News and Updates

Department of Physical Therapy – Bike to Work Week

The UBC Department of Physical Therapy participated in Bike to Work Week, and it was a great success! We had 24 riders (Students from the Master of Physical Therapy program and Rehabilitation Sciences Graduate program, faculty and staff), and logged in a total of 141 trips over an incredibly rainy week. Our team ranked 3rd […]

Dr. Kristin Campbell and study participants are featured in the Canadian Foundation for Innovation!

The Canadian Foundation for Innovation (CFI) is celebrating 20 years of excellence with stories on how “Research Builds My Community”, and the work of Dr. Kristin Campbell, along with the women who have participated in research studies on exercising during breast cancer treatment, are being featured as a story. You can read the story “Research […]

Kristin Campbell receives prestigious awards!

Congratulation to Dr. Kristin Campbell on receiving two prestigious awards! Dr. Campbell is currently on a one-year sabbatical, and has received two awards to support her research leave. The first award is the American College of Sports Medicine Visiting Scholar Award, which supports an investigator to visit a laboratory of their choice to learn new and current […]

Congratulations to Dr. Sarah Neil-Sztamko and Dr. Amy Kirkham!

Congratulations to Sarah Neil-Sztramko and Amy Kirkham on their successful PhD Defenses! Sarah successfully defended her doctoral thesis in October 2015 titled “Physical activity to improve health and reduce chronic disease risk in female night shift workers.” She will be starting a Postdoctoral Fellowship at McMaster University in September 2016. Amy successfully defended her doctoral thesis […]

Successful MPT Project!

Congratulations to Jeremy, Ryan, Sophia, Riyad, and Armin on successfully presenting their research project at the Annual Master of Physical Therapy Poster Day on Friday, August 13th! As part of the Master of Physical Therapy program, students participate in the research process by completing a group research project supervised by a Faculty member of the […]