Access to the Faculty of Education Audiovisual Equipment Loan Service is currently by appointment only on Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM in EDUC 328 (Education Building). The length of individual loans will be extended longer than usually within the limits of existing AV equipment inventories.
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August 27th, 2020, TIE lab in collaboration with Yunnan University (China), School of Physical Education held an online symposium.
In this “From Failing Hands” podcast excerpt, McGill Education’s Dr. Gordon Bloom (Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education) discusses sport psychology in high performance, as a vital training component for professional athletes and others in high-pressure scenarios. Dr. Bloom highlights the need for athletes to not only train their bodies but to also train their minds and be resilient in order to prepare for competition and performance. He further reiterates that this is an ongoing process; not a quick fix.
Yasmine’s paper is entitled “Sex differences in dynamic blood pressure regulation: beat-by-beat responses to muscle sympathetic nerve activity”.
Professor Tyler Churchward-Venne of McGill Education's Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education has just been announced as a John R. Evans Leaders Fund (JELF) grant recipient! As principal investigator for the research being done in Exercise and Nutrition to Support Skeletal Muscle Health Across the Lifespan, Dr. Churchward-Venne will receive $344,957 from JELF; $344,957 matching provincial funds.
Announcing a new course open to Education students (DISE, ECP, KPE)! EDPE 595: Seminar in Special Topics-- Introduction to Professional Engagement with Indigenous Peoples in Canada is a graduate level course that is also open to to advanced undergraduate students, with permission of the instructor. Taught by Professor Dennis Wendt on Tuesdays at 11:35 AM to 2:35 PM (EST), this course provides an introduction to key considerations pertaining to professional engagement with Indigenous Peoples in Canada, including First Nations, Métis, and Inuit peoples.
The Walter A. and K. Mary Marsh Fellowships in Education was established in 2009 by K. Mary Marsh in memory of her husband, Walter A. Marsh, for outstanding graduate students in the Faculty of Education. Awarded by the Faculty of Education to outstanding graduate students in the Faculty who have demonstrated leadership qualities. Preference is given to Master’s and Ph.D. students conducting research with a focus on teaching. Award value: $9,000.
Feeling anxious, restless, or stressed? Have a look at "A University Student's Guide to Managing Stress During Difficult Times".
Dr. Nancy Heath’s Development and Intrapersonal Resilience (DAIR) Research Team gives you quick tips and helpful resources with this great interactive e-flyer!
View the full document here!
Congratulations to Chris Bailey for successfully defending his PhD “Biomechanics and physiology of motor variability in repetitive movements of young and old male and female adults”.
Best of luck to him in his postdoctoral studies at the University of Ottawa!
Congratulations to Christopher Bailey on his new publication "Effects of old age on fatigability and sensorimotor characteristics of a repetitive upper limb fatiguing task" in PLoS ONE 15(7): e0235314. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0235314.
Saeed’s dissertation, supervised by Dr. Theodore Milner is titled:
"Identification of brain networks involved in sensorimotor learning"
Congratulations, Saeed!
Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology
An Official Publication of the North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity
