Tailored Physical Activity Behavior Change Interventions: Challenges and Opportunities

Congratulations to KIN faculty members, Jasmin Ma and Mark Beauchamp for their newly published study, “Tailored physical activity behavior change interventions: challenges and opportunities.” This article asks: how do we see the way forward for tailored physical activity interventions? And suggests i) improving engagement of those for whom the research is intended and ii) understanding the ethical impacts of using technology to support tailoring.

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Welcome to the CSS Podcast Page, Season 1, Hosted by Dr. Andrea Bundon

The CSS podcast is dedicated to exploring the relationships between and impacts of sport on a variety of social, cultural, and environmental factors. Key topics include the environment, community development, social justice, and equity, which we will revisit throughout the season. Each episode will be dedicated to a different topic surrounding sport mega-events, with researchers and key stakeholders joining Dr. Bundon for a conversation about existing research, shifts in the field, and current issues to explore how these topics have progressed over the past decade.

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Learning to Stand with Unexpected Sensorimotor Delays

Congratulations to UBC KIN professors Jean-Sébastien Blouin (PI), Romeo Chua, Tim Inglis, Ian Franks, and professors Brandon Rasman, Patrick Forbes, Ryan Peters, and Oscar Ortiz for their study, "Learning to Stand with Unexpected Sensorimotor Delays."  The research paper demonstrates that the human brain can learn to overcome neural delays that contribute to a loss of balance.

"Human standing balance relies on self-motion estimates that are used by the nervous system to detect unexpected movements and enable corrective responses and adaptations in control. These estimates must accommodate for inherent delays in sensory and motor pathways. Here, we used a robotic system was employed to simulate human standing in the anteroposterior direction about the ankles and impose sensorimotor delays into the control of balance. Imposed delays destabilized standing, but through training, participants adapted and re-learned to balance with the delays..."

This paper is being published by ELife, though a PDF of the article is available online (click on the button below). 
eLife 2021;10:e65085 DOI: 10.7554/eLife.65085Photo credit:
Jeremy Bishop, UnSplash and il_baro, Flickr

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Searching for Balance: A Historian’s View of the Fractured World of Kinesiology

Professor Patricia Vertinsky is a historian of physical culture and is a Distinguished University Scholar. In "Searching for Balance: A Historian’s View of the Fractured World of Kinesiology" Vertinsky has written a self-reflective article on the development of the discipline of physical education and kinesiology.

Vertinsky writes, "In this essay, I drew upon the perspectives of Walter Benjamin’s “angel of history” in reflecting upon the history of kinesiology and the influences that led to my own academic career in kinesiology. I have outlined how my disciplinary training as a physical educator and educational historian provided the resources to propel my continuing inquiry into the inter and cross-disciplinary (and intrinsically entangled) nature of kinesiology. Gender, nationality, training, location, and timing all had their influences on my education and job opportunities and upon building toward a career in a research university where physical education and kinesiology, by design and accident, increasingly separated from one another."

Human Kinetics, Kinesiology Review. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1123/kr.2020-0061

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Podcast Interview Features Professor Nikki Hodges, on 'The Sport Psych Show'

Sports psychologist Dan Abrahams runs the popular podcast series known as "The Sport Psych Show". The show aims to demystify sport psychology for players, coaches, and parents by speaking with some of the most influential people in sports performance today. Episode 150, features an interview with specials guest UBC School of Kinesiology professor Nikki Hodges and Dr. Mark Williams, a professor with the University of Utah. 

Click the button below to listen to the full episode with Nikki Hodges:

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Studying Impacts of COVID-19 on Behaviours of Children and Youth

Congratulations to KIN graduate student Derek Paterson who, with professor Guy Faulkner, recently had a paper published, “Exploring the impact of COVID-19 on the movement behaviors of children and youth: A scoping review of the evidence after the first year.”

Derek is a master's student studying under the supervision of Dr. Guy Faulkner and working in the Population Physical Activity. He is involved and interested in research regarding physical literacy, teaching physical education, and youth movement behaviours, especially within the context of a pandemic. 

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New Paper: How Do We See the Way Forward for Tailored Physical Activity Interventions?

Congratulations to KIN faculty members, Jasmin Ma and Mark Beauchamp, along with Theresa A Floegel, Linda C Li, Jenny Leese, Mary A De Vera, Jack Taunton, Teresa Liu-Ambrose, Kelli D Allen, whose new article, “Tailored physical activity behavior change interventions: challenges and opportunities” was published in the August 2021 issue of Translational Behavioral Medicine. 
 

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Athletes Pushing Back Against the Sexualization of Women in Gymnastics

Two high-profile stories of women pushing back against uniform requirements for sports have made headlines recently. Dr. Andrea Bundon, Assistant Professor, School of Kinesiology, UBC, talks about how the German gymnastics team and other athletes are pushing back against the sexualization of women in gymnastics.

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Go By Bike Week 
September 27- October 3

From Sept 27 to Oct 3, get your bike ready for Go by Bike Week (formerly called Bike to Work Week). It doesn’t matter if you are a dedicated cyclist or a newbie on the bike – Go by Bike Week is for everyone! Open to all students–gather up your classmates and complete as a team for a chance to be awarded the coveted UBC Trophy!

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Seminar Series: 
Engaging in Research: Advancing the Science and Practice of Research Partnership
Thurs. September 23 | 4:00-5:00pm 

Our first speaker is Dr. Heather Gainforth, UBC Okanagan whose academic training in Health Promotion, Knowledge Translation and Kinesiology has fostered her belief that evidence-based health promotion interventions and guidelines must be widely disseminated both in general and special populations. 

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$50,000 Funding Opportunity for  Faculty and Staff through UBC Sustainability

Up to $50,000 is available in funding for UBC Vancouver Faculty and Staff to develop impactful and collaborative Campus as a Living Lab projects.

Last year, Drs. Jan Hare and Moss Norman received a $42,308 grant to support their project,"(Re)Imagining Indigenous-Centred UBC Campus Recreation."

To learn more and to register for the CLL Workshop on October 7, click below.

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entrepreneurship@ubc Presents Immersion Week | Sept 27- October 1

KIN faculty, staff, and students may be interested in a number of events at the ubcentrepreneur’s Immersion Week, including chats from representatives with the UBC Social and Human Health Venture Studios.   The 5-day event allows people to: 

• Explore creative transformations and how to build for change
• Learn about the many innovation pathways: funding, partnerships, and entrepreneurship
• Dive into entrepreneurial foundations and leadership development, and more.

Engage with the entrepreneurial community through keynote speakers, panels, roundtable discussions, and AMA sessions. To see the program click here. 

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The 2nd National Virtual Kinesiology Canadian Conference
November 27 & 28, 2021

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The Canadian Kinesiology Awards
Deadline: October 31, 2021

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