Faculty

Department of Kinesiology | McMaster University has 19 registered members

Assistant Professor

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Research Interests:

Peripheral and Cerebral Vascular Health; Exercise Physiology, Cardiac Rehabilitation; Vascular Health in At-Risk Populations; Ultrasound Imaging; Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Steve Bray

Professor, Associate Chair Undergraduate Program

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Research Interests:

Self-regulation of exercise; Self-efficacy and Self-control; Fatigue; Behaviour Change

Michael Carter

Assistant Professor

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Research Interests:

Sensorimotor Neuroscience; Decision-making; Human-Robot and Human-Human learning; Assignment Policies; Feedback

Jim Dowling

Associate Professor

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Martin Gibala

Professor, Chair

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Research Interests:

Exercise Physiology; Skeletal Muscle; Metabolism; Training Adaptations; Nutrition

Jennifer Heisz

Associate Professor, Associate Director (Seniors): Physical Activity Centre of Excellence (PACE)

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Research Interests:

Cognitive neuroscience of exercise; Memory and attention; Mental health; Dementia and Alzheimer’s disease; Aging

Audrey Hicks

Professor

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Research Interests:

Exercise Rehabilitation; Neurological Impairments; Muscle; Fatigue

Krista Howarth

Assistant Professor

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Research Interests:

Exercise physiology; Physiological adaptations to training; Exercise testing and prescription; Pedagogy of teaching and Learning

Peter Keir

Professor

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Research Interests:

Biomechanics; Electromyography; Simulation; Modeling, Ultrasound; Tissue dynamics; Carpal tunnel syndrome; Wrist; Shoulder, Fingers

Dylan Kobsar

Assistant Professor

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Research Interests:

Biomechanics, Wearable Technology, Osteoarthritis, Machine Learning, Rehabilitation.

Vladimir Ljubicic

Associate Professor; Canada Research Chair (Tier 2) in Neuromuscular Plasticity in Health and Disease

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Research Interests:

Neuromuscular exercise biology; Duchenne muscular dystrophy; Spinal muscular atrophy; Myotonic dystrophy type 1; Sarcopenia of aging; AMP-activated protein kinase; Protein arginine methyltransferases

Jim Lyons

Professor; Associate Chair Graduate Program

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Research Interests:

Motor Behaviour; Motor Learning; Motor Control; Visual Regulation of Movement; Attention; Decision Making; Human Factors

Maureen MacDonald

Professor; Dean, Faculty of Science

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Research Interests:

Exercise Physiology; Cardiovascular Health; Blood Vessels; Ultrasound; Spinal Cord Injury; Cardiac Rehabilitation; Aging

Krista Madsen

Assistant Professor

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Research Interests:

Sport Biomechanics; Concussion, Gait Analysis; Musculoskeletal Exercise Prescription; Teaching and Learning Strategies; Leadership; Communication; The Culture of Learning

Aimee Nelson

Associate Professor; Canada Research Chair (Tier 2) Sensorimotor Neuroscience

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Research Interests:

Human Neurophysiology; Neural Plasticity; Sensorimotor Control

Gianni Parise

Professor; Associate Dean (Research & External Relations), Faculty of Science

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Research Interests:

Skeletal muscle; Aging; Exercise; Muscle stem cells; Bone marrow stem cells; Satellite cells; Nutrition

Stuart Phillips

Professor; Director, Physical Activity Centre of Excellence (PACE); Director, McMaster Centre for Nutrition, Exercise, and Health Research, Canada Research Chair (Tier 1)

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Research Interests:

Protein; Skeletal Muscle; Aging; Sarcopenia