Professor Mark 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 theUniversity of Toronto where he obtained his M.Sc. and Ph.D. from the Department of Community Health with a specialty in Exercise Science. Dr. Tremblay is the Director of Healthy Active Living and ObesityResearch (HALO)at the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario ResearchInstitute and Professor of Pediatrics in the Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa. He is a Fellow of the Canadian Society ...

Prof. School of Kinesiology & Health Studies, Queen's University

Dr. Robert Ross obtained a PhD in Exercise Physiology from the Université de Montréal in 1992. He is currently a Professor within the School of Kinesiology and Health Studies at Queen's University. His research program focuses on the development of strategies designed to manage lifestyle-based disease. He is a Past-President of the Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology, and Vice-President of the College of Kinesiology in Ontario. He is a Fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine, the American Heart Association, and is a recipient of the Honor Award from the Canadian Society of ...

Professor, Department of Kinesiology, McMaster University

Stuart Phillips is a Professor at McMaster University in the Department of Kinesiology and an Associate Member of the Medical Sciences. He is tier 1 Canada Research Chair in skeletal muscle health in aging. Dr. Phillips has more than 20 years of experience in academic research. He has published more than 300 scientific journal articles. Dr. Phillips has been interviewed and his work featured in more than 100 mainstream media piecesincluding several in the Globe and Mail and the New York Times. Dr. Phillips has delivered more than 180 public presentations to academic, public, and private ...

Professor, Western University

Dr. Michelle Mottola has been instrumental in shaping the importance of exercise and physical activity for pregnant and postpartum women. Her group published 12 systematic reviews providing overwhelming evidence that exercise is safe during pregnancy. This helped develop the 2019 Canadian Guideline for Physical Activity throughout Pregnancy published jointly by the Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists of Canada and the Canadian Society for Exercise Physiologists. Her work has helped shift clinical practice from recommending "just be more active", to prescribing daily physical activity ...

Professor of Physiology, University of Ottawa

An international leader in Human Thermoregulation, Dr. Kenny has made significant advances in measuring and understanding the human body's capacity to dissipate heat during exercise and/or exposure to hot environments. His findings are widely used to predict, prevent, and mitigate the health risks of workers exposed to hot environments, especially those who are older or have chronic conditions. He is training the next generation of researchers who will respond to the growing public health threats arising from extreme heat events. Dr. Kenny held an Ontario Ministry of Health career scientist ...

Professor Karim Khan, MD, PhD, MBA, is recognised for clinically-relevant research in tendon injuries, osteoporosis, falls prevention and exercise for health. He has published over 350 peer-reviewed articles, was editor-in-chief of the British Journal of Sports Medicine (BJSM) for 13 years, and has co-authored 5 editions of the internationally renowned Brukner & Khan’s Clinical Sports Medicine textbook. He is passionate about research impact and patient engagement. He is an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) and received honorary doctorates from the Norwegian School of Sports Sciences ...

Professor, University of Toronto

A renowned exercise physiologist, his expertise has been sought by national and international organizations to understand human performance capabilities and limitations in environmental extremes. Professor Jacobs is an academic leader who promotes the academic discipline of kinesiology as being integral to improving and sustaining the health of Canadians through physical activity.