Events

THESIS TITLE:

Modified Texture Diet and Long Term Care: A Secondary Data Analysis of Making the Most of Mealtimes (M3) Project

SUPERVISOR(S):

Dr. Heather Keller, Kinesiology

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:       

Dr. Alison Duncan, Adjunct, University of Guelph
Dr. Lisa Duizer, Adjunct, University of Guelph

THESIS TITLE:

The Development of a Green Fluorescent Protein Reporter System for Apoptosis Repressor with Caspase Recruitment Domain Promoter Analysis

SUPERVISOR(S):

Dr. Joe Quadrilatero, Kinesiology

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:       

Dr. Robin Duncan, Kinesiology
Dr. Paul Spagnuolo (Adjunct), University of Guelph

THESIS TITLE:

The Contribution of Visual and Somatosensory Input to Target Localization During the Performance of a Precision Grasping & Placement Task

SUPERVISOR(S):

Dr. Ewa Niechwiej-Szwedo, Kinesiology

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:       

Dr. Bill McIlroy, Kinesiology
Dr. Michael Barnett-Cowan, Kinesiology

THESIS TITLE:

The neural processes of perceived simultaneity and temporal order in younger and older adults using EEG

SUPERVISOR:

Dr. Michael Barnett-Cowan, Kinesiology

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:       

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

​LOCATION: BMH 3119

THESIS TITLE:

Exploring physical rehabilitation in long-term care

SUPERVISOR:

Dr. Lora Giangregorio, Kinesiology

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:       

Dr. Katherine Berg, Physical Therapy, U of T
Dr. Ashok Chaurasia, SPHHS
Dr. John Hirdes, SPHHS
Dr. Paul Stolee, SPHHS (INTERNAL/EXTERNAL)
Dr. Carrie McAiney, McMaster University (EXTERNAL)

​LOCATION: BMH 3119

THESIS TITLE:

Wearable hip protectors: validation of a novel test system and evaluation utilizing pressure sensing methods

SUPERVISOR:

Dr. Andrew Laing, Kinesiology

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:       

Dr. Jack Callaghan
Dr. James Tung, MMEng

​LOCATION: BMH 3119

THESIS TITLE:

Axial twist of the lumbar spine: mechanical responses to twisted postures and potential factors for workplace injury

SUPERVISOR:

Dr. Jack Callaghan, Kinesiology

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:       

Dr. Clark Dickerson, Kinesiology
Dr. Richard Wells, Kinesiology
Dr. Phillip Bigelow, SPHHS (INTERNAL/EXTERNAL)
Dr. Michelle Robertson, Liberty Mutual (EXTERNAL)

​LOCATION: AHS 1686

THESIS TITLE:

New insights into the landing phase of reactive stepping: predictors of control, muscle recruitment, movement restraints and two-step responses

SUPERVISOR:

Dr. Andrew Laing, Kinesiology

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:       

Dr. Jim Frank
Dr. Bill McIlroy
Dr. Stephen Prentice
Dr. David Wang (INTERNAL/EXTERNAL)
Dr. Mark Rogers, University of Maryland (EXTERNAL)

​LOCATION: BMH 3119

THESIS TITLE:

Examining autophagy and mitophagy as inducible mechanisms of cellular remodelling

SUPERVISOR:

Dr. Joe Quadrilatero, Kinesiology

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:       

Dr. Paul Spagnuolo
Dr. Russ Tupling
Dr. Moira Glerum (INTERNAL/EXTERNAL)
Dr. Vladimir Ljubicic, McMaster University (EXTERNAL)

​LOCATION: BMH 3119

THESIS TITLE:

The effects of body composition and body configuration on impact dynamics during lateral falls: insights from in-vivo, in-vitro, and in-silico approaches.

SUPERVISOR:

Dr. Andrew Laing, Kinesiology

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:       

Dr. Jack Callaghan
Dr. Lora Giangregorio
Dr. John McPhee (INTERNAL/EXTERNAL)
Dr. Yunhua Luo, University of Manitoba (EXTERNAL)

​LOCATION: BMH 3119