PhD (University of Toronto and l’Université d’Aix Marseille)

MSc (University of Toronto)

BPHE (University of Toronto)

Undergraduate Courses

KNPE 237 – Child and Adolescent Motor Development 

KNPE 254 – Biomechanical Analysis of Human Movement

Research Summary

The objective of my research program is to understand the influence of sensory information on the planning and control of goal-directed actions. In particular, I am interested in the underlying processes that differentiate a movement made toward a target located on the body (i.e. a somatosensory target) versus a movement to an external object. I use a combination of sensory manipulations, motion tracking, and neuroimaging to answer these questions.

Present Research Themes

• The influence of visual information on the mapping of somatosensory target locations
• The role of brain and spinal neural networks in the rapid control of movements to somatosensory targets
• Multisensory perception during movements to somatosensory and visual targets

Undergraduate Student Opportunities

I am currently looking for undergraduate student volunteers who are interested in gaining research experience. Interested students should contact me with a brief summary of their interests and experiences via email.

Graduate Student Opportunities

I am currently accepting new graduate students at the Masters and Ph.D. level. Interested applicants should apply to the Ontario Graduate Scholarship Program and to the National Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada. Please contact me for further information so that we can talk about your research interests.

Recent Publications

Manson, G. A., Calvert, J. S., Ling, J. F., Tychhon, B., Ali, A., & Sayenko, D. G. (2020). The relationship between tolerance and motor activation during transcutaneous spinal stimulation is unaffected by carrier frequency or vibration. Physiological Reports. 8:e14397. https://doi.org/10.14814/phy2.14397

Goodman, R., Manson, G. A., & Tremblay, L. (2020). Age-related differences in sensorimotor transformations for visual and/or somatosensory targets: planning or execution? Experimental Aging Research, 1–11. doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/0361073X.2020.1716153

Welsh, T., Reid, C., Manson, G. A., Constable, M., & Tremblay, L. (2020). Susceptibility to the fusion illusion is modulated during both action execution and action observations. Acta Psychologica, 204, 103028.

Bested, S., Manson, G. A., & Tremblay, L. (2019). Combining unassisted and robot-guided golf putting optimizes motor learning. Journal of Motor Learning and Development, 7, 408–425.

Blouin, J., Saradijian, A., Pialasse, J. P., Manson, G. A., Mouchnino, L., & Simoneau, M. (2019). Two neural circuits to point towards home position after passive body displacements. 13, 70.

Calvert, J., Manson, G. A., Grahn, P., & Sayenko, D. (2019). Preferential activation of spinal sensorimotor networks via lateralized transcutaneous spinal stimulation in neurologically intact humans. Journal of Neurophysiology, 122(5), 2111.

Manson, G. A., Blouin, J., Kumawat, A. S., Crainic, V. A., & Tremblay, L. (2019). Rapid online corrections for upper limb reaches to perturbed somatosensory targets: evidence for non-visual sensorimotor transformation processes. Experimental Brain Research, 237, 839–853. doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00221-018-5448-3

Manson, G. A., Tremblay, L., Lebar, N., de Grosbois, J., Mouchnino, L., & Blouin, J. (2019). Auditory cues for somatosensory targets invoke visuomotor transformations: behavioral and electrophysiological evidence. PLoS One, 14(5), e0215518. doi: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0215518

Manson, G. A., Manzone, D., de Grosbois, J., Goodman, R., Wong, J., Reid, C., … Tremblay, L. (2018). Let us not play it by ear: auditory gating and audiovisual perception during rapid goal-directed action. IEEE Transactions on Cognitive and Developmental Systems, 10(3), 659–667. doi:10.1109/TCDS.2017.2773423

Google Scholar Link

• For general inquiries about the SKHS undergraduate program, please email skhs.ugassist@queensu.ca.
• To schedule meetings with the SKHS Director or for issues related to casual staff contracts, please email skhs.admin@queensu.ca. 

Undergraduate Courses

KNPE/HLTH 300 – Community-Based Practicum 

Post-Doctorate (Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario [CHEO], University of Alberta)

PhD (University of Alberta)

MA (Yonsei University)

BSc (Yonsei University)

Lab Website

In Situ Population Health Research Lab (www.insituPH.ca)

Research Summary

My overarching research agenda focuses on bridging social issues (e.g., climate change, gender inequality) and theories (e.g., intersectionality) with quantitative research methodology to advance population health in cross-cultural and global contexts.

Research Interests

• Research Methods: Quantitative intersectionality; Large-scale population-based survey; Social epidemiology; Globally engaged research
• Health Equity: Anti-racism; Anti-oppression; Equity-deserving groups; Gender and sexual minority
• Social Medicine: Health psychology; Social, structural, and constitutional determinants of health; Salutogenesis
• Climate Change: Climate resilience; Climate anxiety; Climate policy; Behavioural Adaptation; Intergenerational justice
• Health Behaviours: Physical activity; Outdoor Play; 24-hour movement behavior

Publications

For a full list of publications, see my Google Scholar Page.

Links

Twitter:  @DrEunYoungLee

PhD (McMaster University)

MSc (McMaster University)

BSc (University of Ottawa)

Undergraduate Courses

HLTH 315 – Theory and Practice of Health Behaviour Change

Graduate Courses

KHS 872 – Health Behaviour Change

KHS 891 – Statistics

Research Summary

The overarching goal of my research program is to increase physical activity participation among adults with a mobility impairment in an effort to minimize disability and maximize quality of life.  A mobility impairment is a condition that affects a person’s ability to move including amputation, cerebral palsy, stroke, multiple sclerosis, and spinal cord injury.  The specific aims of my research include:

1. Developing physical activity guidelines for adults with mobility impairment.

2. Testing and disseminating persuasive messages and theory-based interventions promotion physical activity.

3. Investigating able-bodied adults’ stereotypes of physically active adults with a disability

Graduate Student Opportunities

Graduate students are integral to the success and advancement of my research program. Applications for study at the MSc and PhD level are welcome. Students will develop expertise in areas related to health promotion, health communication, and special populations. Internal funding is available. Prospective graduate students are encouraged to apply to the Ontario Graduate Scholarship Program, the Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada (www.sshrc.ca), the Canadian Institutes for Health Research (www.cihr.ca), and other agencies that provide support for graduate students. Interested applicants with an entrance average above 80 should get in touch with Dr. Latimer-Cheung via e-mail.  Please forward a copy of your resume and your academic transcript.

Current Funding

Canadian Foundation for Innovation

Canadian Institute of Health Research (CIHR)

Ontario Ministry of Research and Innovation

Ontario Neurotrauma Foundation

Rick Hansen Institute

Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC)

Recent Publications

Google Scholar

Links

Queen’s University Revved Up Lab

Canadian Disability Participation Project CDPP – the CDPP is an alliance of university, public, private and government sector partners working together to enhance community participation among Canadians with physical disabilities.

• Graduate Program inquiries for current and prospective students (Kinesiology and Health Studies MA, MSc, PhD)

PhD (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)

MA (Queen’s University)

BSocSci (University of Birmingham)

Cross Appointments

Gender Studies, Faculty of Arts & Science

Cultural Studies

Sociology

Undergraduate Courses

HLTH 334 – Health, Illness and Society

HLTH 434 – Social Movements in Health

Graduate Courses

KHS 869 – Bodies and Social Theory

Research Summary

Trained in cultural studies and sociology, I am an interdisciplinary scholar of the body, health and sport.  I work with feminist, queer, and critical race theories to research a broad variety of topics ranging from drugs to food.  My first book, Pink Ribbons, Inc:  Breast Cancer and the Politics of Philanthropy, is the subject of an NFB documentary by the same name: 

Graduate Student Opportunities

Students at all levels (MA, PhD, postdoctoral) with an interest in qualitative research on the embodied dimensions of consumer culture are encouraged to apply.  Recent graduates have conducted critical, theoretically-informed work on the following subjects:  student mental health, acne, Movember, mud running, sport for development and peace, hockey nostalgia, and Russian breast cancer culture.  Although some internal funding is available, Canadian applicants are encouraged to apply for external funding from SSHRC or CIHR.

Sample Publications

• King, S. & Weedon, G. (Forthcoming). Protein: The Unofficial Biography of a Nutritional Superstar. Duke University Press.

• Ventresca, M, & King, S. (2023). “Anesthetized gladiators:” Painkilling and Racial capitalism in the NFL. Sociology of Sport Journal, 40(1): 21-29.

• King, S. (2022). Of companionship, curfew, and conflict: Multispecies leisure in the age of COVID, Leisure Studies, 41(3): 301-309.

• King, S. (2021). Meat, markets, and monopolies: The politics and economics of animal agriculture. Contemporary Sociology, 50(3): 202-205.

• Ali, A. & King, S. (2021). “He could be dangerous”: Orientalism, the “migrant crisis”, and the ‘risky’ representation of Muslim boxers in TSN’s Radical Play. Sociology of Sport Journal, 38(4), 335-344.

• King, S. & Weedon, G. (2021). The nature of the body in sport and physical culture: From bodies and environments to ecological embodiment. Sociology of Sport Journal, 38, 131-139.

• King, S. (2020). Towards a multispecies sport studies. In Newman, J., Thorpe, H., & Andrews, D. L. (Eds.), Sport, Physical Culture, and the Moving Body: Materialisms, Technologies, Ecologies (pp. 193-208). Rutgers University Press

• King, S., Carey, R. S., MacQuarrie, I., Millious, V.N., & Power, E. M., (Eds.). (2019). Messy Eating: Conversations on Animals as Food. New York: Fordham University Press.

• King, S. & Weedon, G. (2019). Enacting bodies: The multiplicity of whey protein and the making of corporealities. In M. McDonald & J. Sterling (Eds), Sports, Society, and Technology – Bodies, Practices, and Knowledge Production (pp. 175-194). Palgrave-Macmillan.

• King, S. & Weedon, G. (2019). Embodiment is ecological: The metabolic lives of whey protein powder. Body & Society, 26, 82-106.

• King, S. (2018). Feminist cultural studies. In L. Mansfield, J. Caudwell, B. Watson & B. Wheaton (Eds.), Palgrave Handbook of Feminism and Sport, Leisure and Physical Education. London: Palgrave.

Links

King Research Group Webpage

• dipa.coordinator@queensu.ca (DIPA Certificate) or revvedup@queensu.ca (Revved Up program)
• Certificate in Disability and Physical Activity (DIPA) inquiries
• Revved Up exercise program