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Peter Crocker, PH.D. |
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Mark Beauchamp, PH.D. |
Email: mark.beauchamp@ubc.ca |
Current StudentsValerie Hadd, M.A. |
Email: vhadd2000@yahoo.ca |
Paul W. Gallant, M.HK. |
Paul completed his Master of Human Kinetics degree at the University of British Columbia (Thesis Option) in 1995 and his Bachelor of Recreation (Therapeutic Recreation) degree at Dalhousie University (1989). Paul's additional education includes MBA studies at the University of Phoenix, Vancouver Campus, studies in psychology at Memorial University of Newfoundland, and a term at Chelsea School of Human Movement, England. Paul has more than 17 years of experience working in a variety of health care positions. His most recent role as Operations Leader, Mental Health Provincial Programs included co-leading the Eating Disorders Program, Providence Health Care and participating in the Provincial Eating Disorders Advisory Committee. Paul’s UBC academic awards include a Dean of Education Special Graduate Scholarship, the Cordula and Gunter Paetzold Fellowship, and the Pacific Century Graduate Scholarship. Paul’s commitment to non-profit and professional associations is extensive and includes previous roles as President of two provincial associations. He is an executive member of Jessie’s Hope Society (for eating disorders prevention) and a member of the Canadian College of Health Services Executives, the British Columbia Health Leaders Association, the Academy of Eating Disorders, and the Canadian Therapeutic Recreation Association. Email: pgallant@interchange.ubc.ca |
Katie Morton, M.A. |
Katie’s M.Sc thesis examined self-determination and adherence in exercise settings. Katie has worked in ‘Exercise Referral’ Schemes in the UK which involved prescribing and implementing physical activity interventions with specific populations. She is also a keen badminton player having represented Loughborough University (British University Champions) and also playing at Senior County level. She coaches badminton to children of all levels and has represented England in rounders at junior level. Email: kln123@interchange.ubc.ca |
Clare Cayley, B.Ed. |
Email: ccayley@interchange.ubc.ca |
Carolyn Geh, B.A. |
Email: cgeh@interchange.ubc.ca |
Sharon Keith |
Email: sharkeit@interchange.ubc.ca |
William Dunlop |
Email: wdunlop2@interchange.ubc.ca |
Recetnly GraduateDPasha Bains, MHK
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Pasha graduated from his MHK program in 2007. In 2004, he completed is undergraduate degree in English and Psychology from Simon Fraser University. Email: pasha_bains@hotmail.com |
meghan mcdonough, M.Sc.
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Email: meghanmcdonough@telus.net |
Subha Ramanathan, B.Sc. |
Email: subha.r@rogers.com |
Catherine sabiston, Ph.D. |
Email: csabiston@shaw.ca |
Lina Augaitis |
Email: laugaitis@hotmail.com |
Whitney Sedgwick, Ph.D. R. Psych. |
Email: whitney.sedgwick@ubc.ca |
Sharleen Hoar, Ph.D. |
Contact Information: Email: sharleen.hoar@uleth.ca |
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Valerie (Val) Hadd received her B.A. in kinesiology from the University of Montreal in 2002 and her M.A. in Human Kinetics specializing in sport psychology from The University of British Columbia in 2004. She is currently a PhD Candidate in her fourth year at UBC. Her main research interests are stress and coping and the effect of physical activity on coping for health reasons. For her PhD she proposes to examine 1) personal and cancer-related variables (e.g., personality, socio-economic status, ethnicity, types of treatment, years since end of treatment, etc.) that could potentially explain the differences in stress perception among breast cancer patients; and 2) the influence of physical activity on stress perception and quality of life of survivors. Her current research is funded by SSHRC, the Psycho-Oncology Research Trainee program (PORT), and UBC Hampton Research fund. Her other current projects include looking at the influence of friendships on coping behaviors in swimming and examining a model of positive growth among beast cancer survivors in a dragon boat program. She is also a teaching assistant for HKIN 231 (Sport and Exercise Psychology) and HKIN 373 (Research Methods in Human Kinetics). She has been conducting some workshops for the UBC varsity athletes and working as a sport psychology consultant for various sport including BC Swimming Provincial Teams and Ballroom Dancers. Finally, as an active master swimmer, she competes at the international level and has been coaching various levels of swimming for several years.
Paul Gallant is in his third year of PhD studies under the supervision of Dr. Peter Crocker (Human Kinetics) and Dr. Laird Birmingham (Medicine). For his dissertation research, he is examining coping strategies and access to health care for males with eating disorders.
Katie Morton is currently a second-year PhD student at UBC. She received her M.Sc with distinction from Loughborough University (UK) in Sport and Exercise Psychology (2006), as well as completing her B.Sc at Loughborough in Sports Science and Social Sciences (2005). Her main research interests are in ‘Transformational Leadership’ and physical activity related cognitions and behaviours within physical education - a novel area of research in exercise psychology. This involves the application of transformational leadership (from business and organizational psychology) to physical education settings with a goal of inspiring and energizing pupils to take up and maintain regular physical activity. 
Clare Cayley received her B.Ed in Kinesiology from McGill University in 2004. She is currently working toward an M.A in Human Kinetics specializing in sport psychology having recently transferred from the M.H.K. coaching science program at UBC. Her masters thesis explores coping and stress in adolescent female team sports with a focus on two areas: (a) How athletes cope with the stress of goal frustration, and (b) how social support from teammates and coaches acts as a moderator in the coping process. Clare is an outdoor adventure enthusiast, and during the spring and summer of 2005 she paddled 5500 km across Canada to raise money and awareness for the Children's Wish Foundation of Canada see 
Carolyn Geh received her BA in Psychology and Kinesiology with a Certificate in Applied Human Nutrition from Simon Fraser University (SFU) in August of 2006. Carolyn is currently in her second year as an MSc student in the School of Human Kinetics at the University of British Columbia. Her research interests include looking at Fear of Falling, neural, musculoskeletal, and psychological factors (specifically, the emotions fear and anxiety) that contribute to balance deficits and falls associated with age. For her research Carolyn intends to adopt a comprehensive approach to studying the dynamic control of balance and fear of falling. She will be working with Dr. Peter Crocker and Dr. Mark Carpenter on her project in order to achieve her research goals. She is also interested in looking at the psychological outcomes of falling itself, such as decreased levels of self-efficacy, and decreased confidence in being able to perform daily activities, altered role perceptions of the individual, and how these fears (and psychological consequences) are an important point for clinical trials of fall prevention in older people.
Sharon is a first year Master of Arts student under the direction of Dr. Mark Beauchamp. She received a bachelor degree in Physical Education from UBC in 2007. Her research focuses on the application of transformational leadership theory within physical activity settings. More specifically, her goal is to evaluate transformational teaching currently used in secondary schools. She will work in close collaboration with teachers to develop training sessions aimed as promoting physically active lifestyles among school students. Sharon worked as a research assistant during her last year of undergraduate studies and presented her work at the UBC Graduate Student Research Day in May 2007. She will be working as a teaching assistant during the 2007-08 year.
William is a first year MA student working under the supervision of Mark Beauchamp. He was born in Southwestern Ontario and completed his undergraduate degree studying psychology at the University of Western Ontario and California State University, Sacramento. One of his main professional interests is working on bridging the gap between the research streams of industrial organizational psychology and sport psychology through the application and modification of theories derived from either disciplines. William also has a great interest in the analysis of group level variables within the context of sport and the effect that role perceptions have on process and outcome variables within sport and health. When he is not studying, William enjoys relaxing on the beach (one of the reasons why he loves Vancouver) and watching the Detroit Pistons dominate the NBA’s Eastern Conference.
Meghan McDonough received her B.Sc. in Kinesiology from the University of Saskatchewan in 2000 and her M.Sc. in Human Kinetics specializing in sport and exercise psychology from UBC in 2002. She is currently in the final year of a Ph.D. degree at UBC. Her main research interests concern social relationships in sport, and her dissertation examines feelings of relatedness to others and their influence on physical activity participation. She is also involved in a number of other research projects including: a qualitative examination of psychosocial experiences of breast cancer survivors involved in a dragon boat program, an exercise intervention study looking at psychosocial experiences of overweight women, and a qualitative examination of the role of peers in coping with stress in elite adolescent sport. Meghan has received of a number of awards including several UBC University Graduate Fellowships, a UBC Dean of Education Scholarship, a SSHRC doctoral fellowship, and a Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research Senior Graduate Fellowship. Meghan has taught undergraduate courses in both sport and exercise psychology and in measurement as a sessional instructor at UBC. In addition to her academic pursuits, Meghan competed nationally and internationally in flatwater kayak for 10 years, and coached women’s, master’s women’s, and senior’s dragon boat teams. She also conducts mental training workshops for athletes in numerous sports, particularly paddling sports.
Subha graduated with a Scholar’s Electives B.Sc. in Kinesiology from the University of Western Ontario (UWO) in June 2004, and is currently in her final year as an MA student in Sport and Exercise Psychology. During her four years at UWO, she was one of the founding members and Program Coordinator of the female support network, Women in Science and the Department of Mathematics; a Leadership Lecturer with the Centre for New Students; and upon graduation, she was a Fitness Assessor and Trainer with the Sports Clubs of Canada. At UBC she is a co-president of Right to Play, a sport for development organization that reaches out to disadvantaged children and uses play programs to teach health, wellness and leadership skills. Her master’s thesis explores psychosocial aspects of physical activity participation among female adolescents with Indian heritage and will focus on two main areas: (a) how culture and values influence physical activity participation, and b) how parents and peers may influence one’s understanding of culture and values.
Dr. Catherine Sabiston completed her doctoral studies on the topic of health behaviour motivation during adolescence in the Fall 2005 under the supervision of Dr. Peter Crocker. She is currently a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Health Care and Epidemiology at UBC. Her position is jointly funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (Gender & Health, Population & Public Health, and Child and Youth Health) and the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research. In this role she is involved in a National collaborative program of research targeting multiple determinants of adolescent tobacco use. This project is a springboard for future comprehensive studies targeting physical activity and eating behaviours. Dr. Sabiston is also pursuing independent research on the interrelations among physical self-perceptions and emotions, social and cultural influences, and health behaviour motivation with a current interest in youth physical activity and eating behaviours. The goal of this research is to better understand integrative determinants of health behaviours to inform population health perspectives both in research and practice. Dr. Sabiston has accepted an Exercise and Health Psychology faculty position in the Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education at McGill University starting January 1, 2007.
Lina Augaitis completed her Bachelors of Physical and Health Education and Life Sciences degree at Queen’s University (2003) and her Master (MA) in Human Kinetics with focus on Sport Psychology at the University of British Columbia (2005). Her master’s research examined predictors of sport commitment in adult triathletes (males and females) using the Sport Commitment Model developed by Scanlan and colleagues (1993). She has presented the findings of her thesis at the 2005 Canadian Society for Psychomotor Learning and Sport Psychology conference. At UBC, Lina has been involved in studies looking at overweight women involved in dragon boating and coping mechanisms used by elite swimmers. In the last 2 years, Lina has done several triathlons at the international level. She is currently working at the Osborne Centre as the Operations Coordinator for the Outreach Programs run through the department of Human Kinetics.
Whitney Sedgwick, Ph.D. R. Psych. is currently clinical coordinator and a staff psychologist at the University of British Columbia's Counseling Services. Whitney has also worked as a sport psychology consultant for the past 10 years, working with a range of athletic levels and sports, including a year at I.N.S.E.P., the French National Sport Institute, in Paris, France. Whitney has taught sport science and psychology courses at universities throughout North America, including undergraduate and graduate courses at UBC in the School of Human Kinetics. She has recently co-authored a book on mental training for triathletes and a textbook chapter on personality in sport. Her research interests include adolescent body image, and the development of expertise, in both athletes and the practitioners who work with them.
Dr. Sharleen Hoar is an assistant professor teaching Sport & Exercise Psychology in the Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education at The University of Lethbridge. Sharleen completed her doctoral work under the supervision of Dr. Peter Crocker at UBC in the spring 2003. Currently her research explores emotional development of children and adolescents through participation in sport and physical activity. Specifically, her research aims to (a) understand the fundamental cognitive, social, and behavioural components of emotion regulation, and (b) identify skills and competencies that can be enhanced as part of intervention programs to facilitate positive adaptation for youth who are at risk for psychological and health problems due to exposure to stress and adversity within the sport and physical activity context. Her research has several interrelated themes including: stress, coping, and emotion; the role of the sport social network in the development of coping skills in adolescence; help-seeking behaviour in sport; and determinants of physical activity in the transition to post-secondary education. Dr. Hoar applies her expertise in the area of mental skills development by working with Canadian athletes of all ages and skill abilities.
Last reviewed 12-Oct-2007
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