Award Announcement: KPE Recipients of Æ»¹ûÒùÔº Sports Science Fellowships
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Congratulations to our awardees of the first round of the Æ»¹ûÒùÔº Sports Science Fellowships!
These four students are being awarded fellowships to support their research projects outlined below:
Master’s Awards (2-year):
Ms. Maxymme Begin (Supervisor Dr. Julie Côté): Sex-specific effects of muscle fatigue on knee biomechanical factors related to running injury risk in healthy young adults
Ms. Gabrielle Thibault (Supervisor Dr. David Pearsall): Monitoring of long distance runners’ technique in laboratory and outdoor environments
PhD Award (3-year):
Ms Gleydciane Alexandre Fernandes (Supervisor Dr. Caroline Paquette): Can TMS improve performance in endurance running athletes?
Post Doc Award (2-year):
Mr. Amir Hadid (Supervisor Dr. Dennis Jensen): Is it a good day for exercise?
Each student will be conducting in-depth sports science projects within their research fields. Sports science is a new research initiative within the Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education, which aims to improve sport performance by answering research questions that arise in the sporting community.