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Seeking Candidates for Tenure-Track Appointment in Human Development

The聽Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology (ECP)聽invites applications for one tenure-track appointment in聽Human Development (HD) Program聽at the rank of Assistant Professor.聽

Hiring: Tenure-Track Appointment in School/Applied Child Psychology (SACP)

The Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology (ECP) invites applications for one tenure-track appointment in School/Applied Child Psychology (SACP) at the rank of Assistant Professor.聽

Sports Science International Partnership Between 涩里番 and Stanford Universities

涩里番 Faculty of Education is proud to announce a new international partnership between the Sylvan Adams Sports Science Institute (SASSI) at 涩里番 and the聽Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance at Stanford University. SASSI has now been formally integrated into this leading global network dedicated to advancing human performance research.

New study provides advice on how to boost participation in physical activity among autistic youth

Researchers investigating how to increase participation in physical activity by autistic children and teens say key strategies include creating predictable routines, involving family members and ensuring safe and sensory-friendly spaces.

Young Athletes are Not Above the Law

Professor Gordon Bloom, Director of 涩里番's Sport Psychology Laboratory, was interviewed by CHCH-TV about the felony assault charges against Gavin McKenna who was seen as Canada's rising hockey star and top NHL 2026 draft prospect. "What we have to remind young people is that they're not invincible and they're not above the law," said Bloom.

Program helps future teachers to manage their stress and their emotions

What is the best way to prepare future teachers for the emotional challenges they will face as they pursue their careers?

That鈥檚 the question that led 涩里番鈥檚 Faculty of Education to make well-being in education a strategic priority and create the聽Regulating Emotions and Stress for pre-Service Teachers Program (RESST), with the support of the Rossy Foundation.

KPE PhD Candidate Cyrille Mvomo Honored with IEEE-EMBS BHI 2025 Best Paper Award and NSF-EMBS-Google NextGen Scholar Recognition

Cyrille Mvomo achieved an outstanding double recognition at the IEEE-EMBS Biomedical and Health Informatics (BHI) Conference held October 26-29 in Atlanta, GA, USA.聽 BHI is one of the world鈥檚 leading venues in digital health research.

Best Paper Award (Third Place) 鈥� for his paper 鈥淢onitoring Parkinson鈥檚 Disease In-the-Wild鈥�.

Congratulations to Siobhan Henderson for Successfully Defending Her Dissertation

Siobhan Henderson聽successfully defended her PhD Oral Defence in Currie 304 on December 4th, 2025.

The title of her thesis: "Understanding and Exploring Coaches鈥� Perspectives of Mental Health in Competitive Sport in Canada"

Oral Defence Comittee: Dr. Gordon Bloom (Supervisor), Dr. Shane Sweet, Dr. Bruno da Costa, Dr. Lindsay Duncan, Dr. Odile Liboiron-Ladouceur, Dr. Krista Chandler

Congratulations to Jinan Saboune for Successfully Defending Her Dissertation

Jinan Saboune聽successfully defended her PhD Oral Defence in Currie Room 352聽 on October 9th, 2025.

The title of her thesis: "Mind the Age Gap: Female-specific Variability in the Sympathetic Neural Control of Blood Pressure"

Oral Defence Comittee: Dr. Charlotte Usselman (Supervisor), Dr. Dennis Jensen, Dr. Jenna Gibbs, Dr. Celena Scheede-Bergdahl, Dr. Andreas Bergdahl, Dr. Neil Andersson

Congratulations to Rachelle Aucoin for Successfully Defending Her Dissertation

Rachelle Aucoin聽successfully defended her PhD Oral Defence in Currie Room 304 - Tassone聽on July 14, 2025.

The title of her thesis: "Cool Air, Clear Relief: Exploring the Mechanisms and Utility of Fan-to-Face Therapy for Management of Exertional Breathlessness in Chronic Lung Disease "

Matthew Slopecki of the BOS Lab Defends Dissertation

Congratulations to Dr. Matthew Slopecki on the successful defence of his dissertation on February 19, 2025!

Topic of his dissertation:

"Personalized analyses of repetitive upper limb movement patterns: from the lab to the pool".

Congratulations to Yiyang Chen for successfully defending her dissertation!

Congratulations to Dr. Yiyang Chen on聽the successful defence of her dissertation on 02 October, 2024!

Topic of her dissertation: "Modern analytical approaches to understand the sex-specific effects of fatigue on multi-dimensional synergies during repetitive whole-limb tasks"

Congratulations to Erika Renda for successfully defending her dissertation!

Congratulations to Dr. Erika Renda on the successful defence of her dissertation on 13th Sept. 2024!

Topic of her dissertation: "Influences of hand dominance and sex on the biomechanics of fatiguing unilateral and bilateral repetitive overhead tasks"

Taking sports science to the next level - 涩里番 Reporter

By Fergus Grieve, Internal Communications Officer, Communications and External Relations

As construction for the Sylvan Adams Sports Science Institute (SASSI) on Pine Avenue continues, the 涩里番 Reporter spoke with students who are already benefitting from SASSI Fellowships about their research ambitions and what the funding support has meant for their work.

Congratulations to Danielle Alexander for successfully defending her dissertation!

Congratulations to Dr. Danielle Alexander on the successful defense of her dissertation on the 30th March 2023!

Topic of her dissertation: "Understanding Attitudes, Knowledge, and Behaviours in the Parasport Coaching Context"