2012 - 2013
All seminars are in the Investor's Group Athletic Centre Room 238 (unless otherwise noted)
** All dates and times are subject to change.
Christine Van Winkle, PhD, University of Manitoba, September 21, 2012 2:30pm. Title: Exploring the visitor's experience.
Michelle Fortier, PhD, University of Ottawa, October 26, 2012 2:30pm. Title: Outcomes and real world impacts of the Physical Activity Councelling (PAC) trial.
Russell Tupling, PhD, University of Waterloo, November 16, 2012 2:30pm. Title: Ca2+ ion cycling in muscle as a site for diet-induced adaptive thermogenesis.
Zana Lutfiyya, PhD, University of Manitoba, November 30, 2012 2:30pm. Title: 'Seeing is believing': How media portrayals affect belonging in the community.
Michael Campbell, PhD, University of Manitoba, January 18, 2013 2:30pm. Title: "Someone needs to tell people." Perceptions of visitors to a developing tourist destination.
Russell Field (Moderator), PhD, University of Manitoba, February 8, 2013 2:30pm, Room E3-262 EITC (Senate Chambers, Engineering Information and Technology Complex). Title: Representing kids in action: A film screening & panel discussion on children's sport and play.
Ryan Rhodes, PhD, University of Victoria, March 11, 2013 2:30pm, Frank Kennedy Centre Rm. 136. Title: Removing the intention-behaviour gap in physical activity participation.
Monica Maly, PhD, McMaster University, April 5, 2013 2:30pm, Frank Kennedy Centre Rm. 136. Title: Abnormal and cumulative knee joint loading in osteoarthritis.
2011-12
All seminars will be held in the IGAC Room 238 (Conference Room A) unless otherwise noted.
** All dates and times are subject to change.
Gordon Giesbrecht, PhD - University of Manitoba, October 28, 2011 2:30pm. Title: You’re as cold as ice: Confessions after 25 years of freezing people.
Lucie Pelland, PhD, PT - Queen's University, November 3, 2011 2:30pm. Title: What can reaching movements tell us about brain development?.
Bruce Kidd, PhD - University of Toronto, January 27, 2012 2:30pm. Title: The struggle for human rights in sports. Will be held in 136 Frank Kennedy Centre with reception to follow in 133 Frank Kennedy Centre.
Geneviève Rail, PhD - Concordia University, February 10, 2012 2:30pm. Title: Postcards from the obesity factory: Impact on young women’s constructions of health.
William Kraemer, PhD - University of Connecticut, February 15, 2012 9:30am. Title: The physiology of resistance training. Will be held in 224 Education Building.
Russell Field, PhD - University of Manitoba, March 2, 2012 2:30pm. Title: When the world gathers: International sporting events as sites of protest and resistance.
Amy Latimer, PhD - Queen's University, March 16, 2012, 2:30pm. Title: Messages that move you: Evidence-based strategies for constructing effective physical activity messages.
Carla Santos, PhD - Illinois University at Urbana-Champaign, March 23, 2012 2:00pm. Title: Representing, managing and experiencing tourism.
2010-11
Wendy Rodgers, PhD - University of Alberta, October 1, 2010, 3:00pm. Title: The role of social cognition in exercise and other health behaviours.
John Spence, PhD - University of Alberta, October 18, 2010, 2:00pm. Title: Obesity and urban farm: Where you live and what you weigh ARE connected.
Michelle Porter, PhD - University of Manitoba, November 10, 2010, 2:00pm. Title: The triumphs and challenges of carrying out a longitudinal study of older drivers - the CanDrive experience.
Jessica Fraser-Thomas, PhD - York University, November 22, 2010, 2:00pm. Title: Keep kids playing. Help them grow.
Dean Kriellaars, PhD - University of Manitoba, January 13, 2011, 10:00am. Title: Disability to ability: Physical literacy and participation.
Gord Giesbrecht, PhD - University of Manitoba, February 15, 2011, 10:00am. Title: Get me outta here! Lifesaving conclusions from Operation ALIVE (Automobile submersion: Lessons In Vehicle Escape).
Kejian Xu, PhD - China University of Geosciences, Beijing China, March 3, 2011, 10:00am. Title: The Geoparks in China
Gaylene Carpenter, EdD - University of Oregon, March 22, 2011, Time 1:00pm. Title: A study of leisure during adulthood 1987-2011.
Sharon Wall, PhD - University of Winnipeg, March 29, 2011, 11:30am. Title: Nature, outdoor recreation and the Ontario summer camp: Does history have any lessons for the future?
Robert Ross, PhD - Queen's University, May 18, 2011, 1:30pm. Title: The Failure of Canada to Manage Lifestyle-based Disease: Challenges and Opportunities. 136 Frank Kennedy Centre - Map.
2009-10
Jon McGavock, PhD – HLHP Research Institute, September 30, 2009. Title: The Impact of Socio Economic Status on Diabetes Management in Youth Onset Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.
Shaelyn Strachan, PhD – University of Ottawa, November 16, 2010 . Title: I am an Exerciser: How does Self-Identification as an Exerciser Aid in Exercise Adherence?
Jean Côté, PhD – Queen’s University, February 4, 2010 . Title: A Developmental Approach to Sport Participation and Performance.
Audrey L. Hicks, PhD – McMaster University, February 9, 2010 . Title: Exercise Rehabilitation after SCI: Putting Research into Practice.
Joy Butler, PhD – University of British Columbia, March 4, 2010. Title: Engaging Students in Physical Education Through TGfU (Teaching Games for Understanding).
Jay Cohn, M.D. – University of Minnesota, June 9, 2010. Title: Screening for Detection of Early Cardiovascular Disease.
2008-09
Mike Campbell, PhD – HLHP Research Institute. September 19, 2008. Title: Sustainable Tourism in Uganda: a tool for enhancement of rural livelihoods and conservation of biodiversity
Sophie Lalande, PhD Postdoctoral fellow - Mayo Clinic. September 30, 2008. Title: The Effect of Type 2 Diabetes on the Cardiovascular Response to Exercise
Michelle Smith, PhD - Health & Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Queensland Brisbane, Australia. November 3, 2008. Title: Competing demands on the trunk muscles: effects, consequences and mechanisms.
Jan Schmalenberg, MPA – Chair of Winnipeg in motion initiative & Program Specialist Winnipeg Regional Health Authority. November 18, 2008. Title: Partnerships: The Heart and Soul of Community Development
Todd Duhamel, PhD – HLHP Research Institute. November 26, 2008. Title: Lessons that can be learned from the tortoise and the Hare: High intensity exercise improves health.
John Bosco, PhD student - Makerere University, Uganda and Heather Machray, PhD student - University of Manitoba. January 20, 2009. Title: Negotiating Interests: Researchers and Sustainable Cross-Cultural Development.
Ian Janssen, PhD – Assistant Professor, Queens University – February 2, 2009. Title: Physical activity and health in kids: how much, how hard, and how often.
Sharon Bruce, PhD – Assistant Professor, Community Health Sciences – Faculty of Medicine. February 26, 2009. Title: Culture or Context: Understanding a diabetes epidemic in a First Nation population.
Marc Poulin, PhD – Associate Professor, Kinesiology - University of Calgary. March 25, 2009. Title: Effects of Cardio-respiratory Fitness and Cerebral Blood Flow on Cognitive Outcomes in Older Women