IMPACTS Lab

The Investigations on mechanisms and predictors of links between physical activities, other behaviors and health trajectories laboratory is located at the Centre de formation médicale du Nouveau-Brunswick in Moncton. Our team of researchers and students is dedicated to developing knowledge about lifestyle habits and health.

⭐A Productive Day for the IMPACTS Lab at the Research NB 2025 Health Research Symposium

by Julie Dufresne | November 24, 2025 | Collaboration, Conference, Results, Students | 0 Comments

Researchers and students had the privilege of meeting Hon. Dr. John Dornan, New Brunswick Minister of Health and Candice Ashley Pollack, Chief Executive Officer at ResearchNB. During the event, we shared updates on our projects and explored how research can inform...

Physical Activity and Mental Health: Successful Defense for PPW Registe

by Julie Dufresne | November 21, 2025 | MATCH, Results, Students | 0 Comments

An important milestone has been reached for our colleague Pierre Philippe Wilson Registe, who defended his doctoral thesis on November 7. Entitled «Effet de récence et de cumul d’activités physiques pendant l’adolescence sur l’état de santé au début de l’âge adulte»,...

IMPACTS Lab attends at the 2025 Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology (CSEP) Conference

by Julie Dufresne | November 7, 2025 | Conference, Students | 0 Comments

From October 15-18 October, some students from the IMPACTS Lab had the opportunity to present their research at the CSEP 2025 Conference in London, Ontario. Here’s an overview of their research contributions in the areas of mobility, aging, and frailty: Jocelyn...

Healthy Heart: Community-Based Exercise Program Earns Pamela Tanguay Award

by Julie Dufresne | October 30, 2025 | Award / Prize, cardiac health, Students | 0 Comments

Pamela Tanguay, a postdoctoral fellow from the Université de Sherbrooke, has received the Canadian Heart Function Alliance Trainee Award valued at $30,000 for her project Healthy Heart 💓. This project aims to implement a community-based exercise program for...

A MITACS Fellowship for Daniel Saucier and his postdoctoral project on patient frailty and mobilization in hospital settings.

by Julie Dufresne | October 27, 2025 | Award / Prize, cardiac health, Students | 0 Comments

Congratulations to Daniel Saucier, postdoctoral fellow at the Centre de formation médicale du Nouveau-Brunswick, recipient of the Mitacs Elevate Fellowship. His research project investigates the impact of an in-hospital mobilization program on frailty in patients with...

MATCH findings presented by Pierre Philippe Wilson Registe at the SCAPPS Annual Conference

by Julie Dufresne | October 22, 2025 | Conference, MATCH, Students | 0 Comments

Pierre Philippe Wilson REGISTE had the opportunity to present his doctoral research at the Canadian Society for Psychomotor Learning and Sport Psychology (SCAPPS) annual conference in Prince Edward Island from October 2–4. Based on data from the MATCH Study, his...