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Faculty associated with the Department of Kinesiology

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Ingrid Brenner, Associate Professor

RN, BSc, BPhysEd, BScN (Toronto), MSc (Queen's) PhD (Toronto), PhD (Queen's)

Office: ESB C203
Phone: 705-748-1011 ext. 7253
Email:  ibrenner@trentu.ca

Research interests:  Exercise in health promotion, exercise for special populations (patients with cardiovascular disease, hemodialysis, pregnancy and the frail elderly), exercise immunology, and thermal stress physiology.

Liana E. Brown, Associate Professor

BSc, MSc (Waterloo), MS, PhD (Pennsylvania State)

Office: LHS C116
Phone: (705) 748-1011 Ext. 7238
Email: lianabrown@trentu.ca
Web:https://actlab.squarespace.com

Research interests: In the ACT Lab, we do research at the intersection of kinesiology, psychology, and neuroscience to answer fundamental questions about how people perform skilled movements. Lately we have been studying the following questions: How is movement performance affected by brain injuries and neurological disorders? Why does stress affect movement performance? What defines performance expertise? How does body position and movement influence what we see?

Davis Forman, Assistant Professor

BHSc (UOIT), MSc (Memorial University), Ph.D. (UOIT)

Office: ESB C106
Phone: 
Email: davisforman@trentu.ca

Advancing Ergonomics by Strengthening People. I am keenly interested in why certain individuals in the workplace develop musculoskeletal disorders while others do not, particularly in workplaces where leading edge ergonomic recommendations are already practiced. My working hypothesis is that there are specific biological characteristics (such as strength, joint stability, movement patterns, motor control, and sensorimotor integration) that predispose some people to developing these workplace injuries more so than others. By understanding what these characteristics are, screening for them, and correcting them with sophisticated training interventions, the prevalence of workplace injuries could be substantially reduced.  

Research Objective: to reduce the prevalence of work-related musculoskeletal disorders by enhancing our knowledge of human vulnerabilities and performance adaptations.  

Research Topics: neuromechanics, occupational biomechanics, motor control, neuromuscular fatigue, injury prevention, chronic resistance training, training interventions and adaptations, electromyography, corticospinal and spinal excitability, magnetic and electrical stimulation 

Fergal O’Hagan, Associate Professor

BSc (Saskatchewan), MSc (McMaster), PhD (Toronto)

Office: LHS C134
Phone: (705) 748-1011 Ext. 7086
Email: fergalohagan@trentu.ca

I am a Registered Kinesiologist with the Ontario College of Kinesiologists. I have held progressive positions in occupational rehabilitation practice where I developed, implemented, managed and evaluated occupational rehabilitation programs for workers with a range of disabling conditions. My research examines occupational rehabilitation and return to work issues using a biopsychosocial framework. My research includes work with chronic pain, heart disease and mental health populations. I look at factors enabling and impeding safe and sustainable return to work through the experiences of workers as well as stakeholders involved in occupational rehabilitation process. Current projects include a four-year SSHRC-funded project focused on improving communication and collaboration among stakeholders during return to work.  

Sarah West, Associate Professor

BPHE, MSc, PhD (Toronto)

Office: LHS D231
Phone:  705-748-1011, ext. 6129
Email:  sarahwest@trentu.ca

Research Interest:  Exercise physiology, exercise in chronic disease (pediatric and adult), characterizing daily physical activity levels, exercise and psychosocial health, impact of exercise on bone health (among other outcomes), impact of lifestyle/physical activity intervention.

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