J. Kevin Shoemaker, Ph.D. Morrow, Dr. Don Doherty, Dr. Alison Mottola, Dr. Michelle The Dr. J. Stanley Hill Computer Lab, located in Room 2115,
Thames Hall, is the product of a joint effort between the School of
Kinesiology and it's Undergraduate and Graduate students. Officially
opened April 21st, 1994, the recently enhanced facility provides
students and faculty with a state-of-the-art twenty-five station Pentium
II computing environment operating from a Hewlett Packard NetServer.
Network access is facilitated by high speed category five cabling with a
transmission speed capability of up to 100 Megabits per second. Since 1974 the Fowler·Kennedy Sport Medicine Clinic has
provided specialized care for active people suffering from sport,
recreation and fitness related injuries and conditions. Led by prominent
London orthopaedic surgeon Dr. Peter Fowler, the Clinic has gained the
reputation as one of the leading sport medicine clinics in North
America. The new16,000-sq. ft. facility, which opened in 1996, provides a
state-of-the-art environment for a multidisciplinary team of sport
medicine professionals. The team includes sport medicine physicians,
orthopaedic surgeons, physiotherapists, kinesiologists, pedorthists,
nurses, radiologists and x-ray technologists. The Clinic also features
radiology suites, an ultra-sound suite, a hydrotherapy pool and a sport
medicine store. In addition to providing quality patient care
practitioners are committed to the pursuit of excellence in research,
education, injury prevention and health promotion. Satellite clinics are
located at Fanshawe College, London and the Galleria Mall, London. Dr. Kevin Wamsley Buckolz, Dr. Eric The Centre for Activity and Aging combines research
investigation of the interrelationship of physical activity and ageing,
and the translation of research findings into strategies in order to
maintain the ageing population in independent lifestyles, or to maintain
or improve the functional levels for those living in a more dependent
environment. The Centre is a cooperative venture between the School of
Kinesiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, the Faculty of Medicine &
Dentistry at the University of Western Ontario and The Lawson Research
Institute of the St. Joseph's Health Centre. The organization of the
Centre is cross-disciplinary in nature, involving such disciplines as
kinesiology, medicine, physiology, biostatistics, biochemistry,
physiotherapy and sociology. The Centre operates five research
laboratories which specialize in the following aspects of physiological
testing and research: cardio-respiratory function; community stress
testing; biochemistry; muscle physiology; and strength testing. There is
a gymnasium for the development of model community physical activity
programs and for the training of fitness leaders. Dr. Peter W.R. Lemon Al Morrow This Exercise Physiology laboratory was financed by Coca-Cola
Bottling Ltd. with the purpose of being a teaching area for Kinesiology
students. The laboratory housing teaching labs for introductory
exercise physiology, physiology of fitness, and sports injuries. The
laboratory contains a large treadmill, plinth tables, oxygen/co2
analyzers, lactate/glucose analyzers, a separate area for body
densitometry and anthropometric analysis, a metabolic cart as well as
the anatomical supplies for the injuries area. Dr. Bert Carron Dr. Earl Noble The new state-of-the-art Exercise and Health Psychology
Laboratory has been designed to conduct exercise adherence intervention
research as well as exercise intervention and health research. At
present the lab supports the research of Drs Prapavessis and Hall and
their graduate students. The 1,800 square foot facility is located on
the fourth floor of the Arthur and Sonia Labatt Health Sciences
Building. The floor space is divided into two roughly equal sections.
The first section (approximately 800 sq ft) is exercise space where
participants take part in structured and supervised exercise
sessions—this is where participants are trained in the research exercise
protocols (suite 1). The second section contains five separate suites (each
approximately 200 sq ft) that allow baseline and primary end point data
to be collected for each participant [i.e., cardiorespiratory fitness
(suite 2); bone density and body composition (suite 3); psychological
indices (suite 4); biochemical indices (suite 5)], processed and
analyzed [i.e., computer and software (suite 6)]. Participants are also
provided with activity monitors to objectively measure their free-living
physical activity away from the laboratory . The infrastructure allows (i) theory-driven behavior
intervention studies to be undertaken which have a special focus on
improving the long-term adherence of physical activity, (ii) the use of
cutting-edge measurement of free-living physical activity, (iii) the
assessment of key physical and psychological variables, and (iv)
research to be conducted into the efficacy and effectiveness of exercise
as a therapeutic aid to improve health. Findings from our research will
have important implications for improving the health among individuals,
and ultimately, lowering the cost of health care to the Canadian
public. The infrastructure of the lab fits directly into the Faculty of
Health Sciences’ mission and vision in being a world leader of health
risk prevention and health promotion research.Kinesiology Research Facilities
Click here for a complete list of faculty member research interests
Neurovascular Research Laboratory (formerly the Cerebral Blood Flow Lab)
The ability to rapidly alter vascular tone is critical for
distributing blood flow to the brain and other tissues during changes in
posture and exercise. Our research examines the dynamic regulation of
regional vascular resistance in humans by assessing the integrated roles
of the autonomic nervous system together with local autoregulatory and
metabolic control. One of our research objectives is to investigate why
some people faint, including astronauts when they return to Earth's
gravity. The Barbara Brown Sociocultural Research Centre
The Barbara Brown Sociocultural Research Centre was founded the
same year that the 3M Centre was constructed. The Centre was named to
honour Dr Barbara A. Brown who died of cancer in the very early stages
of her career as a Sport Sociologist at Western. The Centre offers
research facilities, resources and a computer laboratory for Graduate
students, senior Undergraduate students, and Faculty members pursuing
academic research in the areas of sport history, sport sociology, sport
philosophy, and international/comparative aspects of sport. The Sport Management Lab
The Sport Management Lab is a resource centre for research and
education activities of faculty, graduate and undergraduate students
aimed at the effective and efficient management of sport and recreation.
Research projects include organization-environment relations in sport,
sport marketing, sport careers (entry, retention), managerial leadership
in sport, occupational stress and burnout of sport administrators and
coaches. Gender and cultural diversity issues have been a focus of
several projects. The R. Samuel McLaughlin Foundation Exercise & Pregnancy Laboratory
Current research includes the effects of maternal exercise on
carbohydrate metabolism and fetal outcome, the effects of nutritional
intake and maternal exercise on gestational diabetes, and the effects of
occupation and recreational physical activity on birth weight. Dr. J. Stanley Hill Computer Lab
Fowler-Kennedy Sport Medicine Clinic (see website)
FKSMC brochure The International Centre for Olympic Studies (see website)
The International Centre for Olympic Studies was established at
The University of Western Ontario in 1989. It has as its primary mission
the generation and dissemination of academic scholarship focused
specifically upon the socio-cultural study of the Modern Olympic Games
and the Olympic Movement. In order to bring this endeavour to fruition,
the Centre pursues the following four initiatives: 1. The Centre
produces OLYMPIKA: The International Journal of Olympic Studies. 2. The
Centre hosts an important International Symposium for Olympic Research
in every Olympic year. 3. The Centre organizes and sponsors regular
guest lectures presented by recognized Olympic scholars and officials.
4. The Centre maintains a resource unit in its Somerville House Research
Facility. Motor Learning and Control Research Laboratory
Information processing characteristics are examined with a view
to understanding perceptual-motor performance in both 'normal' and
special populations (DCD, aging etc.). Presently, fundamental research
focuses upon the mechanisms responsible for 'inhibitory function' as
well as those responsible for the 'movement of attention'. More applied,
sport-related research focuses upon differences in 'advance cue use'
and 'attention control' in athletes vs non-athletes. Canadian Centre For Activity And Aging
see websiteThe Joe Weider Chair in Exercise Nutrition
In the summer of 1997, The Joe Weider Foundation provided
funding to establish an exercise nutrition research chair in the
University of Western Ontario's Faculty of Health Sciences. Mr. Joe
Weider is well known internationally for his contributions to the
development of the sport of bodybuilding and as the owner of a largely
successful fitness, health products, and magazine empire located in Los
Angles, California. Dr. Peter W.R. Lemon of Ohio's Kent State University
accepted this new position and arrived at Western in January 1998. Dr.
Lemon has studied the interactions between nutrition and exercise for
more than 20 years. Most of his work has concentrated on macronutrient
needs (especially protein) and the role they play in muscle growth. He
plans to continue these studies at Western. National Rowing Centre (also known as London High Performance Rowing Centre)
The National Rowing Centre is housed partly at The University of
Western Ontario. It is a unique partnership between the Western Rowing
Club, the London Rowing Club, the Ontario Rowing Association, Rowing
Canada and The University of Western Ontario. Founded in 1986, the
National Rowing Centre is managed by a management committee of the
partners. The two centre staff are Centre Director Al Morrow and his
assistant Dr. Volker Nolte (also a faculty member in Kinesiology at
UWO). The Rowing Centre's mandate is to primarily benefit programs of
Rowing Canada and the Ontario Rowing Association. These programs include
athlete services, coaching education, rowing research and services to
both local rowing programs and the UWO Rowing teams. Since it's
founding, it has been widely acclaimed as a major contributor to the
international success Rowing Canada has enjoyed in the last decade.
Outstanding athletes who have used the centre are virtually all National
Team rowers including Silken Laumann and Marnie McBean.Coca-Cola Laboratory
The Dan & Martha Ross Sport Psychology Lab
The Dan and Martha Ross Sport Psychology Lab supports the
research activities of Dr. Bert Carron and Dr. Craig Hall and their
graduate students. Dr. Carron's main research interests are focused on
group dynamics in sport teams and exercise classes while Dr. Hall's are
focused on the role that mental imagery plays in learning and
performance in both sport and exercise. The lab provides a base for
data collection, reduction, and interpretation.The Dr. A.W. Taylor Exercise Biochemistry Laboratory
Established by Dr. Bert Taylor in 1981, the Dr. A.W. Taylor Exercise
Biochemistry Laboratory houses the research programs of Drs. Angelo
Belcastro, Earl Noble, Bert Taylor and their graduate students. The
effect of exercise on skeletal and cardiac muscle systems is studied
from both descriptive and mechanistic approaches, using animal as well
as human models. Dr. Belcastro's recent research has examined the role
and regulation of non-lysosomal proteases in response to acute and
chronic physiological and pathological overload situations. Dr. Noble's
research goals are to establish biologically relevant strategies to
enhance stress protein expression while simultaneously characterizing
the degree and nature of cellular protection that these proteins may
confer. Dr. Taylor has focused his research in the area of limiting
factors to exercise endurance, comparing fatigue and recovery in young
and elderly individuals. More recently, he has been interested in the
effects of nutritional manipulation on endurance athletes and the
elderly. Exercise and Health Psychology Laboratory
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