Prospective 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