Faculty of Kinesiology

Women in Kinesiology, Recreation and Sport Management: Liz Johnson

Melanie Nason

Posted: December 22, 2021 12:00:00 AM AST

Category: News


 Liz Johnson, graduated from UNB’s BSc(Kin) program in 2002. Upon completing her KIN degree, she left her Maritime home to pursue a Master’s in Exercise Physiology at the University of Victoria with the late Dr. Gord Sleivert, where she focused on Environmental Physiology and strategies to improve performance in the heat.  Following graduation, Liz was hired as a sport...

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Women in Kinesiology, Recreation and Sport Management: Dr. Terri Byers

Terri Byers

Posted: December 3, 2021 12:00:00 PM AST

Category: Research


My career in sport management and academia has developed over several decades through an interest in sport, business and the growing commercial development of sport and recreational opportunities. I attended Acadia University for my undergraduate degree in Physical Education (thinking I wanted to be a physical education teacher), but in year 3 had the chance to specialize in sport management...

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Kinesiology Colloquium

Melanie Nason

Posted: October 22, 2021 10:00:00 AM ADT

Category: News, Research


Guest speaker: Gwyneth De Vries Diversity in Canadian Medical Newsletters: A Content Analysis of Photographs: (A picture is definitely worth a thousand words) Dr. De Vries was born in Snow Lake Manitoba to Dutch immigrant parents and grew up in Nelson, British Columbia and competed internationally in freestyle skiing and nationally in long-track speed skating. Dr. De Vries obtained BSc...

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Stephan Dombrowski receives University Research Scholar

Linda O'Brien

Posted: May 12, 2021 12:00:00 AM ADT

Category: Awards, Research, News



Dr. Dombrowski came to UNB in 2018 with a highly successful career at the University of Stirling, UK. Imagine leaving the beautiful UK for all this snow 😊. Dr. Dombrowski is an expert in the development, testing and application of behavior change theory and interventions for health. He is particularly interested in aspects concerning maintenance in health behavior change interventions,...

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Dr. Doris I. Miller - Pioneer in Sport Biomechanics

Linda O'Brien

Posted: March 8, 2021 12:00:00 AM AST

Category: News, Research



Dr. Miller earned a Bachelor of Physical and Health Education from the University of Toronto (1961), Master of Arts from University of Oregon (1964) and was the first PhD graduate (1970) from Penn State University’s new biomechanics program. She later earned a Master’s in Divinity from University of Victoria (1990). Her sport biomechanics research spanned four decades investigating...

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Dr. Luke Potwarka, University of Waterloo to present at Graduate Colloquium, February 26th @ 10:30AM Via TEAMS

Linda O'Brien

Posted: February 19, 2021 12:00:00 AM AST

Category: Research, News



Topic of Presentation:  “In Search of Inspiration: A Realist Synthesis Approach to Understanding Demonstration Effects”. BIO:  My research focuses on consumer behaviour related to sport events. It addresses the overarching question: under what conditions do sport events have positive impacts for individuals and organizations in host communities? My research draws from...

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Dr. Shawnda Morrison to present at Graduate Colloquium VIA TEAMS, on February 5th at 10:30AM, the title of her presentation is Considerations for monitoring and assessing population-based paediatric physical fitness, contact jonathon.edwards@unb.ca for link

Linda OBrien

Posted: February 3, 2021 12:00:00 AM AST

Category: News, Research



Dr. Shawnda Morrison is a Certified Exercise Physiologist, originally from Canada, who has been active in the field of kinesiology and sport science for over 20 years. She got her start as an undergraduate student studying for a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology from the University of New Brunswick in Canada, and continued there to gain her Masters of  Science in Sport and Exercise...

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