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Spring 2016

Coppola, Angela M

The ultimate goal of this dissertation was to explore how to support Indigenous youth activity-promoting programming in Alberta, Canada. Three interrelated phases were conducted and, together, form a larger community-based participatory research (CBPR) project. The purpose of the first phase was...

Fall 2019

Predy, Madison

Background Children engage in more active play when they are outside compared to inside. With a large proportion of children attending childcare outside of the home, childcare centres have been identified as important setting for children’s outdoor play. However, the duration and frequency of...

Fall 2021

McFadden, Kimberley Inez

It is well understood that the majority of adolescents today do not meet the current physical activity (PA) recommendations of 60 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous activity every day. In exploring adolescents’ motivation to engage in PA, previous research has mostly taken an explicit approach by...

Fall 2010

Taylor, Lorian

Introduction: Several national trials have demonstrated the efficacy of lifestyle interventions on decreasing the incidence of type 2 diabetes in adults with prediabetes. Behavior change pertaining to physical activity (PA) and diet were central to these lifestyle interventions; however it is...

Fall 2019

Davie, Jenna

The purpose of this participatory research was to explore connections with the land in an urban sport context among Indigenous youth. Two research questions guided this study: (a) What does a connection with the land look like in an urban sport context?, and (b) How can connections with the land...

Fall 2017

Warner Hudson, Beth E

The purpose of this community-based participatory research was to explore the physical activity experiences of Northern Aboriginal youth. Drawing upon interpretive phenomenological analysis (IPA; Smith, Flowers, & Larkin, 2009) as a method of inquiry, 14 Aboriginal youth between the ages of 13-19...

Fall 2009

Forbes, Laura

Due to the increase in type 2 diabetes in the child and adolescent population, examining the lifestyle habits of youth has become important. The purpose of this research was to examine the presence of dietary and physical activity risk factors for type 2 diabetes among youth in Alberta and to...

Spring 2020

Phillips, Devin B

The purpose of this dissertation was to investigate cardiovascular function and ventilatory regulation at rest and during exercise in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). This dissertation consisted of three separate experiments that aimed to provide insight into the...

Spring 2012

Bayduza, Angela L

The purpose of this qualitative study was to gain insight into the relationships among school setting, student perceptions of that setting, and PA (physical activity) and PIA (physical inactivity) behaviour. Children's perceptions of various aspects of the school environment were explored to...

Fall 2020

Aranas, Katrina

Empirically-supported treatments for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are medication and behaviour management, but there is widespread consensus for a need for more treatment options. Increasing support suggests that physical activity (PA) may be an adjunct/alternative to existing...