Theories and Interventions in Exercise and Health Psychology (TIE) - News

Participate in a Research Study on Bone Health & Exercise Behaviours in Diabetes

�鶹AV — Mon, 11 Nov 2024 20:02:31 +0000

The Gibbs Lab at �鶹AV is looking for adults aged 50 and above, diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes to participate in a research study.

Participation involves one audio-recorded interview conducted via Microsoft Teams or by phone.

The study aims to identify preferences, information needs, and perceived barriers related to exercise for the management of bone health in older adults with diabetes. Adults over 50 with diabetes are often unaware of their increased risk of bone fractures, which can lead to disability, hospitalization, and significant healthcare costs.

Congratulations to Olivia Pastore for Successfully Defending Her Dissertation!

�鶹AV — Thu, 24 Oct 2024 19:54:56 +0000

Congratulations to Dr. Olivia Pastore on the successful defence of her dissertation on 23 October, 2024!

Topic of her dissertation: "Understanding and reducing compassion fatigue using the compassion fatigue resilience model and self-compassion in peer mentors of Canadian spinal cord injury community service organizations"

Olivia Pastore is with Dr. Shane Sweet's TIE Lab.

Call for Research Participants: Exciting Opportunity with Lululemon

�鶹AV — Wed, 23 Oct 2024 21:07:47 +0000

Dr. Camilla Illidi from the Clinical Exercise and Respiratory Physiology Laboratory (CERPL), in collaboration with Lululemon, is seeking healthy female volunteers for a research study investigating the effects of sports bras on exercise experiences, including motivation, adherence, feelings, anticipation, and enjoyment.

$3.75 Million Gift from Daniel and Monica Gold to Establish Centre for Early Childhool Development

�鶹AV — Thu, 17 Oct 2024 19:19:14 +0000

Helping Children get the Best Start in Life

A gift to establish a centre for early childhood development at �鶹AV aims to reach more children with learning difficulties.

Congratulations to Yiyang Chen for successfully defending her dissertation!

�鶹AV — Fri, 04 Oct 2024 13:14:40 +0000

Congratulations to Dr. Yiyang Chen on 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"

Changes to MCGILL ALERT! Mobile Device Notifications

�鶹AV — Wed, 18 Sep 2024 14:04:43 +0000

�鶹AV’s Emergency Notification System allows you to opt in your mobile device to receive alerts during time-sensitive situations and disruptions in the use of various buildings on campus.

In the past, some mobile phone carriers only allowed voice messages, not SMS text messaging. Today, all carriers support SMS, so we will switch Emergency Notification System messaging to SMS for all mobile phones starting September 18.

Jenna Gibbs, KPE, and Claudia Mitchell, DISE, Awarded CFI Funding

�鶹AV — Mon, 16 Sep 2024 15:35:36 +0000

The Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) has awarded $5.5 million in funding to �鶹AV researchers to support cutting-edge research facilities and infrastructure across various fields, including health sciences, environmental studies, and engineering.

The Stanley Cup Follows B.Ed. Alum

�鶹AV — Mon, 02 Sep 2024 14:04:06 +0000

Jamie Kompon (B.Ed.'89), an assistant coach with the Florida Panthers, became only the second coach in NHL history to win Stanley Cups with three different teams when his Panthers triumphed over the Edmonton Oilers in one of the most memorable finals in recent years.

Read Jamie's Story in the �鶹AV News

New Dean of Education a Man of Many Talents

�鶹AV — Fri, 30 Aug 2024 18:43:20 +0000

As Dean Vivek Venkatesh settles into his role, the Faculty is exploring different outreach initiatives for the Education Community to get to know our new Dean. This August article in the �鶹AV News alumni magazine serves as a great introduction:

Dr. Benoit Gentil, KPE, Advancing Gene Therapy for Rare Disease: Ataxia of Charlevoix-Saguenay

�鶹AV — Thu, 01 Aug 2024 20:45:55 +0000

The �鶹AV Reporter recently published a story about KPE's Dr. Benoit Gentil and his work in developing gene therapy for a rare genetic disorder known as Ataxia of Charlevoix-Saguenay (ACS). This condition, which primarily affects individuals in certain regions of Quebec, leads to progressive loss of coordination and balance due to a genetic mutation.

Dr. Shane Sweet Is One of �鶹AV's 10 Renewed Canada Research Chairs (2023)

�鶹AV — Tue, 25 Jun 2024 17:38:01 +0000

Dr. Shane Sweet, Associate Professor in the Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education was just renewed as a Canada Research Chair (Tier 2) in Participation, Well-Being, and Physical Disability. Shane's research involves studying well-being and participation in daily and social activities among people living with physical disabilities. This kind of practical application research will impact society in terms of optimizing interventions and programs aimed at enhancing the lives of people living with physical disabilities.

TIE lab presents at SCAPPS 2022 in Montreal

�鶹AV — Mon, 17 Oct 2022 18:28:52 +0000

Oct 13~15 2022, TIE lab participated in the SCAPPS (Canadian Society for Psychomotor Learning and Sport Psychology) 2022 Conference in Montreal, Quebec. TIE lab students, Olivia, Gabby, and Nour each presented their research and had great discussions with professors and students from different universities and labs. Dr. Shane Sweet is one of the main organizers, as well as Tayah and George (Zhiyang) volunteered at this conference.

TIE lab presents at ISCOS 2022 conference in Vancouver

�鶹AV — Mon, 26 Sep 2022 15:11:57 +0000

Sep 15~18 2022, TIE lab went to the 61st International Spinal Cord Society Annual Scientific Meeting in Vancouver, BC. TIE lab supervisor, Dr. Shane Sweet and lab member, Jacques Comeau led a discussion on peer support for individuals with spinal cord injury at the pre-conference. TIE lab students, Tayah and Nour delivered their poster presentations, as well as George and Olivia gave their oral presentations on their research projects.

Congrats to TIE lab graduate students Olivia and Nour for completing their thesis proposal

�鶹AV — Thu, 08 Sep 2022 14:06:50 +0000

September 6th and 7th, 2022, TIE lab graduate students, Olivia Pastore and Nour Saadawi, each completed their thesis proposals with their committee.

Olivia's Ph.D. thesis: Understanding and reducing compassion fatigue using the compassion fatigue resilience model and self-compassion in peer mentors of Canadian spinal cord injury community-based organizations.

Nour's Master thesis: Optimizing staff training to improve adapted physical activity service provision for two community organizations: Co-construction and implementation evaluation

TIE lab members present their research at ECSEPS 2022 conference

�鶹AV — Mon, 28 Mar 2022 15:50:56 +0000

March 25~26, 2022, TIE lab members, Olivia, Tayah, Meaghan, Nour, Lauren, and Georgia presented their research at the Eastern Canada Sport and Exercise Psychology Symposium (ECSEPS) 2022 conference in Ottawa. Each of them did an amazing job giving the oral presentation and having great exchanges with the audience. Click here to see more pictures of TIE lab members at ECSEPS.

Congrats, TIE lab!

Congrats to TIE lab student Tayah on her new publication

�鶹AV — Sun, 13 Mar 2022 00:24:55 +0000

March 12, 2022, TIE lab PhD student Tayah Liska published the research on the Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine. The title of the publication is "Examining long-term motivational and behavioural outcomes of two physical activity interventions".

Dr. Shane Sweet and Jacques Comeau co-presenting at KPE grad seminar

�鶹AV — Fri, 19 Nov 2021 15:36:04 +0000

November 18th, 2021, Dr. Shane Sweet and Mr. Jacques Comeau collaboratively presented at the graduate seminar of the Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education. They shared their experience in doing community-based research on peer mentorship for people living with spinal cord injuries.

Jacques worked as a peer integration counselor for Moelle épinière et motricité Québec (a local community organization for people with spinal cord injury) in the past ten years. He has been actively involved in multiple research projects in collaboration with the TIE lab.

TIE lab had two new publications on Spinal Cord

�鶹AV — Mon, 08 Nov 2021 21:49:48 +0000

November 8, 2021, it's so exciting to announce that our lab recently published two papers on Spinal Cord. Both of them came from the study in which our research team collaborated with community partners to interview multiple individuals who have been involved in community-based spinal cord injury (SCI) peer mentorship programs. This study is under the larger project of developing an evaluation tool for SCI peer mentorship led by TIE lab director, Dr. Shane Sweet.

Congratulations to Emilie Michalovic on passing her PhD dissertation defense

�鶹AV — Fri, 05 Nov 2021 03:28:13 +0000

November 3rd, 2021, TIE lab member Emilie Michalovic successfully completed her PhD dissertation defense. Emilie joined the TIE lab in 2015 and has been an excellent lab member over the past six years. She is Dr. Sweet's first student who completed her PhD degree. Emilie's research focuses on enhancing the social participation and well-being of people living with COPD.

Being the senior student of the lab, Emilie always takes on a leadership role. She loves helping her labmates, giving new ideas to the lab, and sharing experiences with people around her.

TIE Lab members did excellent presentations at the SCAPPS 2021 online conference

�鶹AV — Tue, 26 Oct 2021 17:15:31 +0000

October 20-22, 2021, the Canadian Society for Psychomotor Learning and Sport Psychology 2021 Conference was held online by the Nipissing University. TIE lab members, Jordan Herbison and Emilie Michalovic gave excellent oral presentations on their research. Olivia Pastore and Tayah Liska successfully presented their posters. TIE lab alumni, Dr. Meredith Rocchi, also presented her research at the conference. TIE Lab had the chance to exchange with scholars from universities across the country.

Great job, TIE lab!

Congrats to TIE lab student Olivia Pastore on passing the PhD comprehensive exam

�鶹AV — Mon, 04 Oct 2021 20:16:50 +0000

September 24th, 2021, TIE lab student Olivia successfully defended her Ph.D. comprehensive exam. She did an excellent job and received lots of praise from her committee members on both the written and oral components.

In the summer, Olivia spent three months writing the answers to the questions in the topics on physical activity trends, self-compassion conceptualization, and RCT alternative methodologies.

Congrats, Olivia!

Congrats to TIE lab postdoc Jordan on publishing on The Conversation

�鶹AV — Wed, 08 Sep 2021 16:04:58 +0000

September 7th, 2021, TIE lab post-doctoral fellow Jordan Herbison published an article titled "After the Paralympics: New initiative to get more Canadians involved in power wheelchair sport" on The Conversation. This article discussed the issues around the inclusivity of powerchair users in parasport.

TIE lab student Zhiyang (George) presented at the ASIA 2021 conference

�鶹AV — Thu, 08 Jul 2021 22:47:52 +0000

July 8th, TIE lab PhD student, Zhiyang (George) virtually presented the research project "Identifying important outcomes of SCI peer mentorship using a Delphi consensus approach" at the American Spinal Injury Association (ASIA) 2021 conference. ASIA is one of the leading Americas organizations in the field of spinal cord injury care, education, and research.

Congrats, George!

Congrats to TIE lab member Meaghan Osborne on receiving Cooke Fellowship in Physical Education

�鶹AV — Thu, 10 Jun 2021 17:07:33 +0000

June 10, 2021, TIE lab student Meaghan receives the Cooke Fellowship in Physical Education. This fellowship was established in 2016 by J. Douglas Cooke BSc(PE) 1952 to support outstanding graduate students in the Faculty of Education entering the Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education to pursue an MA in Physical and Health Education Pedagogy, Adapted Physical Activity or Sport and Exercise Psychology. It is awarded on the basis of academic merit by the Faculty of Education upon recommendation of the Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education.

Congrats to TIE lab member Jordan Herbison on receiving �鶹AV Sports Science Research Post-Doctoral Fellowship

�鶹AV — Wed, 09 Jun 2021 23:07:19 +0000

June 9th, 2021, TIE lab postdoctoral fellow Jordan Herbison received the �鶹AV Sports Science Research Post-Doctoral Fellowship.

Congrats to TIE lab alumni Kaila Bonnell's new publication on Orbitexercise.com

�鶹AV — Thu, 03 Jun 2021 21:24:24 +0000

March 31, 2021, Kaila Bonnell published an article entitled "Access To Physical Activity Opportunities For People Living With Physical Disabilities" on Orbitexercise.com. Orbitexercise is an online platform that aims to address numerous health topics to encompass different people’s contexts. Former TIE lab member, Kaila is one of the founders of Orbitexercise.

Congratulations to TIE lab student Emilie Michalovic on her new publication

�鶹AV — Wed, 31 Mar 2021 16:43:05 +0000

March 29, 2021, Emilie Michalovic, Dr. Shane Sweet, and Dr. Dennis Jensen published their study entitled “Research and Healthcare Priorities of Individuals Living with COPD.” on COPD: Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. This study describes the research and healthcare priorities of individuals living with COPD.

Congratulations to TIE lab on the new publication on Psychology & Health

�鶹AV — Tue, 23 Mar 2021 14:53:23 +0000

March 23, 2021, Dr. Meredith Rocchi (TIE lab alumni), Zhiyang Shi (TIE lab student), and Dr. Shane Sweet (TIE lab co-director) published a paper entitled "Identifying the outcomes of participating in peer mentorship for adults living with spinal cord injury: a qualitative meta-synthesis" on the Psychology & Health.

Congrats to Kaila Bonnell on her new publication on Disability and Health Journal

�鶹AV — Sun, 21 Mar 2021 04:16:16 +0000

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 journal is a scientific, scholarly, and multidisciplinary journal for reporting original contributions that advance knowledge in disability and health.

TIE lab student Zhiyang (George) published an article on Orbitexercise website

�鶹AV — Fri, 29 Jan 2021 06:13:37 +0000

January 13, 2021, TIE lab student Zhiyang (George) Shi published an article on the Orbitexercise website. Orbitexercise aims to address numerous health topics to encompass different people’s contexts. One of the founders of Orbitexercise, Kaila Bonnell, has worked as an undergraduate student at the TIE lab between 2018 and 2019.

Meaghan Osborne starts her undergraduate honors thesis at the TIE lab

�鶹AV — Mon, 09 Nov 2020 07:36:56 +0000

October 1st, 2020, Meaghan Osborne starts doing her undergraduate honor thesis at the TIE lab. Her thesis looks at the theoretical basis of physical activity maintenance. Let's know more about Meaghan and her research:

Congrats to TIE lab student Zhiyang (George) Shi on passing the PhD comprehensive exam

�鶹AV — Tue, 06 Oct 2020 06:31:18 +0000

October 2nd, 2020, TIE lab student Zhiyang (George) successfully completed the oral defense for the Ph.D. comprehensive exam. There were some great discussions between Zhiyang and the committee members: Dr. Shane Sweet, Dr. Gordon Bloom, and Dr. Aliki Thomas.

Zhiyang has increased his knowledge in the topics on disability models, theories of mentorship, and knowledge translation. We believe that he will keep improving his knowledge and skills and make more contributions to the TIE lab.

Congratulations to TIE lab member Natasha Kaushik, for completing her Master's of Arts degree

�鶹AV — Tue, 15 Sep 2020 15:30:16 +0000

Sep 15th, 2020, Congrats to Natasha Kaushik, who completed her Master’s of Arts degree in Exercise and Health Psychology under the supervision of Dr. Shane Sweet. Natasha’s thesis was entitled, “Exploring the physical activity experiences of women with a physical disability in India”.

Natasha started her Master's at the TIE lab in September 2018. She actively participated in multiple projects and demonstrated strong research skills.

TIE lab and Yunnan University, School of Physical Education held an online symposium

�鶹AV — Sun, 06 Sep 2020 14:29:52 +0000

August 27th, 2020, TIE lab in collaboration with Yunnan University (China), School of Physical Education held an online symposium.

Congrats to TIE lab student Zhiyang (George) Shi on publishing his Master's thesis

�鶹AV — Thu, 28 May 2020 00:55:38 +0000

Congrats to TIE lab student Zhiyang (George) Shi on publishing his Master's thesis "Exploring how Chinese adults living with spinal cord injury viewed the prospect of inpatient peer support programs within a hospital-based rehabilitation setting" on Spinal Cord.

Spinal Cord is the official journal of the International Spinal Cord Society (ISCoS), publishing research on spinal cord anatomy, physiology and management of injury and disease for over 50 years.

TIE Lab welcomes Emma, Lauren, and Jessica joining as undergraduate summer students.

�鶹AV — Fri, 22 May 2020 20:12:09 +0000

Summer 2020, Emma, Lauren, and Jessica join TIE lab as undergrad summer students. They will be participating in many research projects this summer. We believe that their intelligence and passion will support TIE lab during this challenging COVID period. Welcome!

It's time to know more about them:

Dr. Sweet gave a virtual presentation in the CRIR's "Talking Research" series

�鶹AV — Fri, 08 May 2020 17:29:31 +0000

May 8th, 2020, TIE lab director Dr. Shane Sweet gave a virtual presentation in the "Talking Research" series of the Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Rehabilitation of Greater Montreal (CRIR). He presented the research project on using telehealth to promote motivation and physical activity in individuals with spinal cord injury.

Congrats to TIE lab member Dr. Meredith Rocchi on completing her postdoc journey

�鶹AV — Mon, 09 Dec 2019 18:59:42 +0000

Dr. Meredith Rocchi started her postdoc at the TIE lab in August 2016. She actively engaged in multiple research projects in the lab and provided fellow students with mentorship. Now, Meredith will be starting her new job at the University of Ottawa as an assistant professor. We wish her all the best in her future endeavors.

TIE Lab presented their research at the ISCOS 2019 conference in Nice, France

�鶹AV — Tue, 12 Nov 2019 20:40:47 +0000

Nov 5-7, 2019, the 58th International Spinal Cord Society Annual Scientific Meeting (ISCOS 2019) was hosted in Nice, France. TIE lab co-director, Dr. Sweet and PhD student Zhiyang Shi presented their peer mentorship research on behalf of the community-university partnership team. They also had a chance to exchange ideas with researchers and health professionals from different countries. Well done, TIE lab.

Click here to see more pictures from ISCOS 2019.

Congrats to TIE lab members on presenting their research at SCAPPS 2019

�鶹AV — Tue, 22 Oct 2019 22:47:00 +0000

Oct 17-19, 2019, the Canadian Society for Psychomotor Learning and Sport Psychology (SCAPPS) annual conference was held in Vancouver, British Columbia. TIE lab members presented their work at the conference and enjoyed the time there. Shannon and Laura had great oral presentations. Natasha, Emilie, and Zhiyang all did a great job presenting their own posters. TIE lab undergrad students, Kaila and Meaghan, had amazing poster presentations as well. Congrats, TIE lab.

Dr. Shane Sweet gave a talk on the SSHRC research program at the Jewish Rehabilitation Hospital

�鶹AV — Thu, 03 Oct 2019 20:09:12 +0000

October 2nd, 2019, TIE lab director Dr. Shane Sweet gave a talk on the SSHRC Spinal Cord Injury Peer Mentorship Research Program at the Jewish Rehabilitation Hospital (JRH), Laval. He talked about the work his team has done and exchanged ideas with the hospital staff from the JRH.

Congrats to TIE lab member François Jarry presented at the SSHRC Storytellers contest

�鶹AV — Thu, 13 Jun 2019 20:33:31 +0000

June 3rd, TIE lab member François went to Vancouver to present his research project at the 2019 Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences as one of the Top 25 finalists in the Storytellers contest. Click here to see his excellent performance.

Dr. Shane Sweet and TIE lab students presented their research at Congrès québécois de recherche en adaptation-réadaptation

�鶹AV — Sun, 19 May 2019 16:45:27 +0000

May 16-17, 2019, the 3rd Quebec Congress in Adaptation-Rehabilitation Research was held at the Centre Mont-Royal, in Montreal, Quebec. Dr. Shane Sweet presented his research titled "Impact of joining an adapted physical activity program on participation in daily and social activities and social isolation“. TIE lab students Kaila, François, and Zhiyang presented their research posters at this conference too.

Click here to see the pictures.

Good job, TIE lab!

TIE lab member Emilie Michalovic presented her research poster at Canadian Respiratory Conference

�鶹AV — Mon, 06 May 2019 22:01:00 +0000

April 11-13, 2019, the 12th Annual Canadian Respiratory Conference was hosted in Ottawa, Ontario. TIE lab member Emilie presented her research poster titled "Perceived difficulty and confidence of participation in movement-related activities for individuals living with COPD" at this conference.

Good job, Emilie!

Congrats to Emilie, Jeff, and Shane on publishing a chapter in the book Psychological Aspects of Sport-Related Concussions

�鶹AV — Thu, 25 Apr 2019 15:20:53 +0000

Dr. Shane Sweet, Dr. Jeff Caron, and Emilie Michalovic published a book chapter entitled "Theoretical Implications and Applications for Understanding and Changing Concussion-Related Behaviors" in the book Psychological Aspects of Sport-Related Concussions. This is the first book to explicitly and authoritatively set out the psychological aspects of sport-related concussion from a multidisciplinary and global perspective.

TIE lab member François Jarry made the 25 finalists for SSHRC annual research communication challenge

�鶹AV — Thu, 18 Apr 2019 15:56:51 +0000

TIE lab member François Jarry has been selected as one of the 25 finalists of SSHRC 2019 Storytellers challenge. SSHRC’s annual Storytellers contest highlights how knowledge about the social sciences and humanities helps Canadians understand and improve the world.

Congrats to TIE lab alumni Keryn Chemtob on publishing her Master's thesis

�鶹AV — Wed, 17 Apr 2019 21:29:05 +0000

Congrats to TIE lab alumni Keryn Chemtob on publishing her Master's thesis "Using tele-health to enhance motivation, leisure time physical activity, and quality of life in adults with spinal cord injury: A self-determination theory-based pilot randomized control trial" on Psychology of Sport and Exercise.

Psychology of Sport and Exercise is an international forum for scholarly reports in the psychology of sport and exercise, broadly defined. The journal is open to the use of diverse methodological approaches.

TIE Lab member Emilie Michalovic published her publication on Disability and Health Journal

�鶹AV — Thu, 11 Apr 2019 18:13:58 +0000

Congrats to TIE Lab member Emilie Michalovic on her publication entitled "Motivation and participation in daily and social activities among adults with spinal cord injury: Applying self-determination theory".

Disability and Health Journal is a scientific, scholarly, and multidisciplinary journal for reporting original contributions that advance knowledge in disability and health.

Good job, Emilie!

TIE lab members presented their research at ECSEPS 2019

�鶹AV — Wed, 10 Apr 2019 19:47:45 +0000

March 22-23, 2019, the 23rd Annual Eastern Canada Sport and Exercise Psychology Symposium (ECSEPS) regional conference was held in Vaughan, Ontario. TIE lab members presented their research and enjoyed their time there. Bradley, François, Laura, Emilie, Shannon, Natasha, Erin, and Zhiyang did a great job presenting their research. Undergraduate students, Matthew, Mana, and Kaila also presented their research in great fashion.

Click here to see the pictures from ECSEPS 2019!

Congrats, TIE lab!

TIE lab Master's student François Jarry on his running motivation-Le Journal de Montréal

�鶹AV — Mon, 17 Dec 2018 22:16:31 +0000

TIE lab member François Jarry was featured in the Journal de Montréal regarding that he received the Quebec road athlete of the year award from the Quebec Athletics Federation. The article talks about his preparation for future races (potentially 2024 Paris Olympics) and his motivation to keep running! Click here to read the featured article by the Journal de Montréal.

Allez, Allez! François!

Photo: CHANTAL POIRIER-Le Journal de Montréal

Dr. Shane Sweet discusses his research for Institute of Human Development and Well-Being’s video series.

�鶹AV — Thu, 06 Dec 2018 16:38:44 +0000

Dr. Shane Sweet discusses his research on well-being and specifically on spinal cord injury peer mentorship for �鶹AV’s Institute of Human Development and Well-Being’s video series entitled: Well-Being: What a Concept!

Click here to see the video.

TIE lab members presented their research at SCAPPS 2018

�鶹AV — Thu, 22 Nov 2018 04:43:17 +0000

Oct 18-20, 2018, the Canadian Society for Psychomotor Learning and Sport Psychology (SCAPPS) annual conference was held in Toronto, Ontario. TIE lab members showed up as a cohesive crew and enjoyed their time at the conference. Shannon and Meredith both had amazing oral presentations. Bradley, Laura, François, Emilie, and Zhiyang all presented their own posters. New graduate students, Erin and Natasha, obtained growth from attending the conference.

Click here to see the pictures from SCAPPS 2018

TIE lab member Meredith Rocchi published an article in Moelle Epinière et Motricité’s ParaQuad Magazine

�鶹AV — Thu, 22 Nov 2018 04:54:11 +0000

TIE lab member Meredith Rocchi's article titled "Utiliser la télésanté pour améliorer la motivation, l'activité physique et la qualité de vie chez les adultes souffrant d'une lésion de la moelle épinière" was published in Paraquad Magazine. Paraquad magazine was created in June 1976 and has become over the years an invaluable link between Moelle épinière et motricité Québec (MEMO-Qc) and its members and partners.

TIE lab member François Jarry on his Montreal Marathon Experience - Journal de Montréal

�鶹AV — Mon, 01 Oct 2018 16:07:49 +0000

TIE lab Master's student François Jarry was featured in the Journal de Montréal regarding his 6th place finish at the Montreal Marathon on September 23rd 2018. François was the fastest Quebecer of the race finishing with a time of 2:22.03. The article talks about his experience with the race and his plans for the future! You can read the featured article by the Journal de Montréal at the following link: https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2018/09/30/en-amour-avec-la-course

Congratulations François!

New website for Theories and Interventions in Exercise and Health Psychology (TIE) Laboratory

�鶹AV — Fri, 25 May 2018 17:49:54 +0000

Led by Co-Directors Shane Sweet and Lindsay Duncan, of our Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education (KPE), the TIE Laboratory was founded to understand the psychosocial determinants of physical activity adoption and maintenance, and to promote this health behaviour through interventions.