Faculty of Kinesiology

Elizabeth was very involved both within the Faculty of Kinesiology and within the community throughout her undergraduate.  Elizabeth was involved with the KIN student society during her entire undergraduate and played an integral role in the society’s leadership and presence in the Faculty.   She also was a peer mentor and responsible for many orientation activities helping onboarding new students to UNB and the KIN family.   She was also heavily involved with UNB’s dance club and continues to teach dance today.   

Elizabeth was instrumental in the planning of the inaugural Women in Sport conference (https://www.unbwis.com), a student-led initiative, that was held at UNB. During the inaugural year, Elizabeth led the committee in seeking sponsorship and returned to the organizing committee for the second annual conference to assist with building community partnerships. 

During my first year at UNB, I made the decision to become as involved as possible and give to UNB and UNB Kin as much as I could. And for all I gave to UNB, I feel like I've gotten back double. My time at UNB was shaped by the clubs I was involved in, the people I met, my fellow students and the incredible faculty. I got an incredible education and feel blessed to have professors that got to know each student by their name and not just as another person in their class and as cheesy as it sounds, I truly feel like I left UNB with much more than just my degree, it really instilled a confidence in me that with my UNB education, I can do anything. And it’s that confidence that I’ve brought with me into every new challenge as a graduate. 

Elizabeth will be traveling to Ireland shortly to pursue a graduate degree in Physiotherapy at the University College Cork.  Despite choosing to focus on physiotherapy as a chosen profession, Elizabeth is an advocate that a kinesiologist can bring unique knowledge and skill sets to an allied health team.   She has chosen to seek out opportunities that permitted her to be an active kinesiologist.  After graduating in the middle of a pandemic she chose to shift her original plans of going directly to a physiotherapy program and instead work in the field in both New Brunswick and Ontario.  Elizabeth worked at Windsor Court Retirement home as part of their restorative care team. As a kinesiologist, her role was to help the residence maintain or regain their physical independence through exercise programs and social support.  She had a great opportunity to work with a team that included occupational therapists, physiotherapists and speech and language pathologists to help guide and shape individual treatment plans. Elizabeth felt she drew on knowledge she gained from her exercise prescription class, coaching healthy behaviors class, and her occupational and ergonomic courses; and she credits her physical activity and aging class placement experience for provided the real-world experience that led to success in this role.  Elizabeth also worked with Easter Seals camps as a counsellor, where she was trusted with the care of campers’ physical and personal needs while fostering a unique and diverse experience including accessible games, sports, crafts and other activities. Elizabeth felt that she was able to draw on knowledge gained from experiences she received in courses in both the Bachelor of Science (KIN) and Bachelor of Recreation and Sports Studies program. 

While Elizabeth is still early in her professional journey, she has already had a significant impact on many lives bringing an integrative health and wellness approach coupled with strong leadership to all projects she chooses to be aligned with.