by Julie Dufresne | Sep 17, 2025 | Award / Prize, Students
Madeline Shivgulam has been selected as the recipient of the 2025 Sedentary Behaviour Research Network (SBRN) Student/Trainee Award. The SBRN Student/Trainee Award is intended to recognize promising students and/or young advocates/researchers/practitioners in the training phase of their career for their exemplary dedication, commitment, and contributions to the field of sedentary behaviour. Madeline’s research focuses on how lifestyle behaviours, particularly physical activity and sedentary behaviour, influence health outcomes in older adults across both clinical and community settings. Supervised by Dr. Myles O’Brien from Université de Sherbrooke and Dr. Olga Theou from Dalhousie University, her work aims to inform evidence-based interventions in healthcare and public health. Congratulations, Madeline!
by Julie Dufresne | Jun 4, 2025 | cardiac health, Conference, Results, Students
Pamela Tanguay, a student at the IMPACTS lab and doctoral candidate in health sciences research at Université de Sherbrooke, presented the results of her work comparing hybrid and traditional cardiac rehabilitation programmes at the Canadian Association of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation (CACPR) 2025 Spring Conference in Calgary, Alberta. Pamela is supervised by professors Mathieu Bélanger and Nicole Marquis.
by Julie Dufresne | May 29, 2025 | Students
Congratulations to Victoria Dorimain, a doctoral research student in health sciences at the Université de Sherbrooke, on being awarded the Prix Huy Hao Dao 2024-2025. The prize, which recognises innovation and originality in research serving vulnerable populations, was created by the Department of Community Health Sciences in memory of Prof. Huy Hao Dao, a doctor and professor with a passion for public health, renowned for his human and scientific commitment. Victoria is directed by Prof Martine Shareck, Prof Mathieu Belanger et Prof Anne-Marie Turcotte-Tremblay.
by Julie Dufresne | May 29, 2025 | Conference, MATCH, Results, Students
Our colleague Pierre Philippe Wilson Registe took part in the 3rd edition of the Symposium des étudiants en épidémiologie du Québec, held on May 22nd at the School of Public Health of the Université de Montréal. He presented his work on the importance of consistent measurements for monitoring physical activity during the transition from adolescence to adulthood from the MATCH research project directed by Prof Mathieu Bélanger.
by Julie Dufresne | May 22, 2025 | MATCH, Students
We would like to offer our most sincere congratulations to our colleague, Véronique Thibault (RD, PhD), on receiving the 2024-2025 honourable mention from the Dean of Medicine and Health Sciences – Université de Sherbrooke. Professor Mathieu Bélanger of the Centre de formation médicale du Nouveau-Brunswick supervised Véronique during her Master’s and recently completed PhD studies. Véronique is now pursuing a postdoctoral fellowship at McGill University.
by Julie Dufresne | Apr 1, 2025 | Conference, Students
This annual event is an opportunity for students from the universities in the region to present their research work in relation to kinesiology, and to foster collaboration within the university community of the four Atlantic provinces. The University of Prince Edward Island hosted this year’s APES + Conference.
1) Pierre FAIVRE: Role of exercise and brain physiological mechanisms in the development of executive functioning in coronary artery disease in older adults.
2) Madeline Shivgulam: Characterizing Posture in Long-Term Care & the Relation of Habitual Postures with Frailty.
3) Pierre Philippe Wilson REGISTE: Does using the same measure matter for physical activity tracking from adolescence to early adulthood?
4) IMPACTS Lab: Prof Myles O’Brien, Madeline Shivgulam, Pierre Faivre, Pierre Philippe Wilson Registe and Prof Said Mekari
5) Prof Myles O’Brien extended team: Sophie Rayner, Jocelyn Waghorn, Emily MacDonald, Sophie Inkpen, Carson Halliwell, Madeline Shivgulam.
