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Team
Dr. Kristi Adamo
Contact information:
Telephone 613-737-7600, Ext. 4190
Fax
613-738-4800
Email
kadamo@cheo.on.ca
Rank:
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Research Scientist- CHEO RI
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Adjunct Professor- School of Human Kinetics
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Assistant Professor- Faculty of Medicine- Pediatrics
Degrees:
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BSc (Human Kinetics- University of Guelph)
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MSc (Human Biology and Nutritional Sciences- University of
Guelph)
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PhD (Cellular and Molecular Medicine; Faculty of Medicine-
Ottawa U)
Teaching Areas:
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Exercise physiology & metabolism
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Health promotion/obesity prevention- role of physical
activity & nutrition
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Childhood Obesity & its related complications
Awards:
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CHEO RI certificate of appreciation 2006
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CIHR-IGH Post doctoral fellowship 2006 (declined)
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CIHR Strategic Training Program Post doctoral fellowship
2005 (declined)
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Merck Award for Best Basic Science Presentation- University
of Ottawa Heart Institute 2003
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CIHR Doctoral fellowship 2002-2005
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CDA Doctoral fellowship 2002 (declined)
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National
Excellence Award- University of Ottawa 2002-2005
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OGSST Doctoral Award 2001
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NSERC Masters Award 1996-1998
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CSEP Undergraduate Award 1996
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NSERC Undergraduate Research Award 1994
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President’s Scholarship- University of Guelph 1992-1996
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Academic All Canadian 1992-1996
Research Laboratory:
The
HALO Research Group Lab
Research Interests:
General childhood obesity, maternal obesity & early determinants
of obesity, metabolic consequences of obesity,
nutrition/physical activity transition, gene-environment
interactions related to obesity
Projects Recently Completed:
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Kenyan
International Development Study- Canadian Activity Needs
Research Alliance (KIDS-CAN) pilot data collection
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GameBike
Study
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Prenatal
Lifestyle Intervention Study - Willingness to Participate
Questionnaire
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Champlain
Healthy School Age Children Initiative: Parental Attitudinal
Survey
-
Comparison
of Direct vs. Indirect PA measurement Systematic Reviews (Pediatric
& Adult population)
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Healthy
Active Living Hospitals: pan-Canadian survey of children’s
hospitals
Projects in Progress:
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Maternal
Obesity Management- a pregnancy specific RCT (the MOM trial)
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Pediatric
Obesity Cohort Study
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Appetite
Signaling in Obese binge eating and non-binge eating
adolescents
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KIDS-CAN
continuation
Administrative and Professional Activities/Interests:
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CSEP- certified exercise physiologist
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CCPN- Champlain Healthy School Aged Children committee
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NASPEM member
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CON member & Eastern Ontario Junior Faculty representative
Other tidbits:
Outside of work I like to keep active through sport. I continue
to play competitive soccer, volleyball and hockey and am an avid
runner…but now I mostly run after my toddler.
Dr. Rachel Colley
Contact
Information:
Telephone: 613-737-7600 x4118
Fax:
613-738-4800
E-mail:
rcolley@cheo.on.ca
Rank:
Junior
Research Chair
Degrees:
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BSc,
Queen’s University (Life Sciences)
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BPHE,
Queen’s University (Exercise Physiology)
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PhD,
Queensland University of Technology (Exercise Physiology)
Teaching
Areas:
Awards:
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Canadian Institute of Health Research (CIHR) – Institute of
Nutrition, Diabetes & Metabolism (INMD) Travel Award (May
2008)
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International Association for the Study of Obesity Stock
Conference: March 30-April 2, 2008 in Bangkok, Thailand
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Canadian Obesity Network Summer Boot Camp 2007
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CIHR
Research Chair on Obesity: Student Travel Awards
-
10th
International Symposium: Childhood Obesity: Biological /
Environmental Determinants and Preventative Strategies & the
9th International Symposium: Gastrointestinal Tract, Obesity
and Diabetes
Research
Laboratory
The HALO Research Group Lab
Research
Interests
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Population surveillance of physical activity levels
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Measurement of physical activity and energy expenditure
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Behavioural
responses to lifestyle interventions in obese children and
youth
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Development of
novel lifestyle interventions for obese children and youth
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The effect of
exercise on non-exercise activity thermogenesis (NEAT)
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Colley
RC, Connor Gorber S, Tremblay MS. Quality control and
data reduction procedures for accelerometry-derived measures
of physical activity. Health Reports 2010; 20(4). 82-003-X.
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Colley RC,
King N, Hills A, Byrne N. Exercise-induced energy
expenditure: implications for exercise prescription and
obesity. Patient Education & Counseling 2010; 79: 327-332.
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Lloyd M, Colley
RC, Tremblay MS. Perhaps We’re Riding the Wrong Animal:
Advancing the Debate on ‘Fitness Testing’ for Children.
Pediatric Exercise Science 2010; 22: 176-182.
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Wong SL, Colley
RC, Connor Gorber S, Tremblay MS. Sedentary activity
Actical accelerometer thresholds for adults. Journal of
Physical Activity and Health. In press.
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Tremblay MS,
Colley RC, Saunders TJ, Healy GN, Owen N. Physiological
and Health Implications of a Sedentary Lifestyle. Applied
Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism. In press.
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Canada’s Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and
Youth 2008, 2009, 2010
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Saskatchewan Report Card on Physical Activity for Children
and Youth 2009
Projects in Progress
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Understanding the factors that enable or inhibit physical
activity engagement in obese and non-obese children (CHEO
Research Institute))
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Co-existent obstructive sleep apnea and obesity: finding
NEAT targets for intervention (Ontario Thoracic Society)
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Objectively
measured physical activity levels of Canadian children and
adults: Results from the 2007-2009 Canadian Health Measures
Survey
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Canada’s Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and
Youth 2011
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Ontario Report
Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth 2011
Administrative and Professional Activities/Interests*
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Certified
Exercise Physiologist, Canadian Society for Exercise
Physiology
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Panel Member
(2008-Present) – Monitoring, Surveillance and Evaluation
Expert Panel for the Champlain Cardiovascular Disease
Prevention Network (CCPN)
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Canadian Obesity
Network (Member)
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The
Obesity Society (Member)
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International
Association for the Study of Obesity (Member)
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North
American Society for Pediatric Exercise Medicine (Member)
Mini
biography
Dr.
Rachel Colley completed her PhD in Brisbane, Australia at the
Queensland University of Technology and joined the CHEO Research
Institute in August 2007 as a post-doctoral research fellow. To
the HALO research group, she brings experience in applied
exercise physiology with specific skills in the measurement of
energy expenditure and body composition. Dr. Colley is currently
the Scientific Officer for Active Healthy Kids Canada and led
the research and writing of the 2008, 2009 and 2010 Report Cards
on Physical Activity for Children and Youth. She is leading the
physical activity measurement team for the Canadian Health
Measures Survey at Statistics Canada.
She is leading a new
study investigating the influence and interplay of fitness,
motor skills, activity preferences and self-efficacy on physical
activity engagement in healthy weight and overweight children.
She also recently obtained funding to explore non-exercise
activity thermogenesis in obese and non-obese children with and
without obstructive sleep apnea. Finally, Dr. Colley is one of
two researchers recently selected to become the inaugural HALO
Junior Research Chairs, funded by the CHEO Foundation and The
Lawson Foundation.
Other
tidbits:
Rachel
leads an active lifestyle via daily walks with her dog Marley,
yoga, cycling, ringette and a wide range of outdoor activities.
Kristine De Jesus
Contact information
Telephone: 613-737-7600, Ext. 4191
Fax :
613-738-4800
Email:
kdejesus@cheo.on.ca
Rank:
Research Assistant
Degrees:
BSc (Physiology – McGill University)
MSc (Experimental Medicine – McGill University)
Awards:
McGill
University Endocrine Division Travel Award (May 2009)
The Endocrine
Society Travel Grant (June 2009)
McGill
University Health Centre Research Institute Studentship
2008/2009
McGill
University Principals Graduate Fellowship 2008
Biography:
Kristine De
Jesus completed both her BSc in Physiology, and MSc in
Experimental Medicine at McGill University. Her graduate work
consisted of studying the effects of IGF-I overexpression in
somatic and islet cell growth, in a specific line of transgenic
mice. She is a native of Ottawa, and returned in the fall of
2009 to join the HALO team as a Research Assistant.
Other tidbits:
In addition to
playing soccer at both the competitive and recreational levels,
Kristine was also a member of the McGill Varsity Cheerleading
Team for 2 years, during which time they competed at the
National Championships.
Dr. Gary Goldfield
Contact Information:
Telephone 613-737-7600, Ext. 3288
Fax 613-738-4800
Email
ggoldfield@cheo.on.ca
Position and Rank:
-
Clinical Scientist, Healthy Active Living & Obesity (HALO)
Research Group
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Senior Scientist, CHEO Research Institute
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Assistant Professor of Pediatrics University of Ottawa
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Cross-Appointed to the School of Human Kinetics, University
of Ottawa
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Cross-Appointed to the School of Psychology, University of
Ottawa
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Adjunct Research Professor, Department of Psychology,
Carleton University
Degrees:
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Hon. BA in Psychology, Carleton University
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MA in psychology, Carleton University
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Ph.D. in
Psychology,
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C. Psych.
(registered clinical psychologist)
Teaching areas:
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Physical activity
-
Obesity
Awards:
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New investigator Award, Canadian Institutes of Health
Research (CIHR)
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Senate medal nomination, doctoral dissertation in
Psychology, Carleton University
-
Dean’s list
honour roll
Research Laboratory:
Healthy Active Living and Obesity Research Laboratory,
Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute
Research Interests:
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Child
obesity treatment and prevention
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Evaluating
interventions designed to Increase Physical activity in
children and youth
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Physical
Activity and Mental health in Children and Youth
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Psychological correlates of obesity in children and youth
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Psychological and biological determinants of eating
behaviour and food rewards
Projects Recently Completed:
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Effects of
Virtual Reality Immersion on Physical Activity in Obese
Youth
(CDA)
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Behavioural
Engineering of Physical Activity in Obese children: A
Randomized Controlled Trial: (CIHR)
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Effects of
weight status on body dissatisfaction, disordered eating,
and depression in adolescents (CHEO Centre of Excellence IN
Mental Health)
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Effects of
Family-based Behavioural Intervention for Child Obesity
Delivered via Internet
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Effects of
Ritalin on food intake, food reward and energy expenditure (CIHR)
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Effects of a
Brief Media Literacy Intervention for Body Dissatisfaction
(Lab study)
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Effects of
stress on food reinforcement in binge eaters (lab study)
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Determinants
of Food Reward (epidemiological survey)
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Validation
of a self-report measure of the reinforcing value of food
(lab study)
-
Weight-based
teasing and psychosocial adjustment in
adolescents.(Epidemiological study)
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Dopamine
Polymorphisms and Rate of Weight Gain in Pregnant Women (lab
study)
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The Effects
of Food Deprivation on Food Hedonics and the
Relative-Reinforcing Value of Food
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Y KIDS-FIT
–
A pilot program for overweight children involving physical
Activity and nutrition
Projects in Progress:
-
Healthy
Opportunities for Preschoolers: A randomized Controlled
Trial to Increase Physical Activity and Improve nutrition
(Principal Investigator)
-
Healthy
eating, aerobic and resistance training in youth (HEARTY) –
A randomized Controlled Trial (Co-Principal Investigator)
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The Ontario
Prospective Longitudinal Study on Risk Factors for Eating
and Weight Disorders in Adolescence (REAL study)
(Co-Investigator)
-
A
hospital-based multidisciplinary approach to the management
of pediatric obesity and its associated medical and
psychological conditions (Co-Investigator)
-
Prevalence
of Markers of Insulin Resistance Among Offspring Exposed to
Gestational Diabetes: A 13-17 Year Follow-up study of a RCT
cohort (Co-Investigator)
-
Establishment of Pediatric Obesity Cohort: Physiological and
Psychological Determinants of Impaired Glucose Homeostasis
(Co-Investigator)
-
Appetite
Signaling Proteins and Energy Intake in Obese Adolescents
with Binge Eating Disorder (Co-Investigator)
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Type 1 Diabetes, Aerobic & Resistance Exercise (T1-DARE)
(Co-Investigator)
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Resistance
Exercise in Active Adults with Diabetes – Type 1 (READI)
(Co-Investigator)
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Critical
Periods of Body Weight Regulation: A women’s Health
Perspective (Co-Investigator)
-
Evaluation
of the “Freggie Friday” Program in Primary School Children
(Co-Investigator)
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The Maternal
Obesity Management (MOM) Trial: A lifestyle intervention
during pregnancy to minimize downstream obesity
(Co-investigator)
Administrative and Professional Activities/Interests:
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Administrate grants and contracts
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Supervise undergraduate and graduate students
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Grant Reviewer for various funding agencies
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Manuscript reviewer for peer reviewed journals
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CHEO science sub-committee member for Grant Review
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Presentations in community
Mini Biography:
Dr. Goldfield has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology, a
Master’s Degree in Psychology, and a doctoral degree in
psychology from Carleton University. He completed a two-year
post-doctoral fellowship in Behavioural medicine and child
obesity with Dr. Leonard Epstein at the State University of New
York at Buffalo. Dr. Goldfield is an Assistant Professor of
Pediatrics, Human Kinetics, and Psychology at the University of
Ottawa, and is an Adjunct Research professor of Psychology at
Carleton University. He is also a registered psychologist and
has a small private practice in the community. Dr. Goldfield has
published widely in the areas of child obesity, physical
activity, eating behaviour, and food reward. Dr. Goldfield,
while at the CHEO Research Institute, has conducted several
clinical trials examining novel ways of getting overweight and
obese children more physically active and less sedentary using
behaviour modification principles. He is the proud father of 2
incredible children; Diana and Rachel.
Other tidbits:
Dr. Goldfield has been an avid tennis player for 30 years.
He is a member of:
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The Canadian Psychological Association
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The Ottawa Academy of Psychologists
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The Obesity Society (North American Association for the
Study of Obesity)
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Canadian Obesity Network
Dr.
Stasia Hadjiyannakis
Pediatric Endocrinologist
613-737-7600 extension 3939
shadjiyannakis@cheo.on.ca
Dr. Stasia Hadjiyannakis
has an Honour’s Bachelor of Science degree in
biochemistry, and received her medical degree from The
University of Toronto. Completing her pediatric residency
training at Queens University and a fellowship in pediatric
endocrinology at McGill University, Dr Hadjiyannakis is
presently an assistant professor of pediatrics and chief of
the division of endocrinology at the Children’s Hospital of
Eastern Ontario. Dr. Hadjiyannakis is a pediatric
endocrinologist whose area of clinical expertise is in
pediatric obesity and related metabolic complications such
as metabolic syndrome, dyslipidemia, polycystic ovarian
syndrome and Type 2 diabetes mellitus. She is a member of
the Canadian and American Diabetes Associations, the
Canadian Pediatric Endocrine Group, the Canadian Obesity
Network and the Endocrine Society.
Dr. Hadjiyannakis’s current research interests include child
obesity and obesity related complications.
-
Prevalence of Markers of Insulin Resistance among Offspring
Exposed to Gestational Diabetes: A 13 to 17 Year Follow-Up
Study of a RCT Cohort (GDM) (Prinicipal Investigator)
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Healthy Eating, Aerobic and Resistance Training in Youth
(Co-Principal Investigator)
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Think Tank:
Obesity and pregnancy – an opportune time for intervention
to prevent long-term sequelae in mothers and their offspring
(Co-Investigator)
-
Physiological and psychological predictors and
determinants of metabolic complications of pediatric
obesity: A Cohort Study (Co-Investigator)
-
Appetite Signaling Proteins and Energy Intake in Obese
Adolescents with Binge Eating Disorder
(Co-Investigator)
-
Sleep Apnea in Child Obesity (Co-Investigator)
Emily Knight
Contact
information:
Telephone:
613-737-7600, Ext. 4117
Fax: 613-738-4800
Email:
eknight@cheo.on.ca
Rank: Research Assistant / Project Coordinator
Degrees and Certifications:
Awards:
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Millennium Excellence Award - 2007, 2008
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University of Winnipeg Dean’s List with Highest Distinction
- 2006-2008
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Juanita
Y. Alexander Award for Artistic Excellence - 2000, 2001
Research Interests:
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Physical
activity, fitness and health measurement
-
Physical
education and health
-
Physical
activity for people with disabilities
Projects in Progress:
Other Tidbits:
Emily
Knight joined the HALO team in the winter of 2009 as a research
assistant with the GameBike study. Emily is a member of the
Canadian Obesity Network as well as the Canadian Society for
Exercise Physiology. Outside of HALO, she enjoys working in the
community with adults who have experienced injury or are
managing chronic illness to overcome their physical limitations
to maintain both a high quality of life and independence.
Allana LeBlanc
Contact
information
Telephone: 613-737-7600,
Ext. 4191
Fax:
613-738-4800
Email:
alleblanc@cheo.on.ca
Position:
Research Assistant
Degrees
and Certifications:
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BScH.
Acadia University - Double Major Biology (honours)
and Kinesiology
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MSc.
Queen’s University - Kinesiology – Epidemiology and
Physical Activity
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Certified Exercise Physiologist
Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology
Research Interests:
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Physical activity and health in children and youth
-
Sedentary behaviours (e.g. screen time) and health in
children and youth
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Micro-interventions to decrease time spent engaging in
sedentary behaviours on a daily basis
-
National level programming to increase healthy active living
Projects in Progress:
Canadian Sedentary Behaviour Guidelines for Children and Youth
Other
Tidbits:
After
completing her undergraduate degree at Acadia University in
Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Allana moved to Kingston, Ontario to
complete her Masters at Queen’s University. From there, Allana
took a ‘staycation’ to enjoy the beautiful west coast of Canada
spending the fall of 2009 biking and skiing in Vancouver,
British Columbia. In January of 2010, Allana moved back to her
hometown to join the HALO group here in Ottawa. Allana has
always loved being outdoors and has played various sports
including rugby, and competitive hockey. Current interests
include cycling, running, yoga, skiing, and photography.
Dr.
Meghann Lloyd
Contact Information:
Telephone 613-737-7600, Ext. 3683
Fax
613-738-4800
Email
mlloyd@cheo.on.ca
Rank:
-
Junior Research Scientist
-
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Medicine, Department of
Pediatrics
Degrees:
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B.Kin(Hons) (Acadia University)
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MA (McGill University)
-
PhD (The University of Michigan)
-
Post-doctoral Fellow (The University of Michigan)
Teaching Areas:
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Motor Development,
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Motor Behaviour and Developmental Disabilities
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Fundamental Motor Skills, Adapted Physical Activity
-
Examination of the Biophysical Literature
Awards:
Research Interests:
-
The interaction between motor development and physical
activity in children with and without disabilities
-
Physical activity for children with disabilities
-
Adapted physical education
-
Physical Literacy
Projects Recently Completed:
-
Physical
activity of preschool age children with and without Down
syndrome
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The use of
the Kick and Drive Gym to increase kicking, and promote
motor development, in infants with Down syndrome.
-
The health
benefits of learning how to ride a two wheel bicycle in 8-15
year old children with Down syndrome
-
Treadmill
training for infants with Down syndrome
Projects in Progress:
Administrative and Professional Activities/Interests:
-
Scientific Reviewer for Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly
-
Scientific Reviewer for Special Olympics Canada – Active
Start
-
Advisory Committee – Fundamental Motorskills III (Adapted)
– PHE Canada
Biography:
Dr.
Meghann Lloyd earned a B.Kin (Honours) degree from Acadia
University and an M.A. from McGill University. She then
completed her Doctoral work at the University of Michigan in the
Division of Kinesiology; specifically within the Center for
Motor Behavior and Pediatric Disabilities. She then completed a
short post-doctoral fellowship in Michigan before moving to back
to Canada to join the HALO research group. Dr. Lloyd’s research
takes a multidisciplinary approach to investigate the physical
activity and motor development of infants and young children
with and without disabilities. At Acadia University, and The
University of Michigan, she studied physical activity, motor
development and physical education inclusion strategies for
children with Autism Spectrum Disorders. At McGill, Dr. Lloyd
researched self-regulation strategies for 10-12 year old boys
with and without Developmental Coordination Disorder. During her
time at the University of Michigan she contributed to two
federally funded large scale early intervention research studies
that used treadmill training to positively impact the onset of
independent walking and physical activity in infants with Down
syndrome and infants with transient neurological signs. Dr.
Lloyd’s doctoral dissertation investigated patterns of physical
activity in preschool age children with and without Down
syndrome and the relationship between physical activity and
fundamental motor skills in these populations.
Dr.
Lloyd’s current research with the Healthy Active Living and
Obesity Research Group (HALO) at the Children’s Hospital of
Eastern Ontario Research Institute will focus on developing a
comprehensive assessment tool of physical literacy. This will
provide information to both educators and medical professionals
about the status of physical literacy in Canadian children.
Future research will further investigate the factors that
influence early physical activity, to prevent obesity from
emerging in the preschool age range, for children with and
without Down syndrome.
Other tidbits:
Meghann is a Special Olympics Soccer coach in Ottawa.
After playing rugby for several years at both the varsity and
club level, Meghann and The Detroit Women’s Rugby Football Club
the Midwest Championship and went on to win the US National
Championship in Women’s Division II Rugby in 2004.
Jane Rutherford
Contact
information:
Telephone 613-737-7600, Ext. 3271
Fax
613-738-4800
Email
jrutherford@cheo.on.ca
Rank:
Research Coordinator
Degrees:
-
BSc.,
Nutritional and Nutraceutical Sciences, University of Guelph
-
MSc.
Human Biology and Nutritional Sciences, University of Guelph
Teaching Areas:
Exercise & Diabetes management
Administrative and Professional Activities/Interests:
-
Running Room Expert Speaker
-
Certified YMCA/YWCA Group Fitness Instructor
-
Certified YMCA/YWCA Individual Conditioning Coach
Biography:
Jane
Rutherford completed a BSc. in Nutritional and Nutraceutical
Sciences, and went on to attain an MSc. in Human Biology and
Nutritional Sciences, with an emphasis in exercise physiology.
Following graduation, working as a research coordinator at the
University of Guelph, she coordinated human exercise studies on
skeletal muscle metabolism. Jane then moved to the Ontario
Aerobics Centre to take on the role of exercise physiologist in
cardiac and musculoskeletal injury rehabilitation.
While
living in Guelph, in addition to her full-time job, Jane was
self-employed as a Fitness Consultant through the Health and
Performance Centre at the University of Guelph and was also an
avid YMCA-YWCA of Guelph supporter, working there as a fitness
trainer and group fitness class instructor. A proud
accomplishment for Jane was the successful development of the
Teen Girl Fit – a weekly health, empowerment and fitness program
for teen girls at the Y.
In the
fall of 2006, Jane moved to Ottawa to take on the role of
Research Coordinator of the Healthy Active Living and Obesity
Research Group where she was able to combine her love of
research with her passion and skills for motivating and
encouraging people to live healthy lives.
Other
tidbits:
Jane
believes in leading by example which she has done by teaching
fitness classes at the YMCA/YWCA for 9 years, working as a
Lifestyle Coach with the YMCA/YWCA’s Y Kids Fit program, and
regularly speaking at the Running Room’s run/walk clinics where
she provides advice on general and sport specific nutrition.
Jane is also an avid runner who has completed 12 marathons –
including the 2007 and 2008 Boston Marathon.
Michelle Takacs
Contact
information
Telephone:
613-737-7600, Ext. 4102
Fax:
613-738-4800
Email:
mtakacs@cheo.on.ca
Position:
Administrative Assistant to Dr. Mark Tremblay
Michelle Takacs
joined the Healthy Active Living and Obesity (HALO) Research
Group in October 2009 and provides administrative support to the
director, Dr. Mark Tremblay, and the terrific HALO team.
Michelle has worked for over 25 years in the Ottawa area as an
executive/legal assistant in the high-tech and public sectors,
and has volunteered for various charitable organizations since
her teens. In her spare time she enjoys spending time with
family and friends, woodworking and painting projects, and
outdoor activities including hiking, badminton, swimming and
kayaking. Some memorable adventures include sea-kayaking on
Georgian Bay, gliding, hiking in Cape Breton, and a safari in
Kenya and Tanzania.
Dr. Mark Tremblay
Contact
Information:
Telephone 613-737-7600, Ext. 4114
Fax
613-738-4800
Email
mtremblay@cheo.on.ca
Position and Rank:
-
Director,
Healthy Active Living and Obesity Research Group
-
Full Professor,
Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of
Ottawa
-
Cross-appointed
to Department of Epidemiology and Community Medicine,
University of Ottawa
-
Cross-appointed
to Department of Human Kinetics, University of Ottawa
-
Senior Research
Scientist, Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research
Institute
-
Adjunct Full
Professor, Faculty of Kinesiology, University of
Saskatchewan
-
Adjunct
Professor, School of Graduate Studies, University of Toronto
-
Adjunct
Professor, Kenyatta University, Nairobi, Kenya
Degrees:
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Hon. B.Comm.
(Sports Administration), Laurentian University
-
Hon. B.P.H.E.,
Laurentian University
-
M.Sc. (Exercise
Science), Department of Community Health, Faculty of
Medicine, University of Toronto
-
Ph.D. (Exercise
Science), Department of Community Health, Faculty of
Medicine, University of Toronto
-
University
Teaching Diploma, University of New Brunswick
Teaching Areas:
Awards:
●
Distinguished lecturer, West Texas A & M University (Canyon,
Texas), 2010
●
Lansdowne Scholar, University of Victoria, 2006
●
Advanced to status of “Fellow” of The Obesity Society (formerly
NAASO), 2005
●
Grant Gall Lecturer. Department of Pediatrics, University of
Calgary, 2005
●
Gwen E. Leslie Memorial Lecturer.
Canadian Home Economics Foundation and Manitoba Home Economic
Teachers’ Association, 2005
●
University of New Brunswick,
Outstanding Contribution Award, UNB Varsity Reds Athletics,
2001
●
University of New Brunswick, Faculty
Merit Award, 1999-2000
●
As Director of the U.N.B. Fitness
Assessment Centre, received the "Active Living Facility Award"
from the New Brunswick Council for Fitness and Active Living,
1999
●
University of New Brunswick, nominated
for the Allan P. Stuart Award for Excellence in Teaching,
1998-99
●
University of New Brunswick, Faculty
Merit Award, 1998-99
●
Advanced to Status of “Fellow” of the
American College of Sports Medicine, 1997
●
University of New Brunswick, Faculty
Merit Award, 1995-96
●
University of Toronto "T-Holder
Academic Excellence Award", 1990
●
University of Toronto Bronze "T"
Athletic Achievement Award, 1989
Research Laboratory:
Healthy
Active Living and Obesity Research Laboratory, Children’s
Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute
Research Interests:
●
Pediatric exercise science
●
Childhood obesity
●
Physical education and health
●
Health surveillance
●
Physical activity, sedentary behaviour,
fitness and health measurement
●
Sedentary physiology
●
Guidelines development
●
Knowledge synthesis and translation
Projects Recently Completed:
●
Fitness of the Nation papers from the
Canadian Health Measures Survey, 2010
●
Blood Pressure of Canadians papers
from the Canadian Health Measures Survey, 2010
●
Active Healthy Kids Canada Report Card
on Physical Activity of Children and Youth, 2005-2010
●
Direct measures of health compared to
self-reports – series of systematic reviews, 2007-2010
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Technical Paper for the World Health
Organization and Public Health Agency of Canada on global
indicators for assessing childhood physical activity, 2008
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The “new generation” ParticipACTION: A
Baseline Assessment of Knowledge, Awareness, Understanding and
the Physical Activity of Canadians, 2008
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The “new generation” ParticipACTION:
Baseline Assessment of National Organizational Capacity, 2008
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Foundational evidence for the Future
of Physical Activity Measurement and Guidelines, 2008
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Kenyan International Development
Study-Canadian Activity Needs (KIDS-CAN) Research Alliance
development, 2008
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Assessing the Reliability and Validity
of the Actical Accelerometer to Measure Physical Activity, 2006
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Amish Children Physical Activity and
Fitness Levels, 2006
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CLASS Project – School Physical
Activity Intervention Pilot Project, 2005
Projects in Progress:
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Canadian Health Measures Survey –
examinations of physical activity, fitness, anthropometry, blood
pressure
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Validation of accelerometry as a
measure of PA and inactivity in children with chronic disease
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Emerging Childhood Obesity in Mexico:
the Nutrition Transition and the Double-edged Sword
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Active Healthy Kids Canada’s Physical
Activity Report Card for Children and Youth, 2011
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Kenyan International Development
Study-Canadian Activity Needs (KIDS-CAN) cross-cultural research
program
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Canadian Assessment of Physical
Literacy - Test Development for Children
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Canadian Physical Activity Guidelines
project
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Awareness, Use and Impact of the
Children’s Fitness Tax Credit
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Built and Social Environmental
Determinants of PA and Obesity in Ottawa Neighbourhoods
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Examining the folate status of
Canadians: Evidence from the Canadian Health Measures Survey
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Physical activity and sedentary
behaviour micro-simulation modeling
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Sedentary behaviours and non-exercise
physical activity
Administrative
and Professional Activities/Interests:
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Director of the Healthy Active Living
and Obesity Research Group, Children’s Hospital of Eastern
Ontario Research Institute
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Chair, Canadian Physical Activity
Guidelines Project
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Chair, Expert Advisory Committee for
the Canadian Health Measures Survey
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Chief Scientific Officer, Active
Healthy Kids Canada
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Chair, ParticipACTION Research
Advisory Group
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Chair, Active Healthy Kids Canada
Report Card Research Work Group
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Board of Directors, Child and Nature
Alliance
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Co-Chair, Healthy Body Weights Working
Group, Kids Health Foundation
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Research Affiliate, Alberta Centre for
Active Living
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Member of the Champlain Cardiovascular
Disease Prevention Network Coordinating Committee
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International Expert Consultant to the
World Health Organization Global Physical Activity Guidelines
Initiative
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International Expert Consultant to the
United Kingdom Physical Activity Guidelines Revision Project
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Former Dean of Kinesiology, University
of Saskatchewan
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Former Senior Scientific Advisor and
Scientific Director of the Canadian Health Measures Survey
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Former Chair, Active Healthy Kids
Canada, 2002-2008
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Former Board and Executive Committee
member, ParticipACTION
Mini
biography:
Dr.
Tremblay has a Bachelor of Commerce degree in Sports
Administration and a Bachelor of Physical and Health Education
degree from Laurentian University. His graduate training was
from the University of Toronto where he obtained his M.Sc. and
Ph.D. from the Department of Community Health, Faculty of
Medicine with a specialty in exercise science. Dr. Tremblay is
the Director of Healthy Active Living and Obesity Research
(HALO) at the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research
Institute and Professor of Pediatrics in the Faculty of
Medicine, University of Ottawa. Dr. Tremblay is a Fellow of the
American College of Sports Medicine, a Fellow of The Obesity
Society, former Dean of Kinesiology at the University of
Saskatchewan and is currently the Chief Scientific Officer of
Active Healthy Kids Canada. Dr. Tremblay was the Scientific
Director for the Canadian Health Measures Survey currently being
conducted by Statistics Canada and currently Chairs its Expert
Advisory Committee. Dr. Tremblay has published extensively in
the areas of childhood obesity, physical activity measurement,
exercise physiology and exercise endocrinology. Dr. Tremblay’s
most productive work has resulted from his 21-year marriage to
his wife Helen, yielding four wonderful children.
Other
tidbits:
Entered
and completed 18 marathons and over 300 running and triathlon
events
Provincially ranked badminton player for 14 years
CSEP –
Certified Exercise Physiologist
Member
of:
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North American
Society for Pediatric Exercise Medicine
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Canadian Society
for Exercise Physiology
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American College
of Sports Medicine
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Canadian Obesity
Network
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International
Society for Physical Activity and Health
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Physical and
Health Education Canada
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Children’s
Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute
Dr.
Vincent O. Onywera
Contact
information
Physical
Activity Epidemiologist and Fitness Consultant
Founding member of KIDS-CAN Research Alliance
Kenyatta University
Department of Exercise and Sports Science
Nairobi, Kenya
E-mail: kidscan@ku.ac.ke
Rank:
Visiting
scholar from Kenya
Degrees:
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B.Ed (Hons) - Physical and
Health Education(Kenyatta University)
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M.Ed - Physical and Health
Education (Kenyatta University)
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PhD - Kenyatta University
Teaching Areas:
Awards:
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Kenyatta University
Undergraduate Aaward-1999
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Kenyatta University
Staff Development Aaward-2000
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Kinanthropometry Certification (ISAK
1) -2007
Research Interests:
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Epidemiological/physical activity transition in Africa
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Interplay between nature and nurture in relation to obesity
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Pediatric Physical Activity and Obesity
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Kinanthropometry and Spirometry
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The remarkable performance of Kenyan runners
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Physical activity, fitness and health measurement
Projects Recently Completed:
Projects in Progress:
Administrative and Professional
Activities/Interests:
Recreation, Sport, and Dance (ICHPER·SD)
Journal of Research
Human Sciences (AJAHSK)
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Scientific Reviewer- African Journal for Physical, Health
Education, Recreation & Dance(AJPHERD)
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Director, Kenyatta University Website
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Deputy Director, Kenyatta University IAAF Athletics Academy
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Secretary, Kenya Anti-Doping Agency (KADA)
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Member, School of Applied Human Sciences Executive Board
Other tidbits:
A soccer player who represented his Primary and Secondary schools to
provincial level. Was a member of the University Soccer and
Athletics team that competed nationally and in the East Africa
University Games. Certified (ISAK 1) Kinanthropometrist. Member
of:
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International Physical Activity and the Environment Network
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International Union for Health Promotion and Education (IUHPE)
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International Society for the Advancement of
Kinanthropometry (ISAK)
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International Council for Health, Physical Education,
Recreation, Sport and Dance (ICHPER·SD)
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African Physical Activity Network (APAN)
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Africa Association of Health, PE, Recreation, Sport and
Dance-(AAHPERSD)
Truncated Biography
Dr.Onywera is a lecturer at Kenyatta University, Department of
Exercise, Recreation and Sport Science. He got his PhD in 2007
from Kenyatta University where he studied the phenomenal
performance of Kenyan distance Runners. His PhD was to analyze
the interplay between nature and nurture in explaining the
phenomenon performance of East African Runners in international
Distance running events. He teaches exercise physiology as well as
laboratory procedures courses to both undergraduate and
postgraduate students over and
above academic supervision of graduate students who are
drawn from the greater East Africa and the great lakes region.
Dr. Onywera has been a strong and consistent advocate of
healthful living through physical activity in the greater East
Africa and the Great Lakes Region: A place where people are
living under difficult sociocultural and economic circumstances.
He has on several occasions been invited by the Kenyan
Ministries of Education, Ministry of Youth and Sport as a
facilitator on various issues touching on Physical Education for
health and wellness. He has also attended several regional
meetings organized by the CDC/IUHPE such as the IUHPE/CDC 5th
Annual Seminar on Cardiovascular Health Promotion and Chronic
Disease Epidemiology held in Bagamoyo, Tanzania, in 2008. He
recently participated in a workshop organized by the Indian
Centre for Chronic Disease Control (CCDC).The workshop took
place in Zanzibar and was on Capacity Strengthening of Policy
Makers and Programme Managers for Prevention & Control of
Non-communicable Diseases”. The meeting brought together
participants from Eastern, Central and Southern Africa regions.
The workshop was conducted and supported under the International
Union for Health Promotion and Education Global Programme on
Health Promotion Effectiveness (IUHPE)/CDC Co-operative
Agreement.
In 2007, he was instrumental in working by a Canadian team
led by Dr. Mark Tremblay of the Children’s Hospital of Eastern
Ontario Research Institute (CHEO-RI) in establishing the Kenyan
International Development Study- Canadian Activity Needs
Research Alliance (KIDS-CAN).
Dr.Onywera is married to Mary Auma. They two children, Fidel
(born 2001) and Meeghan (born 2008).They have two adopted
children, John and Eric (born, 1994) over and above his parents
(John and Meresa) whom he is also taking care of as his
‘children’.
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