The Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education would like to congratulate this year's NSERC(USRA) Award Recipients.
Need to step up your health and fitness? McGill Education's Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education is offering personalized at-home fitness sessions via Zoom for members of the McGill Community! Kinesiology students will craft your fitness routine using your existing at-home equipment and household items.
As part of their internship, these students (supervised by a staff kinesiologist) will guide you through a one-hour workout twice a week for ten weeks (cost: $60 flat fee), to improve your strength, flexibility and overall physical health.
Congratulations to our awardees of this year’s McGill Sports Science Fellowships!
These three students are being awarded fellowships to support their research projects outlined below:
TheDepartment of Kinesiology & Physical Educationwould like to congratulate the five recipients of the 2021Adriano Tassone Internship Award.
Established in 2009 by Vincent and Sabina Tassone along with friends and family, in memory of their son Adriano Tassone, to help Faculty of Education students in the Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education who have completed U1 and/or U2gain practical and research experience in Kinesiologythrough an internship award.
1. March 5, 2021, Kaila Bonnell, Emilie Michalovic, and Dr. Shane Sweet published their study entitled "" on the Disability and Health Journal. This qualitative study investigated the relative accessibility of physical activity from the perspective of individuals with physical disabilities.
KPE's Dr. Gordon Bloom was featured on TSN's "Yes Guy" (Episode 18 that aired on March 27th, starting at 15:30 timestamp) talking about today's issues in sports psychology. Aside from navigating the challenges of "sports life", professional athletes have the same personal life issues that most of us do, plus the added vulnerabilities of their job performance being scrutinized by journalists and everyday critics online.
Dear Students, Faculty, and Staff, We are writing to you to make you aware of the required cybersecurity measures McGill has been implementing during the past year’s remote work situation and the impending completion scheduled for our Faculty. McGill has been rolling out two-factor authentication (2FA) for all new accounts since January 2020. In April, IT Services will support the Faculty of Education in securing all remaining accounts for faculty, staff, and students. |
Congratulations to Jordan Lefebvre for successfully defending his PhD thesis on Friday, March 12th, 2021.
Title of his PhD thesis:
From Mentoring to Developmental Networks: An Examination of Developmental Relationships in Sport
KPE Sports Science Post-Doctoral Researcher - Call for Applications
We are pleased to announce the call for applications for a two-yearPost-Doctoral Researcher position in the field of sports science. If you are interested in applying, please reach out to a prospectivesupervisor to discuss joining their team of researchers.
For More information please visit ourPostdoctoral Fellow/Researcherpage.
According to Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), the world’s largest international higher education network, McGill’s Faculty of Education has ranked 26th in the world for . Each of the subject rankings is compiled using four sources. The first two of these are QS’s global surveys of academics and employers, which are used to assess institutions’ international reputation in each subject.
Congratulations to Vanessa Ferreria for successfully defending her PhD thesis on Monday, March 1st 2021.
Title of her PhDthesis:
“Multimodal Prehabilitation in Lung Cancer Patients Undergoing Surgical Resection.”.
Dr. Ross Andersen of McGill Education's Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education talks with CityLife host, Richard Dagenais, about the importance of fitness and health during COVID. Dr. Andersen discusses strategies for incorporating more movement into a sedentary lifestyle and how increased movement benefits both physical and mental health.
Watch the full CityLife interview .
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update – April 9, 2021
Study hubs and on-campus flex spaces will continue to be available for individual use only. We cannot operate group study spaces for the time being.
We are happy to announce that a Student Flex Space in Currie Gym, Room 408/9, is being made available for use on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 8:30 – 3:30 as of March 1, 2021 and will run until April 30, 2021. Maximum occupancy is 20 (either individuals or groups of 6 or less).
Putting the internship program online lets students continue hands-on learning while helping community members stay active.
When pandemic restrictions brought physical classes to a halt, program supervisors quickly rallied to transition the classes to Zoom.
Congratulations to Dr. Celena Scheede-Bergdahl who was recently promoted to Senior Faculty Lecturer within the Faculty of Education’s Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education!