Trainee Q&A: Simran Gill
Working with Dr. Christine Voss, PhD student Simran Gill’s research focuses on the physical activity behaviors of children living with type 1 diabetes in the Interior of BC. Simran is also President of the CCDPM’s Trainee Engagement Committee.
UBCO researchers challenge high-intensity interval training critics
Opponents attack research validity, while others decry a delay in scientific discovery
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Dr. Ryan Hoiland receives early-career researcher award from Brain Canada
Brain Canada has selected Dr. Ryan Hoiland as part of its fifth cohort of Future Leaders in Canadian Brain Research
Defining chronic pain for high-performance athletes with disabilities
UBCO study says customized training and recovery plans critical to success
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Trainee Q&A: Nicole Ketter
Nicole Ketter Supervisor: Dr. Brodie Sakakibara Program of study: Rehabilitation Sciences What’s your research focus? For my thesis, I investigated the prevention and self-management of cardiometabolic multimorbidity (CM), which is the diagnosis of two or more of stroke, heart disease and diabetes. We identified depression, poor vision, high blood pressure, chronic pain and mild activity […]
Trainee Q&A: Ty Sideroff
Ty Sideroff Supervisor: Dr. Christine Voss Program of study: Women+ and Children’s Health Sciences, MSc What’s your research focus? My work up to this point has focused on physical activity behaviours in children with diabetes. The effect of physical activity on health outcomes, specifically quality of life, in children is what I’m most interested in. […]
UBC Okanagan SCI Research Day
The Centre for Chronic Diseases Prevention and Management and Centre for Health Behavior Change hosted the UBCO SCI Research Day, bringing together researchers, community members, and experts in spinal cord injury (SCI) from four different labs on the Okanagan Campus
Welcome Dr. Ryan Hoiland
Dr. Ryan Hoiland has been appointed Assistant Professor (tenure-track) with the Faculty of Medicine’s Department of Cellular and Physiological Sciences (CPS) and Investigator with the Centre for Chronic Disease Prevention and Management (CCDPM) effective July 1, 2024.
New study says aging well is connected to hearing well
UBCO researcher examines the link between hearing loss and activity levels
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UBC Okanagan researchers explore feasibility and acceptability of 6-weeks repeated measures of resting metabolic rate using at home device
UBC Okanagan Assistant Professor Dr. Sarah Purcell is exploring the feasibility and acceptability of weekly measures of resting metabolic rate (RMR) for 6 weeks using a portable indirect calorimeter.