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.
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.
Dr. Chris West appointed Assistant Dean, Research
Dr. West is an Investigator with the Centre for Chronic Disease Prevention and Management based at UBC Okanagan and an Associate Professor with the UBC Faculty of Medicine’s Department of Cellular and Physiological Sciences.
UBCO showcases student health research
Over 200 people attended the student-led conference which featured research and public health experiences from 68 students and represented six different faculties at UBC Okanagan.
Rising Star – Certificate of Excellence
Liisa Wainman has been recognized with the Canadian Association for Medical Education (CAME) Rising Star – Certificate of Excellence.
Graduate Student Q&A: Nathan Adams
Meet Graduate Student Nathan Adams. His research focus is investigating sedentary behaviour among people with spinal cord injury.