Events

The 31st annual Waterloo AHS Fun Run will be held onSaturday, October 1st, 2016! The 2.5km or 5km run/walk takes place around Waterloo’s ring road where alumni, students, staff, faculty and community members can check out what's new across the University’s campus.

Registration is $15 ($10 for students with early bird pricing of $7 until September 19, 2016) and anyone under 14 years of age is free.

TITLE: 

Activity of the Cerebral Cortex Associated with Human Bipedal Balance Control

SUPERVISOR(S):

Dr. Bill McIlroy, Kinesiology

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:

Dr. Jim Frank, Kinesiology
Dr. Rich Staines, Kinesiology
Dr. James Tung (Internal/External), Mechanical & Mechatronics Engineering

EXTERNAL EXAMINER:

Dr. Jesse Jacobs, Center for Physical Ergonomics, Liberty Mutual Research Institute for Safety

EXAMINATION CHAIR: 

TBD

Get ready to present your research at the AHS Graduate Research Day! 

AHS graduate students will be given the opportunity to share their research amongst colleagues. 

Please visit the event website for more information.

PROPOSED THESIS TITLE:

Perceived Barriers to Exercise among Older Adults with MCI and Early Dementia

SUPERVISOR(S):                                            

Dr.Laura Middleton, Kinesiology

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:                                  

Dr. Lora Giangregorio, Kinesiology

Dr. Sherry Dupuis, Recreation & Leisure Studies

PROPOSED THESIS TITLE:

The Neural Processes of Perceived Simultaneity and Temporal Order in Young and Old Adults Using EEG

SUPERVISOR(S):                                                              

Dr.Michael Barnett-Cowan, Kinesiology

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:                                                  

Dr. Richard Staines, Kinesiology
Dr. Ewa Niechwiej-Szwedo, Kinesiology

PROPOSED THESIS TITLE:

Exploring the Utility of Inter-Segmental Coordination to Assess Movement Competency During Lifting Tasks

SUPERVISOR(S):                                                              

Dr. Steven Fischer, Kinesiology

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:                                                  

Dr. Jack Callaghan, Kinesiology
Dr. Andrew Laing, Kinesiology

Wear your orange t-shirt on Wednesday, October 26, 2016 to support Mental Health Wellness Day.

The three key messages for mental health support include:

• 1 in 5 Canadians will be affected by mental illness in their lifetime

• UWaterloo is a caring community and a safe place to ask for help

• UWaterloo has the resources to help you

PROPOSED THESIS TITLE:

Probabilistic Modelling of Hip Fracture Outcomes in the Canadian Population

SUPERVISOR(S):                                                              

Dr. Andrew Laing, Kinesiology

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:                                                  

Dr. Clark Dickerson, Kinesiology
Dr. Martin Lysy, Statistics and Actuarial Science

PROPOSED THESIS TITLE:

Investigating the Effects of Concussion on Relevancy, Modality, and Attention-Related Sensory Gating

SUPERVISOR(S):                                                              

Dr. Richard Staines, Kinesiology

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:

Dr. Michael Barnett-Cowan, Kinesiology
Dr. Ewa Niechwiej-Szwedo, Kinesiology

PROPOSED THESIS TITLE:

The Effect of Varying Surface Translation Acceleration and Velocity on Compensatory Stepping Responses