
Nora Shields
@drnorashields
La Trobe University
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http://bit.ly/1mXcNRU 06-11-2012 20:59:08
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Prof Cathie Sherrington Physios for Physical Activity APA President Whole-heartedly agree. The GYM-SPARC project a VicHealth funded program has developed social support strategies for young people with #disability exercising in gyms...could translate to other recreational activities...stay tuned for public promotion soon Nora Shields La Trobe University


That was awesome! The GYM-SPARC photoshoot was a raging success...looking forward to getting these photos into our GYM-SPARC gym resources and out into Victorian community gyms in the next month! Huge shout out to the talented comms team Olga Tennison Autism Research Centre (OTARC) Nora Shields VicHealth


This legend Georgia Mckenzie just submitted her PhD!!! A privilege to be part of your supervisor team La Trobe University Looking forward to what you do next! Nora Shields Claire Willis CP-Achieve Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI)


✨New research! "Walking self-confidence and #anxiety are potentially modifiable factors associated with meeting physical activity thresholds related to positive health outcomes after hip fracture" Read more: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10… La Trobe Researchers

📢 New research by Leanne Rees PhD is out in the latest issue of AJR focuses on "Agenda-building practices of journalists and sources in spinal cord injury news media coverage." 🔗 Read about it in the latest issue of AJR here: intellectdiscover.com/content/journa…



Congratulations to Daniel Wiffen for his historic achievement in winning the gold medal in the 800m freestyle in an The Olympic Games record. A wonderful achievement of which he can be so proud

Great to share our research related to #PhysicalActivity - implementation, reach and safety of physical activities among #autistic adults, AND the cost barriers to #participation in gym-based exercise among young adults with #disability #GYMSPARC Olga Tennison Autism Research Centre (OTARC) Nora Shields







✨New research "Participation in both organised and non-organised physical activities is important to increase overall physical activity levels of adolescents and young adults with Down syndrome." onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ji… La Trobe Researchers

Congratulations to Róisín Ní Ríain on her achievement in winning a silver medal in the women’s S13 100m backstroke at the Paralympic Games in Paris

Congratulations to Katie-George Dunlevy and her pilot Eve McCrystal on their silver medal in the women’s B 3000m individual pursuit at the Paralympic Games in Paris

Congratulations to Paralympics Ireland's Róisín Ní Riain and Orla Comerford on their bronze medals in the SM13 200m individual medley and the T13 100m respectively at the Paralympic Games in Paris

Congratulations to Katie-George Dunlevy and her pilot Linda Kelly on their gold medal in the women’s B time trial at the Paralympic Games in Paris. A wonderful second medal of the Games for Katie-George and phenomenal third successive time trial title after her golds in Tokyo and Rio

Very pleased to share the first qual study from my Victorian Department of Health funded TeleCaRe trial: Telehealth #exercise #cancerrehab facilitated connection between patients and their peers, health service and exercise experts EH_Research La Trobe SEMRC Supportive Care in Cancer: Springer Journal 👇link.springer.com/article/10.100…