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Dr. Ross Andersen

Title: 
Professor
Academic title(s): 

Director, ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ Health and Fitness Promotion Lab

Dr. Ross Andersen
Contact Information
Email address: 
ross.andersen [at] mcgill.ca
Phone: 
514-398-4400 Ext 0578
Address: 

Currie Gymnasium
475 Avenue des Pins Ouest
Montreal, Quebec H2W 1S4
Canada

Division: 
Exercise Physiology Supervisors
Department: 
Kinesiology & Physical Education
Area(s): 
Biomechanics, Neuroscience and Physiology
Physical Health Education and Adapted Physical Activity
Sports and Exercise Sciences
Areas of expertise: 
  • Exercise physiology
  • Obesity treatment
  • Physical activity interventions
  • Epidemiology
  • Aging
  • Public health surveillance and health disparities
  • Physical activity policy
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Biography: 

Dr. Ross Andersen grew up in Montreal and completed his B. Ed and his M.A. in the Physical Education Department at ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ University.Ìý He went on to work on his Ph.D. in exercise Physiology at Temple University and completed his Post-Doctoral Training at the University Of Pennsylvania School Of Medicine.ÌýÌý He then joined the faculty at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in Baltimore where he served for 12 years.Ìý In 2007, Ross returned to ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ University as the Tier 1 Canada Research Chair of Physical Activity and Health.Ìý He teaches several courses at ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ including: Physical Activity and Health (Undergraduate), Bioenergetics (Graduate) and Research Methods (graduate).ÌýÌý Currently, there are several Masters’, Ph.D. and Post-Doctoral fellows working in the Andersen Lab.Ìý In 2008, Dr. Andersen began building a new state-of-art health promotion center in the old Gymnastic’s Gym (Room 101 Currie).Ìý This new lab has incredible facilities for teaching and training students on how to help sedentary individuals and many patient populations adopt more active lifestyles.Ìý Much of the focus in this new lab is to help overweight and obese adults and children develop exercise programs.Ìý His work is often featured in the media and he tries to conduct work that helps influence health policy in Canada and around the world.Ìý Dr. Andersen had published over a hundred research papers as well as three textbooks.Ìý In his leisure time, he remains an avid alpine skier, cyclist and is passionate about fly-fishing.

Degree(s): 
  • B.Ed., M.A.(McG.)
  • Ph.D.(Temple)
Selected publications: 
  • Reid RER, McNeil J, Roumeliotis G, Reid TGR, Carver TE, Andersen RE. Sleep Duration and Timing in the Medium- to Long-Term Post-Bariatric Surgery. Obesity surgery. 2020;30(6):2454-2459.
  • Reid RER, Granat MH, Barreira TV, Haugan CD, Reid TGR, Andersen RE. Week and Weekend Day Cadence Patterns Long-Term Post-Bariatric Surgery. Obesity surgery. 2019;29(10):3271-3276.
  • Mainra A, Abdallah SJ, Reid RER, Andersen RE, Jensen D. Effect of weight loss via bariatric surgery for class III obesity on exertional breathlessness. Respiratory physiology & neurobiology. 2019;266:130-137.
  • Delisle-Houde P, Reid RER, Insogna JA, et al. Comparing DXA and Air Displacement Plethysmography to Assess Body Composition of Male Collegiate Hockey Players. Journal of strength and conditioning research. 2019;33(2):474-478.
  • Delisle-Houde P, Reid RER, Insogna JA, Chiarlitti NA, Andersen RE. Seasonal Changes in Physiological Responses and Body Composition During a Competitive Season in Male and Female Elite Collegiate Ice Hockey Players. Journal of strength and conditioning research. 2019;33(8):2162-2169.
  • Delisle-Houde P, Chiarlitti NA, Reid RER, Andersen RE. Predicting On-Ice Skating Using Laboratory- and Field-Based Assessments in College Ice Hockey Players. International journal of sports physiology and performance. 2019:1184-1189.
Program: 
  • M.SC. Exercise Physiology
  • Ph.D. Kinesiology Sciences (Exercise Physiology)
Graduate supervision: 

Accepting Master's and Ph.D students for the 2024-25 academic year.

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