Congratulations to KPE's Samuel Lamanuzzi for receiving a Bursary from the CIBPA Foundation
Congratulations to KPE's Samuel Lamanuzzi for receiving a Meritorious Bursary from the CIBPA Foundation’s 2021 Bursary Program.
As the leading Private Scholarship Fund in Canada, the CIBPA Foundation's Bursary Program supports students from the Italian-Canadian community in Montreal.
Congratulations to our 2020–2021 David L. Montgomery Award Recipients
The Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education would like to congratulate the recipients of 2020–2021 David L. Montgomery Award.
Saad Razzaq – Supervisor: Dr. Dennis Jensen “‘The added value of the CAT dyspnea and respiratory sub-items as associated with poor CPET outcomes in a random sample of people with COPD and those at risk from the CanCOLD study.’
Congratulations to KPE's Alexandra Potvin-Desrochers for receiving a CRIR studentship!
Congratulations to KPE's Ph.D. student, Alexandra Potvin-Desrochers, for receiving receiving a studentship from Centre de recherche Interdisciplinaire en réadaptation du Montréal métropolitain (CRIR).
Alexandra's PhD thesis title: Understanding and improving freezing of gait in Parkinson’s disease
Matthew Slopecki has been selected as the winner for the International Society of Biomechanics - Sponsored "Motor Control Group Student Award"
Congratulations to Matthew Slopecki for being selected as the winner for the International Society of Biomechanics-Sponsored 'Motor Control Group Student Award", for his oral presentation, that will be given at the 12th Symposium on Motor Control at the 28th Congress of the Intern
Congratulations to Chen Yang for successfully defending his dissertation!
Congratulations to Chen Yang for successfully defending his dissertation on 15th June 2021!Topic of his dissertation: Biomechanical analysis of sex-specific adaptations to muscle fatigue in repetitive upper limb tasks
Congratulations to Ricarda Haeger for successfully defending her dissertation!
Congratulations to Ricarda Haeger for successfully defending her dissertation on 8th June 2021!Topic of her dissertation:
"Inter-Sarcomere Dynamics and Stability in Skeletal Muscle Myofibrils"Supervisor: Dr. Dilson Rassier
KPE Recipient of ۲ݮƵ Sports Science Post-Doctoral Fellowship
Congratulations to our Recipient of 2021 ۲ݮƵ Sports Science Post-Doctoral Fellowship Jordan HerbisonSupervisor: Dr. Shane Sweet
Project Title: Co-Developing the Blueprint for Quality Powerchair Sport Programming
Urquhart Appointed Head Coach of ۲ݮƵ Men’s Hockey Program
David Urquhart has been appointed full-time head coach of the ۲ݮƵ University men's hockey team. A 2018 inductee to the ۲ݮƵ Sports Hall of Fame, Urquhart has spent the last three seasons as an assistant coach of the San Diego Gulls, an American Hockey League affiliate of the Anaheim Ducks. During that span, he helped guide the team to a 92-60-17 record in regular season play and three playoff berths.
KPE recipients of 2021-22 CGS-M Awards!
Congratulations to our Master's students for being awarded the prestigious Canada Graduate Scholarship this year!
Congratulations to our 2021 NSERC (USRA) Award Recipients!
The Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education would like to congratulate this year's NSERC (USRA) Award Recipients.
KPE Recipients of ۲ݮƵ Sports Science Fellowships
Congratulations to our awardees of this year’s ۲ݮƵ Sports Science Fellowships!These three students are being awarded fellowships to support their research projects outlined below:
TIE lab members had four new publications in March 2021
1. March 5, 2021, Kaila Bonnell, Emilie Michalovic, and Dr. Shane Sweet published their study entitled "Physical activity for individuals living with a physical disability in Quebec: Issues and opportunities of access" on the Disability and Health Journal. This qualitative study investigated the relative accessibility of physical activity from the perspective of individuals with physical disabilities.
Congratulations to Jordan Lefebvre on his successful PhD defence!
Congratulations to Jordan Lefebvre for successfully defending his PhD thesis on Friday, March 12th, 2021.Title of his PhD thesis: From Mentoring to Developmental Networks: An Examination of Developmental Relationships in Sport
Call for Applications - KPE Sports Science Post-Doctoral Researcher
KPE Sports Science Post-Doctoral Researcher - Call for ApplicationsWe are pleased to announce the call for applications for a two-year Post-Doctoral Researcher position in the field of sports science. If you are interested in applying, please reach out to a prospective supervisor to discuss joining their team of researchers.