Current Research Trainees

Jennifer Ann Brown

Doctoral Candidate
Sustainability And Prevention through Health Impact Assessment (SAPHIA): A pan-Canadian realist review

Kimberley Curtin

Postdoctoral Fellow
Investigating perceptions of health policy for chronic disease prevention in policy influencers and the general public in Canada

Fahim Hassan

Doctoral Student
Understanding COVID-19 infodemic through machine learning: Health misinformation and public perceptions in Canada

Megan Hunter

MSc Student
(On Leave)
Exploring and understanding perceptions & practices of workplace flexibility as a way to support employee and employer wellbeing

Brittany Molner

MSc Student
Exploring the experience of learning in the natural environment for young children

Olimpia Pantelimon Negrut

MSc Student
Description coming soon

Patricia Tallon

MSc Student
(On Leave)
Examining the necessary workplace conditions to support the psychological health and safety of employees

Past Research Trainees

Lisa Tink, PhD (2021)

Examining the inconsistencies between recreation policy and practice and the resulting impacts on community and individual wellbeing

Cynthia Puddu, PhD (2020)

The social organization of youth experiencing homelessness in Edmonton, Alberta

QiQi Wang, PhD (2018)

The lived experience and sense of place among urban and suburban elderly Chinese immigrants in Edmonton

Keely Stenberg, MSc (2018)

Parents’ perceptions of childhood play behaviours: influences and outcomes

Barbara Hughes, MSc (2017)

An evaluation of preschool children’s physical activity within indoor preschool play environments

Sarah Cosco, MSc (2017)

A study of play across the lifespan

Elizabeth Campbell, MSc (2017)

Understanding policy-influencer perspectives on the adoption and spread of provincial daily physical activity policies across Canada: A multiple case study

Giri Puligandla, MSc (2016)

Evaluating long-term outcomes in a peer housing support project: Exploring the interrelationships among housing stability, living skills, recovery, and peer support

Alison Cheesbrough, MSc (2015)

Everyday wild: How do preserved natural areas in the City of Edmonton contribute to health and well-being?

Yajing Yang (Alicia), MSc (2014)

Building health capability and health literacy: Exploring Chinese international students’ social support experiences

Debbie Rawson, MSc (2011)

Exploring barriers and facilitators to the implementation of healthy aging policy in suburban planning and transportation departments

Laura Nieuwendyk, MSc (nee Flaman; 2009)

Exploring the facilitators and barriers to the process of change towards capacity building for chronic disease prevention

Jill Osler, MSc (2009)

An exploration of families’ perceptions of the accessibility of recreational facilities in low-income communities