task self-efficacy.  Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 15, 491-497.

Priebe, C. S. & Spink, K. S. (2012). Using messages promoting descriptive norms to increase physical activity. Health Communication, 27, 284-291.

Priebe, C. S., Flora, P. K., Ferguson, L. J., & Anderson, T. J. (2012). Using Efficacy Information to Manipulate Proxy Efficacy in Novice Exercisers. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 13, 562-568.

Ennis, K., Priebe, C., Sharipova, M., & West, K. (2012). Broadening horizons: Examining creative approaches in writing teaching philosophy statements. CELT (Collective Essays on Teaching and Learning), 5, 172-178.

Priebe, C. S. & Spink, K. S. (2011). When in Rome: Descriptive norms and physical activity. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 12, 93-98.

Wilson, K. S., Spink, K. S., & Priebe, C. S. (2011). Self-regulatory efficacy and activity: Examining gradations of challenge. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 12, 579-582. 

Spink, K. S., Wilson, K. S., & Priebe, C. S. (2010). Groupness and adherence in structured exercise settings. Group Dynamics, 14, 163-173. 

Wilson, K. S., Spink, K. S., & Priebe, C. S. (2010). Parental social control and child’s activity lapse: Role of parental activity and importance. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 11, 231-237.