Celebrating 50 years (1965-2015)

Summer 2015
HK50
Celebrating 50 years
(1965-2015)
INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
Editorial.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Dean’s Message. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Department Head’s Message.. . 3
Athletic Director’s Message.. . . 3
2014 and 2015 Graduates.. . . . . 4
Kinesiology News.. . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
ARS Update.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Research News.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Faculty News. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Alumni Updates.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
HK
Editorial
W
elcome to the 2015
summer edition of
the HK Newsletter! A special welcome is extended
to our newest cohort of HK Alumni:
the graduating Fall 2014 and Spring
2015 classes. We hope that you enjoy
the latest edition of the Newsletter,
which in addition to being sent to all
HK Alumni through email, is also available on the Human Kinetics Website
(http://www1.uwindsor.ca/kinesiology/
hk-newsletter-0) and on the University
of Windsor Kinesiology Facebook page
(https://www.facebook.com/UWindsor
HK?fref=ts). We encourage you to share
the HK Newsletter with any Alumni
who we may not have current email
addresses for, and continue to send us
updates on your successes to include
in future editions!
Throughout this edition of the Newsletter you will have the chance to read
about the recent successes of our current Faculty, Alumni and Students. As
always, we welcome you to visit the HK
Building, and to join us during the HK
Alumni Weekend this Fall, as we celebrate a major milestone–50 years
as the Faculty of Human Kinetics
This year we saw the retirement of Ms.
(1965-2015)! There are many exciting
Diane Dupuis, whom for the past 16 years
events taking place throughout the HK
had worked alongside the HK Newsletter
Alumni Weekend (October 2nd-4th), in-
Editor, to produce the best publication
cluding a HK50 Alumni Gala on Saturday
possible for our HK Alumni. Thank you
October 3rd.
to Diane for her hard work, dedication,
and guidance throughout the publication
Sincerely,
process; and for aiding in the smooth
transition with the new secretarial staff:
Ms. Deborah Barltrop, Ms. Sharon Horne,
[email protected]
Ms. Connie Iaquinta, and Ms. Amal
Jammali.
Dean’s Message
T
he Faculty of Human
Kinetics has much to celebrate as we prepare for
our 50th Anniversary celebrations. As
you will read in this year’s Newsletter,
it has been another fantastic year for
the Faculty as our students continue to
enjoy the benefits of an education that
blends excellence in research, teaching and community service, in an environment that is enjoyable to work and
study. In both Kinesiology and Athletics
& Recreational Services we take great
pride in the personal development
of our students by preparing them to
The stellar reputation of the Faculty of Human Kinetics is based soundly
on the success of our graduates and
we hope that many of you will join
us to celebrate the Faculty’s 50th
Anniversary on the weekend of
October 2nd-4th. We hope it will be a
weekend where friends can look back
at some fun times, have a few laughs
and share in our school spirit. It will
make a difference in society locally,
nationally and internationally. Exciting
times lie ahead as we look forward to
another 50 years of providing the very
best opportunities for our students,
faculty and staff.
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truly be an HK family event!
Looking forward to seeing you
in October.
[email protected]
HK
Department Head’s Message
G
reetings from the Department of Kinesiology!
More than fifteen years
ago I was given a great opportunity to
work in the Department of Kinesiology
at the University of Windsor. Now that I
am the Head of the Department, it is my
pleasure to give back, whenever possible, to everyone who works and studies here. Whether it is helping a student
get through a challenging personal situation or stressful exam period, or offering congratulations when a proud faculty
member reports on a significant career
milestone reached by a former student,
my position has allowed me the privilege
of helping others to a much greater extent than I have ever been able to before.
My job has also allowed me to stay fully informed about all of the outstanding
things that are accomplished by our students, staff and faculty every day. It is not
possible for me to touch on everything
here that members of the HK family, past
and present, have been involved in over
the last year. Luckily though, we have
Adriana Duquette, the HK Newsletter
Editor, who has been diligently compiling
stories, documenting special events, and
organizing updates for our mutual benefit. Thank you Adriana, and to all of your
team, Diane Dupuis, Sharon Horne, Amal
Jammali, Connie Iaquinta, and Deborah
Barltrop, for your hard work and dedication to the Newsletter. Your efforts to
chronicle our history in such a fine fashion are very much appreciated.
I hope that you will take some time
to read through the newsletter and take
pride in all that we continue to do in the
Faculty. Better yet, think seriously about
coming to the HK Alumni Weekend
(October 2nd-4th), including the HK50
Alumni Gala (October 3rd), to share in
the celebration of our first 50 years as a
Faculty. I look forward to meeting and
catching up with you during this special
event. Let me take the opportunity to
thank you in person for your continued
support of Kinesiology!
All the best,
[email protected]
Athletic Director’s Message
A
thletics & Recreational
Services had an incredible
year in 2014-15. There
is so much to celebrate that it would be
impossible to capture everything in just a
few words. I will focus on the highlights.
On the varsity side of the house, the
Lancers hosted the CIS Track & Field
Championships for the 10th time at the
St. Denis Centre. The men’s team captured the CIS Championship in “Our
House.” This was the 20th CIS Track &
Field Championship for the Lancers under the leadership of Head Coach Dennis
Fairall. The Lancers Women’s Basketball Team, guided by Head Coach Chantal Vallée, equaled a CIS record with their
fifth consecutive CIS Championship…
bringing home the Bronze Baby from Laval University. In total, six Lancers teams
advanced to participate in CIS National
Championships; including men’s cross
country, men’s and women’s basketball,
men’s hockey, and men’s and women’s
track & field. A record number of Lancers teams advanced to post-season play
at the OUA level. Lancer coaches and
athletes were recognized numerous
times for individual and team excellence
by both the OUA and CIS. From top to
bottom it was a season to remember!
EDITOR
Adriana Duquette
[email protected]
LAYOUT
Jennifer McManus
Curtis JK Printing
NEWS ITEMS
Alumni and Kinesiology News
[email protected]
Campus Recreation continued to
engage record numbers of participants in
intramural leagues, fitness, instructional
programs, aquatics, recreational clubs
and non-programmed activities in the
Forge, Pool, MP Room, Fieldhouse, Stadium and Fields. Summer Camps numbers
reached an all-time high in the summer of
2014 with over 2,000 participants, and that
number is expected to be eclipsed again
this summer! It seems that the only limitation to what Campus Recreation is able to
accomplish is the facilities and resources
at their disposal. As a Faculty and University we are committed to advancing a plan
to address these facility capacity issues.
I am so proud to be able to lead such
a hardworking, committed and high
performing unit.
Go Lancers!
[email protected]
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PHOTOS ON COVER
Howard Christie (BHK ‘71, MHK ‘74) conducting an
MVO2 experiment.
Dr. Alan Metcalfe and Dr. Dick Moriarty.
University of Windsor students cheering at a football
game.
HK
2014/2015 Faculty of Human Kinetics’ Graduates
October 2014
June 2015
MASTER OF HUMAN KINETICS
MASTER OF HUMAN KINETICS
Andrew Bakos
Stephen Bested
Jessica Clemencon
Kimberley Curtin
Marc Demers
Ashley Duguay
Andrew Friesen
James Anderson
Brittany Becker
Brett Bulmer
Stephanie Cleary
Alexander DiBiase
Emily Guerin
J. Craig Harwood
Kaitlin Jackson
Julie Legg
Jeffrey Lidstone
Spencer Lightfoot
Kevin Mageto
Keenan O’Brien
Erin Porter
Dillon Richardson
Yasina Somani
Jennifer Tomayer
Yu (Joey) Zhou
BACHELOR OF HUMAN
KINETICS
HONOURS MOVEMENT SCIENCE
Yannick Allard
Philip Bonadonna
Aaron Bowman
Alyce Coutts
Daniel Goldhawk
Jennifer Krug
Uyen Lam
Michael Liang
Ryan Meloche
Amanda Quilliam
Marshall Robshaw
Victoria Vollmershausen
HONOURS MOVEMENT SCIENCE
CO-OPERATIVE EDUCATION
Andrew Synnott
Lauren von Bulow
Brian Wright
HONOURS SPORT
MANAGEMENT
Dean DiPaolo
Connor Hillman
Ashley Hutchinson
Tyler Whited
HONOURS SPORT MANAGEMENT
CO-OPERATIVE EDUCATION
Meagan Littlejohn
HONOURS SPORTS STUDIES
Reinaldo Caetano
Amber Irvine
Colin O’Gorman
BACHELOR OF HUMAN
KINETICS
HONOURS MOVEMENT SCIENCE
Ozcan Aktas
Erin Allan
Samantha Allen
Ala Altamimi
Irvin Alvarez
Adriana Antogiovanni
Brett Babkirk
Andrew Bacha
Adriana Baggio
Connor Balzer
Michelle Bibeau
Victoria Bivins
Dana Bodi
Russel Boglitch
Stephanie Bonneau
Derek Bornath
Re’gina Brown
Randall Busch
Chloe Caran
Amanda Carscadden
Bozidar Cavrag
Andrew Chelladurai
Jason Clarke
Caitlin Connell
Suzana Cortijo
Kendall Darnay
David de Boer
Jessie Doerner
Michael Doher
Ryanne Driscoll
Chelsey Drouillard
Rita Eid
Nicholas Ellul
Meaghan Felet
Charles Fuhr
Kaydeen Fyffe
Joelle Garant
Rachel Green
Eric Gutpell
Lauren Gyemi
Patrick Hao
Tatiana Iorio
Robert Ivison
Peter Jensen
Matthew John
Kevin Johnston
Amanda Keller
Hayfa Kilani
Lara Kispal
Evin Kolm
Douglas Koomson
Olivia Kostadinovski
Jacinta Langlois
Christopher Lanni
Jocelyn LaRocque
Taylor Laszewski
Hailey Lauzon
Laura Lecce
Elyza Macher
Matthew Malandruccolo
Gabrielle Malette
Iram Malik
Michael Manley
Jesse Martin
Jessica Mastronardi
Jemimah Mayanja
Branden Mcknight
David Meloche
Laura Milan
David Miller
Joshua Moore
Kyle Morand
Irene Muir
Ezzat Nazzali
Nathan Nicholls
Brianne Nouvion
Kyle O’Grady
Connor O’Neill
Hannah Orange
Joshua Paine
Kourtlan Pearce
Sarah Peck
Patricia Poczekaj
Brandon Prisciak
Piotr Pryjda
Jared Richards
Hannah Robson
Amanda Ruccolo
Ashley Ruccolo
Hilary Ryall
David Salinitri
Luke Scholl
Mallie Semus
Kristine Silva
Kaitlyn Slawik
Anna Sokol
Remi Sovran
Igor Stjepanovic
Katrine Stolarchuk
Sarah Swain
Heather Tamminen
Ashley Tayles
Adam Thompson
Anthony Tocco
Basil Tsakonas
Kyle Tyo
Elizabeth Vandenborn
Jessica Verbora
Aaron Verschraegen
Cassandra Viselli
James White
Bradley Whitehead
Michelle Wielink
Jonathan Woelk
Angelika Wojtal
HONOURS MOVEMENT SCIENCE
CO-OPERATIVE EDUCATION
Chad Bezaire
Kayla Dodson
Tyler Hay
Caitlin MacLean
Gregory McPhee
Joshua Synnott
Erika Tse
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Kelsey Willms
Katherine Zajner
HONOURS SPORT
MANAGEMENT
Shaquilla Alexander
Michael Anderson
Tinisha Andrew-Llewellyn
David Bacho
Jesie Cashin
Brock Dease
Brandon Drew
Justin Huffman
Paul Janikowski
Devon Janisse
Tyler Kirby
Matthew Leixner
Zachary Miletic
Johnathon Moynahan
Dylan Polfliet
Evan Pszczonak
Spencer Riehl
Austin Roth
Luigi Saroli
Steven Weingarden
Michael Willigenburg
HONOURS LEISURE AND SPORT
MANAGEMENT
Valene Brighton
Joshua Way
HONOURS SPORT STUDIES
Daniel Grant
Raynard Harrison
Joshua Hebert
Donovan Jacko
Erin Jackson
Daniel Jacobs
Danielle Salters
Chad Shepley
Gregory Simone
Meghan Sprague
HK
Kinesiology News
Moved to Make a Difference
HK Society president and fourth-year
Movement Science student, Adriana Baggio, was featured in the VIEW University of
Windsor Alumni Magazine’s Spring 2015
edition. In the article “Moved to Make a
Difference”, Adriana discusses how she
values giving back to the community, as
she did on an international level when
she travelled to Nicaragua in August of
2012 as part of the entrepreneurial initiative organization–Students Offering
Support (SOS). Adriana was also the
president of the Windsor SOS chapter,
where she spent two weeks with a dozen
students distributing supplies and helping fund and sustain various educational
projects in the community.
Adriana has found many ways to contribute during her four years at the University. In addition to being president of
the HK Society, she has also been the
HK student representative at the Ontario goal is naturopathic medicine, but it has
Universities Fair. Additionally, she helped a long road to universal acceptance as a
with the University’s Fall and Spring aca- health care field and as a profession for
demic open houses, and she was also naturopathic doctors.” Adriana hopes to
part of the KinOne mentorship program, utilize what she learns to make a differdesigned to help guide first-year Kine- ence. “I am extremely passionate about
siology students through their first aca- giving back. And whether that’s on a
demic year. Adriana stated “We’re family global level like Nicaragua or giving back
in the HK building. We’re also a little bit to my faculty, I will always put a thousand
off-campus and that just contributes to percent into everything that I do.”
the family atmosphere. We foster
that sense of community and helping others.”
Dr. Dave Andrews described
Adriana as an “exceptional student,
leader and advocate of our Program. Her positive energy and enthusiasm for enhancing the student
experience in the Faculty of Human
Kinetics and at the University of
Windsor is unwavering and, seemingly, unlimited.” After graduation,
Adriana intends to pursue a degree HK Society president Adriana Baggio believes in contributing to
in naturopathic medicine. “My main the community, at the global and local level.
2015 HK Book Awards
The HK Book Awards recognized students
who have maintained outstanding
academic performance and have made
exceptional contributions to their high
schools and communities through
athletics, leadership and volunteer
activities. Each honouree received a
sports- or health-related book to keep,
and their school library received a copy
of “Unsinkable: A Memoir” by Silken
Laumann. Photo Credit: snapd Windsor.
Drs. Alan Wright and Craig Greenham welcomed a captivated audience to the
2015 HK Book Awards ceremony.
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Members of the HK Book Awards Committee (L-R): Ms. Helen Ellis-Govett,
Dr. Ryan Snelgrove (MHK ‘06), Dr. Jess Dixon (MHK ‘03), Dr. Alan Wright
(Master of Ceremonies), Dr. Craig Greenham (Master of Ceremonies), and
Ms. Amal Jammali. Absent: Dr. Sarah Woodruff. Photo Credit: snapd Windsor.
HK
“Get Swabbed” Event
On March 5th, Melba Bedard from the
Bone Marrow Association held the “Get
Swabbed” Event in the HK lobby, and it
was a wonderful success. The 85 registered potential donors allowed the over
900 Canadian patients waiting to find
their “match” 85 more chances to do so.
A special thank you was extended to Adriana Baggio (Current BHK student and
HK Society President) and Amal Jammali
(HK Secretary) for aiding in the planning,
promotion and organization of the event;
and also to the student volunteers, for
taking the time from their class schedules to assist the registrants who made
the commitment to “Get Swabbed.”
Sara Santarossa and Meghan Roney featured in
Windsor Life Magazine Anniversary Edition 2014
Sara Santarossa (BHK ‘13, current MHK) and Meghan Roney (BHK ‘11, MHK ‘13) (L-R) were featured
in an article entitled “#YOUbeautymoment: Connecting With A Sisterhood Of Inspiration” in the
Anniversary Edition (2014) of Windsor Life Magazine. Photo credit: LiquidWild Media.
Current BHK student Sarah El-Kaafarani, at the
Katelyn Bedard Bone Marrow Association “Get
Swabbed” Event.
First year students were trick-or-“treated” to a surprise
awaiting them during their Anatomy class, as their
Graduate Assistants (L-R): Adam Goodwin, Danielle
Gyemi (BHK ‘14) and Suzanne Ali (BHK ‘13) joined
Dr. Andrews in his love for Halloween costumes!
Sara Santarossa (BHK ‘13, current MHK) and Meghan Roney (BHK ‘11, MHK
‘13) were featured in an article entitled “#YOUbeautymoment: Connecting With
A Sisterhood Of Inspiration” in the Anniversary Edition (2014) of Windsor Life
Magazine. Sara and Meghan were praised for their work in motivating girls and
young women to start moving in healthy, positive ways through their involvement in the Girls in Motion day camps. The summer program is open for children aged six years and older, and provides an introduction to developing body,
mind, and spirit through physical activity. The camp teaches basic nutrition,
flexibility, body image, and heart health; while also providing opportunities for
exercise through dance, yoga, swimming, pilates and self-defense.
The article described Sara as an ‘Extreme Volunteer’, while elaborating on
additional volunteer experiences with the YMCA and the FUEL (Females Using
Energy for Life) program. FUEL is a collaborative program between both local school boards, the Human Kinetics Faculty, and the Windsor Essex County
Health Unit, with the goal of encouraging high school female students to develop and maintain a positive and healthy body image by participating in noncompetitive forms of physical activity such as dance, pilates, yoga and circuit
training; and by receiving nutrition tips from the public health nurses. When
asked what advice she would give to young women, Sara stated “Get involved in
the community, earn an education, set goals, be in relationship with a partner
who supports you fully, believe you can accomplish change…Be yourself and
love yourself; positivity is contagious.”
Meghan was described as a ‘Leadership Mentor’ due to her work with a
mentoring program for women in sport and recreation, health and wellness,
and media literacy. Meghan is the Project Manager for the LAWS (Leadership
Advancement for Women and Sport) Program, which increases gender equity
opportunities for girls and women in sport, physical activity and recreation.
When asked to provide a piece of advice to young women, Meghan stated
“…every once in a while, you have to step out of your comfort zone and take
a risk. It may not pay off immediately, but somewhere down the line you will
realize the lesson you learned from taking that risk. Everything happens for a
reason even if it isn’t always obvious at first!”
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HK
Graduate Sport Management
Students Enlightened by Toronto
Sport Industry Professionals
A group of 12 graduate Sport Management students travelled to Toronto in September 2014 to meet with representatives
of the Toronto Blue Jays, Rogers Sportsnet,
Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment–the
parent company of the Toronto Maple Leafs,
Toronto Raptors, Toronto Marlies, and
Toronto F.C., as well as the Toronto 2015
Pan Am/Parapan Am Games Committee.
The trip, which was part of Dr. Jess
Dixon’s (MHK ‘03) graduate ‘Strategic Management in the Sport Industry’ course, provided students with a once in a lifetime
opportunity to gain insight into the sport industry from speaking with professionals who
represented a variety of roles within their
organizations.
Reflecting on the experience, Adam
Goodwin stated “The trip was a great opportunity for both learning and networking.
We were able to receive hands-on learning
from industry insiders, while developing
and fostering professional relationships
and networks that will benefit us after we
graduate.” Adam further explained that,
“The trip exemplifies the fantastic opportunities that are available in the Faculty of
Human Kinetics. The experiential learning
component, where the classroom is taken
to the real-world, helped bring the sport
industry to life for me.”
Aside from the enlightening information sessions and facility tours, students
enjoyed attending a Blue Jays game, eating lunch at Wayne Gretzky’s restaurant,
and networking with UWindsor alumni at
the Real Sports Bar & Grill. Some of these
events were firsts for students, but will
certainly be remembered by all.
Editor’s Note: thank you to Stephen
Kirzinger for contributing this piece for the
HK Newsletter.
ASSIST president Mike Dugal (left) thanks HK
Society co-president Douglas Koomson (right) when
students from the HK Society presented ASSIST with
a $1,000 donation from several initiatives, including
their annual Tri4Life indoor triathlon.
Ms. Tiffany Martindale (BHK ‘05, MHK ‘07) presents
Kristine Silva with the “Professors Undergraduate
Student Award” at Scholars’ Evening.
Graduate Sport Management students stop for lunch at Wayne Gretzky’s Restaurant.
Graduate Sport Management
students visit the Rogers Sportsnet
studios in Toronto. Back Row (L-R):
Dr. Jess Dixon (MHK ‘03), Will
Sibley, Spencer Lightfoot (BHK ‘13,
MHK ‘14), Stephen Kirzinger, Ryan
Donally, Brett Bulmer (BHK ‘12),
Adam Goodwin, Brock Martin (BHK
‘14), Alex MacKinnon, and Dillon
Richardson (MHK ‘14). Front Row
(L-R): Stephanie Cleary (BHK ‘12,
MHK ‘14), Sarah Sherk, and Milana
McNamee (BHK ‘12).
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HK
The Fall 2014
MHK Class
Hannah Robson honoured with OUA
West Division Award of Merit
Hannah Robson, a fourth year Kinesiology student and women’s volleyball outside hitter, was honoured with the OUA
West Division Award of Merit, given to the
student-athlete who best combines academics, community involvement and athletics. Hannah was the first Lancer to be
recognized with this award. She has been
an Academic All-Canadian in each year of
her studies, maintaining an 88% average;
while also volunteering with the rehabilita-
tion of individuals with multiple sclerosis
and autism, helping them through weekly
training routines. Hannah also tutors, runs
the “Little Spikes” local volleyball club,
and works with a chronic disease program
that monitors the rehab of its patients.
On the court, Hannah has been a fouryear starter at Windsor and is captain of
the team. Since transitioning from libero
last season, she averaged 2.29 kills per
set, and 2.98 digs per set this year. “Hannah is well deserving of this recognition,”
said Lancer Head Coach Lucas Hodgson
“Not only was she a great
leader on the court, but she
led in the community and in the
classroom over her four years
with the Blue & Gold.”
Fourth year Kinesiology student Hannah
Robson was honored with the OUA
West Division Award of Merit. Hannah
is pictured on the court, and also
demonstrating her school pride as she is
swathed in UWindsor clothing.
Current BHK students Adriana Baggio (L) and
Rebecca-Jane McCallister (R), pictured with Dr.
Wayne Marino (BHK ‘72), were superb representatives
of Kinesiology, while meeting with hundreds of
prospective students and their parents at the Ontario
Universities Fair in Toronto in late September 2014.
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HK
McCrary walks away from
wheelchair
Current BHK student Paul McCrary
was featured in the Windsor Star’s article
‘McCrary walks away from wheelchair’
on March 7th, 2015. Five years ago, in
October of 2009, Paul was playing highschool football for the Catholic Central
Comets, when he and a Brennan Cardinals player collided head on, breaking his
neck. Paul was diagnosed as a C5/6 incomplete quadriplegic and was told that
he would never walk again. His objective
since the injury has been to get out of his
wheelchair; a feat that he accomplished
after years of rehabilitation.
Since breaking free of his wheelchair,
Paul was able to move into his own apartment and regain his independence, his
driver’s license, access to buildings with
only stairs, and his passion for weightlifting by joining a gym. Paul’s strength
and mobility is continually improving,
since the required rehabilitation equipment is used daily in his living room. Paul
currently uses his personal experience
and knowledge gained in his Kinesiology courses as a volunteer, working with
stroke patients in the physiotherapy wing
of Hôtel-Dieu Grace Healthcare, and as
a personal trainer at the University of
Windsor’s Forge Fitness Centre.
MHK STUDENT
MICHAEL HATTEN
IS EARNING
HIS ARMOUR
Moving abroad for a year is never an easy decision. After just eight short months
in Windsor, Michael made this decision, packed up his bags and was off to another
new city! This was sure to be an adventure he would never forget.
Accepted into the MHK program by Drs. Woolf and Woodruff, Michael had a
genuine interest for both Sport Management and Applied Human Performance.
Unsure of which path he would choose, he knew he wanted to gain hands-on work
experience that the internship stream of Windsor’s MHK program offered.
With the support of many faculty and from Windsor alumnus, Ian Flaxey (MHK ‘12),
Michael was able to land a yearlong internship with Under Armour (UA) at their
European Headquarters–located in the historical venue of the Olympic Stadium in
Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
In Amsterdam, Michael is a part of the European Sales Team, which helps support all regions that UA is present in across Europe, by offering operational support,
market analysis, stock reports and point of contact to direct business in addition to
subsidiaries and agents. Due to the relatively small team in Amsterdam, Michael is
able to frequently interact with the various departments that make up the organization and is thus offered invaluable insight into one of the world’s fastest developing
brands in the sporting goods industry. Michael has also been able to connect and apply classroom theory to real life practice with knowledge gained from MHK courses
such as ‘Research Methods,’ ‘Sport Marketing’ and ‘Organizational Theory.‘
Michael has been working around the clock at UA, but has also taken the time
to enjoy Europe and the experience of traveling. So far he has visited: France, Belgium, Germany, Italy and Greece, and has plans to fly to Morocco, Africa, to end his
12 month stint aboard. Following this, Michael will return to Windsor to fulfill the
remaining requirements for completing his Master’s degree.
UWindsor’s Sport Management program at the top of its game
Current BHK student, Paul McCrary, walks away from
his wheelchair.
UWindsor’s Master of Human Kinetics program in Sport Management has been
ranked among the top 25 programs of its kind in the world for the third straight
year, according to SportBusiness International’s 2014 Postgraduate Sports Course
Rankings. The survey, launched in 2012, has placed UWindsor’s program among
pinnacle programs internationally because of its favourable showing in such categories as student satisfaction, class size, job support, and employment within
three months of graduation.
“We are the only university in Canada ranked among the top 25,” says Dr. Jess
Dixon (MHK ’03). “The sport industry field is growing at a rate that exceeds the
global GDP and we are on the cutting edge of scholarship, research and experiential learning at the University of Windsor. We know that the SportBusiness survey
has garnered the attention of both students and professionals from around the
world. Thanks to our placement in these rankings we can confidently tell our students what we have always known; they are attending one of the most prestigious
Sport Management programs in the world. This global recognition is significant
because it means we are meeting an international standard of education that puts
UWindsor on the map in terms of satisfying the needs of our students and the
industry that we serve and research–it’s a tremendous honour.”
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HK
The students also met with
some
Human Kinetics gradulearn that play is work with
ates
who
now work in the sport
visit to Spitfires game
industry.
One
of those speakers
More than 120 first year Kinesiwas
alumna
Felicia Krautner
ology students in Dr. Jess Dixon’s
(BHK
‘12)
who
works
in commu(MHK ‘03) ‘Principles of Sport
nity
relations
and
game
operaManagement’ class kicked off 2015
tions
with
the
Windsor
Spitfires.
with a trip to the WFCU Centre to
“I like having Felicia talk to the
watch a Windsor Spitfires game,
students because she’s female
and as a bonus it counted for
and there is still a perception
course credit.
it’s a male dominated field,” said
“I think it helps to bring theory
Dixon. “She’s also a success
to life,” said Dr. Dixon. “It is one
story from our program. She’s
thing to talk about management Sport Management students and the Windsor Spitfires mascot, Bomber, at the
an example of someone who put
or marketing principles in class WFCU Centre.
in the time and effort both in and
and quite another to see them
behind-the-scenes. “The sport product is
outside
of
the classroom and was rewardin action.” This is the fourth year that he unique,” said Dixon. “It’s very experiential
ed
at
the
other
end with a full-time job ofhas taken students to a game. The stu- and perishable since sporting events are
fer
from
the
Spits
the day she graduated.”
dents got a backstage tour of the arena produced and consumed simultaneously.”
and participated in promotional activities
between periods and during stoppages in
BHK student Stephen Newby
play. Dixon says it’s easy for spectators to
studied in the “Spöko”
miss the many management and marketprogram abroad
ing activities being orchestrated by skilled
professionals because they often occur
For Stephen Newby, simply put, studying in Bayreuth, Germany, has been an
incredible experience. Studying abroad
originally seemed like only a dream for
Art competition highlights women
Stephen, due to his enrollment in the Coin sport
op program, financial and time barriers,
A unique contest to bridge the gap beand the overall logistics of such an undertween art and sport, was held from Octotaking; however, when he ‘dug deeper’ into
ber 27 to November 11, 2014. The ‘Antiththe matter and talked to the right people,
esis Art Competition’ was a fundraiser for
the dream quickly came to fruition. An
Leadership Advancement for Women and
application, an interview, and an accepSport. The art works shown were ones
tance letter later, Stephen was preparing
that identify, recognize, encourage and
for six months of school at the University
represent females in sport and physiof Bayreuth as part of their globally re- Current BHK student Stephen Newby in front of
cal activities. Cash prizes were given to
a Prague Cathedral, during a break in his studies
nowned, all encompassing, Sport, Busi- from the “Spöko” program in Bayreuth, Germany.
winners in three categories: High school,
ness & Law program. The “Spöko” proOpen (for professional artists or students
gram (as the German sport students refer to the program) for Stephen included
in college or university), and Photogracourses such as Sport Sponsoring, Innovative Approaches to Services Marketing
phy. The top ten submissions in each
and Management, Sport Ecology, Sport Management, and Event Management; all
category were on display at the gallery in
of which offered invaluable knowledge with respect to the content itself and the
the LeBel Building, and auctioned online,
international perspective.
with the purchase price split between the
In addition to the educational experience, Stephen was able to see eleven difartist and Leadership Advancement for
ferent
cities throughout Europe, foster life-long international friendships, network
Women and Sport. Sara Santarossa (BHK
with
professors
and develop indispensable skills. His semester abroad was not
‘13, current MHK) chaired the organizing
always
easy,
and
of course came with some difficulties, but Stephen would not
committee, and stated “I gladly took on
change
anything
about
the experience–studying abroad is truly a once in a lifetime
the project, as I have always had a pasopportunity
that
he
believes
all undergraduate students should pursue!
sion for both the arts and physical activiUpon
returning
to
Canada,
Stephen will be completing his last Co-op placement
ty.” Her group solicited sponsorship from
this
summer
with
a
Partnership
Marketing Internship with Golf Canada, and he
community partners to be able to offer
will
return
to
the
University
of
Windsor
in the Fall to complete his final semester
cash prizes to selected winners.
of studying, promote his international experience, encourage others to follow suit,
and continue to work toward a prosperous career in sport.
Sport Management students
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Program promises leadership
experience for student volunteers
The Lead@UWindsor program provides
interested students with opportunities to
build skills while gaining valuable experience, says Soula Serra of the Office of
Student Affairs. “Our volunteers add tremendous value to their resumes, graduate school applications, and UWindsor
Co-Curricular Transcripts by choosing
from the many opportunities available
to them. In addition to being convenient,
volunteering at UWindsor is the best
way for students to help their peers and
make a difference.”
Kristine Silva (Current BHK) helped organize the
2014 Welcome Week activities as a volunteer with the
Lead@UWindsor program.
Trip provides Olympic-calibre
education for Windsor students
As part of Dr. Scott Martyn’s ‘Crises,
Politics and Commercialism in the Modern Olympic Movement’ course, ten Human Kinetics graduate students received
an Olympic-calibre education during the
annual trip to Montreal and Lake Placid, New York, to experience the modern
Olympic movement first-hand. The group
met with Dick Pound, former vice-president of the International Olympic Committee and former president of the World
Anti-Doping Agency; staff at the US
Olympic Training Centre in Lake Placid;
members of the 1980 Lake Placid Olympic Games organizing committee; the
World Anti-Doping Agency; and Olympians at the Canadian Olympic Committee’s Montreal office. They also visited
the home of the 1976 Summer Olympic
Games, Montreal’s Olympic Park, and
various venues in Lake Placid from the
1932 and 1980 Winter Games, including
the Herb Brooks Arena, home of the 1980
“Miracle on Ice” hockey game which saw
the United States men’s team beat the
favoured Soviet Union.
“I am a true believer that the experiential aspect of learning inserts itself more significantly in an individual’s
worldview than classroom learning,”
explained Dr. Martyn. Students agree.
“One reason I was interested in the program offered at UWindsor was the focus
on experiential learning at the graduate
level,” said Sarah Sherk. “We had the
opportunity to study key members of the
Olympic Movement such as Dick Pound
during our lectures before the trip. Sitting at the same table as Mr. Pound and
exploring Olympism brought everything
we learned in the classroom to life for
my classmates and me.” Another MHK
student, Austin Roth (BHK ‘14) stated,
“when I was accepted to the graduate
program, this trip was one of the dates
I immediately circled on my calendar as
I had heard grad students speak about
this trip while an undergrad student. I
have discussed the issue of doping with
many Olympians, however nothing compares to sitting around the board table at
the World Anti-Doping Agency’s headquarters in Montreal and learning about the
programs and efforts of the organization to
combat doping.”
Human Kinetics
described as one of the
“Standout Programs”
University of Windsor
in the 2015 Maclean’s
University Rankings Edition.
at the
Current MHK Students (Back Row, L-R:) Austin Roth (BHK ‘14), Taylor Imeson (BHK ‘14), Alex DiBiase,
Adam Goodwin, Stephen Kirzinger, Sarah Sherk. (Front Row, L-R:) Alex MacKinnon, Brock Martin
(BHK ‘14), pose with Dr. Scott Martyn in the Lake Placid arena that hosted the 1980 “Miracle on Ice.”
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The Kinesiology Co-operative Education Program
The Kinesiology Co-operative Education Program offers students the opportunity to combine their classroom
experiences with related work experiences. The Program is based on the principle that the professional
preparation of undergraduate students can be enhanced by blending career-related work experiences with a quality
curriculum. The experience gained while participating in these structured and supervised work placements is viewed as an
integral component of the student’s Educational Program.
Students interested in obtaining a marketable degree and career related experience should consider this Program.
Supporters of the Co-operative Education concept suggest that Co-op graduates are better prepared to meet the demands of
a competitive job market. Furthermore, studies have determined that graduates of Co-operative Education Programs secure
entry positions that have more challenging job responsibilities and higher salaries.
Please see below for experiential profiles of four Human Kinetics students who were supervised by Mr. Chad Sutherland in
the Co-operative Education and/or Internship Programs.
For further information:
Mr. Chad Sutherland, Applied Learning Co-ordinator
Department of Kinesiology, University of Windsor
Windsor, ON N9B 3P4
Phone: (519) 253-3000, Ext. 4050, Fax: (519) 973-7056
Sport Management Co-operative Education Student: Maggie Aziz
Maggie Aziz is a second year Kinesiology Co-op student, majoring in Sport
Management and minoring in Business.
Maggie completed her first placement
with Global Spectrum Facility Management at the Windsor Family Credit Union
Centre in Windsor. Global Spectrum is an
international company owned by Comcast,
who manages arenas and concert venues
across North America and Asia. Maggie assisted the lead
marketing director and sales director with advertising
shows (such as Jerry Seinfeld and Monster Jam), sporting events, and various expos. This placement afforded
Maggie the opportunity to see what was involved “behind
the scenes” at various events, and the ability to network
with many businesses in Southwestern Ontario through
sponsorship and promotional opportunities. Maggie also
assisted the marketing director with creating television and
print ads, which were used as marketing collateral. Furthermore, she had the opportunity to work with managers
from the Windsor Spitfires (OHL Hockey) and the Windsor
Express (NBL Basketball) through in-game giveaways. In
her role, Maggie also got to work on marketing activities for
events held at other buildings managed by Global Spectrum,
including creating social media posts for the World Synchronized Skating Championships at the First Ontario Centre in
Hamilton, Ontario. Maggie believes the Co-op program has
provided her with valuable employability skills, as well as
introduced her to potential career interests she hadn’t previously thought about. Maggie highly recommends students
to look into the Co-op program in order to obtain real-world
experience in a field they are passionate about!
Movement Science Co-operative Education Student: Andrew Berard
Andrew Berard is a fourth year Kinesiology Co-op student, majoring in
Movement Science. Andrew’s first placement was at Schukra of North America
as an ergonomic assistant. Andrew had
the opportunity to have an in-depth look
at the manufacturing, installation, and
safety related to car seat lumbar supports. During his second placement,
Andrew worked as a physiotherapist assistant at Orthocare
Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation. This position afforded Andrew the opportunity to work hands-on with many different
patients and injuries. During Andrew’s final placement, he
worked at Hôtel-Dieu Grace Healthcare in the Occupational
Health and Safety department as an assistant in creating a
Musculoskeletal Injury Prevention Program. Andrew created a specific program aimed at reducing injuries among
hospital employees. Furthermore, he specialized in the field
of safe patient handling and the equipment required to minimize injuries, including mechanical lifts, slings, and patient
positioning tools. Andrew was largely involved in the selection process of new patient hospital beds, ceiling lift systems
and other ergonomic appliances to reduce musculoskeletal
injuries. Andrew plans to continue in the field of ergonomics by continuing to help Hôtel-Dieu Grace Healthcare and
other hospitals reduce the injuries associated with manually handling patients. Specifically, Andrew wants to focus
on the increase in obesity rates found across the nation and
the affect this will have on the nursing population. The Co-op
program has provided Andrew with great work experiences
and networking opportunities, which have allowed him to
explore many potential future careers, and identify the most
appropriate career for his skills and assets.
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The Kinesiology Internship Program
Internship Student: Daniel Di Carlo
Daniel Di Carlo is a fourth year Kinesiology student, who had the opportunity to
attend various leadership seminars, including the 2013 Richard Peddie and 2014
Georgie–Odette Leadership Symposium.
At those symposiums, he learned a lot
about the opportunities that exist within
the sport industry. Fortunately, Daniel was
hired as a Fan Experience Internship student at Maple Leafs Sports and Entertainment. Throughout
his Internship, he felt the constant excitement, which surrounds all four teams, especially during the Toronto Raptors
2015 Playoff run. Daniel worked within a team to maintain a
reputable and consistent Fan Services Department at Maple
Leafs Sports and Entertainment. His duties included answering fan emails and calls, creating game day newsletters
Internship Student: Andrew Bacha
Andrew Bacha is a fourth year Kinesiology student, who decided to participate
in the Internship Program in order to gain
experience within the medical profession
and become familiar working with patients
in a hospital setting. Andrew’s Internship
placement was at the Tayfour Rehabilitation Hospital, where he worked with the
Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists. Furthermore, Andrew also held a volunteer position
at Windsor Regional Hospital, as an emergency room assistant. Initially his duties involved transportation of patients to
their respective treatment appointments, as well as assisting the therapist throughout the treatment sessions. Most
patients Andrew worked with were elderly individuals who
sent out to the company, and communicating with multiple
departments to solve or satisfy fan inquiries. This Internship
experience gave Daniel multiple opportunities to interact
with presidents, directors, managers, and interns within
several departments in the organization. He has learned a
lot about the operations involved in event planning, such as
budgeting, workplace culture, the union, sales, player/personnel management, building management, and customer
service. Maple Leafs Sports and Entertainment taught Daniel accountability and responsibility by putting him in highpressured situations when dealing with fans. Maple Leafs
Sport and Entertainment takes pride in developing young
leaders and future business professionals. Daniel would
highly recommend this Internship to any student looking to
develop their leadership skills by working with some of the
best in the business.
had a hip fracture or stroke. As Andrew progressed through
the Internship placement, he developed the necessary experience to be able to work one-on-one with patients and conduct their personal workouts. Andrew’s time spent on placement was a cherished experience; he was warmly welcomed
into the hospital setting and developed great relationships
with both the staff and patients that he worked with. Andrew
thoroughly enjoyed working with the patients and watching
their improvement over the course of his placement. This
Internship placement afforded Andrew the opportunity to
become comfortable working within the hospital setting and
provided a lot of professional growth. Next year, Andrew will
be attending St. George’s University Medical School to continue his education.
Dylan Kucheravy, one of two students
honoured as ARS’ employees of the
year
At the 10th Annual Blue and Gold
Student Staff Appreciation Luncheon,
Athletic Director Mike Havey recounted
Kucheravy’s career as a fitness instructor, trainer for varsity athletes, and Assistant Coach of Lancer football, while
playing on the team as a defensive end.
He said the contributions of all the students at the luncheon were vital to his
division’s operations. “We could not do
what we do here without our student
staff members,” Havey said. “They’re the
oil that keeps the machines running.”
Athletic Director Mike Havey
congratulates Kinesiology
student Dylan Kucheravy, one
of two students honoured as
ARS’ employees of the year.
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ARS Update
Korissa Williams named as BLG
Award CIS Female Athlete of the
Year
Lancer women’s basketball standout
Korissa Williams was presented the BLG
Award as the CIS Female Athlete of the
Year for the 2014-15 season.
It was a magical season for Korissa
as she established herself as one of
the premier basketball players in the
country. In OUA regular season action,
Korissa was a dominating force as she
averaged 19 points, 7 rebounds and 5
assists per game to lead the Lancers to
a 19-1 conference record and the OUA
Championship. She was named an OUA
First Team All-Star as well as the OUA
Defensive Player of the Year.
2015 CIS Women’s Basketball Champions
Lancer Women’s Basketball
Captures Fifth Straight National
Title
Korissa Williams and Ross Proudfoot were named the
BLG Award CIS Female and Male Athlete of the Year
winners for the 2014-15 season.
The Lancer women’s basketball team
captured a fifth straight Bronze Baby Trophy as the 2015 CIS Women’s Basketball
Champions this past March. The Lancers
brought home the gold with a 60-47 win
over the McGill Martlets. Fifth year forward Korissa Williams was named the
CIS Championship Tournament MVP and
to the Tournament All-Star team. Forward Cheyanne Roger was also named a
Tournament All-Star.
At the national level, Korissa was honoured as a CIS First Team All-Canadian
and as the CIS Defensive Player of the
Year. In Quebec at the CIS Final 8 tournament, she was virtually unstoppable
as she garnered CIS Tournament MVP
honours for the second time in her career, en route to helping the Lancers
capture their fifth straight CIS National
Championship.
With the victory, she, along with teammate Jocelyn LaRocque, became the
first women’s basketball players in CIS
history to win five CIS National Championship titles in a career.
2015 CIS Men’s Track & Field Champions
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Lancer Men’s Track & Field Claim
CIS Gold
The Windsor Lancers men’s track and
field team captured their 20th CIS National Championship title this season.
Led by legendary head coach Dennis
Fairall, the Lancer men came up with a
number of huge performances to edge
their rivals from Guelph and claim the
CIS National Championship title at home
in front of a raucous crowd at the St.
Denis Centre.
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2014-15 Evening of
Excellence Award Winners
Olympic Shield
(Male Athlete of the Year)
Spencer Pommells
(Men’s Hockey)
Banner Shield
(Female Athlete of the Year)
Korissa Williams
(Women’s Basketball)
DeMarco Award
Austin Kennedy
(Football)/
Hannah Robson
(Women’s Volleyball)
Gino Fracas Coach of the Year
Chantal Vallée
(Women’s Basketball)/
Dennis Fairall
(Track & Field)
Rookie of the Year
Angelo Bortolin
(Track & Field)/
Krystin Lawrence
(Women’s Soccer &
Women’s Hockey)
The Captain’s Trophy
Evan Matthews
(Men’s Basketball)/
Kayla Dodson
(Women’s Hockey)
Super Sophomore Award
Brett Boersma
(Football & Track & Field)/
Cheyanne Roger
(Women’s Basketball)
Dr. Moriarty Academic
Team of the Year
Lancer Curling
Lancer Awards & Record Breaking
News...
The University of Windsor Lancers
enjoyed a record setting varsity season
in 2014-15, with a number of teams and
Lancer student-athletes having been recognized both provincially and nationally.
- Austin Kennedy (Football): OUA
All-Star & OUA’s all-time career
touchdown record holder with 79
touchdown passes
- Spencer Pommells (Men’s Hockey):
OUA All-Star, CIS All-Canadian,
OUA Player of the Year & the first
men’s hockey player in University of
Windsor history to capture the Joseph
A. Sullivan trophy as the CIS Men’s
Hockey National Player of the Year
- Korissa Williams (Women’s
Basketball): CIS & OUA Athlete of the
Year, OUA & CIS Defensive Player of
the Year, CIS all-Canadian OUA AllStar
- Kenny Bradford (Men’s Hockey): OUA
Defensemen of the Year
- Parker Van Buskirk (Men’s Hockey):
OUA Goaltender of the Year
- Dylan Denomme (Men’s Hockey): OUA
West Rookie of the Year
- Jake MacNeil (Men’s Volleyball): OUA
All-Rookie Team
- Chantal Vallée (Head Coach, Women’s
Basketball): OUA & CIS Coach of the
Year
- Dennis Fairall (Head Coach, Track &
Field): CIS Men’s Track & Field Coach
of the Year
- Kevin Hamlin (Head Coach, Men’s
Hockey): OUA Coach of the Year
- Steve Hart (Head Coach, Women’s
Soccer): OUA West Coach of the Year
In Other Lancer & Kinesiology News...
The Canadian Intramural Recreation
Association awarded the University of
Windsor with the 2014-15 CIRA Award for
Outstanding Intramural Achievement for
a ninth consecutive year!
The Windsor Lancers Men’s Volleyball
team had an impressive showing in its
2014-15 Fall campaign, culminating with
an OUA Final Four appearance. Guided
by fifth year senior Adam Thomson and
OUA All-Rookie Jake MacNeil, Windsor
finished the regular season with a 9-11
15
record, good enough for an eighth place
finish in the OUA standings to grab the
final playoff spot. In the OUA quarter finals, the Lancers upset the second seed
Ryerson Rams to qualify for the OUA Final
Four for the first time in over a decade.
At the Final Four, the Lancers played two
tough matches against the host McMaster
Marauders and York Lions to finish fourth
overall in the province, and with one of the
best seasons in program history.
Richard Mallat was congratulated by
Chief Human Resources Officer Rita La
Civita and President Alan Wildeman during a reception held in November 2014 to
honour his 40 years of service which was
attained in 2013.
Richard Mallat is congratulated by Dr. Alan
Wildeman for his 40 years of service.
The following Kinesiology students
were honoured by the Department with
Student Staff Awards at the annual luncheon this past March:
Athletics & Recreation Services
Student Employee of the Year
– Dylan Kucheravy
Intramurals Employee of the Year
– Gregory Simone
Lancer Recreation Employee of the Year
– Missy Mbacke
Forge Fitness Centre
Employee of the Year
– Irvin Alvarez
Personal Trainer Top Sales
– Meaghan Felet
Bill Mitchell Student Therapist of the Year
– Kris Mastronardi (Men’s Volleyball)
Lancer Leader Award
– Donovan Jacko, Kyle Tyo,
Zach Miletic, Kayla Dodson,
Candice Chevalier
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Research News
2014/2015
Student Recipients of
OGS or Tri-Council
Research Awards:
I
was honoured to step into the
newly created role of Kinesiology Research Coordinator this
year. Under the mentorship of our esteemed former Research Chair, Dr.
David Andrews, it has been a pleasure
to work with students and colleagues to
help maintain and foster our strong and
supportive research culture. With pride,
we watched our faculty and students be
recognized for their research achievements, including national and international research awards, successful grant
capture, conference presentations and
publications. We also experienced another successful Kinesiology Research
Day with keynote speaker Dr. Lisa
Porter, and a solid student representa-
Ontario Graduate Scholarships:
tion in events across campus (e.g., University of Windsor’s UWin Undergraduate Conference, 3MT competition, BCN
Colloquium). I look forward to leveraging the strengths and experience of each
individual researcher to create an even
stronger collective research group over
the years to come.
Ashley Duguay
(MHK ‘14, current Ph.D.)
Michelle Guerrero
(MHK ‘13, current Ph.D.)
Danielle Gyemi
(BHK ‘14, current MHK)
Sarah Hanik
(Current MHK)
With best wishes,
Benjamin Phalavong
(BHK ‘13, current MHK)
[email protected]
Sara Santarossa
(BHK ‘13, current MHK)
Dr. Joel Cort receives USCAR Grant
Dr. Joel Cort (MHK ‘04) was featured in the Windsor
Star in mid-December for his line of research that will
improve tools in automotive assembly. Joel stated, “what
we’re trying to do in ergonomics is reduce the risks associated with occupational tasks. We try to eliminate risks
associated with injury because there are so many factors
in a job or outside of the workplace that can compound
the cause of injury.” Joel cited force, repetition and posture as contributors to the risk of injury on the assembly line. He then indicated
that “those are risks we can minimize by understanding the mechanics of the
body to minimize the risk associated with someone doing a manual, materialshandling task over and over again. That’s very important in the auto industry.”
It was for these reasons that the three Detroit carmakers–through the United
States Council for Automotive Research–as well as the Canadian government
and Atlas Copco–are funding the $410,000 three-year project. Dr. Cort and his
research team will be specifically focusing on ergonomic issues with respect to
right-angle or 90-degree angle power tools. His research team identified 83 jobs
at Ford’s Essex and Windsor engine plants and at Chrysler’s Windsor Assembly
Plant that require the use of said tools.
Through the use of virtual-reality technology and computer software that simulates the movements of an individual assembling a part of the car, Dr. Cort will
be “trying to develop the limits, determine what can people handle that is acceptable to them physically while they do so many bolts in a day. Across all plants,
they have a mixture of the air-powered and electric-powered long wrench tools.
We’re hoping to give feedback, ergonomically which tools works out better for
operators.”
Ultimately, Dr. Cort’s goal is to improve safety while assembling vehicles.
“These tools and their ability can be leveraged for even more than just boosting
the quality of cars, but quality of the workers as well. We want these people to
work safely, and there’s a big commitment on the part of the Detroit Three to keep
their workers safe.”
CIHR Graduate Scholarships:
Benjamin Phalavong
(BHK ‘13, current MHK)
Sara Santarossa
(BHK ‘13, current MHK)
NSERC Undergraduate Student
Research Award:
Nicole George
(Current BHK student)
SSHRC Canada Master’s
Graduate Scholarships:
Andrew Bakos
(BHK ‘12, MHK ‘14)
Laura Chittle
(BHK ‘14, current MHK)
Kimberley Curtin
(MHK ‘14)
Jennifer Tomayer
(BHK ‘13, current MHK)
SSHRC Doctoral Fellowship:
Kristy Smith
(BHK ‘06, MHK ‘12, current Ph.D.)
SSHRC Joseph Armand
Bombardier Canada Doctoral
Fellowships:
Kelly Carr
(BHK ‘11, MHK ‘14, current Ph.D.)
Matt Hoffmann
(MHK ‘13, current Ph.D.)
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New Grants Awarded to Kinesiology Faculty:
Dr. Dave Andrews
was awarded the Golden Jubilee Research Excellence
Award by the University of Windsor to support research excellence in Kinesiology. (Amount: $80,000; Term: 2014-2016).
Dr. Sarah Woodruff
and her Canadian Assessment of Physical Literacy
team (Mark Tremblay, Michelle Stone, Angie Kolen, Brenda Bruner, and Jennifer Copeland), received $466,666.67 from the Mitacs: Accelerate Program.
The local funds ($60,000) will be used to support graduate students Sara Santarossa and Patricia Dubé, as they work on the CAPL project and complete an
internship with Sandi Richard at Cooking for the Rushed, Inc.
Ongoing Grants Awarded to Kinesiology Faculty:
Dr. Joel Cort’s NSERC funded Automotive Partnership of Canada, Government of Canada project, Ergonomics Evaluation of Right Angle Power Tools,
being carried out in partnership with USCAR and Atlas Copco. This work is anticipated to have a direct influence on automobiles manufactured in Canada,
as the potential reduction in risk of work-related musculoskeletal disorders
will yield higher quality vehicle assembly, as operators will be able to complete
work tasks within ergonomic physically acceptable limits. (Amount: $418,269;
Term: 2014-2017).
UWindsor Awards for
Excellence in Research,
Scholarship, and
Creative Activity:
Emerging Scholar / Researcher
Dr. Cheri McGowan
Outstanding Undergraduate
Student
Laura Chittle
(Supervisors: Dr. Jess Dixon and
Dr. Sean Horton)
Special Honours
Automotive Partnership Canada
(APC) Grant
Dr. Joel Cort
Dr. Todd Loughead and Dr. Krista Chandler’s (along with two other colleagues) SSHRC Sport Participation Research Initiative Grant to design, implement, and evaluate an athlete leadership development program. (Amount:
$142,497; Term: 2014-2017).
Dr. Cheri McGowan, Dr. Kevin Milne, and Dr. Kenji Kenno’s Research
Dr. Michael Siu, Dr. Cheri McGowan, and
Dr. Alan Wildeman.
Stimulus Fund Grant from the University of Windsor to investigate isometric
resistance exercise to treat hypertension. (Amount: $23,630; Term: 2014-2017).
Dr. Cheri McGowan, Dr. Kevin Milne, and Dr. Kevin Shoemaker’s (Western) Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Team Grant designed to
investigate physical activity, mobility and neural health in cardiac patients.
(Amount: $2,441,608; Term: 2010-2015).
Dr. Cheri McGowan
and Dr. Kevin Milne’s University of Windsor Research Grants for Women and CIHR Tri-Success funded project designed to
better understand nervous system dysfunction in individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. (Amount: $10,000 combined; Term: 2012-2015).
Dr. Michael Siu, Laura Chittle (BHK ‘14), and
Dr. Alan Wildeman.
Dr. Laura Wood, Dr. Ryan Snelgrove, and Dr. Marijke Taks’ SSHRC
and Sport Canada Research Initiative Grant to research Managing Sport Events
to Maximize Positive Impacts. The project is examining the ways in which small
to medium sized sport events can be most effectively managed to facilitate
positive impacts for the host community and spectators. (Amount: $111,274;
Term: 2014-2016).
Dr. Sarah Woodruff’s
contract from the Children’s Hospital of Eastern
Ontario (PI: Dr. Mark Tremblay) for the Canadian Assessment of Physical Literacy project’s overall goal is to assess physical literacy among 1300 children
in Southwestern Ontario over three years, which will be added to ten other sites
from eight provinces/territories to help create a national database of representative 8-12 year old children. (Term: 2014-2017).
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Dr. Robert Orr, Dr. Joel Cort (MHK ‘04), and
Dr. Alan Wildeman.
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2015 Kinesiology Research Day
Six awards recognized outstanding posters:
•D
octoral Research Excellence Award: Michelle
•U
ndergraduate Research Excellence Award
Guerrero and Matt Hoffmann for “Imagine that: Facili(Sport Management): Meagan Littlejohn for “Sport
tating children’s positive personal development and
self-confidence through imagery”
•M
aster’s Research Excellence Award (Sport
Management): Stephen Kirzinger, Sarah Sherk and
William Sibley for “Barriers to golf participation and an
analysis of possible modifications”
•M
aster’s Research Excellence Award (Applied
Human Performance): Yasina Somani et al. for “The
effect of a 10-week isometric handgrip training protocol
on blood pressure and cardiovascular reactivity in young
normotensive individuals”
The Kinesiology Research Day Research Excellence Award Winners.
Back Row (L-R): Michelle Guerrero (MHK ‘13, current Ph.D.), Matt
Hoffmann (MHK ‘13, current Ph.D.), Sarah Sherk (Current MHK),
and Stephen Kirzinger (Current MHK). Front Row (L-R): Elizabeth
Vandenborn (Current BHK), Sara Santarossa (BHK ‘13, current MHK),
Meagan Littlejohn (BHK ‘14), Yasina Somani (MHK ‘15), and Nicole
George (Current BHK). Absent: William Sibley (Current MHK).
The Kinesiology Research Day “Student Panel” participants discussed
their research experiences with the first year students (L-R): Nicole George
(Current BHK), James Anderson (Current MHK), Dr. Kevin Milne (BHK
‘99), Matt Hoffmann (MHK ‘13, current Ph.D.), Mary Ann Zokvic
(Current MHK), and Suzanne Ali (BHK ‘13, current MHK).
events and residential happiness: Development of a
measuring instrument”
•U
ndergraduate Research Excellence Award
(Movement Science): Nicole George and Charles
Kahelin for “Reliability of head, neck and trunk anthropometric measurements used for predicting tissue
masses in living humans”
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tudents’ Choice Award: a tie between Sara Santarossa for “What does healthy mean? Is BMI status
associated with health perceptions among 8-12 year
olds?” and Elizabeth Vandenborn for “Do post-pubertal
female athletes have higher testosterone levels than
non-athletes?”
Dr. Lisa Porter from the Biology Department delivered an outstanding
keynote address entitled “Innovative Research Needs Team Players” at the 9th
Annual Kinesiology Research Day on March 10th.
The Kinesiology Research
Day “Speed Poster Session”
participants answered
questions from the second
year class after their poster
presentations. (L-R): James
Anderson (Current MHK), Sara
Santarossa (BHK ‘13, current
MHK), Benjamin Phalavong
(BHK ‘13, current MHK),
Emilie Halle (BHK ‘13, current
MHK), Julie Legg (Current
MHK), and Matt Hoffmann
(MHK ‘13, current Ph.D.).
Students view and
explain research
posters during
the 9th Annual
Kinesiology
Research Day.
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OGS Recipients (L-R): Sara Santarossa (BHK ‘13, current MHK), Benjamin Phalavong (BHK ‘13, current MHK),
Ashley Duguay (MHK ‘14, current Ph.D.), and Michelle Guerrero (MHK ‘13, current Ph.D.) with Dr. Joel Cort (MHK
‘04) at Scholars’ Evening. Absent: Danielle Gyemi (BHK ‘14, current MHK) and Sarah Hanik (Current MHK).
SSHRC Canada Master’s Graduate Scholarship
Recipients (L-R): Jennifer Tomayer (BHK ‘13, current
MHK) and Laura Chittle (BHK ‘14, current MHK)
with Dr. Jess Dixon (MHK ‘03) at Scholars’ Evening.
Absent: Andrew Bakos (BHK ‘12, MHK ‘14) and
Kimberley Curtin (MHK ‘14).
Kinesiology had strong presence at the
Three Minute Thesis (3MT ®) Competition
Current MHK students Alex Pennetti (BHK ‘13), Benjamin Phalavong (BHK
‘13), and Sara Santarossa (BHK ‘13) represented Kinesiology at the Three
Minute Thesis (3MT ®) Competition in late March, by presenting their research:
• Alex Pennetti: “Train Your Brain”
• Benjamin Phalavong: “Focusing your focus: directing your attention
matters to improve performance and learning”
• Sara Santarossa: “#SocialMedia: Somethin’ to tweet about”
Having 3 of the 17 University of Windsor presenters from the Department of
Kinesiology was a feat in itself; which was made even better once Alex and
Sara were named as 2 of the 8 finalists!
Bornath represents Kinesiology at the inaugural UWill Discover:
Undergraduate Student Research Conference
Dr. Krista Chandler and Michelle Guerrero (MHK ‘13,
current Ph.D.) at Scholars’ Evening.
Alex Pennetti (BHK ‘13, current MHK) was featured
on UWill Discover: Undergraduate Student Research
Conference promotional materials, as he prepares a
participant for an MVO2 test.
Fourth year BHK student Derek Bornath represented Kinesiology at the inaugural UWill Discover: Undergraduate
Student Research Conference, based on a project that he worked on with his Faculty Sponsor, Ms. Adriana
Duquette (BHK ‘03, MHK ‘05). Derek is pictured in the “Mini-TED Talk” that was filmed for the conference, which
was held at the University of Windsor on March 24th, 2015.
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Diane Dupuis Retires
January 30, 2015 was a day both of celebration but also sadness in the Department of Kinesiology as it was the last day
of the storied career of our friend and colleague, Ms. Diane
Dupuis. At 9:00 a.m. that day, she recorded the business of
her final Department Council meeting and in the early afternoon she was the guest of honour at a wonderful retirement
party attended by friends and admirers from across campus.
Diane served as the general Office Manager, Secretary to the
Department Head of Kinesiology and also Departmental Graduate Secretary. In all of her roles she served with dedication
and distinction. In 1999, I complained to my pal Dennis Hastings that we were losing our Head Secretary. He told me “you
will be getting a replacement and she is a good one.” What an
understatement! She began her “Kinesiology family” career
on February 15, 1999, and the rest is a history of outstanding
work in all of her various capacities. Having had the pleasure
of working closely with Diane for the past ten years in the Department Head’s role, I consider her to be “one in a million.” I
don’t think that many of our Departmental initiatives (including the HK Newsletter) would have been as successful without her hard work, terrific insights, and undying commitment
to excellence. I know that our graduate students were in awe
of her knowledge of Graduate Faculty rules, regulations, and
procedures, and of her willingness to go the extra mile to help
them. There is no doubt that Diane’s work had a meaningful
Dr. Wayne Marino
(BHK ‘72) and Ms.
Diane Dupuis at her
retirement party in
January 2015.
impact on many of their lives. As the Office Manager, her work
was superb in holding together a diverse and changing team
of Receptionists and Secretaries. As the Executive Assistant to
the Department Head, she effectively managed both Kinesiology Council and Academic Standing business, oversaw Scholars’
Evening events, dealt with budgets, and always went above and
beyond for the Kinesiology faculty and students. I, and everyone
in Kinesiology, always respected and valued Diane’s opinions
and I considered her an important (usually the most important)
part of the Kinesiology family. Her contributions will never be
forgotten. I, along with all of her friends and colleagues in Kinesiology and Human Kinetics wish Diane and her husband Pat
a long and happy retirement with lots of safe boating and great
times with family and friends.
Respectfully,
G. Wayne Marino
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Faculty News
Dave
Andrews
After a long Winter term, Dave was
excited about a
change of pace. His
conference schedule was the fullest
he has ever had,
with trips to Salt
Lake City, Vancouver, Prague, and
Glasgow by the
middle of July. He
is particularly looking forward to the
time he will spend
in Europe in July.
In addition to taking two students to
present their work, Dave Andrews displaying
he will enjoy some his love for Halloween.
vacation with his
wife Trish and daughter Megan in Paris
and Dublin between and after the conferences. Dave’s first year as Department
Head was challenging, but very rewarding; he found that he was well suited to
the work. He also played. For example,
he was once again one of only a handful
of people who danced right until the end
of the HK Semi Formal in March-what
a great event! In addition to performing
Dr. Dave Andrews receives Golden Jubilee
Research Excellence Award
Developing and supporting a strong undergraduate research culture in the Faculty of Human Kinetics was Dave
Andrews’s primary goal when he was appointed Research
Leadership Chair for the Faculty in 2006, and it is a tradition he
will continue thanks to his recent receipt of the Golden Jubilee
Research Excellence Award.
“Prior to 2006 there was considerable research taking place in the Faculty but
no concentrated grassroots culture for research, especially for undergraduate
students,” Dr. Andrews recalls. “So we made research an everyday word for our
students and formalized it—every day in every course that’s taught we let our students know that there are opportunities for research.”
Though his Research Leadership Chair appointment concluded in June of 2014,
Dr. Andrews says the Golden Jubilee Research Excellence Award, sponsored jointly by the Faculty of Human Kinetics and the Office of the Vice-President, Research
and Innovation, will provide the continued resources needed to support all aspects
of research, including events such as the Annual Kinesiology Research Day.
“Research is in everything we do in Kinesiology and that idea is instilled in all
of our courses starting in first year,” Dr. Andrews says. “I see this award and the
funding that comes with it as an opportunity to extend and build on what we’ve already accomplished. Our undergraduate students’ experience with research often
leads to graduate opportunities and academic positions but it doesn’t necessarily
have to. Our students also learn that research is an important part of many other
careers related to Movement Science and Sport Management, and that research
adds considerable value to their education.”
very well academically at the University
of Windsor, his kids Rachel and Ben were
busy balancing part time work and volunteer activities. Kudos to Rachel for being an Outstanding Scholar, and to Ben
for successfully enduring his father’s
‘Functional Anatomy’ class last Fall.
Megan enjoyed grade nine, with her favourite classes being shop and physical education–a chip off the old block!
Although Trish was very happy teaching
at Hugh Beaton Public School last year,
she is looking forward to some quality
time relaxing, traveling and helping with
home renovations over the summer. The
basement, kitchen and chimney are all
projects being considered. Nothing like a
century home!
Nadia Azar
Dave Andrews made his 100th blood donation in
January 2015, while his wife, Trish, daughter Rachel,
and son Ben joined him to mark the momentous
donation.
It’s been a busy year in Nadia’s lab–
knowing that she’d be going on sabbatical for 12 months; Nadia’s grad students
have been working hard to get their thesis
proposals completed before she leaves.
For her sabbatical, Nadia is looking for21
ward to working on new collaborations in
sport-related concussion research with
members of the Department of Psychology, as well as moving existing research
forward with the Adapted Physical Exercise (APEX) Research Group. This group
is currently in research dissemination
mode–Nadia and Kelly Carr (BHK ‘11,
MHK ‘14, current Ph.D. student) gave a
two-hour webinar on the APEX group’s
activities last November; Rebecca-Jane
McAllister (Current BHK) presented her
project at the Ontario Association on
Developmental Disabilities Conference
in April (Thorold, ON); and Nadia, Kelly,
Chad Sutherland, and Suzanne Ali (BHK
‘13, current MHK) represented the APEX
Group at the International Meeting for
Autism Research (Salt Lake City, UT) in
May. The APEX Group continues to work
on securing funding through research
grants and corporate sponsorships.
At home, the Azar family moved into
their new house last Labour Day weekend.
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Nadia is looking forward to starting her
first vegetable garden once the landscaping is finished. Ellis (age 8) just finished Grade 2 and is looking forward to
a summer of training with her inter-club
competitive gymnastics group. Juno (age
5) took JK/SK by storm this year, and
is also looking forward to a summer of
gymnastics camps. Dory’s architecture
practice is thriving, and he continues to
enjoy teaching architectural technology
courses at St. Clair College.
Krista Chandler
It has been a great year for Krista as
she finished her second sabbatical in
July. Krista stayed close to home and
was able to publish three book chapters
and five manuscripts with assistance
from her outstanding current and past
graduate students. In September, Krista
was a panel member for a Men’s Health
Initiative sponsored by Movember. Over
the course of two very busy days at Movember’s head office in Toronto, she and
five others reviewed 31 pitches aimed at
getting men to be pro-active about their
health. In October, Krista was a keynote
speaker at Michigan State University,
where she was asked to speak on her
active play research. She and her Ph.D.
student, Michelle Guerrero (MHK ‘13),
spent the day at MSU-which was buzzing with the upcoming Michigan/Michigan State football game. Krista, together
with her students from the Sport and Exercise Psychology Lab also travelled to
multiple academic conferences, including Las Vegas and Portland, where the
research performed at the University of
Windsor was well-received. On the home
front, Mera finished SK and is excited for
Grade 1. Bryce and Krista enjoyed cheering Mera on in her many sport activities.
Joel Cort
Joel continues his research in the area
of Biomechanics with his goal to reduce
workplace injuries, specifically those associated with automotive assembly. At
the undergraduate level, Joel resumes
his teaching of Ergonomics at the 2nd
and 4th year level, while at the graduate level; he conveys his knowledge in
the area of Instrumentation and Biomechanical Modeling. At home, Joel enjoys
spending time with his wife, Christina,
their 5 year old daughter, Leah, and 3
year old son, Shea.
Jess Dixon
the first year ‘Principles of Sport Management’ course and ‘Sport Finance’ at the
senior undergraduate level. The first year
class was highlighted by a field trip to a
Windsor Spitfires game, while the ‘Sport
Finance’ students got to hear about the
financial side of managing a professional
hockey team from Jess’ brother, Michael
Dixon, who is the Director of Hockey
Operations for the Florida Panthers.
With respect to travel, Jess once again
delivered lectures to Dutch Sport Management students at the JCU in September. While in Europe, he and his JCU
colleagues visited the ‘In Flanders Fields
Museum’ and memorial war site in Ypres,
Belgium, where Canadian Lieutenant
Colonel John McCrae, the physician and
WWI soldier, penned his famous poem. In
October, Jess presented research at the
annual SCAPPS and SCRI conferences in
London and Ottawa, respectively. In May,
Jess presented work at the 9th Annual
After spending the previous year
on sabbatical, this year was filled
with new challenges and opportunities for Jess. In September, Jess
welcomed three new graduate students to the program, Laura Chittle
(BHK, ‘14), Stephen Kirzinger, and
Will Sibley. During the Fall semester, he instructed his graduate
course in ‘Strategic Management,’
Jess Dixon (MHK ‘03) at the SportsNet desk.
where he took them on a field trip
to Toronto to meet with a number of
sport industry executives. In addition, Jess took the program in a new
direction by co-instructing an online
course entitled ‘International Sport
Management’ during the Fall semester. This course, which
was co-instructed by faculty at Western University
and the Johan Cruyff University (JCU) in the Netherlands, involved students
Jess Dixon (MHK ‘03) at the ‘In Flanders Fields’ memorial on the
from all three institutions John McCrae Memorial Site, Boezinge, Ypres, West Flanders,
who worked in small online Belgium.
discussion groups to ‘solve’
University of Windsor-Oakland University
case studies involving sport orga- Conference on Teaching and Learning,
nizations from around the globe. and in June, he presented research at the
The course received positive re- NASSM annual conference in Ottawa, ON,
views from UWindsor students and the STLHE annual conference in VanKrista Chandler (third from left) was a panel member for a
and is scheduled to be offered couver, BC. Between his many research
Men’s Health Initiative sponsored by Movember.
again in the Fall of 2015. During initiatives and conference travels this
the Winter semester, Jess was summer, Jess continues to work away at
back in the classroom teaching lowering his golf handicap.
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Some colleagues and friends at the September
27th, 2014 wedding of Adriana Duquette
and Jamille Walls. Back Row (L-R): Tiffany
Martindale (BHK ‘05, MHK ‘07), Mark
Atkinson, Sarah Woodruff-Atkinson, Adriana
Duquette (BHK ‘03, MHK ‘05), Jamille Walls,
Dave Andrews, Paula van Wyk (MHK ‘08),
and Heather Kirincic. Front Row (L-R): Steve
Kirincic and Trish Andrews.
Adriana was truly surprised and touched by the office
‘wedding reception’ and thoughtful gifts from her
colleagues (L-R): Ms. Sharon Horne, Dr. Scott Martyn,
Dr. Vicki Paraschak (BHK ‘78), Dr. Cheri McGowan,
Ms. Linda Barson, Ms. Connie Iaquinta, Ms. Adriana
Duquette (BHK ‘03, MHK ‘05), Dr. Nadia Azar
(BHK ‘01, MHK ‘04), Dr. Dave Andrews, Ms. Amal
Jammali, Ms. Diane Dupuis, Mr. Don Clarke, and Dr.
Wayne Marino (BHK ‘72).
Adriana Duquette
The Undergraduate Laboratory is an
extremely busy place, with labs continuing to run five days a week. Adriana
took a 16 week study leave during the
Fall semester to develop new curriculum and update content in the laboratory courses; while Paula van Wyk took
over as coordinator during the ‘Laboratory Experiences in Human & Exercise
Physiology’ course. Adriana returned
during the Winter semester for the ‘Laboratory Experiences in Motor Learning
and the Psychology of Physical Activity’
course. In May, she presented research
at the University of Windsor-Oakland
University Conference on Teaching and
Learning; and she will travel to London,
England, at the end of June to present
a paper written during her study leave.
As Editor of the Newsletter, Adriana often finds herself requesting updates and
pictures from her colleagues, and surely
she would ‘never hear the end of it’ if she
did not include a picture from her wedding to Jamille Walls, on September
27th, 2014, at Sprucewood Shores Estate
Winery.
to something strange.” When the HK
faculty “turned” to Craig Greenham last
summer, Longfellow’s words proved
prophetic (and we’ll leave it at that).
The helpful HK family eased Craig’s
transition into the University of Windsor
environment and made his rookie season
enjoyable. It was an ambitious year in the
classroom, teaching five courses. Craig
enjoyed meeting enthusiastic learners
and appreciated the assistance provided
by his GA’s. He introduced ‘Hockey in
Canada’ and ‘Media and Sport’ as new
upper-year offerings in the Department.
Students, in the latter, ventured into the
community and created sport journalism
pieces.
On the research front, Craig published an article in Saskatchewan History and has been quite involved in the
Craig Greenham
In Kéramos, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow wrote, “Turn, turn, my wheel! All
things must change; To something new,
Craig Greenham and the Windsor Spitfires Mascot,
Bomber, at the Windsor Spitfires game on March 5th,
2015.
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North American Society for Sport History
(NASSH)–as a presenter of research and
panel commentator at the annual conference, held at the University of Miami
in 2015; as a reviewer of books; and as
a referee of article manuscripts for the
NASSH publication, Journal of Sport History. Beyond that, Craig is taking advantage of a teaching hiatus this summer to
work feverishly on several other projects that are near completion. If writer’s
block becomes a problem, he’ll turn to
Blue Jays baseball for a different source
of frustration.
Sean Horton
Sean had a rather unique experience over the past 12 months. He was
on sabbatical, and spent the majority of
the year in British Columbia. This was a
great opportunity to further develop his
research, but also to spend some time
appreciating everything that BC has to
offer. This included time skiing, hiking,
fishing, kayaking, and otherwise enjoying
the great outdoors (which makes the return to a windowless office in Windsor a
bit of a mental adjustment!). The time in
BC also afforded him the chance to cultivate research contacts in the province,
particularly at the University of Victoria.
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2015-2016 will be a busy year in the
Lifespan Development Lab, with students on the verge of finishing (Adam
McMahon), and others (Sue Ali, Alaina
Zvric, Joe Garland, Laura Chittle, and
Evan Gammon) working away on exciting
and innovative projects. Despite the occasional longing for BC, Sean is happy to
be back and working with these talented
and dedicated graduate students.
Kenji Kenno
Gord Olafson, Kenji Kenno (MHK ‘77) and Jess Dixon
(MHK ‘03) share a laugh at Diane Dupuis’ retirement
party.
The Kenno’s are grandparents!! Their
eldest daughter Sara and her husband
Ryan Grondin are the proud parents of a
new daughter, Arisa Lynn, born Sept 24,
2014…all are doing very well… In September, Sara will be returning to her
Industrial Post–Doctoral position; and
Claire (who is retiring from teaching)
and Ryan’s mom will be “grandparenting” Arisa. Their middle daughter Staci
married Adam Pinkerton in a wonderful
ceremony followed by a great wedding
reception in late November and are living
in Windsor. Staci currently holds a tenure
track position in Managerial Accounting
and teaches in the Business School at
Brock University. Their youngest daughter Kristen returned from South Korea
where she and her significant other Paul
taught English for a year. Kristen is now
completing her M.Ed. Degree while Paul
is completing his B.Ed. Degree at Windsor, with the hopes of teaching overseas
again next year. Kenji completed his year
of being the Undergraduate Coordinator
during Ms. Tiffany Martindale’s maternity leave, and has a new degree of respect
and understanding for all of the challenges and hard work associated with
counselling our KIN students.
Michael Khan
It is difficult to believe that this
September will be four years since the
Khan’s arrived in Windsor. The girls
have now lost much of their North Wales
accents, but they do get back into it
when they speak to their friends on
Skype. The Khan’s came over with three
rabbits (Lucky, Magic and Pudgy) but
now Lucky is the sole survivor. Michaela
just returned home from completing her
second year at university and Madison
actually mentioned how nice it was to
have her older sister at home. How times
have changed. Over the next year, Martha
and Michael will be preparing mentally
for an empty house as Madison decides
where she will attend university. In the
meantime, a family holiday is planned for
Trinidad this summer to visit Michael’s
Dad as well as an east coast road trip for
a reunion with Martha’s family. Should
be fun!
Todd Loughead
Todd returned from his sabbatical
feeling refreshed and rejuvenated. Todd
returned to the “real-world” and jumped
head first by teaching the first-year undergraduate ‘Sport Psychology’ course for
the first time in five years since Dr.
Chandler was off enjoying her long-deserved sabbatical. Teaching the first-year
course was exciting as it gave Todd the
chance to introduce to these new students the wonderful world of ‘Sport Psychology.’ Todd also had the opportunity to
teach his graduate course in ‘Group Dynamics’ to a small group of enthusiastic
students. Their excitement contributed
to a special learning environment—very
enriching for both student and professor!
From a research perspective, it has
been another great year. Ashley Duguay
(MHK ‘14) and Matt Hoffmann (MHK ‘13)
are working on their Ph.D. programs.
These graduate students are engaged
in cutting edge research in the areas
of athlete leadership and mentoring. It
is truly inspirational to work with Ashley and Matt, who continually push the
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envelope with their research endeavours
and who are developing into the leaders
of tomorrow in our field. A first happened
in the Lab–Todd had the chance to mentor his first Co-op student, Alexandra
Saffran. Alexandra has been a fantastic
addition to the Sport Psychology Lab,
where she has been involved in several
projects, including research on athlete
leadership and coaching. This past year
also saw members of the Lab attend the
annual Association for Applied Sport
Psychology conference in Las Vegas. As
they say, “What happens in Vegas, stays
in Vegas.” It’s safe to say, fun was had by
all. Lastly, Todd will be welcoming a new
graduate student in the mix this Fall with
the arrival of Marie Desrosiers.
Todd Loughead, Ashley Duguay (MHK ‘14, current
Ph.D.), Michelle Guerrero (MHK ‘13, current Ph.D.),
Matt Hoffmann (MHK ‘13, current Ph.D.), and
Krista Chandler at the Association for Applied Sport
Psychology conference, held in Las Vegas, NV, in
October of 2014.
Todd Loughead and the Windsor Spitfires Mascot,
Bomber, at the Windsor Spitfires game on March 5th,
2015.
Wayne Marino
On June 30, 2015, Wayne will have
completed 38 years of service in the
Faculty of Human Kinetics. His exit plan
will have him continuing to teach Biomechanics and Statistics for two more
years, at which time he will head off to
the Master’s Golf Tour or to a position in
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Human Kinetics
Christmas Party
a career, Tiffany took a short break and
she and her husband, Scott, brought
Gracie to Orlando in February. Although,
travelling with a one year old wasn’t a
restful break at all, they had a blast!
Scott Martyn
Smiles all around at the Human
Kinetics Christmas Party (L-R): Mr.
Josh Leeman (BHK ‘04), Mr. Lucas
Hodgson, Dr. Jess Dixon (MHK
‘03), Ms. Shari Turcotte, Dr. Todd
Loughead, Mr. Mike Havey, Ms. Elisa
Mitton, and Ms. Helen Ellis-Govette.
Dave Andrews and
Scott Martyn.
senior administration with the New York
Yankees. Although no longer in an administrative role, Wayne still takes a keen
interest in Departmental affairs through
work on personnel and awards committees. The past year has also, of course,
included teaching and lots of liaison and
counselling work here in the Department of Kinesiology–all of which Wayne
still enjoys immensely. A summer trip to
Washington with stops in Cleveland and
Baltimore for Yankee baseball games,
the 37th annual Hermiston-Marino fishing trip, an annual Marino family cottage
trip, and a great “reading” week ski trip
were non-academic highlights of the
past year. On the horizon is a conference
trip for Wayne and Nancy along with former faculty member Earl Noble and his
wife Karyn, to Athens this summer, with
planned stops in Rome and other parts
of Italy and then Santorini and Delfi in
Greece along the way. Wayne is looking
forward to the Human Kinetics/Physical
and Health Education 50th Anniversary
Celebration in October, and hopes to see
many former students and friends at the
festivities.
joyable maternity leave spent with her
daughter, Gracie, she returned to the
Department in December 2014. After her
leave, she reports that it was nice getting back into teaching ‘Physical Activity for Special Populations’ and advising
students once again, as it is always wonderful to have the opportunity to interact
with our students both in and outside of
the classroom. In May, Tiffany, along with
a few students, presented at the Windsor-Oakland Conference for Teaching
and Learning, where they discussed peer
mentorship initiatives. The KinOne First
Year Experience program continues to
grow and with the help of our top student
leaders, is becoming a great resource
for our first year students. She looks forward to the new developments planned
for the program in the Fall. While learning the ropes of juggling parenthood and
Tiffany Martindale
This summer will mark the fifth year
that Tiffany has been in the Undergraduate Coordinator position for the Department of Kinesiology. After a very en-
Scott, Tiffany (BHK ‘05, MHK ‘07) and Gracie
Martindale in Orlando, Florida.
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As predicted in his last update, busy
has become the new normal for Scott.
In addition to his other activities and responsibilities, he has taken on the position of Vice Chair of the University of
Windsor’s Research Ethics Board. Needless to say, with the expanding research
culture at the University, this has become
a significant undertaking. In addition to
a number of Departmental, Faculty and
University committees, Scott continued
his role as the Department of Kinesiology’s Graduate Coordinator. He has also
expanded his involvement in the community by joining the Board of Directors for
the Windsor/Essex County Sports Hall
of Fame (WECSHOF) and the Windsor/
Essex Sports Council (WESC). On the international front, Scott made another trip
to Beijing Sport University (BSU) in China
this year, this time with the title of Distinguished International Professor. While
at BSU, he delivered a total of thirtytwo lectures/presentations/workshops
to students, staff and faculty. While in
China, he delivered a keynote lecture
at Capital University of Physical Education and Sport. Also on the international
front, Scott delivered a keynote lecture
at the International Olympic Academy
(IOA) in Olympia, Greece. While at the
IOA, he helped facilitate the discussions
and activities during the 55th International Session for Young Participants.
Back in Windsor, after her 26 years of
tireless work, Scott had the privilege of
wishing his colleague and friend, Diane
Dupuis, a happy retirement. At the same
time he had the pleasure of welcoming
Sharon Horne to the Department as
the new Graduate Program Secretary.
Finally, Scott and wife, Rebecca, have
been busy at home with their son,
William, who had a fantastic hockey
season before making the transition to
soccer and swimming for the summer.
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Cheri McGowan
The 2014-2015 academic year was another exciting one for Cheri and her students in the PACR Lab. Andrew Friesen
(BHK ‘11, MHK ‘14) and Yasina Somani
(MHK ‘15) obtained their MHK degrees,
and they said good-bye to Sarah Hanik
and Shane Freeman (BHK ‘14) as they
began medical school at McMaster University. They were excited to see Yasina
begin her new role as the PACR Laboratory Coordinator. They welcomed new
graduate students David Paquin (BHK
‘14), Michael Pearl and Mary Ann Zokvic
to the Lab, as well as new undergraduate researchers Alora Warren, Rachel
Green, Randall Busch, Shyanne Wiegers,
and Fasih Rahman. These students joined
medical student Kristin Mayrand, undergraduate students from the Departments of Kinesiology (Nic Carauna, Lucy
Wang) and Biology (Julia Broad), and the
volunteer exercise trainers. The team
has kept busy fostering international collaborations with researchers and health
specialists in the USA, UK, Belgium,
Brazil and Uganda, and conducting studies in healthy and clinical populations.
Highlighted findings were presented
at the Annual Meeting of the Canadian
Society of Exercise Physiology in St.
John’s, NL (October 2014). For Cheri,
one of the highlights of the year was also
combining her research interests with
Dr. Kevin Milne (BHK ‘99) featured in the
VIEW article: The Power to Inspire
Dr. Kevin Milne was featured in the Spring 2015 VIEW
magazine article: “The Power to Inspire,” stating that
honesty is the best policy when it comes to teaching, and
that giving his students continued honest feedback on
their effort—good and bad—strengthens his students’
connection with the class “I think they respect that. I
think in classes, especially larger ones, there can be a
disconnect between the students and their prof. If I tell them how I think they’re
doing, though, it creates interaction.”
Dr. Milne’s lectures use animation and images to make them more interactive. “The bigger the class, the more difficult it is to achieve this. So I spend a lot
of time bringing up a problem, asking questions and getting the class to work
together to work up a response.”
Dr. Milne was a 2012 recipient of the Ontario Undergraduate Student Alliance
(OUSA) Teaching Award, which recognizes educators who excel at unlocking the
potential of Ontario’s young people. In that same year, he was named by the Human Kinetics Society as the “Professor of the Year” for 2012-13 and 2013-14. For
Dr. Milne, the close-knit environment in the Faculty of Human Kinetics is a motivator. “When I was a student here, I was taught by great professors who are now
my colleagues. I always enjoyed the fact that I didn’t feel like a number. When
I teach, that’s how I want my students to feel. “They aren’t student numbers.
They’re students.”
teaching, as she taught ‘Chronic Disease & Exercise Rehabilitation’. Cheri
is looking forward to another productive
year, and is honoured to work with such
outstanding students, colleagues, and
collaborators.
PACR Lab, Summer 2014 (L-R): Kevin Milne (BHK ‘99), Kristin Mayrand, Yasina Somani (MHK
‘15), Alex Pennetti (BHK ‘13), Cheri McGowan, Adam McMahon (BHK ‘12), Shane Freeman (BHK
‘14), Sarah Hanik, David Paquin (BHK ‘14), Kelsey Joncas, Emma Fioret, and Alexa Govette.
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Nancy McNevin
Marc Demers (MHK ‘14) completed
his first year as a doctoral student at
McMaster, after successfully defending
his thesis in September. Ben Phalavong
(BHK ‘13) will be defending his thesis in
the near future, where he will report the
results of a meta-analysis on attentional
focus research. It turned out that while
compiling the list of articles he would
be analyzing through Leddy Library resources, he inadvertently downloaded
Nancy’s dog
Inde
(18 months).
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all of the articles; prompting the Leddy
Library to ban the Motor Behaviour
Lab’s IP address for “suspicious activity.” Ben will be taking a little time off
after his studies to travel and get into a
little mischief before returning to start
his Ph.D. Shawn Reaume (BHK ‘14), Chantel Andary (BHK ‘14), Evan Gammon
(BHK ‘12) and Brendan Teeling all successfully completed their first year in
the Master’s program, and will be busy
over the summer preparing their thesis
proposals. Shawn and Brendan will also
be working on a research project with
Nancy examining the effect of gait speed
on post-stroke gait stability. A Women’s
Grant was submitted to fund the project, which will be sponsored through
the Windsor-Essex Community Health
program. One new Master’s student,
Natasha Yong from Wilfred Laurier, will
be starting in September. In personal
news, Inde the Dog has adjusted to having three cats as housemates, and has
learned to open cupboards he has no
business being in. He and Nancy will resume their bikejoring activities over the
spring and summer, so honk if you see
them out and about.
Kevin Milne
Dr. Milne thinks this is the most bittersweet time of year: although he is
happy to see so many students moving
on to professional and academic careers, he is also sad to see those students leave who he has known for the
past four years. They were a great group
of men and women and he hopes they
will stay in touch. Dr. Milne is also likely
to lose two of his favourite male graduate students for the 2014/2015 academic
year [Alex Pennetti (BHK ‘13) and Craig
Harwood (BHK ‘13), they were his only
two] to graduation this summer. Craig
was fortunate to work with a large pool of
NCAA injury data and Alex examined exercise intensity and its effects on memory. Alex was also selected as a finalist in
this year’s 3 Minute Thesis Competition
(it was a nail biter). Over the summer,
he hopes to turn these research projects
into publications. Dr. Milne finds it hard
to believe that he will be entering his
seventh year in the Faculty. Given that he
has four daughters, he only has 63 more
years to go until retirement. Nonetheless, he is definitely looking forward to
the next academic year.
Marcia Milne
Dr. Milne is enjoying her first year as
Director of the upstart Human Performance Centre in the Faculty. She has
been extremely helpful in securing ongoing coaching courses, physiological testing of some of Canada’s top athletes and
fitness testing of the broader commu-
nity. Moreover, she thoroughly enjoyed
the time with the students in her ‘Gender
Issues in Sport’ course this past semester, and hopes for even greater interest
next year. Dr. Milne was also successful in securing a Women’s Grant at the
University of Windsor to study enhanced
physical activity and physical literacy in
elementary school kids. On the family
side, her own kids are consuming more
resources, but watching them grow
through different stages of life is fantastic (minus the hiccup or two). She hopes
for a productive summer on the research
side and successful soccer seasons for
the girls.
Vicky Paraschak
Vicky is back teaching this year, and
applying the strengths and hope perspective to her classes. After another
successful ‘Outdoor Rec’ course last
August, Vicky analyzed the final papers the students handed in, and what
she found is that students shared their
“hope in” feeling part of an HK family, which happened for them while on
the trip. Students also talked about the
benefits of going technology free (no cell
phones, watches, etc.), describing that
experience as “connecting through disconnecting.” Algonquin Park, and being
out in nature, was seen by students as
an important resource that brought out
Several faculty members attended
the Windsor Spitfires game on
March 5th, 2015 (L-R): Dr. Michael
Khan, Dr. Krista Loughead,
Ms. Martha Khan, Ms. Ericka
Greenham, Dr. Paula van Wyk
(MHK ‘08), Dr. Todd Loughead,
Felicia Krautner (BHK ‘12), Dr.
Craig Greenham, Ms. Adriana
Duquette (BHK ‘03, MHK ‘05),
Mr. Chad Sutherland, Dr. Ryan
Snelgrove (MHK ‘06), and Dr.
Jess Dixon (MHK ‘03). Those
in attendance enjoyed catching
up with HK alumna, Felicia
Krautner (BHK ‘12), who works
in community relations and game
operations; and several current
BHK students involved in the
Windsor Spitfires organization.
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personal strengths such as friendships
with others, leadership, and a heightened appreciation for the natural world.
In her ‘Sociology of Sport’ class, Vicky
had her students create a strengthsinspired intervention that would work
towards the class vision of democratized
sport, whereby everyone gets access
to sport and has a part in the shaping
of those activities. It was wonderful
seeing the ideas the students came up
with, and lots of them revolved around
making the Forge, our HK workout area,
more accessible to everyone. Vicky
also wrote a 200 page book about her
Camino trip, and how she’s applying
what she learned on the Camino in her
life today. If anyone is interested, she’d
be glad to send them an electronic copy.
All these steps are helping her adopt
a strengths and hope perspective in
her own life as well as promoting it for
others. So all is well!
Ryan Snelgrove
This past year was very busy and enjoyable for Ryan with the addition of his
first child to the family. Jackson has
been his new boss for almost a year!
On the research front, Ryan continued a
number of projects with colleagues here
at UWindsor, University of Waterloo, and
University of Regina. The projects examine the management of sport event experiences and impacts, and the establishment of collaborations in the youth sport
system. To present his recent research,
Ryan has travelled to the ARNOVA conference in Denver, the NASSM conference in Ottawa, and will make the trip to
Dublin, Ireland, for the EASM conference
in September. Ryan continues to teach
courses on ‘Entrepreneurship and Innovation’, ‘Organizational Behaviour’, and
‘Ethics in Sport’. He was also recently
appointed as a Faculty Fellow with the
Entrepreneurship and Innovation Centre
on campus.
Chad Sutherland
Chad has enjoyed a very exciting and
tiring paternity leave this past year! Chad
returned to work mid-April and is busy
catching up on a year’s worth of activity.
Chad is happy to report that the Adapted
Physical Exercise (APEX) research group
is still going strong; the group presented a paper at the Ontario Association
on Developmental Disabilities–Research
Special Interest Group Conference (St.
Catharines, ON) this April, and will be
presenting two papers at the International Society for Autism Research Conference (Salt Lake City, Utah) in June.
Chad is still busy working away on his
Ph.D. (McMaster University) and is hoping to be collecting data soon! He has a
presentation scheduled at the International Society of Biomechanics conference (Glasgow, Scotland) in July, and is
looking forward to attending the British
Open while in Scotland this summer. On
a personal note, Quinn is continuing her
swimming lessons and is excited to be
starting soccer in May. MacLean is busy
entertaining/feeding Tykhe (the dog) and
will be walking any day now!
Marjike Taks
Walter and Marijke in the Australian Outback.
Marijke was on sabbatical during the
2014-2015 Academic Year. The summer of 2014 was filled with data collection around the Ontario Summer Games
and the 55+ Master Games, which were
hosted in our local area; a research project in collaboration with Dr. Wood and
Dr. Snelgrove. Marijke was an invited
keynote speaker at the SMAANZ (Sport
Management Association Australia New
Zealand) conference in Melbourne at the
end of November. She took advantage of
this opportunity to travel around Australia for a couple of weeks before and after
the conference. She travelled more than
3000 km along the east coast, all the way
from Cairns, over Brisbane, Sydney, and
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Melbourne to Adelaide. The highlight of
this trip was the rock tour from Alice
Springs to Uluru (in the Australian Outback). Given that the kids have grown up,
her husband Walter accompanied her on
her trip. She was home from December
16th until April 15th, the coldest winter on record, to continue her work on
several research projects and writing
papers and book chapters. Marijke and
Walter spent the last part of her sabbatical in Europe, first in Brussels (Belgium),
then in Bayreuth (Germany), followed by
a road trip through France. Overall, it’s
been a fruitful sabbatical year!
Patti Weir
Patti has now worked on main campus for four years in Graduate Studies
and continues to miss her daily interactions with colleagues in Kinesiology. Her
lifeline to the program is the Ph.D. Seminar course where she, Krista Chandler
and Todd Loughead enjoyed a series of
sessions aimed at professional development. Brittany Becker (BHK ‘12, MHK
‘14) completed her master’s degree and
is now employed full-time in a rehabilitation setting, while Kristy Smith (BHK ‘06,
MHK ‘12) and Kelly Carr (BHK ‘11, MHK
‘14) have now completed Year 1 of the
Ph.D. program by surviving a tough series of methods courses. They are looking forward to a summer of research and
beginning their comprehensive exams.
The lab travelled to both SCAPPS and the
Sport Canada Conference over the Fall,
and Patti attended the Canadian Association of Graduate Studies Conference.
At home, John continues to enjoy retirement and spoiling his four daughters
with homemade soup and pasta sauce.
Erica is completing Grade 8 and headed to Villanova High School in the Fall.
Julia is completing Grade 7 and will be
the kingpin at Holy Cross next year, her
first year at the school without Erica.
Both girls have had an outstanding year
having participated in the two school
bands, the senior basketball team, the
school play, ambassadors of faith club
and bus patrols with Erica adding the
dance team to the mix. Outside of school
they keep busy with swimming, dance,
basketball, babysitting, and their friends.
Life continues to be good!
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Laura Wood
This year was both exciting and different as a new addition was welcomed
into the HK family. Jackson was born in
August, and Laura had the opportunity to
spend the year getting to know the little
guy. She looks forward to returning to
the classroom in the Fall and bringing in
the newest member of the family to meet
everyone.
Laura Wood (MHK ‘06), Jackson, and Ryan
Snelgrove (MHK ‘06).
Sarah Woodruff
Over the past year, Sarah taught ‘Sport
Nutrition’, ‘Health & Wellness’, and her
graduate class ‘Nutrition and Chronic
Disease’. The 3rd (annual) HK200 Video
Contest (see the Kinesiology Facebook
page for the Top 5 videos) was another
huge hit! Congratulations to Amanda
Johnstone, Jared Lyons, Kassady Cheswick, Miguel Martinez, and Noah Pickering, who were treated to lunch at John
Max for their winning video!
Several research projects and programs are in full swing, which include
numerous undergraduate students (too
many to name!). The community partnerships and huge student involvement
have been invaluable in moving all of
these projects forward! Sarah (and her
grad student team) welcomed Patricia
Dubé (BHK ‘14) in the Fall and also saw
Kevin Mageto (BHK ‘12, MHK ‘14) graduate this year. She (and her graduate
student Sara Santarossa, BHK ‘13) recently traveled to Edinburgh, Scotland,
to present three separate research posters (including co-author undergraduate
students Adriana Baggio and Lara Kispal) followed by a few days in Amsterdam
to visit her grad student Mike Hatten,
who is completing a yearlong internship
at Under Armour. Lastly, Sarah is looking forward to spending time at the cottage in Shediac, NB, this summer as she
begins her sabbatical.
seemed like non-stop in the laboratory.
Although she most enjoyed attending the
Gerontological Society of America Conference in Washington, D.C., pictured below is Paula with former BHK and MHK
graduates Chantelle Lachance (BHK ‘10,
MHK ‘12) and Chris Kawala (BHK ‘10) at
the Canadian Association on Gerontology Conference in Niagara Falls, ON. Paula
continues with her research on rehabilitation
interventions for older
adults following a hip
fracture with and without a cognitive impairment, as well as with
workplace injuries in
healthcare settings.
After some persuasion, Paula agreed to
co-host the 31st Annual
Scholars’ Evening. As
Sean Horton was away
enjoying British Columbia, Craig Greenham
was brought through
the rookie initiation
of hosting duties. AlSarah Woodruff, Sara Santarossa (BHK ‘13), Kevin Mageto (BHK ‘12, MHK
though there were no
‘14), Brandon Besant, and Patricia Dubé (BHK ‘14) leading the ‘Beyoncé’s
songs this year, there
Let’s Move’ Active Break at the 10th Anniversary Celebration of Girls in
were two videos–one
Motion (November, 2014).
involved profs reading
mean tweets! Paula will once again join
Paula van Wyk
other faculty members who are part of
Last year it was noted that Paula was
the ‘Master Batters’ for an exciting seagoing to take a well-deserved vacation to
son of baseball.
Europe. During June 2014, Paula travelled to Italy (Rome, Termoli, San Bartolomeo, Bari, Pisa, Florence,
Venice), Croatia (Dubrovnik),
Holland (Amsterdam, Eindhoven), and Germany (Koln/
Cologne, Frankfurt). Although
she enjoyed meeting up with
friends and visiting with
family; she is the last person she knows to sit upon
the Iron Throne from Game
of Thrones and thus is the
reigning queen.
Paula was incredibly busy
this year presenting her re- Chantelle Lachance (BHK ‘10, MHK ‘12), Chris Kawala (BHK ‘10)
search at a variety of national and Paula van Wyk (MHK ‘08).
and international conferences as well as teaching what
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Professors Emeritus/Emeriti
Bob Boucher
Bob, Sue and Mensa candidate Martha,
have enjoyed the less hectic pace of retirement over the last four years. The
Christmas holidays found the extended
Boucher clan at Sanibel Island for another wonderful reunion. Grand-daughters
Kenley, Rylee and Molly were the focus of
attention. Everyone enjoyed the weather,
golf, beach and each other’s company.
Mid-February found Bob and Sue travelling to Calgary to celebrate Bob’s 70th
birthday. Daughter Terri and her husband Mike hosted a house party of old
friends, former students and colleagues.
Chad London and Kandi McElary from
Mount Royal University, along with Rob
and Diane Stinson from U of Calgary
were among the notables who attended. Everyone was delighted to see Nora
Eaves and “B” Leavitt who surprised all
with their arrival.
Bob took great delight in two unrelated events over the past academic year.
The Minnesota State Mavericks (NCAA)
hockey team made the national finals.
Bob was one of the very first team players
in 1965 and has followed their fortunes
through thick and thin. In early March,
the Bob Boucher Award was bestowed
upon Dennis Fairall as the “Outstanding
Male Coach” at the CIS Championships.
Marliese Kimmerle
Marliese has no academic news and
nothing different to report from last
year...except more Italian lessons, yoga,
stand up paddle board, falcon watching,
and more ballroom dance cruises. Marliese just has this to offer to all the students she taught over thirty years, “stay
active and keep dancing.”
Marliese
Kimmerle on
a Ballroom
Dance Cruise.
Alan has a few items to update. He is
now 82 but he is still involved in reading
in his field of study-sport history. He still
maintains his contact with the HK Faculty,
and continues to come into his corner
office two or three times a week. The
OFC still meet twice a month (Eaves,
Olafson and Metcalfe) at Van Niforos’
(BHK ‘79) Penalty Box Too, where they
Dick Moriarty has been in physio- and
aqua- therapies for the Winter months.
HK students assisted him and other
clients in the therapies which was appreciated very much. He hopes to see
everyone at the 50th Homecoming Celebration. He still has an office which he
shares with Marge Holman. It is Room
119 in the HK Building, and he invites all
of you to stop by.
31st Annual Scholars’ Evening
Marge Holman
Dr. Holman is retired but continues to
work with some grad students and work
study students. Her work continues to focus on gender issues-along with others
in Leadership Advancement for Women
and Sport-LAWS. She is currently working on a Needs Assessment for females
in sport leadership within the Windsor
Essex County region funded by the Ontario Trillium Foundation. One objective
is to help local organizations identify how
they can grow their sport organizations
by tapping into the female population to
a greater extent while enhancing the experiences of our girls and women. Marge
loves that retirement gives her time to
play more squash, golf and garden. She
even returned to playing volleyball once
a week throughout the Winter months.
Dr. Alan Metcalfe, Dr. Jess Dixon (MHK ‘03),
and Dr. Dave Andrews enjoying lunch at the 9th
Annual Kinesiology Research Day.
Dick Moriarty
Alan Metcalfe
å
solve any faculty problems! Alan is still a
supporter of Sunderland AFC. Although
Alan has cut back on his research, he still
attends the annual conference.
Cecil Eaves and
Marge Holman
(BHK ‘69) at
Scholars’ Evening.
Kelly Carr (BHK ‘11, MHK ‘14,
current Ph.D.) accepts the
“Outstanding Doctoral AwardMovement Science Focus” from
Dr. Patti Weir (BHK ‘86, MHK
‘88) at Scholars’ Evening.
HK Secretaries
Sharon Horne and
Deb Barltrop at
Scholars’ Evening.
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Alumni Sports Hall of Fame
The University of Windsor Alumni
Association welcomed four new members into the Alumni Sports Hall of
Fame on October 5th, 2014: Lancer
student athletes Dan Brannagan and
Mike Nolan, and builders Jim Weese and
Helen Vasilic.
Dan Brannagan (BHK ‘81, MHK
‘86) was a true triple-threat. An all-star
in both football and wrestling, he was also
a stand-out in the classroom, winning the
DeMarco Award in 1982 as the top Lancer
student-athlete. He played both sides of
the ball, lining up as a centre on offense
and as a linebacker on defense, and was
named to the all-conference football
team in 1981. That same year, he earned
silver medals in wrestling at the national
and provincial championships.
Mike Nolan
ranks in the Lancer alltime ‘Top 10’ in seven track and field
events. Twice an all-Canadian and four
times an Ontario University Athletics AllStar, he captured 16 OUA medals and 10
CIAU medals in a five-year career.
Mike Nolan, Dan Brannagan (BHK ‘81, MHK ‘86), Helen Vasilic, and Dr. Jim Weese (BHK ‘80, MHK ‘83)
(L-R) during their inductions into the Alumni Sports Hall of Fame.
Jim Weese (BHK ‘80, MHK ‘83)
served as Dean of the Faculty of Human
Kinetics from 1999 to 2004. The Ontario
University Athletics Association named
him golf coach of the year when he led
the Lancers to the provincial championship in 1994; and he repeated the feat
in 1995. Jim helped to lead and secure
the bid to host the 2005 Pan Am Junior
Games in Windsor, and is also a former
Lancer Hockey Varsity athlete and Assistant Coach. He received an “A” Award for
support of Lancer athletics in 1991 and
the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal in
2013 for academic leadership and advocacy for physical activity.
Helen Vasilic
is a long-time official
for Lancer track and field events, with
32 years of volunteer experience. Helen
also served on the National and Ontario
officials’ councils and for 12 years as
president of the Windsor Legion Track
and Field Club.
Dr. Bob Boucher and Dr. Jim Weese (BHK ‘80, MHK
‘83) at Dr. Weese’s Alumni Sports Hall of Fame
induction.
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Special achievement awards went to:
- Emily McBride, who has coached
hundreds of track and field athletes,
helming the Ontario team in two Canada
Summer Games, and coaching the Canadian Junior Team in 1978.
- Rose Smyth, who played volleyball as
a Lancer, went on to coach at St. Clair
College, became the school’s Intramural Coordinator and Athletic Coordinator,
and helped found Leadership Advancement for Women in Sport.
- Lancer Fencing Teams of the 1980s,
who won more than 100 consecutive
matches against Canadian opponents
between 1980 and 1988.
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Alumni Updates
Robert Hedley (MHK ‘77) was newly
elected to the Board of Directors of the
Canadian Society of Training and Development in November of 2013. Robert was
also appointed to the Board of Advisors
for Central Michigan University Masters
Programs in Ontario. After 14 years of
dedicated service, Robert retired from
his position as the Vice President, People
and Learning, at Maple Leaf Foods, Inc.
Michael Murphy (BHK ‘91) is a chiropractor with Performance Chiropractic Inc., L.L.C. In addition to his practice,
Mike teaches Sport Injuries and Orthopedics for the Post Graduate Department
and has taught Active Release Technique
(ART) at Logan College of Chiropractic.
Mike has also been the official Team Chiropractor of the NFL’s St. Louis Rams
since 2001, and the NHL’s St. Louis
Blues since 1997.
Susanne Brunet (BHK ‘93)
is a
Canadian Certified Professional Ergonomist and the owner of a new business,
ERGONOW Incorporated. ERGONOW operates out of the Windsor-Essex County
region, providing ergonomic consulting and training, office design, product
recommendation, provider and installation of an extensive line of ergonomic
chairs, sit-to-stand work stations, office
furniture and accessories.
Jason Petro (BHK ‘93, MHK ‘97),
manager of the Cardiac Wellness Program, was recently featured in the Windsor Star, where he gave a tour of the construction site for the new Cardiac
Wellness Program which will
be housed at Hôtel-Dieu Grace
Healthcare. The gym will have a
distinctive track, which Petro believes will give patients comfort as
they walk to a healthier lifestyle.
With all the amenities that the gym
will hold, Petro is proud to say that
it will be one of the top five largest Cardiac Wellness facilities in
Ontario.
Dann Goble (BHK ‘01, MHK ‘02)
Colin Goudreau (BHK ‘08) is pleased
was also recently featured in the Windsor
Star, for founding the Balance Tracking
System. The BTrackS is an affordable,
reliable method of testing balance. The
BTrackS launched a new entrepreneurial chapter in Dann’s life while simultaneously putting his two passions together—business and athletics. Goble is
currently working as an Assistant Professor at San Diego State University.
to announce the opening of his new practice–Goudreau Chiropractic and Acupuncture–in Chatham, ON. In his spare
time Colin ran the Boston Marathon in
the Spring of 2014, in an outstanding 3
hours, 9 minutes and 45 seconds.
Ian Glassford (BHK ‘04, MHK ‘06)
has been working as an Account Manager for the past five years with Next Dimension in Windsor. Glassford has continued to enjoy helping Dr. Paraschak as
a leader on the undergraduate ‘Outdoor
Recreation’ trip. Glassford has also been
an Assistant Coach with the Windsor Valiants Travel Girls Basketball team for the
past eight years.
Tom Hazell (MHK ‘06)
has had a
busy 2014, to say the least. Tom recently
started as an Assistant Professor in the
Department of Kinesiology and Physical
Education at Wilfrid Laurier University,
after spending two years at the University of Lethbridge in Southern Alberta.
To make matters even more interesting,
Tom recently got married on July 12th,
2014, so not only was he busy planning
his wedding, but he was also coordinating a cross-country move to Ontario.
While Tom drove his U-Haul truck and
trailor, his wife Andrea was driving along
side with their two dogs, Bently and Piper
(both Boxers). Dr. Kenji Kenno was a familiar face at the wedding, as he was the
Master of Ceremonies, and did a wonderful job as always.
Paul Skuza (BHK ‘09) completed his
Bachelor of Education at the University
of Windsor in 2010 after graduating from
Human Kinetics. In the Spring of 2011,
Skuza moved to Toronto and accepted a
job with the YMCA of Greater Toronto. He
has had the opportunity to move through
different positions in his career, giving
him ample experience to excel. Skuza
first started off by working with the
YMCA Camps Departments, and shortly
thereafter got a position with the Health
and Fitness Department at the downtown centre. Since then, he has moved
through different positions, starting as
a Health Educator, to Specialist, then
Supervisor, and most recently as Senior
Director of Programs with the Oshawa
Branch. He recalled that one of his most
memorable moments during his undergraduate experience was learning the
“Handshake Icebreaker” in Dr. Martyn’s
‘Sport History’ class. Skuza has added
his own spin to it, and uses the “Handshake Icebreaker” at his staff meetings.
Alyson Crozier (BHK ‘09, MHK
‘11) recently defended her Ph.D. entitled “Norms in sport and exercise,” from
the University of Saskatchewan, in the
College of Kinesiology, with a specialization in Health and Exercise Psychology.
Alyson is looking forward to her bright
future as she plans to uproot herself
back to the Greater Toronto Area
temporarily to look for employment.
Mike McWha (MHK ‘09)
Andrea and Tom Hazell (MHK ‘06) at their wedding on July 12th, 2014.
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is
a coach at the Windsor Aquatic
Centre. As a former member of
the 2000 Olympic team, McWha
aspired to change the stereotype
that swimming has had in the community, with the idea that swimming can bring families and volunteers together to create a strong
and united community. With the
addition of the new facility and an
HK
increase in experienced coaching staff,
the Centre has become an ideal place for
athletes to get the best training.
Morgan McNaughton (BHK ‘12) accepted a new position with Zurich North
America in part of their pharmaceutical
patient support program. The program
has been so successful that as of May
1st, McNaughton is the Single Point of
Contact (SPOC), and he’ll be working
with a number of physicians and nurses
in hepatology across Ontario.
Laura Gillet (BHK ‘13) was named
to the National Ball Hockey Association
of Canada Women’s Team, and played
for Team Canada at the World Ball Hockey Federation Championships May 24-31
in Pittsburgh, PA.
Adam Simmons (BHK ‘13) accepted a
new full time position as a Disability Case
Manager for Great West Life Insurance
in Edmonton, shortly after obtaining his
Bachelor of Human Kinetics with a Major in Movement Science and a Minor in
Psychology.
Evan Bett (BHK ‘14) recently started
working as a Client Development Representative with the Ottawa Senators
Hockey Club. Another HK alumnus, Matt
Bennett (MHK ‘07), also works for the
Senators in Business Development of
Premium Properties.
Jaclyn Dobson (BHK ‘14) is excited
to embark on her first year in the Diagnostic Medical Sonography Program at
St. Clair College.
Scott Hickman (BHK ‘14)
recently
started a new position as Assistant Coach
of the Women’s Volleyball team for the
Alberta College Athletic Conference.
To further add to his accomplishments,
Hickman will also be working with the
Edmonton Eskimos in Business Operations as a Ticket Sales Representative.
Meagan Littlejohn (BHK ‘14) moved
on to her Master’s Degree in Kinesiology
at the University of Ottawa, after graduating in October of 2014.
She completed her final
Co-op term as a research
assistant under the supervision of Dr. Taks. Meagan
assisted with a research
project, which aimed to
capture the notion of “happiness” as it relates to
sport events. She was recognized for excellence in
undergraduate research
for her poster entitled:
“Sport Events and Residential Happiness: Develth
opment of a Measuring Meagan Littlejohn (BHK ‘14) and Dr. Marijke Taks at the 9 Annual
Kinesiology Research Day.
Instrument.”
Dr. Jim Weese (BHK ‘80, MHK ‘83)
named as the 2015 Recipient of
the Garth Paton Distinguished
Service Award
The 2015 recipient of the North American
Society for Sport Management (NASSM) Garth
Paton Distinguished Service Award is Dr. Jim
Weese (BHK ‘80, MHK ‘83), former faculty member and Dean of the Faculty of Human Kinetics.
He is the second member of the University of
Windsor family to win this award, as Dr. Bob
Boucher was the recipient in 2002. Founded in
1986, the purpose of NASSM is to promote, stimulate, and encourage study,
research, scholarly writing, and professional development in the area of Sport
Management. The Garth Paton Distinguished Service Award recognizes a NASSM
member’s outstanding service contributions to the organization, and is intended
to be one of distinction within NASSM and the award recipients own academic
community. The award also encourages high standards of service to NASSM and
other forms of professional contribution among NASSM’s members.
Dr. Weese’s first service contribution was made in 1987 when he served as
the Chair of the Conference Organizing Committee for the 2nd Annual NASSM
Conference, which was held at the University of Windsor. He served on NASSM’s
Executive Council in a number of capacities including as a Member-at-Large,
President-elect, President and Past President. As President, he championed the
creation of the International Alliance, which has helped promote Sport Management internationally by formally linking the regional associations throughout the
world. Dr. Weese has also served as the Book Review Editor (1993-95) for the
Journal of Sport Management and on the Review Board (1994-2000). The NASSM
organization appreciates Dr. Weese’s loyal and continued service to the organization and the field of Sport Management. Congratulations to Dr. Weese on winning this prestigious award!
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HK
Beach volleyball tournament and
yoga class raised funds for trip
with charity
Hilary Ryall (BHK ‘14)
organized a beach
volleyball tournament and a donation based yoga
class in the Fall
of 2014 to support
her ultimate goal:
to be the change
that she wants to
Hilary Ryall (BHK ‘14).
see in the world.
Hilary planned a May 2015 trip to build
a school for children in Kenya with the
organization ‘Me to We’.
“I will be with a group of students
that travel together with our goal of
helping to build a school that will give
kids the opportunity of an education
they would never have otherwise,” said
Ryall before her trip. “This trip is also
an opportunity to develop my leadership skills and contribute to something
so important and impactful beyond my
local community.”
Current BHK student Nicole George accepts the
‘Human Kinetics Publishers Award’ from HK
Publishers Managing Director, Jake Rondot (BHK
‘02), at Scholars’ Evening.
Two HK Alumni named Canada Research Chair’s
Dr. Mark Bruner (MHK ‘02) and Dr. Catherine Sabiston (MHK ‘01) were
both recently awarded a Canada Research Chair (CRC) by the Government of
Canada, as part of a program that invests over $260 million annually to some
of Canada’s most promising scholars. Both Drs. Bruner and Sabiston worked
under the supervision of Dr. Krista Chandler during their MHK Degrees.
Dr. Mark Bruner, an Associate Professor in the Bachelor of Physical and
Health Education Program at Nipissing University, holds the CRC in Youth
Development through Sport and Physical Activity. According to the press
release, Dr. Bruner is working to discover the best ways to help youth develop,
personally and socially, through sport and physical activity, by examining how
social processes in teams and exercise groups shape adolescents’ development
and participation. A key aspect of the research focuses on understanding how
the identities youth form through their membership on sport teams–their social
identities–shape the treatment of teammates and influence sport participation.
Dr. Bruner’s research will inform future strategies used by coaches
and instructors to foster youth development and promote participation. In
addition, his research will provide valuable information for policy makers, and
sport programmers about the optimal conditions for youth development in
sport. Dr. Bruner will work in the community, with numerous teams, and in
the Psychology of Physical Activity and Health Promotion Lab in Nipissing’s
new Centre for Physical and Health Education. The Lab supports emerging
research on psychological aspects associated with physical activity and health
behaviours. It includes a camera-equipped fitness studio, an interview room,
and data analysis areas to examine and provide feedback on physical activity
interventions, and health behaviour change techniques.
Dr. Catherine Sabiston, an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Kinesiology
and Physical Education at the University of Toronto, holds the CRC in Physical
Activity and Mental Health. According to the press release, Dr. Sabiston
is focused on studying ‘drugless’ methods of enhancing mental health, by
examining factors related to physical activity and mental health, particularly
issues surrounding body image, self-conscious emotions, stress, depression
and anxiety.
Using the new Mental Health and Physical Activity Research Center at the
University of Toronto, Dr. Sabiston hopes to develop and test initiatives to get
more people physically active. She is a leader in both body image research
and positive psychology perspectives in oncology, devoting much of her work
to the psychological impacts of negative self-perception on teenage girls’
participation in sport and the impact of physical activity on cancer survivors.
Some of her current projects include Active Match, an online partnering system
designed to help women who are cancer survivors find an exercise partner;
and in 2016, Dr. Sabiston will work with adolescent girls to develop a body
acceptance program for young female athletes.
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HK
HK50
Celebrating 50 years
(1965-2015)
Human Kinetics Alumni Weekend
(FRIDAY OCTOBER 2ND - SUNDAY OCTOBER 4TH, 2015)
Events to be held throughout the entire weekend!
Kinesiology Open House, Recognition Events, Lancer Football
Game, HK50 Alumni Gala, Alumni Sports Hall of Fame
Please see the HK Alumni Weekend webpage for more information:
https://www1.uwindsor.ca/kinesiology/hk-alumni-0
rday October 3rd, 2015 @ 7pm
Saturday October 3rd, 2015 @ 7pm
HK50 ALUMNI GALA
CAESAR’S WINDSOR
TICKETS: $65 PER PERSON
CHICKEN OR VEGETARIAN OPTION
Attendees will be seated at tables with their Graduating Class.

Recognition of Past HK Society Presidents, Dinner and Dancing will take
place to mark this momentous occasion!
Please forward this to all HK Alumni
If your graduating class is interested in hosting a reunion event, funding is available through the Alumni Association.
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