Faculty of Health
Research project description
Seeking motivated Master's and PhD students to join the Risk, Injury, Sport, & Equity (RISE) Youth Sport Lab. We study the ways in which athletes feel safe and included in sport, recreation, and leisure environments and how they experience injury and risk within these spaces.
Ongoing funded projects explore sport-related concussion reporting for youth girls, safe sport practices in community sport organizations, stories of belonging for Black girls and women in hockey, and concussion communication and management efforts. Our work aims to foster athlete well-being, and emphasizes community-oriented partnerships that drive positive changes in youth sport experiences.
Fields of research
- Sport Psychology
- Sport Sociology
- Kinesiology and Physical Education
- Sport Management
- Physical Cultural Studies
- Other related fields
Qualifications and ideal student profile
Prospective graduate student researchers must meet or exceed the minimum admission requirements for the programs connected to this opportunity. Visit the program pages using the links on this page to learn more about minimum admission requirements. In addition to minimum requirements, the research supervisor is looking for the following qualifications and student profile.
- Ideal students will have experience or interest in one or more of the following:
- psychosocial and sociocultural aspects of sport-related concussions and injury
- safety and maltreatment in sport and recreation
- access, wellbeing, and belonging for Black and racialized youth in sport and reaction
- Experience with or interest in qualitative methods
- Ability to work collaboratively with researchers and community partners
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Organized, self-motivated, and independent
In the ‘Introduction’ section of the webform below, please briefly introduce yourself, your research interests, and why you’d be a good fit for the lab.
Faculty researcher and supervisor
- Kaleigh Pennock
Assistant Professor, Recreation and Leisure Studies
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Important dates
Risk, Injury, Sport, & Equity (RISE) Youth Sport Lab is accepting expressions of interest for intake in the fall 2026 term.