Faculty of Kinesiology
Kinesiology Graduate Colloquium
Melanie Nason
Posted: Nov 1, 2024
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,...
Read the full postWomen in kinesiology, recreation and sport management: Spotlight series - Christena Curry
Jon Edwards
Posted: Apr 25, 2024
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...
Read the full postWomen in kinesiology, recreation and sport management: Spotlight series - Annie Barnwell
Annie Barnwell
Posted: Feb 21, 2024
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...
Read the full postNew researcher studying the link between breast milk and infant obesity
Melanie Nason
Posted: Feb 12, 2024
Category: Research
We would like to welcome Dr. Maryam Kebbe, a new researcher who joined the Faculty of Kinesiology in January 2023. Dr. Kebbe specializes in nutrition, focusing particularly on the relationship between breastmilk, the gut microbiome and infant obesity. As the Director of the Perinatal-Pediatric Health & Development Studies (PEADS) Lab, Dr. Kebbe and her team are dedicated to developing nutrition...
Read the full postWomen in kinesiology, recreation and sport management: Spotlight series - Caitlin Doyle
Dr. Charlene Shannon-McCallum
Posted: Jan 31, 2024
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...
Read the full postWomen in kinesiology, recreation and sport management: Spotlight series - Daneka Headley
Dr. Charlene Shannon-McCallum
Posted: Dec 4, 2023
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...
Read the full postWomen in Kinesiology, Recreation and Sport Management: Spotlight Series - Jennifer Bent Richard
Jennifer Bent Richard
Posted: Oct 3, 2023
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...
Read the full postGraduate student attends conference in Japan
Melanie Nason
Posted: Sep 1, 2023
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...
Read the full postWomen in Kinesiology, Recreation and Sport Management: Spotlight Series - Kendia Brathwaite
Wayne Albert & Kendia Brathwaite
Posted: Apr 28, 2023
Category: Awards
Despite being a track and field athlete in high school and a division I volleyball player at University Kendia Brathwaite says that a career working in sport chose her rather than it being her life’s passion. In fact, Kendia’s first career was as a rehabilitation specialist, and it wasn’t until she went back to school and enrolled in the Bachelor of Sports Science program at...
Read the full post2022-23 Excellence in Teaching Awards
Melanie Nason
Posted: Apr 27, 2023
Category: Awards
We are pleased to announce the recipients of the 2022/23 Teaching Excellence Awards! This award is appointed to one professor in both the BScKin and RSS Programs and is nominated by the student body and selected by the Kinesiology Undergraduate Society. Kin (Science) Professor: Dr. Ken Seaman We are pleased to award Dr. Ken Seaman the Kin (Science) Teaching Excellence Award this year. Dr....
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