School of Kinesiology & Health Studies Graduate Theses
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Using gravity to help us understand the AMPK-PGC-1α axis in skeletal muscle from healthy young males
The mitochondrion is a critical component of the cell and is responsible for producing energy needed by our bodies. One way our body adapts to exercise is by enlarging and creating more mitochondria. A primary protein ... -
Remaining in Death: A Critical Ethnography of Death, Remains, and Community in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside
Communities dwelling in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside have long been the target of dispossessive strategies. In the earliest days of the city’s development, the Squamish, Musqueam, and Tsleil-Waututh Peoples were violently ... -
Investigating the intra-individual consistency of follicular changes in endothelial function across two menstrual cycles
Research has shown that estrogen has vasoprotective properties, however there is conflict in the literature regarding whether vascular endothelial function is lower in the low estrogen, early follicular (EF) phase and ... -
Exploring Narratives of Quality Participation Among Adults with Physical Disabilities in a Community-based Exercise Program: A Mixed Methods, Collective Case Study Approach
Previous explorations of quality participation in physical activity opportunities for persons with disabilities (PWD) have yet to address whether one’s perception of quality participation can change over time. Using ... -
Something Got Into Their Minds: The Rise of Radicalization Discourse in Canada
This dissertation examines the rise of radicalization discourse in Canada. Drawing on postcolonial theories of Orientalism and affect, I contend that radicalization is a racially-charged concept that characterizes anti-Western ... -
Exploring the Consent to Touch in the Modern Postural Yoga Class: Perspectives in the Era of #MeToo
This study explores the issue of touch in yoga classes in the context of #MeToo. Presently, there are no ethical standards which guide yoga teachers in “adjusting” or “enhancing” bodies in a yoga class. The use of touch ... -
Assessing the Effectiveness of a Transformational Coaching Workshop on Athlete Outcomes
Positive youth development (PYD) through sport is a person-centered approach that aims to develop a variety of assets. Coaches can play a significant role in this process but often require training to develop their ... -
Using social identity mapping to understand the implications of student-athlete group compatibility
Social Identity refers to the extent to which people define themselves based on the groups to which they belong (Tajfel, 1981). Despite an extensive body of literature spanning several fields of psychology, most research ... -
Understanding links between access to water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH), and gender empowerment: Evidence from Ghana
Empowering women and girls is an important development goal as well as a way to improving access to water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) outcomes. However, empowerment is a complex and multi-dimensional concept, and it ... -
The Kahnawà:ke Schools’ Diabetes Prevention Project: Perspectives on Data Sovereignty in Indigenous Community-Academic Partnered Health Research
Introduction. Data sovereignty in Indigenous research recognizes the authority of Indigenous peoples over research data and processes. Data sovereignty is an important tool for the self-determination of Indigenous communities, ... -
Exploring Physical Activity Opportunities for Adolescents in Secondary Schools in Antigua
Despite the known benefits of physical activity (PA), only 22% of adolescents in Antigua are meeting the World Health Organization’s (WHO) 60 minute a day moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) guidelines (Aguilar-Farias ... -
Examining the Influence of Waist Circumference in Cardiovascular Disease Risk Prediction Modeling
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of non-communicable disease and pre-mature death worldwide. Waist circumference (WC) is a measure of abdominal adiposity that is strongly related to both CVD and all-cause ... -
Shear Stress and Flow-Mediated Dilation in the Normoxic and Hypoxic Human
The endothelium is a single cell layer that plays a critical role in determining the health and function of blood vessels. Endothelial function is shaped by shear stress, the frictional force exerted by the speed of blood ... -
The effect of initial arteriolar transmural pressure on vasodilation at the onset of muscle contraction
Muscle contraction initiates a rapid vasodilation (widening) of small blood vessels in the skeletal muscle called arterioles, increasing muscle blood flow, which is greater when the contracting muscle is below, compared ... -
"It's Just a Sport. It's Just a Sport, Right?": The Reproduction of Class Privilege in Ultimate
Invented in 1968, Ultimate is a self-officiating, non-contact, team sport played with a flying disc. Over the course of the past 50 years, Ultimate has rapidly gained popularity and is often cited as being among the fastest ... -
‘To recover a sense of the sacred in ourselves and in everything around us’: Exploring the place of spirituality in Canadian health promotion
The field of health promotion advocates a socioecological approach to health which addresses a wide variety of physical, social, environmental, political and cultural factors. Encouraging a holistic approach, health promotion ... -
Fatigue-Independent Alterations in Muscle Activation and Effort Perception During Forearm Exercise: The Role of Local Oxygen Delivery
In exercise, the sensations of effort to make the muscles do exercise can contribute to an individual’s decision to stop exercise or decrease exercise intensity. Skeletal muscle fatigue is one mechanism by which the effort ... -
Advances in objectively measured movement behaviours in children
The objectives of this thesis were: 1) to develop and apply a novel method for objectively measuring the time children and adolescents spend engaged in different types of physical activity, 2) to develop and validate an ... -
Making 'Mr. Hockey': Race, Gender, Class, and Nation in Media Representations of Gordie Howe
In this dissertation I study media representations of Gordie Howe, also known as ‘Mr. Hockey,’ who has been an idealized image of a hockey player and a ‘true’ Canadian during the Canadian postwar era. By taking Howe as ... -
The Parallel Squat: A Comparison Between Kinematic, Kinetic, and Muscle Activity Components of Measurement
Movement quality screening tools have been developed to reduce the risk of injury and enhance physical performance. These screening tools use observational techniques to analyze movement and identify faulty movement patterns. ...
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