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Heather Gainforth

@hgainforth

PhD in Health Promotion | Passionate Implementation & Behavioural Scientist | Enthusiastically connecting research & practice via partnership | Lab: @ABClabUBCO

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We are off and running at #SCAPPS2022! @majishaikh leading us off with with a pre-conference workshop on youth sport partnerships.

We are off and running at #SCAPPS2022! @majishaikh leading us off with with a pre-conference workshop on youth sport partnerships.
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And now starting pre-conference #2 on ā€˜how to conference’! Thanks to organizers @kaelacranston @erica_valb and @LeahJFerguson

And now starting pre-conference #2 on ā€˜how to conference’! Thanks to organizers @kaelacranston @erica_valb and @LeahJFerguson
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Excited to welcome Dr. Ian Graham to the stage; this year’s Keynote speaker in Sport and Exercise Psychology. #scapps2022

Excited to welcome Dr. Ian Graham to the stage; this year’s Keynote speaker in Sport and Exercise Psychology. #scapps2022
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Congratulations to my PhD Supervisor and outstanding colleague Dr. Amy-Latimer Cheung on receiving the Brawley and Elliott award in supervision! I am so grateful for all you do to mentor the next generation of scientists.

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Honoured to receive this funding! Together, our team of 40+ are excited to prevent type 2 diabetes by implementing #smallstepsforbigchanges across the country, and beyond! #HealthyCities

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Dr. Ben Mortenson's latest publication on the 'Perception of autonomy among people who use wheeled mobility assistive devices' is out now: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10… Dr. Ben Mortenson Research #AssistiveTechnology #mobility

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Very strange and cool to discover that Louis Theroux uses the Drink Less app (thanks to Adrian Chile's recommendation)! thetimes.co.uk/article/louis-…

Very strange and cool to discover that <a href="/louistheroux/">Louis Theroux</a> uses the Drink Less app (thanks to Adrian Chile's recommendation)!
thetimes.co.uk/article/louis-…
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ā€œthe rights of persons with disabilities is not only a matter of justice; it is an investment in a common futureā€ Dec 3rd is International Day of Persons with Disabilities | United Nations un.org/en/observances…

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The Applied Behaviour Change Lab's @AlannaShwed's research puts forth calls to action to support parents packing their children's lunch during the pandemic. ubctoday.ubc.ca/news/january-0…

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Do you want to learn more about new best practices for Spinal Cord Injury physical activity counselling? Take part in our study... #SCI #physicalactivitycounselling #ABCLABUBCO Femke Hoekstra Heather Gainforth

Do you want to learn more about new best practices for Spinal Cord Injury physical activity counselling? Take part in our study... #SCI #physicalactivitycounselling #ABCLABUBCO <a href="/FHoekstra_Groot/">Femke Hoekstra</a> <a href="/HGainforth/">Heather Gainforth</a>
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Physical activity is vital for everyone, and people with SCI are no exception. Being fit lowers the risk of serious disease, enhances quality of life, and extends our lifespan. For more info head to sciguidelines.ubc.ca Femke Hoekstra Heather Gainforth UBC Health #seatedfitness

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*AWESOME READ* from University Affairs with Dr. Cindy Blackstock: "Academia and activism should co-exist... Academic freedom provides us with a space to stand in the wings of discrimination in a way that’s not available to other people.ā€ universityaffairs.ca/features/featu…

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#SBM2023 ā€œthe probability of high impact science is rooted in relationships, relationships, relationshipsā€. - Michelle Segar Our IKT Guiding Principles partnership would agree. Join as this afternoon where @AlannaShwed discuss how we can use #behaviorchange to meaningfully engage!

#SBM2023 ā€œthe probability of high impact science is rooted in relationships, relationships, relationshipsā€. - <a href="/MichelleSegar/">Michelle Segar</a> 

Our <a href="/IKTPrinciples/">IKT Guiding Principles</a> partnership would agree. 

Join as this afternoon where @AlannaShwed discuss how we can use #behaviorchange to meaningfully engage!
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šŸ‘ Cheers, applause, and excitement from the packed #CommunityEngagement session at #SBM2023 for @AlannaShwed and the IKT Guiding Principles! Want to learn more about how our work is using #behaviorchange to change the research system? Check out iktprinciples.com

šŸ‘ Cheers, applause, and excitement from the packed #CommunityEngagement session at #SBM2023 for @AlannaShwed and the <a href="/IKTPrinciples/">IKT Guiding Principles</a>! 

Want to learn more about how our work is using #behaviorchange to change the research system? Check out
iktprinciples.com
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ā€œI’m interested in why people do what they do. All my work asks two questions: How do you change behaviour? And how do you do it in a way so that the research ends up in the real world?ā€ Learn more: bit.ly/3NFmMwr

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Honoured to receive UBC Okanagan's Researcher of the Year 2023 alongside Femke Hoekstra who won @UBCOGradstudies's Postdoc of the Year! Together with IKT Guiding Principles partners, we are supporting partnered research. This award highlights that #partneredresearch is valued. šŸ’