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Phone: 519-661-1603
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1201 Western Road
Elborn College, Suite 1101
London, ON N6G 1H1
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Canadian 24-Hour Movement Guidelines
An Integration of Physical Activity, Sedentary Behaviour, and Sleep for Adults 65 Years or Older.
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Meet the Scientific Director
Kevin Shoemaker, PhD
Kevin Shoemaker is a Distinguished University Professor at Western University, Professor in the School of Kinesiology and a Canada Research Chair in the Integrative Physiology of Exercise and Health (Emeritus). He obtained an undergraduate degree in Physical Education from Wilfrid Laurier University and completed graduate training at the University of Waterloo. After completing a doctorate in Work Physiology in 1996, he completed three years of Postdoctoral training at Penn State’s College of Medicine, Division of Cardiology.
Dr. Shoemaker began his academic career at Western University in 1999, and was inducted into the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences in 2017. His training and personal interests in our ability to adapt to stress have established a strong interest in the ability of exercise to challenge, and to modify, blood pressure in health and disease. Underlying this interest was the important role played by the autonomic nervous system in modifying the function of the heart and blood vessels. The brain, heart and blood vessels are linked by blood vessels and by nerves: Dr. Shoemaker’s research interests attempt to understand and modify these connections to support health and vitality across the age span.
Dr. Shoemaker’s team enjoys close associations with the London Regional Cardiac Rehabilitation program to study the brain-heart connection as well as Clinical Neurological Sciences group in the study of autonomic nervous system disorders. A large network of local and international collaborators enhance Dr. Shoemaker’s current research interests and opportunities for trainee experiences and networking.
Dr. Shoemaker will lead the efforts of the dedicated and talented CCAA staff and a committed, multidisciplinary Steering Committee to advance CCAA’s impact on aging well through evidence-based educational courses and training programs as well as the expansion of access to these programs for aging adults. He and the CCAA team will also collaborate with research and community partners to develop and implement a growing strategy focused on generating knowledge and expanding diverse dissemination pathways for information about the benefits of physical, social and mental activity on overall vitality across the adult age span.
