Areas of Research

• Sport biomechanics
• Biomechanical analysis of ADL in older arthritis subjects
• Anatomical biomechanics and injuries

Janice Butcher, Ph.D. (Alberta)

• Psycho-social aspects of physical activity participation
• Exercise behavior
• Benefits of physical activity

Michael Campbell, Ph.D. (Waterloo)

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

Judy Chipperfield, Ph.D. (Manitoba)

• Health and aging
• Psychology of successful aging

Janice Forsyth, Ph.D. (Western)

• Contemporary Aboriginal sport practices in Canada
• Analyses of race, class, and gender in Aboriginal sport
• Sports and games at Canadian residential schools
• Canadian Aboriginal participation in Olympic Games
• Sport and community development

Phillip Gardiner, Ph.D. (Alberta), Graduate Program Chair

• Exercise physiology
• Neural and neuromuscular adaptations to altered activity

Gordon Giesbrecht, Ph.D. (Manitoba)

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

Joannie Halas, Ph.D. (Alberta)

• The quality and cultural relevance of physical education, particularly for marginalized youth
• Cross-cultural pedagogy
• Qualitative/interpretive research methods

Michael Heine, Ph.D. (Alberta)

• Cross-cultural analysis of sport and physical performance
• History and documentation of indigenous sports practices

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

• Psychology of sport
• Performance enhancement

Henry Janzen, Ed.D. (Colorado)

• Sport psychology
• School physical education
• Sport administration/management

Kelly MacKay, Ph.D. (Illinois)

• Special interest tourism
• Tourist behaviour and experience
• Destination image; destination marketing
• Parks Canada social science research

Jennifer Mactavish, Ph.D. (Minnesota)

• Quality of life issues among individuals with an intellectual disability
• Social-psychological outcomes of individuals with intellectual disability across the lifespan, derived from recreation and leisure
• Constraints that affect the above issues

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
• Physical activity as a healthy alternative during menopause