
Heather Gainforth
@hgainforth
PhD in Health Promotion | Passionate Implementation & Behavioural Scientist | Enthusiastically connecting research & practice via partnership | Lab: @ABClabUBCO
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Check out "Trauma- and Violence-informed Physical Activity Landscape of Practice" eventbrite.com/e/trauma-and-v⦠Eventbrite


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

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-ā¦




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-0ā¦

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


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

*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 thatās not available to other people.ā universityaffairs.ca/features/featuā¦

#SBM2023 āthe 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!


š 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



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. š

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