Faculty of Kinesiology
Kinesiology Graduate Colloquium
Melanie Nason
Posted: November 1, 2024 12:00:00 AM ADT
On Nov. 8, Dr. Guillaume Spielman, Associate Professor, Louisiana State University will be presenting at Kinesiology’s Graduate Colloquium. His talk is entitled “Immune Response to Physical and Psychological Stressors”. All are welcome to attend at 10:30 a.m. in KIN 214. Dr. Guillaume Spielman is an associate professor of Exercise Immunology at Louisiana State University, USA. Dr. Spielman acquired his PhD at Edinburgh Napier University (UK) and continued his training at...
Women in kinesiology, recreation and sport management: Spotlight series - Christena Curry
Jon Edwards
Posted: April 25, 2024 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: News
Christena Curry (BRSS 16’, MASRS 22’) Christena Curry was chosen for April 2024 Spotlight on Women in Kinesiology, Recreation and Sport. Christena completed her Bachelor of Recreation and Sport Studies (BRSS) in 2016 and her Master of Arts in Sport and Recreation Studies (MASRS) in 2022 from the Faculty of Kinesiology at UNB. To begin, Christena is a Pictou Landing First Nations community member, where she was the youngest of four kids. Growing up in a family of sports enthusiasts...
Women in kinesiology, recreation and sport management: Spotlight series - Annie Barnwell
Annie Barnwell
Posted: February 21, 2024 12:00:00 AM AST
Category: News
Annie Barnwell (BSCKIN ’02, MSESS ‘06) I grew up in Fredericton with UNB a short walk from home. In high school, I loved science and especially biology. I decided to study in the faculty of Kinesiology as I knew that the work would be human biology based and provide me with a relevant background for my yet-undetermined next degree. As a Kin student, I thought I would eventually go onto become a physical or occupational therapist. In my final year, I took the Human Factors...
Women in kinesiology, recreation and sport management: Spotlight series - Caitlin Doyle
Dr. Charlene Shannon-McCallum
Posted: January 31, 2024 12:00:00 AM AST
Category: News
Caitlin Doyle (BScKIN ‘11) This month, the Faculty of Kinesiology welcomed a new Contract Academic Instructor to our teaching team. Caitlin Doyle is teaching KIN 5481 Advanced Exercise Prescription for Chronic Diseases. While we are welcoming her to this new role, she is not a stranger to Kinesiology. She is a graduate of our BScKIN program and a Clinical Exercise Physiologist working in REDS Recreation on campus. The teaching assignment is a great fit because of Caitlin’s...
Women in kinesiology, recreation and sport management: Spotlight series - Daneka Headley
Dr. Charlene Shannon-McCallum
Posted: December 4, 2023 12:00:00 AM AST
Category: News
Daneka Headley, (MASRS ’21) Daneka Headley, the Faculty of Kinesiology’s Experiential Learning Coordinator, is not a fan of the spotlight. Instead, she is much more comfortable shining her light on others. This is perhaps not surprising if you understand that Daneka sees her purpose and her personal brand as ‘be of service to humanity’. I was interested in highlighting Daneka because she offers an example that a career in kinesiology, recreation and sport can be a...
Women in Kinesiology, Recreation and Sport Management: Spotlight Series - Jennifer Bent Richard
Jennifer Bent Richard
Posted: October 3, 2023 1:00:00 PM ADT
Category: News
It truly is with extreme fondness and gratitude that I look back (way back!) on my undergrad and graduate degrees at UNB. There wasn’t a backup plan to be honest. I wanted to take Sport Administration and Recreation Studies at UNB and stay in my hometown of Fredericton, where I currently work for the Province’s Department of Tourism, Heritage and Culture as Director of the Sport and Recreation Branch. The last year of my undergrad was a placement at Special Olympics New Brunswick...
Graduate student attends conference in Japan
Melanie Nason
Posted: September 1, 2023 12:00:00 AM ADT
In July, our Masters student, Ethan Wilkie (MScKin Oct '23), attended the Footwear Biomechanics Symposium 2023 in Osaka, Japan. The theme of the conference was "Footwear for Everybody". Ethan gave an oral presentation entitled "Technological advances in track spike design facilitate enhanced running performance". I had the amazing privilege and opportunity to attend and present at the 16th Biennial Footwear Biomechanics Symposium in Osaka, Japan (at Morinomiya University of Medical Sciences)....
Women in Kinesiology, Recreation and Sport Management: Spotlight Series - Sara Lynne Knockwood
Jon Edwards
Posted: March 29, 2023 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: News
Sara-Lynn Knockwood was a graduate of the Master of Business Administration in Sport and Recreation Management (MBA SRM) in 2016. This program is a partnership with the Faculty of Management and Faculty of Kinesiology where students are exposed to the principles and concepts that relate to the business of recreation and sport. I had the opportunity to talk with Sara-Lynne and catch up on what she is doing and her pathway through the MBA SRM program. Sara-Lynne grew up in Nova Scotia and...
Women in Kinesiology, Recreation and Sport Management: Spotlight Series - Heather Ambery
Heather Ambery
Posted: March 8, 2023 12:00:00 AM AST
Category: News
Since graduating UNB, my career has felt a little like the walk from the LB Gym to the Aitken Centre: Challenging - that hill(!), meeting amazing people along the way, a few distractions - like a break at the SUB for a coffee, and lots of learning. There has also been lots of imposter syndrome, leadership lessons, out-of-the comfort zone moments, teamwork, events, and passion. Currently, I am based in Calgary/Canmore and work as the CEO of Biathlon Canada. I have spent all of my career in the...
Women in Kinesiology, Recreation and Sport Management: Spotlight Series - Natasha Kelly
Charlene Shannon MacCallum
Posted: January 31, 2023 12:00:00 AM AST
Category: News
A sunny Wednesday in January – a perfect day to head to UNB Saint John to meet with Natasha Kelly, the Director of Athletics on the Saint John campus and a BRSS alumnae. At a leadership development workshop in Fredericton in June 2022, mere days before she moved into this leadership role, I had the chance to reconnect with Natasha for the first time since she had been a student in my class. Learning about this career achievement, I found myself curious to know more about her...
Women in Kinesiology, Recreation and Sport Management: Spotlight Series - Sabrina Durepos
Charlene Shannon MacCallum
Posted: November 4, 2022 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: News
Sabrina Durepos is currently serving as the Interim Chief Executive Officer of Sport New Brunswick (SNB) – the provincial non-profit organization that advocates for and supports the development and promotion of the amateur sport community that consists of over 60 provincial sport organizations and other sports-related organizations in New Brunswick. It is quite a portfolio to lead! I first encountered Sabrina in 2005 when she was one of the keynote speakers at the Go Girls!...
Women in Kinesiology, Recreation and Sport Management: Spotlight Series - Maryam Kebbe
Wayne Albert
Posted: September 29, 2022 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: News
Dr. Maryam Kebbe was recently hired for our advertised position in Human Nutrition. We are excited to have Dr. Kebbe join our team in the Faculty of Kinesiology in January 2023. Dr. Kebbe earned her PhD in the Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry from the University of Alberta, where she focused on nutrition and behaviour change in pediatric obesity management. Dr. Kebbe completed postdoctoral training at the University of Oxford (Oxford, UK) and the Reproductive Endocrinology &...
Women in Kinesiology, Recreation and Sport Management: Spotlight Series - Elizabeth Anderson
Melanie Nason
Posted: June 3, 2022 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: News
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...
Women in Kinesiology, Recreation and Sport Management: Spotlight Series - Andrea Creer
Melanie Nason
Posted: June 2, 2022 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: News
I first met Andrea, a member of the graduating Class of 2021 and originally from Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, when she was a student in RSS 1213 (Leisure, Recreation and Sport Concepts). I quickly became aware of her passion for sport, coaching, and her interest in women in sport. I’m thankful for the opportunity to highlight Andrea, as a recent graduate, in this edition of the Spotlight. Sport has been a part of Andrea’s life from a young age. She has been swimming competitively...
Women in Kinesiology, Recreation and Sport Management: Spotlight Series - Wendy Bedingfield
Melanie Nason
Posted: April 4, 2022 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: News
Dr. E. Wendy Bedingfield has been a teacher, coach, researcher, administrator, leader, and advocate for women in Kinesiology. Born in Newfoundland, she earned a BPE from Memorial, a MSc in PE from Oregon, and PhD in Biomechanics from the University of Indiana (research on ski jumping). She initially was at Acadia University in the early 70s after finishing her MSc and served as an instructor as well as the women’s volleyball and basketball coach. After she completed her PhD, she held a...
Women in Kinesiology, Recreation and Sport Management: Spotlight Series - Sarah Hilworth
Melanie Nason
Posted: March 31, 2022 12:00:00 AM ADT
Sarah Hilworth joined UNB in June 2017 as the coach of the REDS women’s hockey team. The team had just been reinstated and Sarah had the task of preparing and recruiting for the year prior to the 2018-19 USport Season. The 2021-22 season is Sarah’s fourth season as head coach. Sarah played five seasons for the University of Alberta women’s hockey team where she also earned a Bachelor of Arts in Sports, Recreation and Tourism. Although she initially...
Women in Kinesiology, Recreation and Sport Management: Lesley Reddon
Melanie Nason
Posted: January 31, 2022 12:00:00 PM AST
Category: News
As an elementary and high school student, I had my mind set on two goals – playing goalie for an NHL team and becoming a sport administrator. Therefore, in the late 80’s when I began to explore University opportunities, along with an academic pathway to sports administration, the hockey program was a major consideration as I had sights on World Women’s Hockey Championships (1994 Lake Placid and 1997 Kitchener) and the 1st Olympics for women’s hockey (Nagano 1998). I...
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 physiologist Pacific Sport (now the Canadian Sport Institute Pacific [CSI Pacific]) in 2006. CSI...
Kinesiology Colloquium
Melanie Nason
Posted: October 22, 2021 10:00:00 AM ADT
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 (Biochemistry), MSc (Cardiovascular Physiology), MD degrees and orthopedic surgery training from the...
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, and the use of evidence-based behavior change techniques to facilitate sustainable long-term change....
Dr. Doris I. Miller - Pioneer in Sport Biomechanics
Linda O'Brien
Posted: March 8, 2021 12:00:00 AM AST
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 a variety of sports, but her true passion focused on diving biomechanics. Dr. Miller is considered a...
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
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 diverse disciplinary perspectives (e.g., social psychology, geography) and methodological approaches....
Dr. Katherine Tamminen, Assoc. Professor, University of Toronto to speak at Graduate Colloquium, February 12th at 1:30 PM via TEAMS
Linda O'Brien
Posted: February 9, 2021 12:00:00 AM AST
Title of Presentation: Processes of Coping and Communication between Parents and Athletes in Youth Sport In this presentation, Dr. Tamminen will provide an overview of her research in the area of youth sport. She will present research on parent socialization of coping among youth athletes, parental communication in sport, and current research examining patterns of parent-athlete communication in sport. Dr. Katherine Tamminen is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Kinesiology &...
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
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 Science under the supervision of Dr. Gordon Sleivert and Dr. Stephen Cheung. Shawnda then moved to...
Mike Harrison aspires to be an Astronaut
Your Name
Posted: July 5, 2019 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: News
Meet Mike, a former MSESS student who went on to complete his PhD at the University of Regina and then a graduate degree in hyperbaric medicine where he and obtained his MD. He completed a post-doctoral research position at the Mayo Clinic and mostly recently completed his residency in a combined Internal Medicine/Emergency Medicine/Critical Care Medicine program at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit. Mike is living his dream, working as an Aerospace Medicine Fellow at the Mayo...
KIN Students attend APES+ 2019 Conference
Linda OBrien
Posted: March 28, 2019 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: News
Atlantic Provinces Exercise Scientists and Socio-Culturalists (APES+) was held at Acadia University this year. Students from UdeM, Acadia, Dalhouse, St. FX, UPEI and UNB come together each year, to present research in the field of Kinesiology. This conference also offers opportunities for our students to share research and network with others in their field of interest. This year, Dr. Danielle Bouchard, took a group of KIN students to Acadia. These students are members of the...
Dr. Michael Harrison, MD, PhD - Keynote Speaker KRD 2018
Kinesiology
Posted: April 4, 2018 11:00:00 AM ADT
Category: News
Dr. Harrison completed his undergraduate and graduate studies in exercise physiology at the University of New Brunswick. He completed a doctorate in exercise physiology and advanced statistical analyses at the University of Regina prior to medical school. While attending Saba University School of Medicine, he obtained a masters degree in hyperbaric medicine concurrent to his MD. He is currently a chief resident at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit MI in a combined Emergency Medicine / Internal...