Atila Ozkaplan (BHK 2001, MSc 2004), Recipient of the 2021-2022 Alumni Builder Award! Created in 2017 as part of the 100th year of alumni UBC, the Alumni Builder Awards recognize a cross-section of alumni representing both campuses who have significantly contributed to the university and enriched the lives of others, and in doing so, have supported alumni UBC’s mission of realizing the promise of a global community with a shared ambition for a better world and an exceptional UBC. We are happy to honour this year’s Alumni Builder Award recipients and particularly proud to honour KIN alumnus Atila Ozkaplan, whose generous contributions have been recognized by the School of Kinesiology. Atila is Vice President of Production Operations, Olympics for the NBC Sports Group Olympic, and serves as a strong ambassador in the world for the School and its values. He is a true alumni builder. Read More | | | Bianca Knop (BHK 2001) Aims to Make a Big Post-Pandemic Comeback with Her Business Bianca is a founder of Wildfire, a boutique agency that brings brands to life with experiential marketing events. It’s no secret that COVID-19 has had a drastic and severe impact on many industries, including the world of live events and experiential marketing. COVID-19 hit Wildfire almost immediately and resulted in a halt to their regular projects and client work. "You could plan for the worst, but things will always happen. Watching an entire industry get shut down overnight is something I never thought I would witness working in experiential and events. Although frightening at first, I can confidently say that we are more resilient now and will face new challenges and difficulties with a stronger foothold." Read More | | | | Sara Hodson (BHK 2002) and FIC Help B.C. Gyms Reopen in 2022 Congratulations to KIN alum Sara Hodson and the Fitness Industry Council of Canada (FIC) for their successful lobby to attain COVID-19 support for the fitness industry. Gyms have re-opened in B.C., due in part to Sara's advocacy as president of FIC. It was through her hard work that they restarted on January 20th, 2022. “There is no time like now to be active. Our work with the provincial government and Dr. Bonnie Henry’s office shows that staying away from fitness was a bigger risk than the risk that COVID-19 has within our walls,” said Hodson. Click below to read the full article. To learn more about FIC's journey, watch Sara's video here. Read More | | | Candid Conversations between KIN Alumni:
Carl Bergstrom (BKin 2010, MKin 2012), Performance Director with the Golden State Warriors is Interviewed by Scott Vass (MKin 2007 Many thanks to the Canadian Strength and Conditioning Association for granting us permission to republish this interview. KIN Alum Carl Bergstrom (BKin 2010, MKin 2012) is the Director of Performance with the Golden State Warriors. He has held multiple performance roles in sports, from the NHL’s Vancouver Canucks to the Canadian Women’s Olympic Soccer Team. He has also worked with many individual professionals and Olympic athletes in full-time and consulting capacities. In this fascinating and insightful Youtube video, Carl describes his career trajectory, discusses the importance of mentorship, and shares his networking strategy with another esteemed KIN Alum, Scott Vass (MKin 2007), Athletic Director, Vancouver College, and Sport Science/Sport Medicine (IST) Manager, Wrestling Canada Lutte. Watch Here | | | Sanaah Dodhia
(BKin 2015) Sanaah Dodhia is currently a Change Leader in Access, Care and Transitions (seniors long-term care), with Fraser Health. She states, "My personal experience is that COVID-19 has put a great amount of stress on the health care system, especially in long-term care, in areas of staffing and resources and the ultimate impact has been to our greatest stakeholder group which are the residents. However, in my experience, in the face of adversity, compassion and care prevail." Read More | | | | Mercedes Watson (MKin 2012) Mercedes Watson is the Director of Coach & Partner Development, at the Coaches Association of Ontario (CAO). She and her team provide coach development, funding opportunities, and events for Ontario’s approximately 250,000 coaches. She also works with various sports organizations to support their coach development needs. Read More | | | | Ross Dexter
(MKin 2010) Ross Dexter is an Athletic Trainer at Southern Oregon University, where he first pursued his academic journey. He works with athletes to rehabilitate them from injury and improve performance. He is also a published author and researcher, and has written for three peer-reviewed journals, and counting! Read More | | | KIN Professor Emeritus, Dr. Donald McKenzie,
Appointed to the Order of Canada Professor Emeritus, Dr. Donald McKenzie (MD 77, MPE 72) in the School of Kinesiology has been appointed to the Order of Canada (December 2021), for his expertise in sports medicine and for his transformative research on the effectiveness of exercise as an intervention for breast cancer patients. The appointment of Dr. Donald McKenzie to the Order of Canada demonstrates his remarkable contribution to improving the health and well-being of people across Canada. The UBC School of Kinesiology is extremely proud of his achievements and dedication to serving people and communities throughout B.C. and the country. Read More | UBC Gateway Building Wins 2021 Canadian Architect
Award of Excellence The Gateway Building, which co-locates Kinesiology, Nursing, Language Science, and UBC Health Clinics has been recognized with this award for a number of attributes including fundamental conversations with representatives of the Musqueam First Nation on the co-design of the building and an integral sustainability strategy. The resulting contemporary design vision aligns the building with traditional Musqueam values. A skylit atrium is the social heart of the building that permits the atrium to feel like a dignified, warm place that is well resolved at the human scale. The use of wood and expressed timber structure reflects the Musqueam tradition of building and extends the ‘forest landscape’ experience into the interior. In keeping with the health and wellness focus of the schools that are co-located in the Gateway Building, the wood feature stair that winds through all atrium levels encourages physical activity as well as social interaction between different disciplines. Click here to read the full article. To learn more, click below and visit the School’s Gateway Building page. Read More | | | Tenure Track Assistant Professor in Computational Neuro-Biology of Human Movement (Faculty Career Opportunity) The UBC School of Kinesiology invites applications for a full-time tenure-track Assistant Professor position in the area of Computational Neuro-biology of Human Movement. The successful candidate is expected to engage in basic research that supports the areas of neuromechanical, physiological and systems biology and must have advanced knowledge, research experience and a demonstrated history of publications using computational approaches for modeling neurophysiological processes and statistical signal processing of electrophysiological and/or neurobiological imaging data. The appointment is expected to begin on Sunday, January 1, 2023, or as negotiated with the successful candidate. Applications are to be submitted by Friday, April 15, 2022. However, the search will remain open until filled. If you have questions regarding the position or application, please email Dr. Robert Boushel, Director of the School of Kinesiology, at kin.hr@ubc.ca. Please circulate this posting widely! Download Job Description Here (PDF) | | | | Tenure Track Assistant Professor in Sport Psychology (Faculty Career Opportunity) The UBC School of Kinesiology invites applications for a full-time tenure-track Assistant Professor position in the area of Sport Psychology. The ideal candidate would be well-positioned to develop a strong program of research and outreach activities that are broadly concerned with the psychology of high-performance sport and/or the application of psychological principles to sports behaviour involving a range of populations. This may suit someone with a background in the psychology of performance enhancement, developmental psychology, neuroscience, and/or clinical sport psychology. The appointment is expected to begin on Sunday, January 1, 2023, or as negotiated with the successful candidate. Applications are to be submitted by Thursday, March 31, 2022. However, the search will remain open until filled. If you have questions regarding the position or application, please email Dr. Robert Boushel, Director of the School of Kinesiology, at kin.hr@ubc.ca. Please circulate this posting widely! Download Job Description Here (PDF) | | | | | Dr. Eli Puterman Publishes Study on Treating Depression Through Movement! Congratulations to KIN assistant professor Eli Puterman on his study in combatting depression through physical activity. Depression levels have significantly increased during the COVID-19 pandemic. The question of finding a practical solution to reduce it is more relevant now than ever before. Dr. Puterman was recently featured on CBC News. He and his research team recruited more than 300 people to conduct this study. To learn more about the study, click below. Read More | | | | Airway Luminal Area and the Resistive Work of Breathing During Exercise in Healthy Young Females and Males Congratulations to Dr. Carli Peters (PhD 21) on her published study, "Airway luminal area and the resistive work of breathing during exercise in healthy young females and males", with KIN professor Dr. Bill Sheel in the Journal of Applied Physiology's December issue. Her study examines the relationship between the work of breathing (Wb) during exercise and in vivo measures of airway size in healthy females and males. Click below to read the full article! Read More | | | | | ‘You’re part of something bigger’: Interpersonal Relationships and Older Canadian Men’s Body Image Congratulations to Dr. Erica Bennett with co-authors Dr. Laura Hurd, Elizabeth Pritchard, Tayler Colton, and Dr. Peter Crocker for their recently published article, “‘You’re part of something bigger’: interpersonal relationships and older Canadian men’s body image” in the January 2022 issue of Psychology and Health. The objective of the study was to examine older men’s body image, with a focus on the role of interpersonal relationships in shaping their psychological adaptation to age-related body changes to appearance, function, and health. Click below to download the article.
Read More | | | | Dr. Jasmin Ma's Newly Published Study on Spinal Cord Injury Exercise Guidelines Congratulations to Dr. Jasmin Ma for her published study, “Implementation of the spinal cord injury exercise guidelines in the hospital and community settings: Protocol for a type II hybrid trial.” One of her research aims is to evaluate the implementation of coordinated physical activity (PA) coaching delivered by physiotherapists and spinal cord injury (SCI) peers during the transition from in-hospital care to living in a community (implementation objective). Click below to read more about her new article. Read More | | | | | Dr. Moss Norman (co-principal investigator, KIN), Receives a CIHR Indigenous Gender and Wellness Team Grant A hearty congratulations to KIN assistant professor Dr. Moss Norman for his successful CIHR Indigenous Gender and Wellness Team Grants application. Dr. Norman and his team received $375,120 for "Knowing Ourselves, Re-Membering Our Roles and Responsibilities: Pathways to the Health and Wellness of Cree Boys and Men." This three-year project employs an Indigenous-centred, community-first design to explore the relationship between Cree values and practices, identity, healing, and wellness as a pathway for remembering and reclaiming Cree roles and responsibilities as boys and men. Read More | | | | Courage and Grit: Ebba Einarsson, KIN Student and High-Performance Para-Rower Ebba Einarsson is a 2nd-year international Kinesiology student from Sweden and is a high-performance para-rower. Her interest in kinesiology was sparked by her own athletic career and interest in training. She wanted to learn how movement and nutrition impact health, as well as how to optimize training to improve her physical abilities and reach her goals. “I find that in each of my courses I am able to put myself into the material and use it for direct understanding, improvement, and development.” Read More | | | | | New Frontiers: Sport & Exercise Medicine Speaker Series Wednesday, February 2, 2022 - Wednesday, February 23, 2022 | 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm PST Interested in sports or exercise medicine? The UBC Department of Family Practice is hosting a new online speaker series on the field! An online session will be held every Wednesday evening in February providing up-to-date, relevant education and research in the field, as well as opportunities for interactive engagements. The series is open for alumni to attend! Registration costs for KIN alumni are $49 per session (or $149 for the full series). For more details on the sessions and how to register, click below. Learn More | | | | Sport and the Environment Webinar Series: Politics, Practices and Preferred Futures Thursday, February 3, 2022 | 9:00 am - 10:30 am PST The Centre for Sport and Sustainability, in partnership with the Brock University Centre for Sport Capacity, is hosting a speaker series that examines sport in the context of climate emergencies. Join renowned guest speaker, Dr. David Goldblatt, author, journalist, and academic, for his presentation on Politics, Practices and Preferred Futures on February 3rd. Dr. Goldblatt is the author of numerous books including, The Ball is Round a Global History of Football; The Age of Football: The Global Game in the 21st Century; and Playing Against the Clock: Global Sport and the Climate Crisis. Click below to register. Register Here | | | Campus Vision 2050 Workshop Hosted by UBC Campus + Community Planning staff and facilitated by Aslam Bulbulia, the Campus Vision 2050 Workshop prompts attendees to dig deeper and shape the emerging themes about the future of the physical campus. This session will include visioning, small group discussions, and other interactive ways to participate. Insights from this session will inform the development of guiding principles for Campus Vision 2050. If you are interested, please register for one of the following times: To learn more about Campus Vision 2050, click below. Learn More | | | | The Glass Ceiling is Man-Made – Empowering Women in the Workplace Thursday, February 17, 2022 | 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm PST What can you expect to face in the workplace that is unique to a woman’s experience? How can we unapologetically leverage our unique strengths? Collectively, how can we uplift one another and make space for diverse voices? As part of the Community Connection Series, sponsored by TD and Rogers Communications, this seminar will explore the world of work in today’s modern society concerning the intricacies and nuances for the woman and woman-presenting workforce. Click below to find more details about the seminar and learn how to register. If you require accommodations to access this event due to an ongoing medical condition and/or disability, please email recruit.talent@ubc.ca. Learn More | | | | Kalabanté: Afrique en Cirque Thursday, February 24, 2022 | 8:00 pm PST Combining theatre, dance, music, and some utterly astonishing physical feats, Afrique en Cirque is a high-flying, audaciously athletic feast for the senses. Bangoura’s 12-piece Montréal-based troupe Kalabanté Productions fuses long-established African arts and European circus traditions to showcase an impressionistic, affecting narrative of stolen dreams, community, and redemption. Please note that this performance will be sold at 50% capacity. At this time, patrons are required to wear a mask indoors at all times and prove their full vaccination status to attend an event. Click below to learn more about the event and buy tickets! Learn More | | | UBC and Alumni Community News | | | BMO alumni UBC Mastercard UBC alumni have access to a wide range of valuable benefits, including the BMO alumni UBC Mastercard. By applying for the No-Fee BMO alumni UBC CashBack Mastercard and using it, you support valued programs and services for the global alumni community. For a limited time, you'll enjoy up to 5% cashback on all purchases for the first three months, with no annual fees! Click below for more information and apply to take advantage of this limited-time offer. If you have questions about the BMO alumni UBC Mastercard Program, please contact Karen Kanigan, Manager, Alumni Services, at karen.kanigan@ubc.ca. Learn More | | | | UBC Alumni Book Club Want to read more in 2022? The alumni UBC Online Book Club can help with that! AI and algorithms are shaping our entire human experience—from the shows we watch to the beliefs we hold. How do we protect our jobs and wellbeing in an increasingly automated world? In Futureproof: 9 Rules for Humans in the Age of Automation, New York Times technology columnist Kevin Roose lays out a hopeful, pragmatic vision for how we can thrive in a time of automation and AI. Rejecting the conventional wisdom that we have to become more like machines in order to succeed—Roose sets the foundation for becoming more creative, more inspiring, and ultimately, more human. Sign up below to read and discuss! Register Here | | | | | UBC Commits to Net-Zero Emissions By 2035 "On December 8, 2021, UBC unveiled a bold new climate action plan to accelerate emissions reductions and achieve net-zero emissions by 2035 at its Vancouver campus — 15 years ahead of the previous target date. To achieve this goal, UBC will expand its district heating system, make campus buildings more efficient, improve waste management, and promote sustainable modes of transportation, among other measures." Read More | | | | Keep Your Contact Information and Address Up to Date! TREK Magazine is always available to bring you new and valuable opportunities to enrich your life and career and enjoy the benefits of being a UBC grad. In order to receive the most relevant invitations and offers, you will need to ensure your current contact information is up to date, especially your mailing address. Please take two minutes to update your contact information. 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