Kaitlyn Kauffeldt, PhD
Supervisor: Dr. Jennifer Tomasone
PhD:
Queen’s University, Health Promotion (2023)
PhD Dissertation:
The black box of large-scale dissemination: Building an evidence base documenting the complexity of national movement behaviour guideline dissemination to inform research, practice, and policy
MSc:
Queen’s University, Health Promotion (2018)
MSc Thesis:
"It has to be more than exercise": Exploring optimal physical activity program delivery for breast cancer survivors across multiple stakeholder groups
Undergraduate:
University of Waterloo, Kinesiology (2014)
Current Research:
Contact:
Email: kaitlyn.kauffeldt@queensu.ca
Alyssa Grimes, MSc
Supervisor: Dr. Amy Latimer-Cheung & Dr. Carolyn Emery
Year: Third Year
MSc:
Queen's University, Health Promotion (2022)
MSc Thesis:
Development of Evidence-Informed Recommendations for Training Disability Sport Event Volunteers
Undergraduate:
Dalhousie University, BScH Kinesiology (2019)
Undergraduate Thesis:
Examining Differences in Physical Activity, Sedentary Behaviour and Physical Literacy in Children Attending Public and Private Schools in Nova Scotia
Awards:
2023 Joseph-Armand Bombardier Doctoral Scholarship (SSHRC); 2024 Sport Participation Research Initiative (SPRI)
Current Research: Alyssa is a PhD student under the supervision of Dr. Amy Latimer-Cheung. Broadly, Alyssa's research aims to enhance quality sport experiences for youth and adults living with disabilities through effective volunteer/staff training and injury prevention. Specifically, her doctoral research involves utilizing both quantitative and qualitative methods to determine the incidence, severity and mechanisms of concussion, as well as the experiences and perceptions of concussion diagnosis and management among Parasport athletes. Alyssa spent the 2023 winter semester at the University of Melbourne as a visiting scholar with the Royal Children's Hospital and Healthy Trajectories Hub. She is currently spending the year at the University of Calgary in the Sport Injury Prevention Research Center under the co-supervision of Dr. Carolyn Emery.
Contact:
Email: alyssa.grimes@queensu.ca
LinkedIn: Alyssa Grimes
Marley Mullan, BHSc
Supervisor: Dr. Jennifer Tomasone
Year: Second Year
Queen's University:
BScH Specialization in Kinesiology
Current Research: Marley Mullan is a second year MSc student under the supervision of Dr. Jennifer Tomasone. Her SSHRC funded Master’s work has involved exploring individual rationales for participation in community-based exercise programs such as Revved Up, as part of the Quality Participation Over Time Study. Currently, Marley is focused on her Master’s thesis, analyzing Canadian Campus Wellbeing Survey data to better understand the health and wellbeing of students with disabilities among post-secondary campuses nationwide. She is also involved in a collaborative project between Queen’s University and McGill University, investigating the behaviour change techniques used by persons with disabilities for physical activity.
Contact:
Email: 17mars@queensu.ca
LinkedIn: Marley Mullen
Rayona Silverman, BAH
Supervisor: Dr. Jennifer Tomasone
Year: Second Year
Queen's University:
BAH Health Studies (2023)
Current Research: Rayona is a second year MSc student working under the supervision of Dr. Jennifer Tomasone. Rayona first joined the Revved Up Lab as an undergraduate research assistant, following her completion of the DIPA certificate at Revved Up. Rayona’s Master’s thesis project will look at engagement strategies for persons experiencing disability involved in a consensus panel process. She hopes her research will help promote more conversation around strategies to increase involvement and optimal engagement for all individuals involved in research.
Contact:
Email: r.silverman@queensu.ca
Zainab Naqvi, BHSc
Supervisor: Dr. Amy Latimer-Cheung
Queen's University:
BHSc Health Sciences (2023)
Current Research: Zainab is a first-year MSc student working under the supervision of Dr. Amy Latimer-Cheung. Zainab completed her undergraduate honours thesis project with Dr. Latimer-Cheung, which focused on informing a definition of safe sport from para-athletes and parasport administrators (e.g., coaches, classfiers, etc.). Since then, Zainab has further developed her research interests and is curious to explore the experiences and perceptions of quality participation from racialized athletes living with a disability. She hopes her research findings will help promote intersectionality within quality sport participation to create a more inclusive and fulfilling sport environment for all individuals with disabilities who want to play sports.
Contact:
Email: 18szn@queensu.ca