Play it Cool Research Biographies
Dr. Bill Montelpare
Dr. W. Montelpare is a Professor of Allied Health Services in the School of Healthcare at the University of Leeds and Adjunct Professor in the Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences at Lakehead University. He holds a Ph.D. in Community Health from the University of Toronto, and has worked extensively in the health as a researcher, as a consultant to projects and community initiatives, as an educator, and as an administrator. His primary research interests are in areas related to injury epidemiology and prevention, as well as statistical analysis and physical activity.
Lakehead University
Dr. Susan L. Forbes is an Adjunct Professor with the School of Kinesiology and has a PhD from the University of Western Ontario. Susan’s research areas include: sociocultural factors associated with sports injuries, issues facing amateur sports officials and the role of sports officials in injury prevention.
Dr. Moira McPherson (Ph.D. University of Alberta) is currently the Acting Vice-President Academic and a Professor in the School of Kinesiology at Lakehead University. Moira is in the area of Biomechanics, has studied the biomechanics of head impacts in bantam-aged hockey players, as well as factors related to body checking. Both these areas of interest provide additional safety insights for the Play It Cool project.
Dr. Lori A. Livingston is the Dean of the Faculty of Health and Behavioural Science, as well as a Professor in the School of Kinesiology and the Faculty of Medicine. She holds a PhD from the University of Calgary and her research interests are in the areas of Injury risk, prevention, and rehabilitation; sports officiating validity, reliability and accuracy of measurement; and biomechanics.
York University
Dr. Joe Baker is an associate professor in the School of Kinesiology and Health Science at York University in Toronto, Canada. Joe’s research focuses on development and maintenance of expert sport performance, physical activity participation throughout the lifespan, aging stereotypes and physical activity involvement.
Dr. Jessica Fraser-Thomas, whose PhD is from Queen’s University, is an Assistant Professor in the School of Kinesiology and Health Science. Her primary research interests are in positive youth development through sport – specifically how youth sport contexts can be better designed to facilitate children and adolescents’ healthy physical and psychosocial development.
Dr. Frances Flint is the Coordinator - Athletic Therapy Certificate and has a PhD from the University of Oregon. Frances conducts research in the area of psychology of injury and has presented at seminars and conferences around the world. She combines her background in sports medicine and sport psychology in developing integrated rehabilitation programs for injured athletes.
Sarah Jeffrey-Tosoni is a PhD candidate in the Kinesiology and Health Science program. Her general research interests include the study of youth sport environments to foster positive developmental settings and increased participation. Specifically, Sarah’s research focuses on addressing the currently elevated levels of violence and aggression in Canadian minor hockey culture.
Jason Izraelski, a Doctor of Chiropractic (Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College, 2010), is the Research Team Leader for the York research contingent. He comes to this position from a hockey background as well as seeing the effects of concussion from the standpoint of a physical therapist. Jason’s primary interest is exploring ways (e.g., behavioural intervention, training programs) to reduce and prevent concussion in youth sports.
University of Toronto
Dr. Michelle Keightley holds a PhD from the University of Toront. Michelle is an Assistant Professor in the Departments of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, Rehabilitation Science and Psychology, as well as a Clinical Neuropsychologist with experience in the field of sports-related concussions. Dr. Keightley is the Director of the Brainfit Lab (www.brainfitlab.com) where she conducts research to better understand recovery from sports-related concussions in children and youth.
Nick Reed is a PhD Candidate and Registered Occupational Therapist working in the Brainfit Lab. His clinical and research interests involve cognitive function and performance in youth athletes following concussion and the safe return to meaningful activities both inside and outside of the sport context. Nick also has great interest in educating the youth hockey community on concussion and the importance of brain fitness.
Atlantic Canada & The United States
Dr. Shilpa Dogra is an Assistant Professor in ihe School Of Recreation Management And Kinesiology at Acadia University in Wolfville, Nova Scotia. Shilpa holds a PhD from York University and is a certified exercise physiologist (CSEP) interested in the role of exercise in the prevention and management of chronic diseases. She is also interested in how Play It Cool and its role in injury prevention is related to acute and chronic conditions and its influence on long term physical activity behaviour.
For more information see: http://kinesiology.acadiau.ca/faculty-and-staff.html
www.csep.ca
Dr. Gabriela Tymowski earned her PhD in Applied Ethics from the University of Gloucestershire in the U.K. Her research focuses on the ethical concept of harm as experienced by children who are both over-involved in sport, and those who are under-involved in physical activity.
Dr. Aaron Rosenbaum received his PhD from Penn State and has worked in the area of examining knowledge and awareness about concussion. Aaron currently work as a Research Director for SSRS and is responsible for project management, survey design and analysis, weighting and sampling, and data analysis and reporting.
More information can be found at: www.ssrs.com |
