Professeur titulaire, Département de kinésiologie, Université Laval

Le Professeur Tremblay est un chercheur universitaire dont la carrière a été orientée envers l'étude de l'obésité humaine. Il a mis à profit avec justesse ses compétences de physiologiste spécialiste de la bioénergétique afin de mieux comprendre les déterminants de l'obésité et fournir aux professionnels de la santé des outils pour la prise en charge de cette condition. Cette recherche lui a permis de contribuer à la formation de plusieurs chercheurs dont certains sont devenus des chefs de file dans leur domaine de spécialité. Il figure parmi les spécialistes de la bioénergétique de l'obésité ...

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 ...

Prof. & Chair in Applied Public Health, University of British Columbia

Guy Faulkner is a Professor and Chair in Applied Public Health in the School of Kinesiology at the University of British Columbia. Coupled with a broader research interest in public health, his research has focused on two inter-related themes: the development and evaluation of physical activity interventions; and physical activity and mental health. He was founding editor of the journal ‘Mental Health and Physical Activity’ which fosters the inter-disciplinary development of this research field. He led the development of, and currently coordinates, the Canadian Campus Wellbeing Survey ...

Professor of Psychiatry, University of Calgary

Dr. Jean Addington is a Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Calgary and holds the Novartis Chair in Schizophrenia. She has published over 300 manuscripts on her expertise of schizophrenia, early psychosis and early prevention of serious mental illness. Her internationally recognized research is attested by Clarivate Analytics naming her one of 2018's Highly Cited Researchers. Her clinical research programs have fostered better predictors of youth and adolescents who are at risk for serious mental illness, and the development of psychosocial treatments for those at risk for psychosis. ...