KPE Recipients of McGill Sports Science Fellowships

Congratulations to our awardees of this year’s McGill Sports Science Fellowships!

These three students are being awarded fellowships to support their research projects outlined below:

Congratulations to our 2021 Adriano Tassone Internship Award Recipients!

TIE lab members had four new publications in March 2021

1. March 5, 2021, Kaila Bonnell, Emilie Michalovic, and Dr. Shane Sweet published their study entitled "Physical activity for individuals living with a physical disability in Quebec: Issues and opportunities of access" on the Disability and Health Journal. This qualitative study investigated the relative accessibility of physical activity from the perspective of individuals with physical disabilities.

Congratulations to Jordan Lefebvre on his successful PhD defence!

Congratulations to Jordan Lefebvre for successfully defending his PhD thesis on Friday, March 12th, 2021.

Title of his PhD thesis: From Mentoring to Developmental Networks: An Examination of Developmental Relationships in Sport

Call for Applications - KPE Sports Science Post-Doctoral Researcher

KPE Sports Science Post-Doctoral Researcher - Call for Applications

We are pleased to announce the call for applications for a two-year Post-Doctoral Researcher position in the field of sports science. If you are interested in applying, please reach out to a prospective supervisor to discuss joining their team of researchers. 

Congratulations to Vanessa Ferreria on her successful PhD defence!

Congratulations to Vanessa Ferreria for successfully defending her PhD thesis on Monday, March 1st 2021. 

Title of her PhD thesis:

“Multimodal Prehabilitation in Lung Cancer Patients Undergoing Surgical Resection.”.

Student Flex Space in Currie Gym

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update – April 9, 2021

Study hubs and on-campus flex spaces will continue to be available for individual use only. We cannot operate group study spaces for the time being.

Drummond Foundation Research Grant Awarded to Dr. Jenna Gibbs - KPE

Congratulations to Dr. Jenna Gibbs, Assistant Professor in McGill's Kinesiology and Physical Education (KPE) Department, who was recently awarded a Drummond Foundation Research Grant supported by the Drummond Foundation and the John R. McConnell Foundation.

Louis-Philip Guindon [KPE] wins the Jean Béliveau Athletic Award

Congratulations to Kinesiology and Physical Education graduate student, Louis-Philip Guindon for receiving the Jean Béliveau Athletic Award!

His research title is: "Examining Breathing Patterns during Common on-ice Movement Patterns in Male Hockey Goaltenders".

Louis-Philip Guindon is completing his MSc in Exercise Physiology and plays goaltender for McGill University Men’s Ice Hockey Team.

KPE's Yasmine Coovadia receives a "Dean's Excellence Fellowship"!

Congratulations to KPE's Yasmine Coovadia, M.Sc., for receiving a Dean's Excellence Fellowship!

At the start of 2020, a new funding opportunity was developed by the Dean’s Office to recruit high-caliber PhD students. Each Department was granted a multi-year fellowship package, each totaling $55,000, to be awarded to incoming doctoral students.

Matthew Slopecki of KPE has a new publication

Congratulations to Matthew Slopecki on his new publication "Is sex a proxy for mechanical variables during an upper limb repetitive movement task? An investigation of the effects of sex and of anthropometric load on muscle fatigue " in BMC https://rdcu.be/cbu6T.

Fall 2020 Virtual Convocation - Master's and Doctoral Graduates of KPE

On behalf of the Dept. of Kinesiology & Physical Education, Congratulations to all our Master's and Doctoral Graduates! Read More >>

Mathieu Michaud (KPE) receives two awards from the Faculty of Education

Congratulations to Mathieu Michaud for receiving the "The Stansfield Award for School-Based Classroom Research" and "The Muriel H. Marsh and Harold A. Marsh Endowment" from the Faculty of Education!

The Stansfield Award for School-Based Classroom Research

Congratulations to Nina Dai and Patrick Martin, who completed their M.Sc. degree - KPE

Congratulations to Nina Dai and Patrick Martin, who completed their Master's of Science (M.Sc.) degree in Exercise Physiology based on their work in the Exercise Metabolism and Nutrition Research Laboratory under the supervision of Dr. Tyler Churchward-Venne.

Congratulations to Alessandra Amato on her poster presentation at the ASMBR 2020 Virtual Annual Meeting - KPE

Congratulations to Alessandra Amato on her poster presentation at the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR) 2020 Virtual Annual Meeting from September 11-15, 2020 titled ‘Evaluating the Muscle-Bone Unit in Severe Obesity with and without Type 2 Diabetes”.