Areas of Research
Marion Alexander, Ph.D. (Alberta)
  • Sport biomechanics
  • Biomechanical analysis of ADL in older arthritis subjects
  • Anatomical biomechanics and injuries

Danielle Bouchard, Ph.D. (Sherbrooke)

  • Physical capacity and aging
  • Obesity and co-morbidities
  • Lifestyle modification (diet/exercise)

Michael Campbell, Ph.D. (Waterloo)

  • Parks and protected areas planning and management
  • Resource based outdoor recreation/education
  • Tourism and travel
  • Human dimensions of wildlife

Todd Duhamel, Ph.D. (Waterloo)

  • Physical activity and chronic disease prevention: translating knowledge derived from the molecular discoveries made in the laboratory into messages that will improve population health.

Russell Field, Ph.D. (Toronto)

  • Sociocultural aspects of sport and physical activity
  • History of sport
  • Global sporting events

Phillip Gardiner, Ph.D. (Alberta)

  • Exercise physiology
  • Neural and neuromuscular adaptations to altered activity and aging

Gordon Giesbrecht, Ph.D. (Manitoba)

  • Physiology of exercise under environmental stress
  • Human temperature regulation
  • Hypo- and hyperthermia

Cheryl M. Glazebrook, Ph.D. (McMaster)

  • Motor control and learning
  • Motor skill assessment and movement performance in individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders
  • Relationships between perception and action in typical and clinical populations
  • Influence of multisensory stimuli on movement performance
  • Eye-hand coordination

Joannie Halas, Ph.D. (Alberta)

  • The quality and cultural relevance of physical education, particularly for marginalized youth
  • Cross-cultural pedagogy
  • Access to quality physical education for Aboriginal and other under-represented groups
  • Qualitative/interpretive research methods, including participatory action research

Dennis W. Hrycaiko, Ph.D. (Alberta)

  • Psychology of sport
  • Performance enhancement

Amanda Johnson, PhD (Waterloo)

  • healthy communities
  • community based meanings of urban places
  • leisure in the public realm
  • community development

Jonathan McGavock, Ph.D. (Alberta)

  • The role of physical activity in the prevention and treatment of type 2 diabetes and the associated cardiovascular complications in youth.

Moss E. Norman, Ph.D. (Toronto)

  • Sociocultural study of youth, masculinity and health.
  • Critical obesity studies
  • Rural Youth and Recreation
  • Ethical Movement Practices

LeAnne Petherick, Ph.D. (Toronto)

  • Socio-cultural studies of children/youth and physical activity
  • Physical Education Policy and Pedagogy
  • Gender and health education
  • School Health Promotion

Michelle Porter, Ph.D. (Western Ontario)

  • Neuromuscular physiology, function and aging
  • Strength training; functional performance
  • Driving and aging
  • Global positioning system (GPS)
  • Isokinetic dynamometry

A. Elizabeth Ready, Ph.D. (Alberta)

  • Health benefits of physical activity in the elderly
  • Community-based physical activity interventions
  • Role of physical activity in the prevention and management of Type 2 diabetes
  • Population Level Physical Activity Guidelines and Recommendations

Leisha Strachan, Ph.D. (Queen's)

  • Sport psychology
  • Positive youth development through sport
  • Developmental uses of imagery
  • Developmental career transitions

Shaelyn Strachan, Ph.D. (Waterloo)

  • Exercise psychology
  • Health psychology
  • Exercise adherence
  • Self and identity and health behaviours
  • Social psychology and health behaviours

Sarah Teetzel, Ph.D. (Western Ontario)

  • Philosophical and ethical issues in sport
  • Gender and sport
  • Olympic studies

Christine M. Van Winkle, Ph.D. (Clemson)

  • Cultural Tourism
  • Event Management
  • Visitors' experiences at special events, cultural sites and parks
  • Learning from tourism experiences and free-choice learning environments
  • Visitors' technology use in free choice environments (i.e. festivals and cultural sites)

Jane Watkinson, Ph.D. (Michigan State University)

  • Children's participation in physical activity: psycho-social and movement competence issues
  • Recess
  • Children with special needs
  • Inclusion