Announcing a new course open to Education students (DISE, ECP, KPE)! EDPE 595: Seminar in Special Topics-- Introduction to Professional Engagement with Indigenous Peoples in Canada is a graduate level course that is also open to to advanced undergraduate students, with permission of the instructor. Taught by Professor Dennis Wendt on Tuesdays at 11:35 AM to 2:35 PM (EST), this course provides an introduction to key considerations pertaining to professional engagement with Indigenous Peoples in Canada, including First Nations, Métis, and Inuit peoples.
Congratulations to Danielle Alexander for receiving the Walter A. and K. Mary Marsh Fellowship from the Faculty of Education!
The Walter A. and K. Mary Marsh Fellowships in Education was established in 2009 by K. Mary Marsh in memory of her husband, Walter A. Marsh, for outstanding graduate students in the Faculty of Education. Awarded by the Faculty of Education to outstanding graduate students in the Faculty who have demonstrated leadership qualities. Preference is given to Master’s and Ph.D. students conducting research with a focus on teaching. Award value: $9,000.
Feeling anxious, restless, or stressed? Have a look at "A University Student's Guide to Managing Stress During Difficult Times".
Dr. Nancy Heath’s Development and Intrapersonal Resilience (DAIR) Research Team gives you quick tips and helpful resources with this great interactive e-flyer!
View the full document here!
Congratulations to Chris Bailey for successfully defending his PhD “Biomechanics and physiology of motor variability in repetitive movements of young and old male and female adults”.
Best of luck to him in his postdoctoral studies at the University of Ottawa!
If a COVID-19 vaccine is developed and nobody shows up to use it, did the vaccine ever truly exist?
DzԲٳܱپDzԲٴ Christopher Bailey on his new publication "Effects of old age on fatigability and sensorimotor characteristics of a repetitive upper limb fatiguing task" in 15(7): e0235314. .
On behalf of the Dept. of Kinesiology & Physical Education, Congratulations to all our Grads of 2020
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Congratulations to Saeed Babadi, a doctoral candidate in Kinesiology and Physical Education has successfully defended his dissertation on 26th June 2020!
Saeed’s dissertation, supervised by Dr. Theodore Milner is titled:
"Identification of brain networks involved in sensorimotor learning"
Congratulations, Saeed!
DzԲٳܱپDzԲٴ Shannon Herrick on her new publication "Locker-Room Experiences Among LGBTQ+ Adults on Spinal Cord"
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DzԲٳܱپDzԲٴ Erika Renda on being awarded the !
The title of her project is:
"Différences entre les sexes en termes de fatigabilité et de réponses d'activation musculaire lors de mouvements répétitifs de l'épaule à différentes fréquences. Une étude de cohorte sur les blessures à l'épaule liées au travail."
Congratulations to Dr. Jenna Gibbs, Assistant Professor in McGill's Kinesiology and Physical Education (KPE) Department, who was recently awarded a Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Discovery Grant and Launch Supplement for Early Career Researchers!
To honour our Faculty of Education Class of 2020, 㽶Ƶ created this beautiful video that features snapshots of our graduates, hearty congratulations from our McGill leadership, and special messages from celebrity guest speakers Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Premier François Legault, and McGill alumnus and Superbowl 2020 star Dr. Laurent Duvernay-Tardif. We're exceptionally proud of McGill Education's graduating class and look forward to seeing them cross the stage, in person, in Spring 2021
On behalf of the Dept. of Kinesiology & Physical Education, Congratulations to all our Master's and Doctoral Graduates!
Kathleen Belanger-Finn, M.A.
Congratulations to KPE's Alexandra Potvin-Desrochers, for receiving a Healthy Brains for Healthy Lives (HBHL) Doctoral Fellowship!
Healthy Brains, Healthy Lives (HBHL) is a high-profile, high-priority multidisciplinary and cross-sectoral initiative located at 㽶Ƶ. HBHL builds on McGill’s scientific excellence and global leadership in areas of neuroscience that hold the greatest promise for delivering implementable, clinically effective outcomes in brain and mental health.
Dear McGill Education Community,
The current events of these past weeks have shone a light on the racial injustice that sadly exists in today’s world. The tragedy of George Floyd’s death, while having taken place in the United States, has provoked us to think about direct and indirect prejudices that perpetuate in our own communities.