Summer 2015

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

Editorial...... 2

HK50 Dean’s Message...... 2

Celebrating 50 years Department Head’s Message... 3

(1965-2015) Athletic Director’s Message.... 3

2014 and 2015 Graduates...... 4

Kinesiology News...... 5

ARS Update...... 14

Research News...... 16

Faculty News...... 21

Alumni Updates...... 32 HK Editorial

elcome to the 2015 Throughout this edition of the News- summer edition of letter you will have the chance to read the HK Newslet- about the recent successes of our cur- ter!W A special welcome is extended rent Faculty, Alumni and Students. As to our newest cohort of HK Alumni: always, we welcome you to visit the HK the graduating Fall 2014 and Spring Building, and to join us during the HK 2015 classes. We hope that you enjoy Alumni Weekend this Fall, as we cel- the latest edition of the Newsletter, ebrate a major milestone–50 years which in addition to being sent to all as the Faculty of Human Kinetics HK Alumni through email, is also avail- This year we saw the retirement of Ms. (1965-2015)! There are many exciting able on the Human Kinetics Website Diane Dupuis, whom for the past 16 years events taking place throughout the HK (http://www1.uwindsor.ca/kinesiology/ had worked alongside the HK Newsletter Alumni Weekend (October 2nd-4th), in- hk-newsletter-0) and on the University Editor, to produce the best publication cluding a HK50 Alumni Gala on Saturday of Windsor Kinesiology Facebook page possible for our HK Alumni. Thank you October 3rd. (https://www.facebook.com/UWindsor to Diane for her hard work, dedication, HK?fref=ts). We encourage you to share and guidance throughout the publication Sincerely, the HK Newsletter with any Alumni process; and for aiding in the smooth who we may not have current email transition with the new secretarial staff: [email protected] addresses for, and continue to send us Ms. Deborah Barltrop, Ms. Sharon Horne, updates on your successes to include Ms. Connie Iaquinta, and Ms. Amal in future editions! Jammali.

Dean’s Message

he Faculty of Human The stellar reputation of the Facul- Kinetics has much to cel- ty of Human Kinetics is based soundly ebrate as we prepare for on the success of our graduates and ourT 50th Anniversary celebrations. As we hope that many of you will join you will read in this year’s Newsletter, us to celebrate the Faculty’s 50th it has been another fantastic year for Anniversary on the weekend of the Faculty as our students continue to October 2nd-4th. We hope it will be a enjoy the benefits of an education that weekend where friends can look back blends excellence in research, teach- at some fun times, have a few laughs ing and community service, in an envi- and share in our school spirit. It will ronment that is enjoyable to work and make a difference in society locally, truly be an HK family event! study. In both Kinesiology and Athletics nationally and internationally. Exciting & Recreational Services we take great times lie ahead as we look forward to Looking forward to seeing you pride in the personal development another 50 years of providing the very in October. of our students by preparing them to best opportunities for our students, faculty and staff. [email protected]

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Department Head’s Message Jammali, Connie Iaquinta, and Deborah Barltrop, for your hard work and dedi- reetings from the Depart- cation to the Newsletter. Your efforts to ment of Kinesiology! chronicle our history in such a fine fash- More than fifteen years ion are very much appreciated. agoG I was given a great opportunity to I hope that you will take some time work in the Department of Kinesiology to read through the newsletter and take at the . Now that I pride in all that we continue to do in the am the Head of the Department, it is my My job has also allowed me to stay ful- Faculty. Better yet, think seriously about pleasure to give back, whenever pos- ly informed about all of the outstanding coming to the HK Alumni Weekend sible, to everyone who works and stud- things that are accomplished by our stu- (October 2nd-4th), including the HK50 ies here. Whether it is helping a student dents, staff and faculty every day. It is not Alumni Gala (October 3rd), to share in get through a challenging personal situ- possible for me to touch on everything the celebration of our first 50 years as a ation or stressful exam period, or offer- here that members of the HK family, past Faculty. I look forward to meeting and ing congratulations when a proud faculty and present, have been involved in over catching up with you during this special member reports on a significant career the last year. Luckily though, we have event. Let me take the opportunity to milestone reached by a former student, Adriana Duquette, the HK Newsletter thank you in person for your continued my position has allowed me the privilege Editor, who has been diligently compiling support of Kinesiology! of helping others to a much greater ex- stories, documenting special events, and tent than I have ever been able to before. organizing updates for our mutual ben- All the best, efit. Thank you Adriana, and to all of your team, Diane Dupuis, Sharon Horne, Amal [email protected] Athletic Director’s Message EDITOR thletics & Recreational Adriana Duquette Services had an incredible [email protected] year in 2014-15. There LAYOUT is soA much to celebrate that it would be Jennifer McManus Curtis JK Printing impossible to capture everything in just a few words. I will focus on the highlights. NEWS ITEMS Alumni and Kinesiology News On the varsity side of the house, the [email protected] Lancers hosted the CIS Track & Field PHONE Championships for the 10th time at the Campus Recreation continued to (519) 253-3000, ext. 2429 St. Denis Centre. The men’s team cap- engage record numbers of participants in FAX tured the CIS Championship in “Our intramural leagues, fitness, instructional (519) 973-7056 House.” This was the 20th CIS Track & programs, aquatics, recreational clubs KINESIOLOGY WEB PAGE: Field Championship for the Lancers un- and non-programmed activities in the www.uwindsor.ca/kinesiology der the leadership of Head Coach Dennis Forge, Pool, MP Room, Fieldhouse, Stadi- LANCERS WEB PAGE: Fairall. The Lancers Women’s Basket- um and Fields. Summer Camps numbers www.golancers.ca ball Team, guided by Head Coach Chan- reached an all-time high in the summer of HK ALUMNI WEEKEND: tal Vallée, equaled a CIS record with their 2014 with over 2,000 participants, and that www.uwindsor.ca/kinesiology fifth consecutive CIS Championship… number is expected to be eclipsed again (under News and Events/ bringing home the Bronze Baby from La- this summer! It seems that the only limita- HK Alumni) val University. In total, six Lancers teams tion to what Campus Recreation is able to U of W ALUMNI WEB PAGE: advanced to participate in CIS National accomplish is the facilities and resources www.uwindsor.ca/alumni Championships; including men’s cross at their disposal. As a Faculty and Univer- country, men’s and women’s , sity we are committed to advancing a plan men’s hockey, and men’s and women’s to address these facility capacity issues. PHOTOS ON COVER track & field. A record number of Lanc- I am so proud to be able to lead such ers teams advanced to post-season play a hardworking, committed and high Howard Christie (BHK ‘71, MHK ‘74) conducting an MVO experiment. at the OUA level. Lancer coaches and performing unit. 2 athletes were recognized numerous Dr. Alan Metcalfe and Dr. Dick Moriarty. times for individual and team excellence Go Lancers! University of Windsor students cheering at a football by both the OUA and CIS. From top to game. bottom it was a season to remember! [email protected]

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October 2014 June 2015 Kendall Darnay Brianne Nouvion Kelsey Willms David de Boer Kyle O’Grady Katherine Zajner

MASTER OF HUMAN KINETICS MASTER OF HUMAN KINETICS Jessie Doerner Connor O’Neill Andrew Bakos James Anderson Michael Doher Hannah Orange HONOURS SPORT MANAGEMENT Stephen Bested Brittany Becker Ryanne Driscoll Joshua Paine Shaquilla Alexander Jessica Clemencon Brett Bulmer Chelsey Drouillard Kourtlan Pearce Michael Anderson Kimberley Curtin Stephanie Cleary Rita Eid Sarah Peck Tinisha Andrew-Llewellyn Marc Demers Alexander DiBiase Nicholas Ellul Patricia Poczekaj David Bacho Ashley Duguay Emily Guerin Meaghan Felet Brandon Prisciak Jesie Cashin Andrew Friesen J. Craig Harwood Charles Fuhr Piotr Pryjda Brock Dease Kaitlin Jackson Kaydeen Fyffe Jared Richards Brandon Drew BACHELOR OF HUMAN Julie Legg Joelle Garant Hannah Robson Justin Huffman KINETICS Jeffrey Lidstone Rachel Green Amanda Ruccolo HONOURS MOVEMENT SCIENCE Paul Janikowski Spencer Lightfoot Eric Gutpell Ashley Ruccolo Yannick Allard Devon Janisse Kevin Mageto Lauren Gyemi Hilary Ryall Philip Bonadonna Tyler Kirby Keenan O’Brien Patrick Hao David Salinitri Aaron Bowman Matthew Leixner Erin Porter Tatiana Iorio Luke Scholl Alyce Coutts Zachary Miletic Dillon Richardson Robert Ivison Mallie Semus Daniel Goldhawk Johnathon Moynahan Yasina Somani Peter Jensen Kristine Silva Jennifer Krug Dylan Polfliet Jennifer Tomayer Matthew John Kaitlyn Slawik Uyen Lam Evan Pszczonak Yu (Joey) Zhou Kevin Johnston Anna Sokol Michael Liang Amanda Keller Remi Sovran Spencer Riehl Ryan Meloche Austin Roth BACHELOR OF HUMAN Hayfa Kilani Igor Stjepanovic Amanda Quilliam KINETICS Lara Kispal Katrine Stolarchuk Luigi Saroli Marshall Robshaw HONOURS MOVEMENT SCIENCE Evin Kolm Sarah Swain Steven Weingarden Victoria Vollmershausen Ozcan Aktas Douglas Koomson Heather Tamminen Michael Willigenburg Erin Allan Olivia Kostadinovski Ashley Tayles HONOURS MOVEMENT SCIENCE Samantha Allen Jacinta Langlois Adam Thompson HONOURS LEISURE AND SPORT CO-OPERATIVE EDUCATION MANAGEMENT Ala Altamimi Christopher Lanni Anthony Tocco Andrew Synnott Valene Brighton Irvin Alvarez Jocelyn LaRocque Basil Tsakonas Lauren von Bulow Joshua Way Adriana Antogiovanni Taylor Laszewski Kyle Tyo Brian Wright Brett Babkirk Hailey Lauzon Elizabeth Vandenborn HONOURS SPORT STUDIES Andrew Bacha Laura Lecce Jessica Verbora HONOURS SPORT Daniel Grant Adriana Baggio Elyza Macher Aaron Verschraegen MANAGEMENT Raynard Harrison Connor Balzer Matthew Malandruccolo Cassandra Viselli Dean DiPaolo Joshua Hebert Michelle Bibeau Gabrielle Malette James White Connor Hillman Donovan Jacko Victoria Bivins Iram Malik Bradley Whitehead Ashley Hutchinson Erin Jackson Dana Bodi Michael Manley Michelle Wielink Tyler Whited Daniel Jacobs Russel Boglitch Jesse Martin Jonathan Woelk Danielle Salters Stephanie Bonneau essica astronardi ngelika ojtal HONOURS SPORT MANAGEMENT J M A W erek ornath Chad Shepley CO-OPERATIVE EDUCATION D B Jemimah Mayanja Re’gina Brown Gregory Simone Meagan Littlejohn Branden Mcknight HONOURS MOVEMENT SCIENCE Meghan Sprague Randall Busch David Meloche CO-OPERATIVE EDUCATION hloe aran had ezaire HONOURS SPORTS STUDIES C C Laura Milan C B Amanda Carscadden Kayla Dodson Reinaldo Caetano David Miller Bozidar Cavrag Tyler Hay Amber Irvine Joshua Moore Andrew Chelladurai Caitlin MacLean Colin O’Gorman Kyle Morand Jason Clarke Irene Muir Gregory McPhee Caitlin Connell Ezzat Nazzali Joshua Synnott Suzana Cortijo Nathan Nicholls Erika Tse

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Kinesiology News HK student representative at the goal is naturopathic medicine, but it has

Universities Fair. Additionally, she helped a long road to universal acceptance as a Moved to Make a Difference with the University’s Fall and Spring aca- health care field and as a profession for HK Society president and fourth-year demic open houses, and she was also naturopathic doctors.” Adriana hopes to Movement Science student, Adriana Bag- part of the KinOne mentorship program, utilize what she learns to make a differ- gio, was featured in the VIEW University of designed to help guide first-year Kine- ence. “I am extremely passionate about Windsor Alumni Magazine’s Spring 2015 siology students through their first aca- giving back. And whether that’s on a edition. In the article “Moved to Make a demic year. Adriana stated “We’re family global level like Nicaragua or giving back Difference”, Adriana discusses how she in the HK building. We’re also a little bit to my faculty, I will always put a thousand values giving back to the community, as off-campus and that just contributes to percent into everything that I do.” she did on an international level when the family atmosphere. We foster she travelled to Nicaragua in August of that sense of community and help- 2012 as part of the entrepreneurial ini- ing others.” tiative organization–Students Offering Dr. Dave Andrews described Support (SOS). Adriana was also the Adriana as an “exceptional student, president of the Windsor SOS chapter, leader and advocate of our Pro- where she spent two weeks with a dozen gram. Her positive energy and en- students distributing supplies and help- thusiasm for enhancing the student ing fund and sustain various educational experience in the Faculty of Human projects in the community. Kinetics and at the University of Adriana has found many ways to con- Windsor is unwavering and, seem- tribute during her four years at the Uni- ingly, unlimited.” After graduation, versity. In addition to being president of Adriana intends to pursue a degree HK Society president Adriana Baggio believes in contributing to the HK Society, she has also been the in naturopathic medicine. “My main the community, at the global and local level.

2015 HK Book Awards

The HK Book Awards recognized students who have maintained outstanding academic performance and have made exceptional contributions to their high schools and communities through athletics, leadership and volunteer activities. Each honouree received a sports- or health-related book to keep, and their school library received a copy of “Unsinkable: A Memoir” by Silken Laumann. Photo Credit: snapd Windsor.

Members of the HK Book Awards Committee (L-R): Ms. Helen Ellis-Govett, Dr. Ryan Snelgrove (MHK ‘06), Dr. Jess Dixon (MHK ‘03), Dr. Alan Wright (Master of Ceremonies), Dr. Craig Greenham (Master of Ceremonies), and Ms. Amal Jammali. Absent: Dr. Sarah Woodruff. Photo Credit: snapd Windsor. Drs. Alan Wright and Craig Greenham welcomed a captivated audience to the 2015 HK Book Awards ceremony.

5 HK “Get Swabbed” Event Sara Santarossa and Meghan Roney featured in On March 5th, Melba Bedard from the Windsor Life Magazine Anniversary Edition 2014 Bone Marrow Association held the “Get Swabbed” Event in the HK lobby, and it was a wonderful success. The 85 regis- tered potential donors allowed the over 900 Canadian patients waiting to find their “match” 85 more chances to do so. A special thank you was extended to Adri- ana Baggio (Current BHK student and HK Society President) and Amal Jammali (HK Secretary) for aiding in the planning, promotion and organization of the event; and also to the student volunteers, for taking the time from their class sched- ules to assist the registrants who made the commitment to “Get Swabbed.”

Sara Santarossa (BHK ‘13, current MHK) and Meghan Roney (BHK ‘11, MHK ‘13) (L-R) were featured in an article entitled “#YOUbeautymoment: Connecting With A Sisterhood Of Inspiration” in the Anniversary Edition (2014) of Windsor Life Magazine. Photo credit: LiquidWild Media.

Sara Santarossa (BHK ‘13, current MHK) and Meghan Roney (BHK ‘11, MHK ‘13) were featured in an article entitled “#YOUbeautymoment: Connecting With A Sisterhood Of Inspiration” in the Anniversary Edition (2014) of Windsor Life Magazine. Sara and Meghan were praised for their work in motivating girls and young women to start moving in healthy, positive ways through their involve- ment in the Girls in Motion day camps. The summer program is open for chil- dren aged six years and older, and provides an introduction to developing body, mind, and spirit through physical activity. The camp teaches basic nutrition, flexibility, body image, and heart health; while also providing opportunities for exercise through dance, yoga, swimming, pilates and self-defense. The article described Sara as an ‘Extreme Volunteer’, while elaborating on Current BHK student Sarah El-Kaafarani, at the Katelyn Bedard Bone Marrow Association “Get additional volunteer experiences with the YMCA and the FUEL (Females Using Swabbed” Event. Energy for Life) program. FUEL is a collaborative program between both lo- cal school boards, the Human Kinetics Faculty, and the Windsor Essex County Health Unit, with the goal of encouraging high school female students to de- velop and maintain a positive and healthy body image by participating in non- competitive forms of physical activity such as dance, pilates, yoga and circuit training; and by receiving nutrition tips from the public health nurses. When asked what advice she would give to young women, Sara stated “Get involved in the community, earn an education, set goals, be in relationship with a partner who supports you fully, believe you can accomplish change…Be yourself and love yourself; positivity is contagious.” Meghan was described as a ‘Leadership Mentor’ due to her work with a mentoring program for women in sport and recreation, health and wellness, and media literacy. Meghan is the Project Manager for the LAWS (Leadership Advancement for Women and Sport) Program, which increases gender equity First year students were trick-or-“treated” to a surprise opportunities for girls and women in sport, physical activity and recreation. awaiting them during their Anatomy class, as their When asked to provide a piece of advice to young women, Meghan stated Graduate Assistants (L-R): Adam Goodwin, Danielle “…every once in a while, you have to step out of your comfort zone and take Gyemi (BHK ‘14) and Suzanne Ali (BHK ‘13) joined a risk. It may not pay off immediately, but somewhere down the line you will Dr. Andrews in his love for Halloween costumes! realize the lesson you learned from taking that risk. Everything happens for a reason even if it isn’t always obvious at first!”

6 HK Graduate Sport Management Students Enlightened by Toronto Sport Industry Professionals A group of 12 graduate Sport Manage- ment students travelled to Toronto in Sep- tember 2014 to meet with representatives of the , Rogers Sportsnet, Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment–the parent company of the , , , and Toronto F.C., as well as the Toronto 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games Committee. The trip, which was part of Dr. Jess Dixon’s (MHK ‘03) graduate ‘Strategic Man- agement in the Sport Industry’ course, pro- vided students with a once in a lifetime opportunity to gain insight into the sport in- dustry from speaking with professionals who represented a variety of roles within their organizations. Reflecting on the experience, Adam ASSIST president Mike Dugal (left) thanks HK Goodwin stated “The trip was a great op- Society co-president Douglas Koomson (right) when portunity for both learning and networking. students from the HK Society presented ASSIST with Ms. Tiffany Martindale (BHK ‘05, MHK ‘07) presents Kristine Silva with the “Professors Undergraduate We were able to receive hands-on learning a $1,000 donation from several initiatives, including their annual Tri4Life indoor triathlon. Student Award” at Scholars’ Evening. from industry insiders, while developing and fostering professional relationships and networks that will benefit us after we graduate.” Adam further explained that, “The trip exemplifies the fantastic oppor- tunities that are available in the Faculty of Human Kinetics. The experiential learning component, where the classroom is taken to the real-world, helped bring the sport industry to life for me.” Aside from the enlightening informa- tion sessions and facility tours, students enjoyed attending a Blue Jays game, eat- ing lunch at Wayne Gretzky’s restaurant, and networking with UWindsor alumni at the Real Sports Bar & Grill. Some of these events were firsts for students, but will certainly be remembered by all. Editor’s Note: thank you to Stephen Kirzinger for contributing this piece for the Graduate Sport Management students stop for lunch at Wayne Gretzky’s Restaurant. HK Newsletter.

Graduate Sport Management students visit the Rogers Sportsnet studios in Toronto. Back Row (L-R): Dr. Jess Dixon (MHK ‘03), Will Sibley, Spencer Lightfoot (BHK ‘13, MHK ‘14), Stephen Kirzinger, Ryan Donally, Brett Bulmer (BHK ‘12), Adam Goodwin, Brock Martin (BHK ‘14), Alex MacKinnon, and Dillon Richardson (MHK ‘14). Front Row (L-R): Stephanie Cleary (BHK ‘12, MHK ‘14), Sarah Sherk, and Milana McNamee (BHK ‘12).

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The Fall 2014 MHK Class

Hannah Robson honoured with OUA tion of individuals with multiple sclerosis West Division Award of Merit and autism, helping them through weekly Hannah Robson, a fourth year Kinesiol- training routines. Hannah also tutors, runs ogy student and women’s volleyball out- the “Little Spikes” local volleyball club, side hitter, was honoured with the OUA and works with a chronic disease program West Division Award of Merit, given to the that monitors the rehab of its patients. student-athlete who best combines aca- On the court, Hannah has been a four- demics, community involvement and ath- year starter at Windsor and is captain of letics. Hannah was the first Lancer to be the team. Since transitioning from libero recognized with this award. She has been last season, she averaged 2.29 kills per an Academic All-Canadian in each year of set, and 2.98 digs per set this year. “Han- her studies, maintaining an 88% average; nah is well deserving of this recognition,” while also volunteering with the rehabilita- said Lancer Head Coach Lucas Hodgson “Not only was she a great leader on the court, but she led in the community and in the classroom over her four years with the Blue & Gold.”

Fourth year Kinesiology student Hannah Robson was honored with the OUA Current BHK students Adriana Baggio (L) and West Division Award of Merit. Hannah Rebecca-Jane McCallister (R), pictured with Dr. is pictured on the court, and also Wayne Marino (BHK ‘72), were superb representatives demonstrating her school pride as she is of Kinesiology, while meeting with hundreds of swathed in UWindsor clothing. prospective students and their parents at the Ontario Universities Fair in Toronto in late September 2014.

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McCrary walks away from wheelchair Current BHK student Paul McCrary was featured in the Windsor Star’s article ‘McCrary walks away from wheelchair’ MHK STUDENT on March 7th, 2015. Five years ago, in MICHAEL HATTEN October of 2009, Paul was playing high- IS EARNING school football for the Catholic Central HIS ARMOUR Comets, when he and a Brennan Cardi- nals player collided head on, breaking his Moving abroad for a year is never an easy decision. After just eight short months neck. Paul was diagnosed as a C5/6 in- in Windsor, Michael made this decision, packed up his bags and was off to another complete quadriplegic and was told that new city! This was sure to be an adventure he would never forget. he would never walk again. His objective Accepted into the MHK program by Drs. Woolf and Woodruff, Michael had a since the injury has been to get out of his genuine interest for both Sport Management and Applied Human Performance. wheelchair; a feat that he accomplished Unsure of which path he would choose, he knew he wanted to gain hands-on work after years of rehabilitation. experience that the internship stream of Windsor’s MHK program offered. Since breaking free of his wheelchair, With the support of many faculty and from Windsor alumnus, Ian Flaxey (MHK ‘12), Paul was able to move into his own apart- Michael was able to land a yearlong internship with Under Armour (UA) at their ment and regain his independence, his European Headquarters–located in the historical venue of the Olympic Stadium in driver’s license, access to buildings with Amsterdam, the Netherlands. only stairs, and his passion for weight- In Amsterdam, Michael is a part of the European Sales Team, which helps sup- lifting by joining a gym. Paul’s strength port all regions that UA is present in across Europe, by offering operational support, and mobility is continually improving, market analysis, stock reports and point of contact to direct business in addition to since the required rehabilitation equip- subsidiaries and agents. Due to the relatively small team in Amsterdam, Michael is ment is used daily in his living room. Paul able to frequently interact with the various departments that make up the organiza- currently uses his personal experience tion and is thus offered invaluable insight into one of the world’s fastest developing and knowledge gained in his Kinesiol- brands in the sporting goods industry. Michael has also been able to connect and ap- ogy courses as a volunteer, working with ply classroom theory to real life practice with knowledge gained from MHK courses stroke patients in the physiotherapy wing such as ‘Research Methods,’ ‘Sport Marketing’ and ‘Organizational Theory.‘ of Hôtel-Dieu Grace Healthcare, and as Michael has been working around the clock at UA, but has also taken the time a personal trainer at the University of to enjoy Europe and the experience of traveling. So far he has visited: France, Bel- Windsor’s Forge Fitness Centre. gium, Germany, Italy and Greece, and has plans to fly to Morocco, Africa, to end his 12 month stint aboard. Following this, Michael will return to Windsor to fulfill the remaining requirements for completing his Master’s degree.

UWindsor’s Sport Management program at the top of its game UWindsor’s Master of Human Kinetics program in Sport Management has been ranked among the top 25 programs of its kind in the world for the third straight year, according to SportBusiness International’s 2014 Postgraduate Sports Course Rankings. The survey, launched in 2012, has placed UWindsor’s program among pinnacle programs internationally because of its favourable showing in such cat- egories as student satisfaction, class size, job support, and employment within three months of graduation. “We are the only university in Canada ranked among the top 25,” says Dr. Jess Dixon (MHK ’03). “The sport industry field is growing at a rate that exceeds the global GDP and we are on the cutting edge of scholarship, research and experien- tial learning at the University of Windsor. We know that the SportBusiness survey has garnered the attention of both students and professionals from around the world. Thanks to our placement in these rankings we can confidently tell our stu- dents what we have always known; they are attending one of the most prestigious Sport Management programs in the world. This global recognition is significant because it means we are meeting an international standard of education that puts UWindsor on the map in terms of satisfying the needs of our students and the Current BHK student, Paul McCrary, walks away from industry that we serve and research–it’s a tremendous honour.” his wheelchair.

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Sport Management students The students also met with learn that play is work with some Human Kinetics gradu- visit to Spitfires game ates who now work in the sport More than 120 first year Kinesi- industry. One of those speakers ology students in Dr. Jess Dixon’s was alumna Felicia Krautner (MHK ‘03) ‘Principles of Sport (BHK ‘12) who works in commu- Management’ class kicked off 2015 nity relations and game opera- with a trip to the WFCU Centre to tions with the . watch a Windsor Spitfires game, “I like having Felicia talk to the and as a bonus it counted for students because she’s female course credit. and there is still a perception “I think it helps to bring theory it’s a male dominated field,” said to life,” said Dr. Dixon. “It is one Dixon. “She’s also a success story from our program. She’s thing to talk about management Sport Management students and the Windsor Spitfires mascot, Bomber, at the or marketing principles in class WFCU Centre. an example of someone who put in the time and effort both in and and quite another to see them behind-the-scenes. “The sport product is outside of the classroom and was reward- in action.” This is the fourth year that he unique,” said Dixon. “It’s very experiential ed at the other end with a full-time job of- has taken students to a game. The stu- and perishable since sporting events are fer from the Spits the day she graduated.” dents got a backstage tour of the arena produced and consumed simultaneously.” and participated in promotional activities between periods and during stoppages in BHK student Stephen Newby play. Dixon says it’s easy for spectators to studied in the pöko miss the many management and market- “S ” ing activities being orchestrated by skilled program abroad professionals because they often occur For Stephen Newby, simply put, study- ing in Bayreuth, Germany, has been an incredible experience. Studying abroad Art competition highlights women originally seemed like only a dream for in sport Stephen, due to his enrollment in the Co- A unique contest to bridge the gap be- op program, financial and time barriers, tween art and sport, was held from Octo- and the overall logistics of such an under- ber 27 to November 11, 2014. The ‘Antith- taking; however, when he ‘dug deeper’ into esis Art Competition’ was a fundraiser for the matter and talked to the right people, Leadership Advancement for Women and the dream quickly came to fruition. An Sport. The art works shown were ones application, an interview, and an accep- that identify, recognize, encourage and tance letter later, Stephen was preparing represent females in sport and physi- for six months of school at the University of Bayreuth as part of their globally re- Current BHK student Stephen Newby in front of cal activities. Cash prizes were given to a Prague Cathedral, during a break in his studies nowned, all encompassing, Sport, Busi- winners in three categories: High school, from the “Spöko” program in Bayreuth, Germany. Open (for professional artists or students ness & Law program. The “Spöko” pro- in college or university), and Photogra- gram (as the German sport students refer to the program) for Stephen included phy. The top ten submissions in each courses such as Sport Sponsoring, Innovative Approaches to Services Marketing category were on display at the gallery in and Management, Sport Ecology, Sport Management, and Event Management; all the LeBel Building, and auctioned online, of which offered invaluable knowledge with respect to the content itself and the with the purchase price split between the international perspective. artist and Leadership Advancement for In addition to the educational experience, Stephen was able to see eleven dif- Women and Sport. Sara Santarossa (BHK ferent cities throughout Europe, foster life-long international friendships, network ‘13, current MHK) chaired the organizing with professors and develop indispensable skills. His semester abroad was not committee, and stated “I gladly took on always easy, and of course came with some difficulties, but Stephen would not the project, as I have always had a pas- change anything about the experience–studying abroad is truly a once in a lifetime sion for both the arts and physical activi- opportunity that he believes all undergraduate students should pursue! ty.” Her group solicited sponsorship from Upon returning to Canada, Stephen will be completing his last Co-op placement community partners to be able to offer this summer with a Partnership Marketing Internship with Golf Canada, and he cash prizes to selected winners. will return to the University of Windsor in the Fall to complete his final semester of studying, promote his international experience, encourage others to follow suit, and continue to work toward a prosperous career in sport.

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Program promises leadership Trip provides Olympic-calibre “I am a true believer that the expe- experience for student volunteers education for Windsor students riential aspect of learning inserts it- The Lead@UWindsor program provides As part of Dr. Scott Martyn’s ‘Crises, self more significantly in an individual’s interested students with opportunities to Politics and Commercialism in the Mod- worldview than classroom learning,” build skills while gaining valuable expe- ern Olympic Movement’ course, ten Hu- explained Dr. Martyn. Students agree. rience, says Soula Serra of the Office of man Kinetics graduate students received “One reason I was interested in the pro- Student Affairs. “Our volunteers add tre- an Olympic-calibre education during the gram offered at UWindsor was the focus mendous value to their resumes, gradu- annual trip to Montreal and Lake Plac- on experiential learning at the graduate ate school applications, and UWindsor id, New York, to experience the modern level,” said Sarah Sherk. “We had the Co-Curricular Transcripts by choosing Olympic movement first-hand. The group opportunity to study key members of the from the many opportunities available met with Dick Pound, former vice-pres- Olympic Movement such as Dick Pound to them. In addition to being convenient, ident of the International Olympic Com- during our lectures before the trip. Sit- volunteering at UWindsor is the best mittee and former president of the World ting at the same table as Mr. Pound and way for students to help their peers and Anti-Doping Agency; staff at the US exploring Olympism brought everything make a difference.” Olympic Training Centre in Lake Placid; we learned in the classroom to life for members of the 1980 Lake Placid Olym- my classmates and me.” Another MHK pic Games organizing committee; the student, Austin Roth (BHK ‘14) stated, World Anti-Doping Agency; and Olym- “when I was accepted to the graduate pians at the Canadian Olympic Commit- program, this trip was one of the dates tee’s Montreal office. They also visited I immediately circled on my calendar as the home of the 1976 Summer Olympic I had heard grad students speak about Games, Montreal’s Olympic Park, and this trip while an undergrad student. I various venues in Lake Placid from the have discussed the issue of doping with 1932 and 1980 Winter Games, including many Olympians, however nothing com- the Herb Brooks Arena, home of the 1980 pares to sitting around the board table at Kristine Silva (Current BHK) helped organize the “Miracle on Ice” hockey game which saw the World Anti-Doping Agency’s headquar- 2014 Welcome Week activities as a volunteer with the the United States men’s team beat the ters in Montreal and learning about the Lead@UWindsor program. programs and efforts of the organization to favoured Soviet Union. combat doping.” Human Kinetics described as one of the “Standout Programs” at the University of Windsor in the 2015 Maclean’s University Rankings Edition.

Current MHK Students (Back Row, L-R:) Austin Roth (BHK ‘14), Taylor Imeson (BHK ‘14), Alex DiBiase, Adam Goodwin, Stephen Kirzinger, Sarah Sherk. (Front Row, L-R:) Alex MacKinnon, Brock Martin (BHK ‘14), pose with Dr. Scott Martyn in the Lake Placid arena that hosted the 1980 “Miracle on Ice.”

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The Kinesiology Co-operative Education Program

The Kinesiology Co-operative Education Program offers students the opportunity to combine their classroom experiences with related work experiences. The Program is based on the principle that the professional preparation of undergraduate students can be enhanced by blending career-related work experiences with a quality curriculum. The experience gained while participating in these structured and supervised work placements is viewed as an integral component of the student’s Educational Program. Students interested in obtaining a marketable degree and career related experience should consider this Program. Supporters of the Co-operative Education concept suggest that Co-op graduates are better prepared to meet the demands of a competitive job market. Furthermore, studies have determined that graduates of Co-operative Education Programs secure entry positions that have more challenging job responsibilities and higher salaries. Please see below for experiential profiles of four Human Kinetics students who were supervised by Mr. Chad Sutherland in the Co-operative Education and/or Internship Programs. For further information: Mr. Chad Sutherland, Applied Learning Co-ordinator Department of Kinesiology, University of Windsor Windsor, ON N9B 3P4 Phone: (519) 253-3000, Ext. 4050, Fax: (519) 973-7056

Sport Management Co-operative Education Student: Maggie Aziz Maggie Aziz is a second year Kinesi- sponsorship and promotional opportunities. Maggie also ology Co-op student, majoring in Sport assisted the marketing director with creating television and Management and minoring in Business. print ads, which were used as marketing collateral. Fur- Maggie completed her first placement thermore, she had the opportunity to work with managers with Global Spectrum Facility Manage- from the Windsor Spitfires (OHL Hockey) and the Windsor ment at the Windsor Family Credit Union Express (NBL Basketball) through in-game giveaways. In Centre in Windsor. Global Spectrum is an her role, Maggie also got to work on marketing activities for international company owned by Comcast, events held at other buildings managed by Global Spectrum, who manages arenas and concert venues including creating social media posts for the World Synchro- across North America and Asia. Maggie assisted the lead nized Skating Championships at the First Ontario Centre in marketing director and sales director with advertising Hamilton, Ontario. Maggie believes the Co-op program has shows (such as Jerry Seinfeld and Monster Jam), sport- provided her with valuable employability skills, as well as ing events, and various expos. This placement afforded introduced her to potential career interests she hadn’t pre- Maggie the opportunity to see what was involved “behind viously thought about. Maggie highly recommends students the scenes” at various events, and the ability to network to look into the Co-op program in order to obtain real-world with many businesses in Southwestern Ontario through experience in a field they are passionateabout!

Movement Science Co-operative Education Student: Andrew Berard Andrew Berard is a fourth year Ki- hospital employees. Furthermore, he specialized in the field nesiology Co-op student, majoring in of safe patient handling and the equipment required to mini- Movement Science. Andrew’s first place- mize injuries, including mechanical lifts, slings, and patient ment was at Schukra of North America positioning tools. Andrew was largely involved in the selec- as an ergonomic assistant. Andrew had tion process of new patient hospital beds, ceiling lift systems the opportunity to have an in-depth look and other ergonomic appliances to reduce musculoskeletal at the manufacturing, installation, and injuries. Andrew plans to continue in the field of ergonom- safety related to car seat lumbar sup- ics by continuing to help Hôtel-Dieu Grace Healthcare and ports. During his second placement, other hospitals reduce the injuries associated with manu- Andrew worked as a physiotherapist assistant at Orthocare ally handling patients. Specifically, Andrew wants to focus Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation. This position afforded An- on the increase in obesity rates found across the nation and drew the opportunity to work hands-on with many different the affect this will have on the nursing population. The Co-op patients and injuries. During Andrew’s final placement, he program has provided Andrew with great work experiences worked at Hôtel-Dieu Grace Healthcare in the Occupational and networking opportunities, which have allowed him to Health and Safety department as an assistant in creating a explore many potential future careers, and identify the most Musculoskeletal Injury Prevention Program. Andrew cre- appropriate career for his skills and assets. ated a specific program aimed at reducing injuries among

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The Kinesiology Internship Program

Internship Student: Daniel Di Carlo Daniel Di Carlo is a fourth year Kinesi- sent out to the company, and communicating with multiple ology student, who had the opportunity to departments to solve or satisfy fan inquiries. This Internship attend various leadership seminars, in- experience gave Daniel multiple opportunities to interact cluding the 2013 Richard Peddie and 2014 with presidents, directors, managers, and interns within Georgie–Odette Leadership Symposium. several departments in the organization. He has learned a At those symposiums, he learned a lot lot about the operations involved in event planning, such as about the opportunities that exist within budgeting, workplace culture, the union, sales, player/per- the sport industry. Fortunately, Daniel was sonnel management, building management, and customer hired as a Fan Experience Internship stu- service. Maple Leafs Sports and Entertainment taught Dan- dent at Maple Leafs Sports and Entertainment. Throughout iel accountability and responsibility by putting him in high- his Internship, he felt the constant excitement, which sur- pressured situations when dealing with fans. Maple Leafs rounds all four teams, especially during the Toronto Raptors Sport and Entertainment takes pride in developing young 2015 Playoff run. Daniel worked within a team to maintain a leaders and future business professionals. Daniel would reputable and consistent Fan Services Department at Maple highly recommend this Internship to any student looking to Leafs Sports and Entertainment. His duties included an- develop their leadership skills by working with some of the swering fan emails and calls, creating game day newsletters best in the business.

Internship Student: Andrew Bacha Andrew Bacha is a fourth year Kinesi- had a hip fracture or stroke. As Andrew progressed through ology student, who decided to participate the Internship placement, he developed the necessary expe- in the Internship Program in order to gain rience to be able to work one-on-one with patients and con- experience within the medical profession duct their personal workouts. Andrew’s time spent on place- and become familiar working with patients ment was a cherished experience; he was warmly welcomed in a hospital setting. Andrew’s Internship into the hospital setting and developed great relationships placement was at the Tayfour Rehabilita- with both the staff and patients that he worked with. Andrew tion Hospital, where he worked with the thoroughly enjoyed working with the patients and watching Occupational Therapists and Physiothera- their improvement over the course of his placement. This pists. Furthermore, Andrew also held a volunteer position Internship placement afforded Andrew the opportunity to at Windsor Regional Hospital, as an emergency room assis- become comfortable working within the hospital setting and tant. Initially his duties involved transportation of patients to provided a lot of professional growth. Next year, Andrew will their respective treatment appointments, as well as assist- be attending St. George’s University Medical School to con- ing the therapist throughout the treatment sessions. Most tinue his education. patients Andrew worked with were elderly individuals who

Dylan Kucheravy, one of two students honoured as ARS’ employees of the year At the 10th Annual Blue and Gold Student Staff Appreciation Luncheon, Athletic Director Mike Havey recounted Athletic Director Mike Havey Kucheravy’s career as a fitness instruc- congratulates Kinesiology tor, trainer for varsity athletes, and As- student Dylan Kucheravy, one sistant Coach of Lancer football, while of two students honoured as playing on the team as a defensive end. ARS’ employees of the year. He said the contributions of all the stu- dents at the luncheon were vital to his division’s operations. “We could not do what we do here without our student staff members,” Havey said. “They’re the oil that keeps the machines running.”

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Korissa Williams named as BLG Award CIS Female Athlete of the Year Lancer women’s basketball standout Korissa Williams was presented the BLG Award as the CIS Female Athlete of the Year for the 2014-15 season. It was a magical season for Korissa as she established herself as one of the premier basketball players in the country. In OUA regular season action, Korissa was a dominating force as she averaged 19 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists per game to lead the Lancers to a 19-1 conference record and the OUA Championship. She was named an OUA First Team All-Star as well as the OUA Defensive Player of the Year. 2015 CIS Women’s Basketball Champions

Lancer Women’s Basketball Lancer Men’s Track & Field Claim Captures Fifth Straight National CIS Gold Title The men’s track and The Lancer women’s basketball team field team captured their 20th -CIS Na captured a fifth straight Bronze Baby Tro- tional Championship title this season. phy as the 2015 CIS Women’s Basketball Led by legendary head coach Dennis Champions this past March. The Lancers Fairall, the Lancer men came up with a brought home the gold with a 60-47 win number of huge performances to edge over the McGill Martlets. Fifth year for- their rivals from Guelph and claim the ward Korissa Williams was named the CIS National Championship title at home CIS Championship Tournament MVP and in front of a raucous crowd at the St. to the Tournament All-Star team. For- Denis Centre. Korissa Williams and Ross Proudfoot were named the ward Cheyanne Roger was also named a BLG Award CIS Female and Male Athlete of the Year Tournament All-Star. winners for the 2014-15 season. At the national level, Korissa was hon- oured as a CIS First Team All-Canadian and as the CIS Defensive Player of the Year. In Quebec at the CIS Final 8 tour- nament, she was virtually unstoppable as she garnered CIS Tournament MVP honours for the second time in her ca- reer, en route to helping the Lancers capture their fifth straight CIS National Championship. With the victory, she, along with team- mate Jocelyn LaRocque, became the first women’s basketball players in CIS history to win five CIS National Champi- onship titles in a career.

2015 CIS Men’s Track & Field Champions

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Lancer Awards & Record Breaking record, good enough for an eighth place 2014-15 Evening of News... finish in the OUA standings to grab the Excellence Award Winners The University of Windsor Lancers final playoff spot. In the OUA quarter fi- enjoyed a record setting varsity season nals, the Lancers upset the second seed in 2014-15, with a number of teams and to qualify for the OUA Final Olympic Shield Lancer student-athletes having been rec- Four for the first time in over a decade. (Male Athlete of the Year) ognized both provincially and nationally. At the Final Four, the Lancers played two Spencer Pommells - Austin Kennedy (Football): OUA tough matches against the host McMaster (Men’s Hockey) All-Star & OUA’s all-time career Marauders and to finish fourth touchdown record holder with 79 overall in the province, and with one of the Banner Shield touchdown passes best seasons in program history. (Female Athlete of the Year) - Spencer Pommells (Men’s Hockey): Korissa Williams OUA All-Star, CIS All-Canadian, Richard Mallat was congratulated by (Women’s Basketball) OUA Player of the Year & the first Chief Human Resources Officer Rita La men’s hockey player in University of Civita and President Alan Wildeman dur- DeMarco Award ing a reception held in November 2014 to Austin Kennedy Windsor history to capture the Joseph honour his 40 years of service which was (Football)/ A. Sullivan trophy as the CIS Men’s attained in 2013. Hannah Robson Hockey National Player of the Year (Women’s Volleyball) - Korissa Williams (Women’s Basketball): CIS & OUA Athlete of the Gino Fracas Coach of the Year Year, OUA & CIS Defensive Player of Chantal Vallée the Year, CIS all-Canadian OUA All- (Women’s Basketball)/ Star Dennis Fairall - Kenny Bradford (Men’s Hockey): OUA (Track & Field) Defensemen of the Year - Parker Van Buskirk (Men’s Hockey): Rookie of the Year OUA Goaltender of the Year Angelo Bortolin - Dylan Denomme (Men’s Hockey): OUA (Track & Field)/ West Rookie of the Year Richard Mallat is congratulated by Dr. Alan Wildeman for his 40 years of service. Krystin Lawrence - Jake MacNeil (Men’s Volleyball): OUA (Women’s Soccer & All-Rookie Team The following Kinesiology students Women’s Hockey) - Chantal Vallée (Head Coach, Women’s were honoured by the Department with Basketball): OUA & CIS Coach of the Student Staff Awards at the annual lun- The Captain’s Trophy Year cheon this past March: Evan Matthews - Dennis Fairall (Head Coach, Track & Athletics & Recreation Services (Men’s Basketball)/ Field): CIS Men’s Track & Field Coach Student Employee of the Year Kayla Dodson of the Year – Dylan Kucheravy (Women’s Hockey) - Kevin Hamlin (Head Coach, Men’s Hockey): OUA Coach of the Year Intramurals Employee of the Year Super Sophomore Award - Steve Hart (Head Coach, Women’s – Gregory Simone Brett Boersma Soccer): OUA West Coach of the Year Lancer Recreation Employee of the Year (Football & Track & Field)/ – Missy Mbacke Cheyanne Roger In Other Lancer & Kinesiology News... (Women’s Basketball) Forge Fitness Centre The Canadian Intramural Recreation Employee of the Year Dr. Moriarty Academic Association awarded the University of – Irvin Alvarez Windsor with the 2014-15 CIRA Award for Team of the Year Personal Trainer Top Sales Outstanding Intramural Achievement for Lancer Curling – Meaghan Felet a ninth consecutive year! Bill Mitchell Student Therapist of the Year The Windsor Lancers Men’s Volleyball – Kris Mastronardi (Men’s Volleyball) team had an impressive showing in its Lancer Leader Award 2014-15 Fall campaign, culminating with – Donovan Jacko, Kyle Tyo, an OUA Final Four appearance. Guided Zach Miletic, Kayla Dodson, by fifth year senior Adam Thomson and Candice Chevalier OUA All-Rookie Jake MacNeil, Windsor finished the regular season with a 9-11

15 HK Research News 2014/2015 Student Recipients of was honoured to step into the OGS or Tri-Council newly created role of Kinesiol- ogy Research Coordinator this Research Awards: year.I Under the mentorship of our es- Ontario Graduate Scholarships: teemed former Research Chair, Dr. Ashley Duguay David Andrews, it has been a pleasure tion in events across campus (e.g., Uni- (MHK ‘14, current Ph.D.) to work with students and colleagues to versity of Windsor’s UWin Undergradu- help maintain and foster our strong and ate Conference, 3MT competition, BCN Michelle Guerrero supportive research culture. With pride, Colloquium). I look forward to leverag- (MHK ‘13, current Ph.D.) we watched our faculty and students be ing the strengths and experience of each Danielle Gyemi recognized for their research achieve- individual researcher to create an even (BHK ‘14, current MHK) ments, including national and interna- stronger collective research group over Sarah Hanik tional research awards, successful grant the years to come. (Current MHK) capture, conference presentations and Benjamin Phalavong publications. We also experienced an- With best wishes, (BHK ‘13, current MHK) other successful Kinesiology Research Day with keynote speaker Dr. Lisa Sara Santarossa [email protected] (BHK ‘13, current MHK) Porter, and a solid student representa-

CIHR Graduate Scholarships: Dr. Joel Cort receives USCAR Grant Benjamin Phalavong (BHK ‘13, current MHK) Dr. Joel Cort (MHK ‘04) was featured in the Windsor Sara Santarossa Star in mid-December for his line of research that will (BHK ‘13, current MHK) improve tools in automotive assembly. Joel stated, “what we’re trying to do in ergonomics is reduce the risks asso- NSERC Undergraduate Student ciated with occupational tasks. We try to eliminate risks Research Award: associated with injury because there are so many factors in a job or outside of the workplace that can compound Nicole George the cause of injury.” Joel cited force, repetition and pos- (Current BHK student) ture as contributors to the risk of injury on the assembly line. He then indicated that “those are risks we can minimize by understanding the mechanics of the SSHRC Canada Master’s body to minimize the risk associated with someone doing a manual, materials- Graduate Scholarships: handling task over and over again. That’s very important in the auto industry.” Andrew Bakos It was for these reasons that the three Detroit carmakers–through the United (BHK ‘12, MHK ‘14) States Council for Automotive Research–as well as the Canadian government Laura Chittle and Atlas Copco–are funding the $410,000 three-year project. Dr. Cort and his research team will be specifically focusing on ergonomic issues with respect to (BHK ‘14, current MHK) right-angle or 90-degree angle power tools. His research team identified 83 jobs Kimberley Curtin at Ford’s Essex and Windsor engine plants and at Chrysler’s Windsor Assembly (MHK ‘14) Plant that require the use of said tools. Jennifer Tomayer Through the use of virtual-reality technology and computer software that sim- (BHK ‘13, current MHK) ulates the movements of an individual assembling a part of the car, Dr. Cort will be “trying to develop the limits, determine what can people handle that is accept- SSHRC Doctoral Fellowship: able to them physically while they do so many bolts in a day. Across all plants, they have a mixture of the air-powered and electric-powered long wrench tools. Kristy Smith We’re hoping to give feedback, ergonomically which tools works out better for (BHK ‘06, MHK ‘12, current Ph.D.) operators.” Ultimately, Dr. Cort’s goal is to improve safety while assembling vehicles. SSHRC Joseph Armand “These tools and their ability can be leveraged for even more than just boosting Bombardier Canada Doctoral the quality of cars, but quality of the workers as well. We want these people to Fellowships: work safely, and there’s a big commitment on the part of the Detroit Three to keep Kelly Carr their workers safe.” (BHK ‘11, MHK ‘14, current Ph.D.) Matt Hoffmann (MHK ‘13, current Ph.D.)

16 HK UWindsor Awards for New Grants Awarded to Kinesiology Faculty: Excellence in Research, Dr. Dave Andrews was awarded the Golden Jubilee Research Excellence Scholarship, and Award by the University of Windsor to support research excellence in Kinesiol- Creative Activity: ogy. (Amount: $80,000; Term: 2014-2016). Emerging Scholar / Researcher Dr. Sarah Woodruff and her Canadian Assessment of Physical Literacy Dr. Cheri McGowan team (Mark Tremblay, Michelle Stone, Angie Kolen, Brenda Bruner, and Jen- Outstanding Undergraduate nifer Copeland), received $466,666.67 from the Mitacs: Accelerate Program. Student The local funds ($60,000) will be used to support graduate students Sara San- Laura Chittle tarossa and Patricia Dubé, as they work on the CAPL project and complete an (Supervisors: Dr. Jess Dixon and internship with Sandi Richard at Cooking for the Rushed, Inc. Dr. Sean Horton)

Ongoing Grants Awarded to Kinesiology Faculty: Special Honours Automotive Partnership Canada Dr. Joel Cort’s NSERC funded Automotive Partnership of Canada, Govern- (APC) Grant ment of Canada project, Ergonomics Evaluation of Right Angle Power Tools, Dr. Joel Cort being carried out in partnership with USCAR and Atlas Copco. This work is an- ticipated to have a direct influence on automobiles manufactured in Canada, as the potential reduction in risk of work-related musculoskeletal disorders will yield higher quality vehicle assembly, as operators will be able to complete work tasks within ergonomic physically acceptable limits. (Amount: $418,269; Term: 2014-2017).

Dr. Todd Loughead and Dr. Krista Chandler’s (along with two other col- leagues) SSHRC Sport Participation Research Initiative Grant to design, imple- ment, and evaluate an athlete leadership development program. (Amount: $142,497; Term: 2014-2017). Dr. Michael Siu, Dr. Cheri McGowan, and Dr. Alan Wildeman. Dr. Cheri McGowan, Dr. Kevin Milne, and Dr. Kenji Kenno’s Research Stimulus Fund Grant from the University of Windsor to investigate isometric resistance exercise to treat hypertension. (Amount: $23,630; Term: 2014-2017).

Dr. Cheri McGowan, Dr. Kevin Milne, and Dr. Kevin Shoemaker’s (West- ern) Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Team Grant designed to investigate physical activity, mobility and neural health in cardiac patients. (Amount: $2,441,608; Term: 2010-2015).

Dr. Cheri McGowan and Dr. Kevin Milne’s University of Windsor Re- search Grants for Women and CIHR Tri-Success funded project designed to better understand nervous system dysfunction in individuals with chronic ob- Dr. Michael Siu, Laura Chittle (BHK ‘14), and structive pulmonary disease. (Amount: $10,000 combined; Term: 2012-2015). Dr. Alan Wildeman. Dr. Laura Wood, Dr. Ryan Snelgrove, and Dr. Marijke Taks’ SSHRC and Sport Canada Research Initiative Grant to research Managing Sport Events to Maximize Positive Impacts. The project is examining the ways in which small to medium sized sport events can be most effectively managed to facilitate positive impacts for the host community and spectators. (Amount: $111,274; Term: 2014-2016).

Dr. Sarah Woodruff’s contract from the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (PI: Dr. Mark Tremblay) for the Canadian Assessment of Physical Lit- eracy project’s overall goal is to assess physical literacy among 1300 children in Southwestern Ontario over three years, which will be added to ten other sites Dr. Robert Orr, Dr. Joel Cort (MHK ‘04), and from eight provinces/territories to help create a national database of represen- Dr. Alan Wildeman. tative 8-12 year old children. (Term: 2014-2017).

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2015 Kinesiology Research Day Six awards recognized outstanding posters: • D octoral Research Excellence Award: Michelle • U ndergraduate Research Excellence Award Guerrero and Matt Hoffmann for “Imagine that: Facili- (Sport Management): Meagan Littlejohn for “Sport tating children’s positive personal development and events and residential happiness: Development of a self-confidence through imagery” measuring instrument”

• M aster’s Research Excellence Award (Sport • U ndergraduate Research Excellence Award Management): Stephen Kirzinger, Sarah Sherk and (Movement Science): Nicole George and Charles William Sibley for “Barriers to golf participation and an Kahelin for “Reliability of head, neck and trunk anthro- analysis of possible modifications” pometric measurements used for predicting tissue masses in living humans” • M aster’s Research Excellence Award (Applied Human Performance): Yasina Somani et al. for “The • S tudents’ Choice Award: a tie between Sara San- effect of a 10-week isometric handgrip training protocol tarossa for “What does healthy mean? Is BMI status on blood pressure and cardiovascular reactivity in young associated with health perceptions among 8-12 year normotensive individuals” olds?” and Elizabeth Vandenborn for “Do post-pubertal female athletes have higher testosterone levels than non-athletes?”

The Kinesiology Research Day Research Excellence Award Winners. Back Row (L-R): Michelle Guerrero (MHK ‘13, current Ph.D.), Matt Dr. Lisa Porter from the Biology Department delivered an outstanding Hoffmann (MHK ‘13, current Ph.D.), Sarah Sherk (Current MHK), keynote address entitled “Innovative Research Needs Team Players” at the 9th and Stephen Kirzinger (Current MHK). Front Row (L-R): Elizabeth Annual Kinesiology Research Day on March 10th. Vandenborn (Current BHK), Sara Santarossa (BHK ‘13, current MHK), Meagan Littlejohn (BHK ‘14), Yasina Somani (MHK ‘15), and Nicole The Kinesiology Research George (Current BHK). Absent: William Sibley (Current MHK). Day “Speed Poster Session” participants answered questions from the second year class after their poster presentations. (L-R): James Anderson (Current MHK), Sara Santarossa (BHK ‘13, current MHK), Benjamin Phalavong (BHK ‘13, current MHK), Emilie Halle (BHK ‘13, current MHK), Julie Legg (Current MHK), and Matt Hoffmann (MHK ‘13, current Ph.D.).

Students view and The Kinesiology Research Day “Student Panel” participants discussed explain research their research experiences with the first year students (L-R): Nicole George posters during (Current BHK), James Anderson (Current MHK), Dr. Kevin Milne (BHK the 9th Annual ‘99), Matt Hoffmann (MHK ‘13, current Ph.D.), Mary Ann Zokvic Kinesiology (Current MHK), and Suzanne Ali (BHK ‘13, current MHK). Research Day.

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OGS Recipients (L-R): Sara Santarossa (BHK ‘13, current MHK), Benjamin Phalavong (BHK ‘13, current MHK), Ashley Duguay (MHK ‘14, current Ph.D.), and Michelle Guerrero (MHK ‘13, current Ph.D.) with Dr. Joel Cort (MHK ‘04) at Scholars’ Evening. Absent: Danielle Gyemi (BHK ‘14, current MHK) and Sarah Hanik (Current MHK).

Kinesiology had strong presence at the SSHRC Canada Master’s Graduate Scholarship Three Minute Thesis (3MT ®) Competition Recipients (L-R): Jennifer Tomayer (BHK ‘13, current MHK) and Laura Chittle (BHK ‘14, current MHK) Current MHK students Alex Pennetti (BHK ‘13), Benjamin Phalavong (BHK with Dr. Jess Dixon (MHK ‘03) at Scholars’ Evening. ‘13), and Sara Santarossa (BHK ‘13) represented Kinesiology at the Three Absent: Andrew Bakos (BHK ‘12, MHK ‘14) and Minute Thesis (3MT ®) Competition in late March, by presenting their research: Kimberley Curtin (MHK ‘14). • Alex Pennetti: “Train Your Brain” • Benjamin Phalavong: “Focusing your focus: directing your attention matters to improve performance and learning” • Sara Santarossa: “#SocialMedia: Somethin’ to tweet about” Having 3 of the 17 University of Windsor presenters from the Department of Kinesiology was a feat in itself; which was made even better once Alex and Sara were named as 2 of the 8 finalists!

Bornath represents Kinesiology at the inaugural UWill Discover: Undergraduate Student Research Conference

Dr. Krista Chandler and Michelle Guerrero (MHK ‘13, current Ph.D.) at Scholars’ Evening.

Fourth year BHK student Derek Bornath represented Kinesiology at the inaugural UWill Discover: Undergraduate Student Research Conference, based on a project that he worked on with his Faculty Sponsor, Ms. Adriana Duquette (BHK ‘03, MHK ‘05). Derek is pictured in the “Mini-TED Talk” that was filmed for the conference, which Alex Pennetti (BHK ‘13, current MHK) was featured was held at the University of Windsor on March 24th, 2015. on UWill Discover: Undergraduate Student Research Conference promotional materials, as he prepares a participant for an MVO2 test.

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Diane Dupuis Retires January 30, 2015 was a day both of celebration but also sad- ness in the Department of Kinesiology as it was the last day Dr. Wayne Marino of the storied career of our friend and colleague, Ms. Diane (BHK ‘72) and Ms. Dupuis. At 9:00 a.m. that day, she recorded the business of Diane Dupuis at her her final Department Council meeting and in the early after- retirement party in noon she was the guest of honour at a wonderful retirement January 2015. party attended by friends and admirers from across campus. Diane served as the general Office Manager, Secretary to the Department Head of Kinesiology and also Departmental Grad- impact on many of their lives. As the Office Manager, her work uate Secretary. In all of her roles she served with dedication was superb in holding together a diverse and changing team and distinction. In 1999, I complained to my pal Dennis Hast- of Receptionists and Secretaries. As the Executive Assistant to ings that we were losing our Head Secretary. He told me “you the Department Head, she effectively managed both Kinesiolo- will be getting a replacement and she is a good one.” What an gy Council and Academic Standing business, oversaw Scholars’ understatement! She began her “Kinesiology family” career Evening events, dealt with budgets, and always went above and on February 15, 1999, and the rest is a history of outstanding beyond for the Kinesiology faculty and students. I, and everyone work in all of her various capacities. Having had the pleasure in Kinesiology, always respected and valued Diane’s opinions of working closely with Diane for the past ten years in the De- and I considered her an important (usually the most important) partment Head’s role, I consider her to be “one in a million.” I part of the Kinesiology family. Her contributions will never be don’t think that many of our Departmental initiatives (includ- forgotten. I, along with all of her friends and colleagues in Ki- ing the HK Newsletter) would have been as successful with- nesiology and Human Kinetics wish Diane and her husband Pat out her hard work, terrific insights, and undying commitment a long and happy retirement with lots of safe boating and great to excellence. I know that our graduate students were in awe times with family and friends. of her knowledge of Graduate Faculty rules, regulations, and procedures, and of her willingness to go the extra mile to help Respectfully, them. There is no doubt that Diane’s work had a meaningful G. Wayne Marino

20 HK Faculty News Dr. Dave Andrews receives Golden Jubilee Research Excellence Award Dave Developing and supporting a strong undergraduate re- Andrews search culture in the Faculty of Human Kinetics was Dave After a long Win- Andrews’s primary goal when he was appointed Research ter term, Dave was Leadership Chair for the Faculty in 2006, and it is a tradition he excited about a will continue thanks to his recent receipt of the Golden Jubilee change of pace. His Research Excellence Award. conference sched- “Prior to 2006 there was considerable research taking place in the Faculty but ule was the fullest no concentrated grassroots culture for research, especially for undergraduate he has ever had, students,” Dr. Andrews recalls. “So we made research an everyday word for our with trips to Salt students and formalized it—every day in every course that’s taught we let our stu- Lake City, Vancou- dents know that there are opportunities for research.” ver, Prague, and Though his Research Leadership Chair appointment concluded in June of 2014, Glasgow by the Dr. Andrews says the Golden Jubilee Research Excellence Award, sponsored joint- middle of July. He ly by the Faculty of Human Kinetics and the Office of the Vice-President, Research is particularly look- and Innovation, will provide the continued resources needed to support all aspects ing forward to the of research, including events such as the Annual Kinesiology Research Day. time he will spend “Research is in everything we do in Kinesiology and that idea is instilled in all in Europe in July. of our courses starting in first year,” Dr. Andrews says. “I see this award and the In addition to tak- funding that comes with it as an opportunity to extend and build on what we’ve al- ing two students to ready accomplished. Our undergraduate students’ experience with research often present their work, Dave Andrews displaying leads to graduate opportunities and academic positions but it doesn’t necessarily he will enjoy some his love for Halloween. have to. Our students also learn that research is an important part of many other vacation with his careers related to Movement Science and Sport Management, and that research wife Trish and daughter Megan in Paris adds considerable value to their education.” and Dublin between and after the confer- ences. Dave’s first year as Department Head was challenging, but very reward- very well academically at the University ward to working on new collaborations in ing; he found that he was well suited to of Windsor, his kids Rachel and Ben were sport-related concussion research with the work. He also played. For example, busy balancing part time work and vol- members of the Department of Psychol- he was once again one of only a handful unteer activities. Kudos to Rachel for be- ogy, as well as moving existing research of people who danced right until the end ing an Outstanding Scholar, and to Ben forward with the Adapted Physical Exer- of the HK Semi Formal in March-what for successfully enduring his father’s cise (APEX) Research Group. This group a great event! In addition to performing ‘Functional Anatomy’ class last Fall. is currently in research dissemination Megan enjoyed grade nine, with her fa- mode–Nadia and Kelly Carr (BHK ‘11, vourite classes being shop and physi- MHK ‘14, current Ph.D. student) gave a cal education–a chip off the old block! two-hour webinar on the APEX group’s Although Trish was very happy teaching activities last November; Rebecca-Jane at Hugh Beaton Public School last year, McAllister (Current BHK) presented her she is looking forward to some quality project at the Ontario Association on time relaxing, traveling and helping with Developmental Disabilities Conference home renovations over the summer. The in April (Thorold, ON); and Nadia, Kelly, basement, kitchen and chimney are all Chad Sutherland, and Suzanne Ali (BHK projects being considered. Nothing like a ‘13, current MHK) represented the APEX century home! Group at the International Meeting for Autism Research (Salt Lake City, UT) in Nadia Azar May. The APEX Group continues to work on securing funding through research It’s been a busy year in Nadia’s lab– grants and corporate sponsorships. knowing that she’d be going on sabbati- At home, the Azar family moved into cal for 12 months; Nadia’s grad students Dave Andrews made his 100th blood donation in their new house last Labour Day weekend. have been working hard to get their thesis January 2015, while his wife, Trish, daughter Rachel, and son Ben joined him to mark the momentous proposals completed before she leaves. donation. For her sabbatical, Nadia is looking for-

21 HK Nadia is looking forward to starting her research performed at the University of the first year ‘Principles of Sport Manage- first vegetable garden once the land- Windsor was well-received. On the home ment’ course and ‘Sport Finance’ at the scaping is finished. Ellis (age 8) just fin- front, Mera finished SK and is excited for senior undergraduate level. The first year ished Grade 2 and is looking forward to Grade 1. Bryce and Krista enjoyed cheer- class was highlighted by a field trip to a a summer of training with her inter-club ing Mera on in her many sport activities. Windsor Spitfires game, while the ‘Sport competitive gymnastics group. Juno (age Finance’ students got to hear about the 5) took JK/SK by storm this year, and Joel Cort financial side of managing a professional is also looking forward to a summer of Joel continues his research in the area hockey team from Jess’ brother, Michael gymnastics camps. Dory’s architecture of Biomechanics with his goal to reduce Dixon, who is the Director of Hockey practice is thriving, and he continues to workplace injuries, specifically those as- Operations for the Florida Panthers. enjoy teaching architectural technology sociated with automotive assembly. At With respect to travel, Jess once again courses at St. Clair College. the undergraduate level, Joel resumes delivered lectures to Dutch Sport Man- his teaching of Ergonomics at the 2nd agement students at the JCU in Sep- Krista Chandler and 4th year level, while at the gradu- tember. While in Europe, he and his JCU colleagues visited the ‘In Flanders Fields It has been a great year for Krista as ate level; he conveys his knowledge in Museum’ and memorial war site in Ypres, she finished her second sabbatical in the area of Instrumentation and Biome- Belgium, where Canadian Lieutenant July. Krista stayed close to home and chanical Modeling. At home, Joel enjoys Colonel John McCrae, the physician and was able to publish three book chapters spending time with his wife, Christina, WWI soldier, penned his famous poem. In and five manuscripts with assistance their 5 year old daughter, Leah, and 3 October, Jess presented research at the from her outstanding current and past year old son, Shea. annual SCAPPS and SCRI conferences in graduate students. In September, Krista London and Ottawa, respectively. In May, was a panel member for a Men’s Health Jess Dixon Jess presented work at the 9th Annual Initiative sponsored by Movember. Over After spending the previous year the course of two very busy days at Mo- on sabbatical, this year was filled vember’s head office in Toronto, she and with new challenges and opportu- five others reviewed 31 pitches aimed at nities for Jess. In September, Jess getting men to be pro-active about their welcomed three new graduate stu- health. In October, Krista was a keynote dents to the program, Laura Chittle speaker at Michigan State University, (BHK, ‘14), Stephen Kirzinger, and where she was asked to speak on her Will Sibley. During the Fall se- active play research. She and her Ph.D. mester, he instructed his graduate student, Michelle Guerrero (MHK ‘13), course in ‘Strategic Management,’ Jess Dixon (MHK ‘03) at the SportsNet desk. spent the day at MSU-which was buzz- where he took them on a field trip ing with the upcoming Michigan/Michi- to Toronto to meet with a number of gan State football game. Krista, together sport industry executives. In addi- with her students from the Sport and Ex- tion, Jess took the program in a new ercise Psychology Lab also travelled to direction by co-instructing an online multiple academic conferences, includ- course entitled ‘International Sport ing Las Vegas and Portland, where the Management’ during the Fall se- mester. This course, which was co-instructed by fac- ulty at Western University and the Johan Cruyff Uni- versity (JCU) in the Neth- erlands, involved students Jess Dixon (MHK ‘03) at the ‘In Flanders Fields’ memorial on the from all three institutions John McCrae Memorial Site, Boezinge, Ypres, West Flanders, who worked in small online Belgium. discussion groups to ‘solve’ University of Windsor-Oakland University case studies involving sport orga- Conference on Teaching and Learning, nizations from around the globe. and in June, he presented research at the The course received positive re- NASSM annual conference in Ottawa, ON, views from UWindsor students and the STLHE annual conference in Van- Krista Chandler (third from left) was a panel member for a and is scheduled to be offered Men’s Health Initiative sponsored by Movember. couver, BC. Between his many research again in the Fall of 2015. During initiatives and conference travels this the Winter semester, Jess was summer, Jess continues to work away at back in the classroom teaching lowering his golf handicap.

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Some colleagues and friends at the September 27th, 2014 wedding of Adriana Duquette and Jamille Walls. Back Row (L-R): Tiffany Martindale (BHK ‘05, MHK ‘07), Mark Atkinson, Sarah Woodruff-Atkinson, Adriana Duquette (BHK ‘03, MHK ‘05), Jamille Walls, Dave Andrews, Paula van Wyk (MHK ‘08), and Heather Kirincic. Front Row (L-R): Steve Kirincic and Trish Andrews.

Adriana was truly surprised and touched by the office ‘wedding reception’ and thoughtful gifts from her colleagues (L-R): Ms. Sharon Horne, Dr. Scott Martyn, Dr. Vicki Paraschak (BHK ‘78), Dr. Cheri McGowan, Ms. Linda Barson, Ms. Connie Iaquinta, Ms. Adriana Duquette (BHK ‘03, MHK ‘05), Dr. Nadia Azar (BHK ‘01, MHK ‘04), Dr. Dave Andrews, Ms. Amal Jammali, Ms. Diane Dupuis, Mr. Don Clarke, and Dr. Wayne Marino (BHK ‘72).

Adriana Duquette to something strange.” When the HK North American Society for Sport History The Undergraduate Laboratory is an faculty “turned” to Craig Greenham last (NASSH)–as a presenter of research and extremely busy place, with labs con- summer, Longfellow’s words proved panel commentator at the annual con- tinuing to run five days a week. Adriana prophetic (and we’ll leave it at that). ference, held at the University of Miami took a 16 week study leave during the The helpful HK family eased Craig’s in 2015; as a reviewer of books; and as Fall semester to develop new curricu- transition into the University of Windsor a referee of article manuscripts for the lum and update content in the labora- environment and made his rookie season NASSH publication, Journal of Sport His- tory courses; while Paula van Wyk took enjoyable. It was an ambitious year in the tory. Beyond that, Craig is taking advan- over as coordinator during the ‘Labora- classroom, teaching five courses. Craig tage of a teaching hiatus this summer to tory Experiences in Human & Exercise enjoyed meeting enthusiastic learners work feverishly on several other proj- Physiology’ course. Adriana returned and appreciated the assistance provided ects that are near completion. If writer’s during the Winter semester for the ‘Lab- by his GA’s. He introduced ‘Hockey in block becomes a problem, he’ll turn to oratory Experiences in Motor Learning Canada’ and ‘Media and Sport’ as new Blue Jays for a different source and the Psychology of Physical Activity’ upper-year offerings in the Department. of frustration. course. In May, she presented research Students, in the latter, ventured into the at the University of Windsor-Oakland community and created sport journalism Sean Horton pieces. University Conference on Teaching and Sean had a rather unique experi- On the research front, Craig pub- Learning; and she will travel to London, ence over the past 12 months. He was lished an article in Saskatchewan His- England, at the end of June to present on sabbatical, and spent the majority of tory and has been quite involved in the a paper written during her study leave. the year in British Columbia. This was a As Editor of the Newsletter, Adriana of- great opportunity to further develop his ten finds herself requesting updates and research, but also to spend some time pictures from her colleagues, and surely appreciating everything that BC has to she would ‘never hear the end of it’ if she offer. This included time skiing, hiking, did not include a picture from her wed- fishing, kayaking, and otherwise enjoying ding to Jamille Walls, on September the great outdoors (which makes the re- 27th, 2014, at Sprucewood Shores Estate turn to a windowless office in Windsor a Winery. bit of a mental adjustment!). The time in BC also afforded him the chance to cul- Craig Greenham tivate research contacts in the province, In Kéramos, Henry Wadsworth Long- particularly at the . fellow wrote, “Turn, turn, my wheel! All Craig Greenham and the Windsor Spitfires Mascot, Bomber, at the Windsor Spitfires game on March 5th, things must change; To something new, 2015.

23 HK 2015-2016 will be a busy year in the and understanding for all of the chal- envelope with their research endeavours Lifespan Development Lab, with stu- lenges and hard work associated with and who are developing into the leaders dents on the verge of finishing (Adam counselling our KIN students. of tomorrow in our field. A first happened McMahon), and others (Sue Ali, Alaina in the Lab–Todd had the chance to men- Zvric, Joe Garland, Laura Chittle, and Michael Khan tor his first Co-op student, Alexandra Evan Gammon) working away on exciting Saffran. Alexandra has been a fantastic It is difficult to believe that this and innovative projects. Despite the oc- addition to the Sport Psychology Lab, September will be four years since the casional longing for BC, Sean is happy to where she has been involved in several Khan’s arrived in Windsor. The girls be back and working with these talented projects, including research on athlete have now lost much of their North Wales and dedicated graduate students. leadership and coaching. This past year accents, but they do get back into it also saw members of the Lab attend the when they speak to their friends on annual Association for Applied Sport Kenji Kenno Skype. The Khan’s came over with three Psychology conference in Las Vegas. As rabbits (Lucky, Magic and Pudgy) but they say, “What happens in Vegas, stays now Lucky is the sole survivor. Michaela in Vegas.” It’s safe to say, fun was had by just returned home from completing her all. Lastly, Todd will be welcoming a new second year at university and Madison graduate student in the mix this Fall with actually mentioned how nice it was to the arrival of Marie Desrosiers. have her older sister at home. How times have changed. Over the next year, Martha and Michael will be preparing mentally for an empty house as Madison decides where she will attend university. In the meantime, a family holiday is planned for Trinidad this summer to visit Michael’s Gord Olafson, Kenji Kenno (MHK ‘77) and Jess Dixon Dad as well as an east coast road trip for (MHK ‘03) share a laugh at Diane Dupuis’ retirement a reunion with Martha’s family. Should party. be fun! The Kenno’s are grandparents!! Their Todd Loughead, Ashley Duguay (MHK ‘14, current eldest daughter Sara and her husband Todd Loughead Ph.D.), Michelle Guerrero (MHK ‘13, current Ph.D.), Ryan Grondin are the proud parents of a Matt Hoffmann (MHK ‘13, current Ph.D.), and Todd returned from his sabbatical new daughter, Arisa Lynn, born Sept 24, Krista Chandler at the Association for Applied Sport feeling refreshed and rejuvenated. Todd Psychology conference, held in Las Vegas, NV, in 2014…all are doing very well… In Sep- returned to the “real-world” and jumped October of 2014. tember, Sara will be returning to her head first by teaching the first-year under- Industrial Post–Doctoral position; and graduate ‘Sport Psychology’ course for Claire (who is retiring from teaching) the first time in five years since Dr. and Ryan’s mom will be “grandparent- Chandler was off enjoying her long-de- ing” Arisa. Their middle daughter Staci served sabbatical. Teaching the first-year married Adam Pinkerton in a wonderful course was exciting as it gave Todd the ceremony followed by a great wedding chance to introduce to these new stu- reception in late November and are living dents the wonderful world of ‘Sport Psy- in Windsor. Staci currently holds a tenure chology.’ Todd also had the opportunity to track position in Managerial Accounting teach his graduate course in ‘Group Dy- and teaches in the Business School at namics’ to a small group of enthusiastic Brock University. Their youngest daugh- students. Their excitement contributed Todd Loughead and the Windsor Spitfires Mascot, ter Kristen returned from South Korea to a special learning environment—very Bomber, at the Windsor Spitfires game on March 5th, where she and her significant other Paul enriching for both student and professor! 2015. taught English for a year. Kristen is now From a research perspective, it has completing her M.Ed. Degree while Paul been another great year. Ashley Duguay Wayne Marino is completing his B.Ed. Degree at Wind- (MHK ‘14) and Matt Hoffmann (MHK ‘13) On June 30, 2015, Wayne will have sor, with the hopes of teaching overseas are working on their Ph.D. programs. completed 38 years of service in the again next year. Kenji completed his year These graduate students are engaged Faculty of Human Kinetics. His exit plan of being the Undergraduate Coordinator in cutting edge research in the areas will have him continuing to teach Bio- during Ms. Tiffany Martindale’s materni- of athlete leadership and mentoring. It mechanics and Statistics for two more ty leave, and has a new degree of respect is truly inspirational to work with Ash- years, at which time he will head off to ley and Matt, who continually push the the Master’s Golf Tour or to a position in

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å a career, Tiffany took a short break and Human Kinetics she and her husband, Scott, brought Gracie to Orlando in February. Although, Christmas Party travelling with a one year old wasn’t a restful break at all, they had a blast!

Scott Martyn As predicted in his last update, busy has become the new normal for Scott. In addition to his other activities and re- sponsibilities, he has taken on the po- sition of Vice Chair of the University of Windsor’s Research Ethics Board. Need- less to say, with the expanding research culture at the University, this has become Smiles all around at the Human Kinetics Christmas Party (L-R): Mr. a significant undertaking. In addition to Dave Andrews and Josh Leeman (BHK ‘04), Mr. Lucas a number of Departmental, Faculty and Scott Martyn. Hodgson, Dr. Jess Dixon (MHK University committees, Scott continued ‘03), Ms. Shari Turcotte, Dr. Todd his role as the Department of Kinesiol- Loughead, Mr. Mike Havey, Ms. Elisa ogy’s Graduate Coordinator. He has also Mitton, and Ms. Helen Ellis-Govette. expanded his involvement in the commu- senior administration with the New York joyable maternity leave spent with her nity by joining the Board of Directors for Yankees. Although no longer in an ad- daughter, Gracie, she returned to the the Windsor/Essex County Sports Hall ministrative role, Wayne still takes a keen Department in December 2014. After her of Fame (WECSHOF) and the Windsor/ interest in Departmental affairs through leave, she reports that it was nice get- Essex Sports Council (WESC). On the in- work on personnel and awards commit- ting back into teaching ‘Physical Activ- ternational front, Scott made another trip tees. The past year has also, of course, ity for Special Populations’ and advising to Beijing Sport University (BSU) in China included teaching and lots of liaison and students once again, as it is always won- this year, this time with the title of Dis- counselling work here in the Depart- derful to have the opportunity to interact tinguished International Professor. While ment of Kinesiology–all of which Wayne with our students both in and outside of at BSU, he delivered a total of thirty- still enjoys immensely. A summer trip to the classroom. In May, Tiffany, along with two lectures/presentations/workshops Washington with stops in Cleveland and a few students, presented at the Wind- to students, staff and faculty. While in Baltimore for Yankee baseball games, sor-Oakland Conference for Teaching China, he delivered a keynote lecture the 37th annual Hermiston-Marino fish- and Learning, where they discussed peer at Capital University of Physical Educa- ing trip, an annual Marino family cottage mentorship initiatives. The KinOne First tion and Sport. Also on the international trip, and a great “reading” week ski trip Year Experience program continues to front, Scott delivered a keynote lecture were non-academic highlights of the grow and with the help of our top student at the International Olympic Academy past year. On the horizon is a conference leaders, is becoming a great resource (IOA) in Olympia, Greece. While at the trip for Wayne and Nancy along with for- for our first year students. She looks for- IOA, he helped facilitate the discussions mer faculty member Earl Noble and his ward to the new developments planned and activities during the 55th Interna- wife Karyn, to Athens this summer, with for the program in the Fall. While learn- tional Session for Young Participants. planned stops in Rome and other parts ing the ropes of juggling parenthood and Back in Windsor, after her 26 years of of Italy and then Santorini and Delfi in tireless work, Scott had the privilege of Greece along the way. Wayne is looking wishing his colleague and friend, Diane forward to the Human Kinetics/Physical Dupuis, a happy retirement. At the same and Health Education 50th Anniversary time he had the pleasure of welcoming Celebration in October, and hopes to see Sharon Horne to the Department as many former students and friends at the the new Graduate Program Secretary. festivities. Finally, Scott and wife, Rebecca, have been busy at home with their son, Tiffany Martindale William, who had a fantastic hockey season before making the transition to This summer will mark the fifth year soccer and swimming for the summer. that Tiffany has been in the Undergradu- ate Coordinator position for the Depart- ment of Kinesiology. After a very en- Scott, Tiffany (BHK ‘05, MHK ‘07) and Gracie Martindale in Orlando, Florida.

25 HK Cheri McGowan The 2014-2015 academic year was an- Dr. Kevin Milne (BHK ‘99) featured in the other exciting one for Cheri and her stu- VIEW article: The Power to Inspire dents in the PACR Lab. Andrew Friesen (BHK ‘11, MHK ‘14) and Yasina Somani Dr. Kevin Milne was featured in the Spring 2015 VIEW (MHK ‘15) obtained their MHK degrees, magazine article: “The Power to Inspire,” stating that and they said good-bye to Sarah Hanik honesty is the best policy when it comes to teaching, and and Shane Freeman (BHK ‘14) as they that giving his students continued honest feedback on began medical school at McMaster Uni- their effort—good and bad—strengthens his students’ versity. They were excited to see Yasina connection with the class “I think they respect that. I begin her new role as the PACR Labora- think in classes, especially larger ones, there can be a tory Coordinator. They welcomed new disconnect between the students and their prof. If I tell them how I think they’re graduate students David Paquin (BHK doing, though, it creates interaction.” ‘14), Michael Pearl and Mary Ann Zokvic Dr. Milne’s lectures use animation and images to make them more interac- to the Lab, as well as new undergradu- tive. “The bigger the class, the more difficult it is to achieve this. So I spend a lot ate researchers Alora Warren, Rachel Green, Randall Busch, Shyanne Wiegers, of time bringing up a problem, asking questions and getting the class to work and Fasih Rahman. These students joined together to work up a response.” medical student Kristin Mayrand, un- Dr. Milne was a 2012 recipient of the Ontario Undergraduate Student Alliance dergraduate students from the Depart- (OUSA) Teaching Award, which recognizes educators who excel at unlocking the ments of Kinesiology (Nic Carauna, Lucy potential of Ontario’s young people. In that same year, he was named by the Hu- Wang) and Biology (Julia Broad), and the man Kinetics Society as the “Professor of the Year” for 2012-13 and 2013-14. For volunteer exercise trainers. The team Dr. Milne, the close-knit environment in the Faculty of Human Kinetics is a moti- has kept busy fostering international col- vator. “When I was a student here, I was taught by great professors who are now laborations with researchers and health my colleagues. I always enjoyed the fact that I didn’t feel like a number. When specialists in the USA, UK, Belgium, I teach, that’s how I want my students to feel. “They aren’t student numbers. Brazil and Uganda, and conducting stud- They’re students.” ies in healthy and clinical populations. Highlighted findings were presented teaching, as she taught ‘Chronic Dis- Nancy McNevin at the Annual Meeting of the Canadian ease & Exercise Rehabilitation’. Cheri Marc Demers (MHK ‘14) completed Society of Exercise Physiology in St. is looking forward to another productive his first year as a doctoral student at John’s, NL (October 2014). For Cheri, year, and is honoured to work with such McMaster, after successfully defending one of the highlights of the year was also outstanding students, colleagues, and his thesis in September. Ben Phalavong combining her research interests with collaborators. (BHK ‘13) will be defending his thesis in the near future, where he will report the results of a meta-analysis on attentional focus research. It turned out that while compiling the list of articles he would be analyzing through Leddy Library re- sources, he inadvertently downloaded

PACR Lab, Summer 2014 (L-R): Kevin Milne (BHK ‘99), Kristin Mayrand, Yasina Somani (MHK ‘15), Alex Pennetti (BHK ‘13), Cheri McGowan, Adam McMahon (BHK ‘12), Shane Freeman (BHK ‘14), Sarah Hanik, David Paquin (BHK ‘14), Kelsey Joncas, Emma Fioret, and Alexa Govette. Nancy’s dog Inde (18 months).

26 HK all of the articles; prompting the Leddy on to professional and academic ca- nity. Moreover, she thoroughly enjoyed Library to ban the Motor Behaviour reers, he is also sad to see those stu- the time with the students in her ‘Gender Lab’s IP address for “suspicious activ- dents leave who he has known for the Issues in Sport’ course this past semes- ity.” Ben will be taking a little time off past four years. They were a great group ter, and hopes for even greater interest after his studies to travel and get into a of men and women and he hopes they next year. Dr. Milne was also success- little mischief before returning to start will stay in touch. Dr. Milne is also likely ful in securing a Women’s Grant at the his Ph.D. Shawn Reaume (BHK ‘14), Ch- to lose two of his favourite male gradu- University of Windsor to study enhanced antel Andary (BHK ‘14), Evan Gammon ate students for the 2014/2015 academic physical activity and physical literacy in (BHK ‘12) and Brendan Teeling all suc- year [Alex Pennetti (BHK ‘13) and Craig elementary school kids. On the family cessfully completed their first year in Harwood (BHK ‘13), they were his only side, her own kids are consuming more the Master’s program, and will be busy two] to graduation this summer. Craig resources, but watching them grow over the summer preparing their thesis was fortunate to work with a large pool of through different stages of life is fantas- proposals. Shawn and Brendan will also NCAA injury data and Alex examined ex- tic (minus the hiccup or two). She hopes be working on a research project with ercise intensity and its effects on memo- for a productive summer on the research Nancy examining the effect of gait speed ry. Alex was also selected as a finalist in side and successful soccer seasons for on post-stroke gait stability. A Women’s this year’s 3 Minute Thesis Competition the girls. Grant was submitted to fund the proj- (it was a nail biter). Over the summer, ect, which will be sponsored through he hopes to turn these research projects Vicky Paraschak the Windsor-Essex Community Health into publications. Dr. Milne finds it hard Vicky is back teaching this year, and program. One new Master’s student, to believe that he will be entering his applying the strengths and hope per- Natasha Yong from Wilfred Laurier, will seventh year in the Faculty. Given that he spective to her classes. After another be starting in September. In personal has four daughters, he only has 63 more successful ‘Outdoor Rec’ course last news, Inde the Dog has adjusted to hav- years to go until retirement. Nonethe- August, Vicky analyzed the final -pa ing three cats as housemates, and has less, he is definitely looking forward to pers the students handed in, and what learned to open cupboards he has no the next academic year. she found is that students shared their business being in. He and Nancy will re- “hope in” feeling part of an HK fam- sume their bikejoring activities over the Marcia Milne ily, which happened for them while on spring and summer, so honk if you see Dr. Milne is enjoying her first year as the trip. Students also talked about the them out and about. Director of the upstart Human Perfor- benefits of going technology free (no cell mance Centre in the Faculty. She has phones, watches, etc.), describing that Kevin Milne been extremely helpful in securing ongo- experience as “connecting through dis- Dr. Milne thinks this is the most bit- ing coaching courses, physiological test- connecting.” Algonquin Park, and being tersweet time of year: although he is ing of some of Canada’s top athletes and out in nature, was seen by students as happy to see so many students moving fitness testing of the broader commu- an important resource that brought out

Several faculty members attended the Windsor Spitfires game on March 5th, 2015 (L-R): Dr. Michael Khan, Dr. Krista Loughead, Ms. Martha Khan, Ms. Ericka Greenham, Dr. Paula van Wyk (MHK ‘08), Dr. Todd Loughead, Felicia Krautner (BHK ‘12), Dr. Craig Greenham, Ms. Adriana Duquette (BHK ‘03, MHK ‘05), Mr. Chad Sutherland, Dr. Ryan Snelgrove (MHK ‘06), and Dr. Jess Dixon (MHK ‘03). Those in attendance enjoyed catching up with HK alumna, Felicia Krautner (BHK ‘12), who works in community relations and game operations; and several current BHK students involved in the Windsor Spitfires organization.

27 HK personal strengths such as friendships catching up on a year’s worth of activity. Melbourne to Adelaide. The highlight of with others, leadership, and a height- Chad is happy to report that the Adapted this trip was the rock tour from Alice ened appreciation for the natural world. Physical Exercise (APEX) research group Springs to Uluru (in the Australian Out- In her ‘Sociology of Sport’ class, Vicky is still going strong; the group present- back). Given that the kids have grown up, had her students create a strengths- ed a paper at the Ontario Association her husband Walter accompanied her on inspired intervention that would work on Developmental Disabilities–Research her trip. She was home from December towards the class vision of democratized Special Interest Group Conference (St. 16th until April 15th, the coldest win- sport, whereby everyone gets access Catharines, ON) this April, and will be ter on record, to continue her work on to sport and has a part in the shaping presenting two papers at the Interna- several research projects and writing of those activities. It was wonderful tional Society for Autism Research Con- papers and book chapters. Marijke and seeing the ideas the students came up ference (Salt Lake City, Utah) in June. Walter spent the last part of her sabbati- with, and lots of them revolved around Chad is still busy working away on his cal in Europe, first in Brussels (Belgium), making the Forge, our HK workout area, Ph.D. (McMaster University) and is hop- then in Bayreuth (Germany), followed by more accessible to everyone. Vicky ing to be collecting data soon! He has a a road trip through France. Overall, it’s also wrote a 200 page book about her presentation scheduled at the Interna- been a fruitful sabbatical year! Camino trip, and how she’s applying tional Society of Biomechanics confer- what she learned on the Camino in her ence (Glasgow, Scotland) in July, and is Patti Weir life today. If anyone is interested, she’d looking forward to attending the British Patti has now worked on main cam- be glad to send them an electronic copy. Open while in Scotland this summer. On pus for four years in Graduate Studies All these steps are helping her adopt a personal note, Quinn is continuing her and continues to miss her daily interac- a strengths and hope perspective in swimming lessons and is excited to be tions with colleagues in Kinesiology. Her her own life as well as promoting it for starting soccer in May. MacLean is busy lifeline to the program is the Ph.D. Semi- others. So all is well! entertaining/feeding Tykhe (the dog) and nar course where she, Krista Chandler will be walking any day now! and Todd Loughead enjoyed a series of Ryan Snelgrove sessions aimed at professional develop- This past year was very busy and en- Marjike Taks ment. Brittany Becker (BHK ‘12, MHK joyable for Ryan with the addition of his ‘14) completed her master’s degree and first child to the family. Jackson has is now employed full-time in a rehabilita- been his new boss for almost a year! tion setting, while Kristy Smith (BHK ‘06, On the research front, Ryan continued a MHK ‘12) and Kelly Carr (BHK ‘11, MHK number of projects with colleagues here ‘14) have now completed Year 1 of the at UWindsor, University of Waterloo, and Ph.D. program by surviving a tough se- . The projects exam- ries of methods courses. They are look- ine the management of sport event expe- ing forward to a summer of research and riences and impacts, and the establish- beginning their comprehensive exams. ment of collaborations in the youth sport The lab travelled to both SCAPPS and the system. To present his recent research, Sport Canada Conference over the Fall, Ryan has travelled to the ARNOVA con- and Patti attended the Canadian Associa- ference in Denver, the NASSM confer- Walter and Marijke in the Australian Outback. tion of Graduate Studies Conference. ence in Ottawa, and will make the trip to Marijke was on sabbatical during the At home, John continues to enjoy re- Dublin, Ireland, for the EASM conference 2014-2015 Academic Year. The sum- tirement and spoiling his four daughters in September. Ryan continues to teach mer of 2014 was filled with data collec- with homemade soup and pasta sauce. courses on ‘Entrepreneurship and Inno- tion around the Ontario Summer Games Erica is completing Grade 8 and head- vation’, ‘Organizational Behaviour’, and and the 55+ Master Games, which were ed to Villanova High School in the Fall. ‘Ethics in Sport’. He was also recently hosted in our local area; a research proj- Julia is completing Grade 7 and will be appointed as a Faculty Fellow with the ect in collaboration with Dr. Wood and the kingpin at Holy Cross next year, her Entrepreneurship and Innovation Centre Dr. Snelgrove. Marijke was an invited first year at the school without Erica. on campus. keynote speaker at the SMAANZ (Sport Both girls have had an outstanding year Management Association Australia New having participated in the two school Chad Sutherland Zealand) conference in Melbourne at the bands, the senior basketball team, the end of November. She took advantage of school play, ambassadors of faith club Chad has enjoyed a very exciting and this opportunity to travel around Austra- and bus patrols with Erica adding the tiring paternity leave this past year! Chad lia for a couple of weeks before and after dance team to the mix. Outside of school returned to work mid-April and is busy the conference. She travelled more than they keep busy with swimming, dance, 3000 km along the east coast, all the way basketball, babysitting, and their friends. from Cairns, over Brisbane, Sydney, and Life continues to be good!

28 HK Laura Wood students Adriana Baggio and Lara Kis- seemed like non-stop in the laboratory. This year was both exciting and dif- pal) followed by a few days in Amsterdam Although she most enjoyed attending the ferent as a new addition was welcomed to visit her grad student Mike Hatten, Gerontological Society of America Con- into the HK family. Jackson was born in who is completing a yearlong internship ference in Washington, D.C., pictured be- August, and Laura had the opportunity to at Under Armour. Lastly, Sarah is look- low is Paula with former BHK and MHK spend the year getting to know the little ing forward to spending time at the cot- graduates Chantelle Lachance (BHK ‘10, guy. She looks forward to returning to tage in Shediac, NB, this summer as she MHK ‘12) and Chris Kawala (BHK ‘10) at the classroom in the Fall and bringing in begins her sabbatical. the Canadian Association on Gerontol- the newest member of the family to meet ogy Conference in Ni- everyone. agara Falls, ON. Paula continues with her re- search on rehabilitation interventions for older adults following a hip fracture with and with- out a cognitive impair- ment, as well as with workplace injuries in healthcare settings. After some persua- sion, Paula agreed to co-host the 31st Annual Scholars’ Evening. As Sean Horton was away enjoying British Colum- bia, Craig Greenham Laura Wood (MHK ‘06), Jackson, and Ryan was brought through Snelgrove (MHK ‘06). the rookie initiation of hosting duties. Al- Sarah Woodruff, Sara Santarossa (BHK ‘13), Kevin Mageto (BHK ‘12, MHK though there were no Sarah Woodruff ‘14), Brandon Besant, and Patricia Dubé (BHK ‘14) leading the ‘Beyoncé’s Let’s Move’ Active Break at the 10th Anniversary Celebration of Girls in songs this year, there Over the past year, Sarah taught ‘Sport Motion (November, 2014). were two videos–one Nutrition’, ‘Health & Wellness’, and her involved profs reading graduate class ‘Nutrition and Chronic mean tweets! Paula will once again join Disease’. The 3rd (annual) HK200 Video Paula van Wyk other faculty members who are part of Last year it was noted that Paula was Contest (see the Kinesiology Facebook the ‘Master Batters’ for an exciting sea- going to take a well-deserved vacation to page for the Top 5 videos) was another son of baseball. huge hit! Congratulations to Amanda Europe. During June 2014, Paula trav- Johnstone, Jared Lyons, Kassady Ches- elled to Italy (Rome, Termoli, San Bar- wick, Miguel Martinez, and Noah Picker- tolomeo, Bari, Pisa, Florence, ing, who were treated to lunch at John Venice), Croatia (Dubrovnik), Max for their winning video! Holland (Amsterdam, Eind- Several research projects and pro- hoven), and Germany (Koln/ grams are in full swing, which include Cologne, Frankfurt). Although numerous undergraduate students (too she enjoyed meeting up with many to name!). The community part- friends and visiting with nerships and huge student involvement family; she is the last per- have been invaluable in moving all of son she knows to sit upon these projects forward! Sarah (and her the Iron Throne from Game grad student team) welcomed Patricia of Thrones and thus is the Dubé (BHK ‘14) in the Fall and also saw reigning queen. Kevin Mageto (BHK ‘12, MHK ‘14) gradu- Paula was incredibly busy ate this year. She (and her graduate this year presenting her re- Chantelle Lachance (BHK ‘10, MHK ‘12), Chris Kawala (BHK ‘10) student Sara Santarossa, BHK ‘13) re- search at a variety of national and Paula van Wyk (MHK ‘08). cently traveled to Edinburgh, Scotland, and international conferenc- to present three separate research post- es as well as teaching what ers (including co-author undergraduate

29 HK Professors Emeritus/Emeriti Marliese Kimmerle solve any faculty problems! Alan is still a Bob Boucher Marliese has no academic news and supporter of Sunderland AFC. Although Bob, Sue and Mensa candidate Martha, nothing different to report from last Alan has cut back on his research, he still have enjoyed the less hectic pace of re- year...except more Italian lessons, yoga, attends the annual conference. tirement over the last four years. The stand up paddle board, falcon watching, Christmas holidays found the extended and more ballroom dance cruises. Marl- Boucher clan at Sanibel Island for anoth- iese just has this to offer to all the stu- er wonderful reunion. Grand-daughters dents she taught over thirty years, “stay Kenley, Rylee and Molly were the focus of active and keep dancing.” attention. Everyone enjoyed the weather, golf, beach and each other’s company. Mid-February found Bob and Sue trav- elling to Calgary to celebrate Bob’s 70th birthday. Daughter Terri and her hus- band Mike hosted a house party of old friends, former students and colleagues. Chad London and Kandi McElary from Mount Royal University, along with Rob Marliese Dr. Alan Metcalfe, Dr. Jess Dixon (MHK ‘03), and Dr. Dave Andrews enjoying lunch at the 9th and Diane Stinson from U of Calgary Kimmerle on a Ballroom Annual Kinesiology Research Day. were among the notables who attend- Dance Cruise. ed. Everyone was delighted to see Nora Eaves and “B” Leavitt who surprised all Dick Moriarty with their arrival. Alan Metcalfe Dick Moriarty has been in physio- and Bob took great delight in two unrelat- Alan has a few items to update. He is aqua- therapies for the Winter months. ed events over the past academic year. now 82 but he is still involved in reading HK students assisted him and other The Minnesota State Mavericks (NCAA) in his field of study-sport history. He still clients in the therapies which was ap- hockey team made the national finals. maintains his contact with the HK Faculty, preciated very much. He hopes to see Bob was one of the very first team players and continues to come into his corner everyone at the 50th Homecoming Cel- in 1965 and has followed their fortunes office two or three times a week. The ebration. He still has an office which he through thick and thin. In early March, OFC still meet twice a month (Eaves, shares with Marge Holman. It is Room the Bob Boucher Award was bestowed Olafson and Metcalfe) at Van Niforos’ 119 in the HK Building, and he invites all upon Dennis Fairall as the “Outstanding (BHK ‘79) Penalty Box Too, where they of you to stop by. Male Coach” at the CIS Championships. å 31st Annual Scholars’ Evening Marge Holman Dr. Holman is retired but continues to work with some grad students and work study students. Her work continues to fo- cus on gender issues-along with others in Leadership Advancement for Women and Sport-LAWS. She is currently work- ing on a Needs Assessment for females in sport leadership within the Windsor Essex County region funded by the On- tario Trillium Foundation. One objective is to help local organizations identify how they can grow their sport organizations by tapping into the female population to Cecil Eaves and a greater extent while enhancing the ex- Marge Holman (BHK ‘69) at periences of our girls and women. Marge Scholars’ Evening. Kelly Carr (BHK ‘11, MHK ‘14, loves that retirement gives her time to current Ph.D.) accepts the play more squash, golf and garden. She “Outstanding Doctoral Award- even returned to playing volleyball once HK Secretaries Movement Science Focus” from Sharon Horne and a week throughout the Winter months. Dr. Patti Weir (BHK ‘86, MHK Deb Barltrop at ‘88) at Scholars’ Evening. Scholars’ Evening.

30 HK Alumni Sports Hall of Fame

The University of Windsor Alumni Association welcomed four new mem- bers into the Alumni Sports Hall of Fame on October 5th, 2014: Lancer student athletes Dan Brannagan and Mike Nolan, and builders Jim Weese and Helen Vasilic.

Dan Brannagan (BHK ‘81, MHK ‘86) was a true triple-threat. An all-star in both football and wrestling, he was also a stand-out in the classroom, winning the DeMarco Award in 1982 as the top Lancer student-athlete. He played both sides of the ball, lining up as a centre on offense and as a linebacker on defense, and was named to the all-conference football team in 1981. That same year, he earned silver medals in wrestling at the national and provincial championships.

Mike Nolan ranks in the Lancer all- time ‘Top 10’ in seven track and field Mike Nolan, Dan Brannagan (BHK ‘81, MHK ‘86), Helen Vasilic, and Dr. Jim Weese (BHK ‘80, MHK ‘83) events. Twice an all-Canadian and four (L-R) during their inductions into the Alumni Sports Hall of Fame. times an Ontario University Athletics All- Star, he captured 16 OUA medals and 10 CIAU medals in a five-year career. Jim Weese (BHK ‘80, MHK ‘83) Special achievement awards went to: served as Dean of the Faculty of Human Kinetics from 1999 to 2004. The Ontario - Emily McBride, who has coached University Athletics Association named hundreds of track and field athletes, him golf coach of the year when he led helming the Ontario team in two Canada the Lancers to the provincial champion- Summer Games, and coaching the Cana- ship in 1994; and he repeated the feat dian Junior Team in 1978. in 1995. Jim helped to lead and secure the bid to host the 2005 Pan Am Junior - Rose Smyth, who played volleyball as Games in Windsor, and is also a former a Lancer, went on to coach at St. Clair Lancer Hockey Varsity athlete and Assis- College, became the school’s Intramu- tant Coach. He received an “A” Award for ral Coordinator and Athletic Coordinator, support of Lancer athletics in 1991 and and helped found Leadership Advance- the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal in ment for Women in Sport. 2013 for academic leadership and advo- cacy for physical activity. - Lancer Fencing Teams of the 1980s, who won more than 100 consecutive Helen Vasilic is a long-time official matches against Canadian opponents for Lancer track and field events, with between 1980 and 1988. 32 years of volunteer experience. Helen also served on the National and Ontario officials’ councils and for 12 years as president of the Windsor Legion Track and Field Club. Dr. Bob Boucher and Dr. Jim Weese (BHK ‘80, MHK ‘83) at Dr. Weese’s Alumni Sports Hall of Fame induction.

31 HK Alumni Updates Dann Goble (BHK ‘01, MHK ‘02) Colin Goudreau (BHK ‘08) is pleased was also recently featured in the Windsor to announce the opening of his new prac- Star, for founding the Balance Tracking tice–Goudreau Chiropractic and Acu- Robert Hedley (MHK ‘77) was newly System. The BTrackS is an affordable, puncture–in Chatham, ON. In his spare elected to the Board of Directors of the reliable method of testing balance. The time Colin ran the Boston Marathon in Canadian Society of Training and Devel- BTrackS launched a new entrepreneur- the Spring of 2014, in an outstanding 3 opment in November of 2013. Robert was ial chapter in Dann’s life while simul- hours, 9 minutes and 45 seconds. also appointed to the Board of Advisors taneously putting his two passions to- for Central Michigan University Masters gether—business and athletics. Goble is Paul Skuza (BHK ‘09) completed his Programs in Ontario. After 14 years of currently working as an Assistant Pro- Bachelor of Education at the University dedicated service, Robert retired from fessor at San Diego State University. of Windsor in 2010 after graduating from his position as the Vice President, People Human Kinetics. In the Spring of 2011, and Learning, at Maple Leaf Foods, Inc. Ian Glassford (BHK ‘04, MHK ‘06) Skuza moved to Toronto and accepted a has been working as an Account Man- job with the YMCA of Greater Toronto. He Michael Murphy (BHK ‘91) is a chi- ager for the past five years with Next Di- has had the opportunity to move through ropractor with Performance Chiroprac- mension in Windsor. Glassford has con- different positions in his career, giving tic Inc., L.L.C. In addition to his practice, tinued to enjoy helping Dr. Paraschak as him ample experience to excel. Skuza Mike teaches Sport Injuries and Ortho- a leader on the undergraduate ‘Outdoor first started off by working with the pedics for the Post Graduate Department Recreation’ trip. Glassford has also been YMCA Camps Departments, and shortly and has taught Active Release Technique an Assistant Coach with the Windsor Val- thereafter got a position with the Health (ART) at Logan College of Chiropractic. iants Travel Girls Basketball team for the and Fitness Department at the down- Mike has also been the official Team Chi- past eight years. town centre. Since then, he has moved ropractor of the NFL’s St. Louis Rams through different positions, starting as since 2001, and the NHL’s St. Louis Tom Hazell (MHK ‘06) has had a a Health Educator, to Specialist, then Blues since 1997. busy 2014, to say the least. Tom recently Supervisor, and most recently as Senior started as an Assistant Professor in the Director of Programs with the Oshawa Susanne Brunet (BHK ‘93) is a Department of Kinesiology and Physical Branch. He recalled that one of his most Canadian Certified Professional Ergono- Education at Wilfrid Laurier University, memorable moments during his under- mist and the owner of a new business, after spending two years at the Univer- graduate experience was learning the ERGONOW Incorporated. ERGONOW op- sity of Lethbridge in Southern Alberta. “Handshake Icebreaker” in Dr. Martyn’s erates out of the Windsor-Essex County To make matters even more interesting, ‘Sport History’ class. Skuza has added region, providing ergonomic consult- Tom recently got married on July 12th, his own spin to it, and uses the “Hand- ing and training, office design, product 2014, so not only was he busy planning shake Icebreaker” at his staff meetings. recommendation, provider and instal- his wedding, but he was also coordinat- lation of an extensive line of ergonomic ing a cross-country move to Ontario. Alyson Crozier (BHK ‘09, MHK chairs, sit-to-stand work stations, office While Tom drove his U-Haul truck and ‘11) recently defended her Ph.D. enti- furniture and accessories. trailor, his wife Andrea was driving along tled “Norms in sport and exercise,” from side with their two dogs, Bently and Piper the University of Saskatchewan, in the Jason Petro (BHK ‘93, MHK ‘97), (both Boxers). Dr. Kenji Kenno was a fa- College of Kinesiology, with a specializa- manager of the Cardiac Wellness Pro- miliar face at the wedding, as he was the tion in Health and Exercise Psychology. gram, was recently featured in the Wind- Master of Ceremonies, and did a won- Alyson is looking forward to her bright sor Star, where he gave a tour of the con- derful job as always. future as she plans to uproot herself struction site for the new Cardiac back to the Greater Toronto Area Wellness Program which will temporarily to look for employment. be housed at Hôtel-Dieu Grace Healthcare. The gym will have a Mike McWha (MHK ‘09) is distinctive track, which Petro be- a coach at the Windsor Aquatic lieves will give patients comfort as Centre. As a former member of they walk to a healthier lifestyle. the 2000 Olympic team, McWha With all the amenities that the gym aspired to change the stereotype will hold, Petro is proud to say that that swimming has had in the com- it will be one of the top five larg- munity, with the idea that swim- est Cardiac Wellness facilities in ming can bring families and volun- Ontario. teers together to create a strong and united community. With the Andrea and Tom Hazell (MHK ‘06) at their wedding on July 12th, 2014. addition of the new facility and an

32 HK increase in experienced coaching staff, Meagan Littlejohn (BHK ‘14) moved the Centre has become an ideal place for on to her Master’s Degree in Kinesiology athletes to get the best training. at the University of Ottawa, after gradu- ating in October of 2014. Morgan McNaughton (BHK ‘12) ac- She completed her final cepted a new position with Zurich North Co-op term as a research America in part of their pharmaceutical assistant under the super- patient support program. The program vision of Dr. Taks. Meagan has been so successful that as of May assisted with a research 1st, McNaughton is the Single Point of project, which aimed to Contact (SPOC), and he’ll be working capture the notion of “hap- with a number of physicians and nurses piness” as it relates to in hepatology across Ontario. sport events. She was rec- ognized for excellence in Laura Gillet (BHK ‘13) was named undergraduate research to the National Ball Hockey Association for her poster entitled: of Canada Women’s Team, and played “Sport Events and Resi- for Team Canada at the World Ball Hock- dential Happiness: Devel- ey Federation Championships May 24-31 opment of a Measuring Meagan Littlejohn (BHK ‘14) and Dr. Marijke Taks at the 9th Annual in Pittsburgh, PA. Instrument.” Kinesiology Research Day.

Adam Simmons (BHK ‘13) accepted a new full time position as a Disability Case Dr. Jim Weese (BHK ‘80, MHK ‘83) Manager for Great West Life Insurance named as the 2015 Recipient of in Edmonton, shortly after obtaining his the Garth Paton Distinguished Bachelor of Human Kinetics with a Ma- Service Award jor in Movement Science and a Minor in Psychology. The 2015 recipient of the North American Society for Sport Management (NASSM) Garth Evan Bett (BHK ‘14) recently started Paton Distinguished Service Award is Dr. Jim working as a Client Development Rep- Weese (BHK ‘80, MHK ‘83), former faculty mem- resentative with the ber and Dean of the Faculty of Human Kinetics. Hockey Club. Another HK alumnus, Matt He is the second member of the University of Bennett (MHK ‘07), also works for the Windsor family to win this award, as Dr. Bob Senators in Business Development of Boucher was the recipient in 2002. Founded in Premium Properties. 1986, the purpose of NASSM is to promote, stimulate, and encourage study, research, scholarly writing, and professional development in the area of Sport Jaclyn Dobson (BHK ‘14) is excited Management. The Garth Paton Distinguished Service Award recognizes a NASSM to embark on her first year in the Diag- member’s outstanding service contributions to the organization, and is intended nostic Medical Sonography Program at to be one of distinction within NASSM and the award recipients own academic St. Clair College. community. The award also encourages high standards of service to NASSM and other forms of professional contribution among NASSM’s members. Scott Hickman (BHK ‘14) recently Dr. Weese’s first service contribution was made in 1987 when he served as started a new position as Assistant Coach the Chair of the Conference Organizing Committee for the 2nd Annual NASSM of the Women’s Volleyball team for the Conference, which was held at the University of Windsor. He served on NASSM’s Alberta College Athletic Conference. Executive Council in a number of capacities including as a Member-at-Large, To further add to his accomplishments, President-elect, President and Past President. As President, he championed the Hickman will also be working with the creation of the International Alliance, which has helped promote Sport Manage- Edmonton Eskimos in Business Opera- ment internationally by formally linking the regional associations throughout the tions as a Ticket Sales Representative. world. Dr. Weese has also served as the Book Review Editor (1993-95) for the Journal of Sport Management and on the Review Board (1994-2000). The NASSM organization appreciates Dr. Weese’s loyal and continued service to the organi- zation and the field of Sport Management. Congratulations to Dr. Weese on win- ning this prestigious award!

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Beach volleyball tournament and Two HK Alumni named Canada Research Chair’s yoga class raised funds for trip with charity Hilary Ryall (BHK ‘14) organized a beach volleyball tourna- ment and a dona- tion based yoga class in the Fall of 2014 to support her goal: to be the change that she wants to Hilary Ryall (BHK ‘14). see in the world. Hilary planned a May 2015 trip to build Dr. Mark Bruner (MHK ‘02) and Dr. Catherine Sabiston (MHK ‘01) were a school for children in Kenya with the both recently awarded a Canada Research Chair (CRC) by the Government of organization ‘Me to We’. Canada, as part of a program that invests over $260 million annually to some “I will be with a group of students of Canada’s most promising scholars. Both Drs. Bruner and Sabiston worked that travel together with our goal of under the supervision of Dr. Krista Chandler during their MHK Degrees. helping to build a school that will give Dr. Mark Bruner, an Associate Professor in the Bachelor of Physical and kids the opportunity of an education Health Education Program at Nipissing University, holds the CRC in Youth they would never have otherwise,” said Development through Sport and Physical Activity. According to the press Ryall before her trip. “This trip is also release, Dr. Bruner is working to discover the best ways to help youth develop, an opportunity to develop my leader- personally and socially, through sport and physical activity, by examining how ship skills and contribute to something social processes in teams and exercise groups shape adolescents’ development and participation. A key aspect of the research focuses on understanding how so important and impactful beyond my the identities youth form through their membership on sport teams–their social local community.” identities–shape the treatment of teammates and influence sport participation. Dr. Bruner’s research will inform future strategies used by coaches

and instructors to foster youth development and promote participation. In addition, his research will provide valuable information for policy makers, and sport programmers about the optimal conditions for youth development in sport. Dr. Bruner will work in the community, with numerous teams, and in the Psychology of Physical Activity and Health Promotion Lab in Nipissing’s new Centre for Physical and Health Education. The Lab supports emerging research on psychological aspects associated with physical activity and health behaviours. It includes a camera-equipped fitness studio, an interview room, and data analysis areas to examine and provide feedback on physical activity interventions, and health behaviour change techniques. Dr. Catherine Sabiston, an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education at the , holds the CRC in Physical Activity and Mental Health. According to the press release, Dr. Sabiston is focused on studying ‘drugless’ methods of enhancing mental health, by examining factors related to physical activity and mental health, particularly issues surrounding body image, self-conscious emotions, stress, depression and anxiety. Using the new Mental Health and Physical Activity Research Center at the University of Toronto, Dr. Sabiston hopes to develop and test initiatives to get more people physically active. She is a leader in both body image research Current BHK student Nicole George accepts the and positive psychology perspectives in oncology, devoting much of her work ‘Human Kinetics Publishers Award’ from HK to the psychological impacts of negative self-perception on teenage girls’ Publishers Managing Director, Jake Rondot (BHK participation in sport and the impact of physical activity on cancer survivors. ‘02), at Scholars’ Evening. Some of her current projects include Active Match, an online partnering system designed to help women who are cancer survivors find an exercise partner; and in 2016, Dr. Sabiston will work with adolescent girls to develop a body acceptance program for young female athletes.

34 HK HK50 Celebrating 50 years (1965-2015) Human Kinetics Alumni Weekend (FRIDAY OCTOBER 2ND - SUNDAY OCTOBER 4TH, 2015) Events to be held throughout the entire weekend! Kinesiology Open House, Recognition Events, Lancer Football Game, HK50 Alumni Gala, Alumni Sports Hall of Fame Please see the HK Alumni Weekend webpage for more information:

https://www1.uwindsor.ca/kinesiology/hk-alumni-0rday October 3rd, 2015 @ 7pm

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