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Harvesting momentum

This Fall has been a season of building momentum, with each milestone propelling our lab forward. A great time was had presenting our work at the Canadian Society for Psychomotor Learning and Sport Psychology (SCAPPS). Trainee Celine Balay has joined an NSERC CREATE training program focused on integrating physical, physiological, and psychological aspects of human comfort into engineering product design practices.

SCAPPS presentations! Left: Sofia Knopf, Right: Marlo Spence

We’re thrilled to share that a paper led by trainee and former Mitacs Globalink Intern Vaiedhi Wagh in collaboration with the Brain Behaviour Lab, has been published in the Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation. And we’re excited to announce that our lab, together with Drs. Welsh (U of Toronto), Neyedli (Dalhousie U), Manson (Queens U), and Karlinksy (Cal State U San Bernardino, has been awarded a Canadian Institutes of Health Research Planning and Dissemination grant towards finding better ways to connect the tools used in human movement research labs with real-world use.

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Kicking off 2025-2026

After a summer filled with thesis defences – big congrats to Sara Klick and Celine Balay for their successful Master’s defences – testing new set ups, data collection, and plenty of outdoor time, we are ready to kick off the new semester. Stay tuned for the launch of new projects and preliminary findings. And looking forward to the upcoming meeting for the Canadian Society for Psychomotor Learning and Sport Psychology (SCAPPS) where Marlo Spence and Sofia Knopf will be presenting work conducted during their summer studentships!

Left: overlooking Okanagan Lake, Right: overlooking our new electromyography set up
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Campus to community

Field trip to the Vernon Library for “Understanding stroke research in the Okanagan”! At this event, UBC Researchers, Interior Health Clinicians, March of Dimes & Patient Partners came together to talk and answer questions on advancements in clinical trials, research programs, resources and after-stroke supports. Thanks to the organizing team for such an excellent event and to the Vernon Library for hosting us!