Labs

Applied Skill Acquisition in Sport Lab

• Scientific lead: Nick Wattie, PhD
• Current location: St. Gregory’s School
• Key descriptors: skill acquisition, expertise development, talent identification and development, athlete and youth development, sport, officiating, parasport.
• Funding source(s):
  • Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) of Canada
  • Heritage Canada (Sport Canada)
  • Canadian Foundation for Innovation and Government of Ontario

 

Centre for Applied Nutrition and Cardiovascular Health Research

• Scientific lead: JoAnne Arcand, PhD (Heart & Stroke Foundation National New Investigator)
• Current location: St. Gregory’s School
• Key descriptors: diet, sodium, clinical nutrition, public health policy, e-health, hypertension, cardiovascular health

 

Institute for Disability and Rehabilitation Research 

• Scientific lead: Pierre Côté DC, PhD  (Canada Research Chair in Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation)  
• Current location: St. Gregory’s School
• Key descriptors: epidemiology, disability, rehabilitation, musculoskeletal pain, traffic injuries, low back and neck pain, mental health, clinical practice guidelines
• Website: idrr.ontariotechu.ca 

 

EEG and Neuroimaging Laboratory

• Scientific lead: Paul Yielder, PhD
• Current location: Science Building, Basement
• Key descriptors: hand dominance, brain plasticity, brain imaging

 

Health and Human Performance Laboratory

• Scientific lead: Shilpa Dogra, PhD
• Current location: Science Building, Basement
• Key descriptors: exercise physiology, sedentary physiology, inflammation, active aging, exercise-induced bronchoconstriction, respiratory disease

 

Human Neurophysiology and Rehabilitation Laboratory

• Scientific lead: Bernadette Murphy, PhD
• Current location: Science Building, Basement
• Key descriptors: human neurophysiology; influence of the neck on upper-limb sensorimotor integration; human movement and brain plasticity; brain plasticity in immersive environments

 

MaxSimHealth Laboratory

• Scientific lead: Adam Dubrowski, PhD
• Current location: Ontario Tech University - Science Building, Room 2080 (north Oshawa campus location)  / Lakeridge Health Oshawa (Lakeridge Health Education and Research Network (LHEARN) Centre) #NB1-131 
• Key descriptors: health care simulation, disruptive technologies, skill acquisition, expertise development, teaching and learning, 3D printing, collaborative research, interdisciplinary research
• Website: maxsimhealth.com
• Funding source(s):
  • Canada Research Chair (Tier 1)
  • Canada Foundation for Innovation (Innovation.ca)
  • Canadian Institute of Health Research (CIHR)
  • Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)

  • Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC)

 

Motor Behaviour and Physical Activity Laboratory

• Scientific lead: Meghann Lloyd, PhD
• Current location: St. Gregory’s School
• Key descriptors: adapted physical activity, autism spectrum disorder, Down Syndrome, physical activity interventions, motor development

 

Sport Officiating Studies Centre

• Scientific lead: Lori Livingston, PhD
• Current location: St. Gregory’s School
• Key descriptors: amateur sport officials; resilience, motivation, and perceived organizational support; recruitment, development, and retention
• Funding sources:
  • Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) of Canada
  • Ontario Trillium Foundation
  • Sport for Life Society