As coach of Australia’s national mountain bike team, Rob Holmgren (BSc '98) is focused on building a sustainable development program for riders — from 13-year-olds just entering competition to elite athletes chasing World Cup and Olympic starts. It’s a role that blends decades of experience and a coaching philosophy shaped in part by his time at the University of Waterloo.
Dr. Rahman was drawn to the Waterloo’s Department of Kinesiology and Health Sciences because of its integrative approach to physiology, which combines cell and tissue methods to answer questions about whole-body function.He says the excellent research infrastructure, supportive people in the department, and the overall innovative and collaborative culture at Waterloo felt like the right place for him to grow as a researcher.
For people who are undergoing cancer treatment or are recent cancer survivors, just getting out of bed can be a challenge, never mind taking part in an exercise class. But as someone with a lifelong passion for exercise, Kylie Sullivan has learned a lot about the resilience, strength and endurance of cancer patients and survivors.
A desire to transform the health-care system to be more culturally safe for Indigenous peoples has been the focus of Cornelia (Nel) Wieman's (MSc Kin '91) career as Canada's first female Indigenous psychiatrist.
Colonel Jim Kile, graduate of the MSc Kinesiology program and now Command Surgeon for the Canadian Armed Forces. His unexpected career path began at the University of Waterloo where exposure to his supervisor’s network started his journey in the military and through medical school.
Anatomy, biomechanics, and a deep understanding of the body’s physical capabilities has come in handy for Shea who’s been living and working as a stunt performer in Vancouver for nearly 25 years.