Research Themes
The College of Kinesiology conducts research on the role of physical activity, movement, and sport in:
Indigenous wellness
To partner with Indigenous peoples, families, and communities to enhance wholistic health.
Healthy aging and management of chronic conditions
Child and youth health and development
To enrich well-being, growth, and function in children and youth.
Human performance
To elevate people's capabilities to thrive in various movement contexts.
Guiding Principles
We explore and lead in developing strategies for resolving local and world issues by:
through research that improves lives
with Indigenous and other partners
Collaboration
across disciplines to spark new ideas
Providing Mentorship
to the next generation of scholars and leaders in physical activity
Sustaining Breadth
Our research cover the spectrum from basic to applied science
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Research Areas
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Growth & Development |
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Bone Health, Growth and Development, Women's Health, Physical activity and musculoskeletal health across the lifespan |
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Social-psychological influences on physical activity adherence in marginalized women, Intervention strategies for social and behaviour change in physical activity self-management |
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Adaptation of muscle and bone to excersise and nutrional interventions; Spinal cord injury and conditions that effect bone and mineral status |
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Neuromuscular Adaptations, Biomechanics & Motor Control, Bone Health, Physical activity and musculoskeletal health across the lifespan |
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Growth and Development, Women and Girls' Physical Activity and Health, Physical activity and musculoskeletal health across the lifespan |
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Indigenous athletes and sport, Indigenous Peoples wellness, self-compassion in sport, sport psychology, women and girls in sport and physical activity |
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Indigenous Health and Wellbeing, Métis Dance, Indigenous Peoples Physical Activity, Determinants of Health, Cardiovascular Physiology, Womens and Girls Physical Activity and Health |
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Chronic diseases with emphasis on chronic pain and arthritis, Social psychology, Women's health |
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Growth & Development |
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Physical literacy and physical activity across the lifespan, community-engaged research, health and wellbeing, inclusive movement experiences |
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Pedagogy and physical literacy, influences on children's physical activity behaviours and sport participation |
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Identifing effective fracture prevention strategies for children and older adults; The role of physical activity on bone strength |
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Sport and Exercise Psychology; Self-compassion in Sport and Exercise |
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Biomechanics; Musculoskeletal modelling and simulation; Orthopaedics; Motion analysis |
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Biomechanics & Motor Control, Neuromuscular Adaptations |
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Social psychological research in physical activity for health promotion and disease prevention |
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Cardiac Physiology, Cardiac Remodeling, Cardiac Rehabilitation |