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Directory of Academic Partners taking Graduate Students
The CDPP welcomes enthusiastic, creative, and curious students to join our team working to enhance the quality of sport, exercise, and play for children and adults experiencing disability.
Under the guidance of dedicated, award-winning mentors you will have many opportunities to collaborate with organizations and researchers, develop skills to meaningfully and ethically do partnered research, and engage in cutting-edge research projects.
Below is our directory of academic partners taking graduate students for the upcoming year.
Dr. Emily Bremer, PhD
Contact
Area of Study / Keywords
Motor Development, Physical Literacy, Program Evaluation, Children and Youth
Links
https://kinesiology.acadiau.ca/faculty-staff/emily-bremer.html
Dr. Andrea Bundon, PhD
Contact
Area of Study / Keywords
Sociology Sport, Critical Disability Studies, Qualitative Research Methodologies
Links
https://kin.educ.ubc.ca/bundon-andrea/
Dr. Carolyn Emery, PhD, PT
Contact
Area of Study / Keywords
Sport injury, concussion, physical activity outcomes, epidemiology
Links
https://profiles.ucalgary.ca/carolyn-emery
Dr. Blair Evans, PhD
Contact
Area of Study / Keywords
Social Influence, Conceptualizing Quality Experiences, Disability Sport Programs, Social Psychology, Sport Psychology, Organizational Psychology
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Dr. Marcia Finlayson, PhD, OT Reg (Ont), OTR
Contact
Area of Study / Keywords
Multiple Sclerosis, Self-Management, Health Services Access
Links
https://rehab.queensu.ca/marcia-finlayson
Dr. Femke Hoekstra, PhD
Contact
Area of Study / Keywords
Implementation Science, Isolated Communities, Research Partnerships
Links
Active link will be available soon: https://www.isiclab.med.ubc.ca/
Dr. Amy Latimer-Cheung, PhD
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Area of Study / Keywords
Quality participation in sport and exercise, Implementation, Guideline Development
Links
https://skhs.queensu.ca/people/faculty/amy-latimer-cheung-phd/
Dr. David Legg, PhD *co-supervisory role only
Contact
Area of Study / Keywords
Paralympic Sport, Adapted Physical Activity
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Dr. Laura Misener, PhD
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Area of Study / Keywords
Parasport Events, Disability Sport Event Leveraging/Legacy, Community Sport Development
Links
https://www.uwo.ca/fhs/kin/about/faculty/misener_l.html
Dr. Sarah Moore, PhD, CTRS
Contact
Area of Study / Keywords
Risky outdoor play, therapeutic recreation, knowledge mobilization
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Toni L. Williams, PhD *Committee Member Only
Contact
Area of Study / Keywords
Disability, Intersectionality, Narrative, Physical Activity, Qualitative Research
Links
https://www.durham.ac.uk/staff/toni-williams/
COVID-19 Disability Survey, Interim Report & Full Report
All Canadians who identify as having a disability—such as physical, cognitive or sensory— or having a child or family member living with a disability in their household were asked to share their unique experiences and concerns while navigating COVID-19.
Data from the survey, led by Abilities Centre staff along with University of British Columbia researchers Dr. Kathleen Martin Ginis, Dr. Joan Ubeda-Colomer and Dr. Femke Hoekstra and Queens’s University researcher Dr. Amy Latimer-Cheung, will give a voice to many Canadians living with a disability and help evaluate and enhance new policies and community support programs.
For the press release CLICK HERE
1. For a copy of the November 25, 2020 Interim Report CLICK HERE
2. For a copy of the February 2021 Full Report:
- in English with data collected to Dec 18, 2020 CLICK HERE
- in Plain Language with data collected to Dec 18, 2020 CLICK HERE
- in French with data collected to Dec 18, 2020 CLICK HERE
- in ASL with data collected to Dec 18, 2020 CLICK HERE
3. For a copy of the October 2021 Full Report:
- in English with data collected from Dec 19, 2020 to Sept 8, 2021 CLICK HERE
- in Plain Language with data collected from Dec 19, 2020 to Sept 8, 2021 CLICK HERE