Month: March 2019

On March 21-24, 2019, NORTH PA lab members attended the 23rd annual Eastern Canada Sport and Exercise Psychology Symposium (ECSEPS) regional conference hosted by York University, in Vaughan, Ontario.

In order of presenting, project proposals included:

Move Eat Sleep Repeat for Better Mental Health – Brianne O’Rourke, Research Intern

Building a Winning Team Culture: Understanding Coach and Athlete Perspectives – Chris Cheng, 1st year MSc Kin

Understanding Sport, Physical Activity and Wholistic Health in First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Youth – Kieran Peltier, 1st year MSc Kin

Exploring the relationship between a food skills program and mental well-being of post-secondary students – Quintin McCluskie, 1st year MSc Kin

Sampling and Specializing in Youth Sport: Exploring Social Identities and Developmental Experiences – Alisha Laciak, 4th year BPHE

Coach Education and Interpersonal Knowledge in Youth Sport – Rachel Van Woezik, 1st year MSc Kin

The Timbits Effect: Exploring food rewards and the role it plays on children’s motivation to participate in sport – Alanna Shwed, 1st year MSc Kin

Also at the conference included post-doctoral fellow Collin McLaren, undergraduate research assistant Allyn Massana, and faculty members Dr. Mark Bruner and Dr. Barbi Law.

On Thursday March 21, 2019, Nipissing University (NU) celebrated 25 full-time student leaders at the annual Dave Marshall Leadership Awards.

Recognized for her outstanding contribution and dedication to the NU campus, NORTH PA student Taylor Mueller was awarded a Dave Marshall Leadership Award in the campus category. Working towards a Masters degree in kinesiology, Taylor has demonstrated campus leadership through her initiative the #iamstronger campaign. The #iamstrongher campaign featured a week of events on the topic of positive body image for women and included Mirrorless Monday, Talk About it Tuesday, What We Love About Our Body Wednesday, Smash the Scale, and Feel Good Friday.

Upon graduation, Taylor would like to become a fundraiser. Specifically, she would like to work for a non-profit organization that raises funds for eating disorder awareness, prevention, and treatment. She would also like to see the #iamstrongher campaign implemented at other universities so the message can reach even more women and girls.

Congratulations Taylor on this prestigious achievement!

On Tuesday March 19th, 2019, NORTH PA students Jordan Sutcliffe, Alanna Shwed, and Quintin McCluskie participated in Nipissing University’s 3 Minute Thesis (3MT) competition.

3MT is a university wide competition for masters and doctoral students to present their research and its wider impact to non-specialist judges in less than 3 minutes. The challenge is to present complex research in a compelling, engaging way using only one slide.

Placing first in the competition was Jordan Sutcliffe, with his presentation titled Rink Rage. Jordan will move on to the provincial 3MT competition at McMaster University on April 17th, 2019. Alanna Shwed won the people’s choice award with her presentation titled The Timbits Effect, and Quintin McCluskie had a stellar presentation with his project titled Food Skills. Daryl Tjin, also of the MSc Kinesiology program, placed second with her presentation Can You Keep a Secret.

The NORTH PA lab would like to congratulate all participants for their engaging presentations.

For more information on Nipissing’s 3MT competition, click here.