Prospective Graduate Students
Directory of Academic Partners taking Graduate Students
The Canadian Disability Participation Project (CDPP) 2.0 welcomes enthusiastic, creative, and curious students who are interested in improving quality participation in the areas of sport, exercise, and active play for children, youth and adults experiencing disability.
Under the guidance of dedicated, award-winning mentors, students will have opportunities to collaborate with organizations and researchers, develop skills to meaningfully and ethically do partnered research, and engage in cutting-edge research projects.
Please review the directory of CDPP 2.0 Academic Partners accepting graduate students.

Thomas Abrams
Website: www.queensu.ca/sociology/people/faculty-cross-appointed-adjunct-and-emeritus/abrams-thomas
Area(s) of Study
- Sociology
- Disability studies
- Health and illness
- Social Theory
- Qualitative research
Students interested in the sociology of disability should connect through email and provide their CV.

Kelly Arbour-Nicitopoulous
Website: kpe.utoronto.ca/faculty/arbour-nicitopoulos-kelly
Area(s) of Study
- Childhood disability
- Behaviour change
- Family engagement research
- Active play
- Mental health
Interested students should connect through email. Please include a CV and direct links between their interests and Kelly’s research program.

Emily Bremer
Website: kinesiology.acadiau.ca/faculty-staff/emily-bremer.html
Area(s) of Study
- Physical literacy
- Children and youth
- Motor development
- Schools
- Developmental disability
Interested students should connect through email and provide their CV.

Andrea Bundon
Website: kin.educ.ubc.ca/bundon-andrea
Area(s) of Study
- Sociology
- Critical disability studies
- Qualitative research
- Paralympics
Students interested in the socio-cultural studies of sport and disability should connect through email and include a summary of their proposed area of study and a description of prior experience or training in critical disability studies, sociology, cultural studies, qualitative inquiry or a related area.

Sarah Donkers
Website: rehabscience.usask.ca/people/faculty-profiles/sarah-donkers.php
Area(s) of Study
- Neurological rehabilitation
- Central nervous system
- Neurorecovery approaches
- Acess to care
- Behaviour change
Interested students should connect through email.

Blair Evans
Website: www.evanslab.ca
https://www.psychology.uwo.ca/people/faculty/Evans.html
Area(s) of Study
- Parasport
- Groups and teams
- Organizational psychology
- Social network analysis
- Framework development
Interested students should connect through email. CV is helpful, but not necessary.

Femke Hoekstra
Website: www.isiclab.med.ubc.ca
Area(s) of Study
- Implementation science
- Virtual health innovations
- Isolated communities
- Rural and remote communities
- Dissemination science
Interested students should connect through email with an application package consisting of:
- A cover letter
- Up-to-date resume
- Transcripts

Amy Latimer-Cheung
Website: revvedupgroup.ca/research/opportunities
Area(s) of Study
- Quality participation in sport and exercise
- Implementation
- Guideline Development
Interested students are encouraged to connect through email and provide:
- A copy of your resume
- Unofficial academic transcript

Eun-Young Lee
Website: insituph.ca/dreunyounglee
Area(s) of Study
- Equity
- EDI
- Intersectionality
- Active Play
Interested students should provide:
- Transcript
- CV and resume
- Areas of research interest

Laura Misener
Website: www.uwo.ca/fhs/kin/about/faculty/misener_l.html
Area(s) of Study
- Disability sport
- Social impact
- Major events
- Social change
- Policy
Interested students should connect through email. The body of the email should include a statement of interest. Please provide CV

Danielle Peers
Website: www.daniellepeers.com
Area(s) of Study
- Disability studies
- Disability justice
- Parasport
- Qualitative, arts based, and post structuralist methods
- Intersectionality
Interested students should connect through email and provide:
- A brief outline of research interest(s) and how it connects to Dr. Peers’ work.
- CV

Meredith Rocchi
Website: uniweb.uottawa.ca/view/profile/members/1179 or www.meredithrocchi.com
Area(s) of Study
- Communication
- Motivation
- Data presentation
- Data literacy
Interested students should connect through email and provide their CV.

Tim Ross
Website: hollandbloorview.ca/people/timothy-ross-phd
Area(s) of Study
- Community planning and design
- Inclusive design
- Inclusive play
- Transportation
- Education access
Interested students should connect through email, to both Tim Ross and Emily Cox (ecox@hollandbloorview.ca), and provide their CV. Option to provide academic transcript and writing sample.

Keiko Shikako
Website: www.mcgill.ca/spot/keiko-shikako
Area(s) of Study
- Childhood disability
- Knowledge translation
- Human Rights
- Policy
- Mobile health technology
Interested students should connect through email and provide their CV.

Jenn Tomasone
Website: revvedupgroup.ca
Area(s) of Study
- Knowledge mobilization
- Mixed methods
- Community-based exercise programs
- Intervention design and evaluation
- Curriculum development
Interested students are encouraged to connect through email and include:
- A statement of interest
- An up-to-date CV
- An unofficial transcript

Trish Tucker
Website: www.childpalab.ca
Area(s) of Study
- Physical activity
- Movement behaviours
- Early years
- Preschool years
- Childcare
Interested students should connect through email.

Rebecca Bassett-Gunter
Website: www.aimpa.ca
Area(s) of Study
- Knowledge mobilization
- Children and youth
- Messaging and communication
Interested students should connect through email.

Kathleen Martin Ginis
Website: sciactioncanada.ok.ubc.ca
Area(s) of Study
- Exercise psychology
- Spinal cord injury
- Physical disability
- Community-engaged research
- Subjective well-being
Interested students should connect through email and include their academic background and research interests. Please include a CV.

Shane Sweet
Area(s) of Study
- Peer support
- Physical activity
- Theories
- Community Partnership
Interested students should email Professor Sweet and include their academic CV, a non-official transcript, and a 200-word letter of interest for joining his research group.

Afolasade Fakolade
Website: rehab.queensu.ca/afolasade-fakolade
Area(s) of Study
- Caregiver wellbeing
- Dyadic programming
- Multiple sclerosis
- Physical activity promotion
Interested students should connect through email. Students should include an up to date CV and transcript (may be unofficial).

Franco Taverna
Website: www.hmb.utoronto.ca/people/directories/all-faculty/franco-taverna
Area(s) of Study
- Accessible Program Design Implementation
- Accessible Program Training for Instructors and Volunteers
- Community Incubator – Program Design
Interested students should connect through email and provide their:
- Resume
- CV