Gain practical research experience
Working with undergraduate and graduate students is a fundamental part of my research program. My philosophy for training is based on three pillars:
- Engage students from diverse backgrounds in research early in their training
- Provide mentorship and hands-on supervision to nurture their curiosity in a supportive environment
- Foster development of high-level analytical, critical thinking, communication, and leadership skills.
I believe that diversity contributes to advancement of knowledge, therefore, I welcome trainees with different cultural and ideological backgrounds. My goal is to provide a training environment that emphasizes an atmosphere of respect, openness, inclusivity and integrity.
Undergraduate student opportunities
There are various opportunities to get involved in research! For example:
- volunteering to participate in our research studies provides an introduction to the lab, the equipment that we use and the experimental approaches
- volunteering to work alongside a senior undergraduate student or a graduate student to assist with data collection or analysis
- enrolling in KIN 391, which provides a more structured experience to learn how research is conducted
- KIN 472 - an independent research project, which typically involves focused work on a single topic, this may involve secondary data analysis or a hand-on project to develop a prototype of a research protocol
- KIN 431 / KIN 431 - advanced undergraduate courses allowing students to work on a mini-thesis
Finally, highly qualified students can explore opportunities through the National Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) Undergraduate Student Research Award (USRA), which is a great opportunity to gain an intensive research experience.

Recent undergrad research has focussed on eye and limb motion tracking to understand development of visuomotor control and changes in patients with vision impairments
Graduate student opportunities
MSc and PhD positions are available for next fall.
Please contact Professor Ewa Niechwiej-Szwedo about potential opportunities or reach out to our lab members to find out more about their research!

One area explored in graduate student research involves mapping changes in gaze behaviour as a function of expertise