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Assistant Professor Anthony Battaglia in the School of Kinesiology and Health Science warns against performance pressure in youth sports

Anthony Battaglia, an assistant professor in the School of Kinesiology and Health Science, studies coaching relationships, athlete development, and the psychosocial aspects of youth sport. While he strongly supports youth sports for the many advantages they provide, including developing teamwork, leadership, social connections and lifelong physical activity habits, he warns against placing too much emphasis […]

A new study by Faculty of Health doctoral student Olivia Ramraj in the School of Kinesiology and Health Science looks at whether posture affects cognition

Doctoral student Olivia Ramraj, under the supervision of Dr. Heather Edgell, in the School of Kinesiology and Health Science are exploring whether standing up can affect how we think. The study is investigating how cardiac output and blood flow to the brain, based on posture, might contribute to cognitive function in this population. For further […]

Grad Students represent School of Kinesiology and Health Science at European Respiratory Conference

PhD students Parsa Shekarloo, Ghazal Adibmoradi, and Parsa Jamal-Zadeh, supervised by Dr. Devin Phillips, attended the 2026 European Respiratory Society Congress in Barcelona, Spain. This year's conference focused on patient perspectives, collaborative research, and advances across respiratory medicine specialties. Dr. Phillips states, "They did a wonderful job of representing our school and institution at the […]

A new global snapshot of cardiac rehabilitation access, led by 91ÑÇÉ« PhD candidate Rachel Carson in the School of Kinesiology and Health Science

Under the supervision of 91ÑÇÉ« Professor Sherry L. Grace and Adjunct Professor Gabriela Ghisi, PhD Candidate Rachel Carson, in the School of Kinesiology and Health Science, conducted a global survey of cardiac rehabilitation programs in 2025 examining referral practices, limitations to participation, wait times, strategies to improve entry to treatment, funding models and patient costs. The researchers […]

Associate Professor, Lyndsay Hayhurst, in School of Kinesiology and Health Science, Sees Potential for City Recreation Departments to Partner with Businesses to Make Pickle Ball More Accessible

Associate Professor, Lyndsay Hayhurst was quoted in a CBC Radio program, The Sunday Magazine with the feature: What will unite tennis and pickleball players? A whole lot more courts. Dr. Hayhurst's research interests include sport and gender, and how sport can promote fairness and stronger communities through community engagement and development. She suggests private pickleball […]

Two researchers in the School of Kinesiology and Health Science are among 91ÑÇÉ« researchers turning ideas into new knowledge with support from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR). Plus a SSHRC Insight Development Grant

Ali Abdul Sater, associate professor in the School of Kinesiology and Health Science, received $1,017,450 to investigate the role of a protein known as TRAF1 in rheumatoid arthritis. The research aims to identify new ways of targeting inflammation while preserving protective immune functions, with the goal of informing the development of more precise treatments for the autoimmune disease.  Ashley […]

School of Kinesiology and Health Science Researchers Among the Largest Grants Recently Received from SSHRC

Michael Kalu in the School of Kinesiology and Health Science in the Faculty of Health is among other 91ÑÇÉ« researchers receiving the largest grants as SSHRC invests $9.3M in 91ÑÇÉ«-led social sciences, humanities research. Dr. Kalu has received $456,501 for research examining the needs of Black older adults and developing Afrocentric-informed strategies. Yuka Nakamura, also in […]

Assistant Professor Jonathan Michaels, in the School of Kinesiology and Health Science, leads research on AI tool for movement research

Assistant Professor Jonathan Michaels, in the School of Kinesiology and Health Science, alongside Daanish (Dan) Mulla, a postdoctoral fellow and lead researcher, have developed an AI tool at 91ÑÇÉ« that signals a breakthrough for movement research. Dr. Michaels is lead researcher on the project called ATHENA (Automatically Tracking Hands Expertly with No Annotations), an […]

Professor William Gage in School of Kinesiology and Health Science part of 91ÑÇÉ« U team creating intelligent knee brace to transform recovery, mobility care

Professor William Gage in the School of Kinesiology and Health Science is one of the researchers from the Faculty of Health working with researchers from the Lassonde School of Engineering, developing a smart knee brace that uses real-time data to improve rehabilitation and monitor recovery outside the clinic. For more details, see YFile story.

Professors in the School of Kinesiology and Health Science (KHS) Help Transform Anatomy Education

Assistant Professor Nicole Ventura and Interim KHS Chair and Associate Professor, Teaching, Nicolette Richardson are transforming anatomy education through virtual dissection tools and synthetic cadavers, giving students more flexible, accessible ways to build essential knowledge and prepare for careers in health care. Full coverage of this story can be found in YFile.