STUDY OPPORTUNITY! We are seeking feedback to help guide our new research project about mental health and resilience. Use this link to learn more / sign up for a focus group: redcap.utoronto.ca/surveys/?s=CHN… Please share / RT!

Congratulations to the Dr Madison Vani, PhD. So proud of you and excited for your #SSHRC-funded post-doc. MPARC U of T Kinesiology & Phys Ed

Sooooo sad to be missing #FEPSAC2022 - was looking forward to the amazing program, people, and my keynote 😢 🏥 instead of 🇮🇹 #nofun

Exploring coping styles as mediators and moderators of the relationship between stressful life events and depression symptoms using decompositional analyses rdcu.be/cSxfm Isabelle Doré #ndit

Congratulations to THE Dr. A-F Garcia Ashdown-Franks, PhD … all I ask is that you try to remember your roots amongst your fame 😉

Congratulations to Kristen Lucibello, PhD on a fantastic PhD defence focused on weight stigma, body image, and physical activity in youth. You are an inspiration 🤗 #sshrc

2 convocations, 3 PhD students #proudsupervisor congrats to Kristen Lucibello, PhD Garcia Ashdown-Franks, PhD and Shauna (clinical psych) 🤗

#RallyReport2022 is here and the message couldn't be clearer: our current sport system is failing to provide girls and women with access to safe, quality sport. Learn more and download the full report here. ow.ly/OWbW50LXr30 Canadian Tire Jumpstart Charities Canadian Women & Sport | Femmes et sport au Canada

The #RallyReport2022 by Canadian Women & Sport | Femmes et sport au Canada says, "...our current sport system is failing to provide girls & women with access to safe, quality sport as participants & as leaders." Time to use data to effect change.

New paper on girls’ experiences playing on boys’ sport teams. Some interesting take-aways for gender equity in sport. Not. There. Yet. MPARC Madison Vani, PhD U of T Kinesiology & Phys Ed tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

New paper highlighting the opportunities and challenges for parkrun participation among individuals reporting mental health conditions - it’s not just the running that matters! Garcia Ashdown-Franks, PhD MPARC U of T Kinesiology & Phys Ed tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

The data doesn't lie: sport participation plays an important role in supporting girls’ mental health. All sport leaders have a role to play in creating healthier spaces for girls and gender-diverse participants. Learn more from our latest research: womenandsport.ca/rally-report-2…

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RIP Rick 💕 thank you for all the great memories and creating many lifelong Sabres fans #BuffaloSabres

Reallocating 15 min of mvpa to sedentary behaviour or even light PA is associated with increases in depression symptoms: doi.org/10.1111/sms.14…

"Interdisciplinary and intersectional research that prioritizes community and youth engagement is needed to advance current understandings of resilience among transition-age youth with serious mental illness."

We’re getting ready to kick off an amazing day at MLSE LaunchPad! Stay tuned throughout the day and follow the hashtag #PurposeOfSchoolSport to see what we’re up to! Thanks to MaxBellFoundation and the O’Neil Foundation for making this event possible.

🚨IMPORTANT UPDATE🚨 The official conference program is now LIVE on our website! Visit ecseps.ca for the full program and program overview!

Join me for the #TISSCon2024 September 14-15th in Toronto! Co-presenting with Tara-Leigh McHugh, our talk is on psychological (emotional and mental health) considerations for female athletes. Learn more and register: tiss-conference.ca Tanenbaum Institute for Science in Sport MPARC

Read about our study on the impacts of negative body image on performing and learning movements. Interestingly, the impacts are different for men and women. Thanks to Jude Bek Catherine Sabiston!