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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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...
Read the full postKinesiology 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...
Read the full postStephan 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,...
Read the full postDr. 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...
Read the full postDr. 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...
Read the full postDr. 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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