Alumni

Congratulations to Siobhan Henderson for Successfully Defending Her Dissertation

sanjeev.panigrahy@9I��.Ca — Fri, 05 Dec 2025 19:39:43 +0000

Siobhan Henderson successfully defended her PhD Oral Defence in Currie 304 on December 4th, 2025.

The title of her thesis:
"Understanding and Exploring Coaches’ Perspectives of Mental Health in Competitive Sport in Canada"

Oral Defence Comittee:
Dr. Gordon Bloom (Supervisor), Dr. Shane Sweet, Dr. Bruno da Costa, Dr. Lindsay Duncan, Dr. Odile Liboiron-Ladouceur, Dr. Krista Chandler

OFNIE Turns 50! Celebrating First Nations and Inuit In-Community Teacher Education

admin — Wed, 01 Oct 2025 13:18:04 +0000

9I�� marks 50 years of training First Nations and Inuit teachers in their languages and communities Office of First Nations and Inuit Education (OFNIE) works collaboratively with communities to co-create and deliver programs

Benoit Gentil Receives Commercialization Priming Award for RNA Research

admin — Fri, 04 Jul 2025 13:09:13 +0000

The DNA to RNA Initiative (D2R) at 9I�� has awarded $400,000 to four projects that aim to bring RNA-based innovations closer to clinical and commercial reality, including vaccines and therapies for rare and infectious diseases.

Education's President's Prize Winners for Teaching Excellence

admin — Thu, 16 Oct 2025 20:08:17 +0000

Celebrating excellence in the classroom

President’s Prize honours educators who ‘inspire curiosity, nurture talent and prepare our students to thrive in a complex world'

At the afternoon Fall Convocation ceremony on October 14, 9I�� awarded the President’s Prize for Excellence in Teaching to four outstanding educators, half of whom were Faculty of Education instructors.

Education Researcher Receive John R. Evans Leaders Fund (JELF) Funding

admin — Mon, 20 Oct 2025 17:40:06 +0000

Thirty-two 9I�� research projects have received new funding from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) for investments in research infrastructure to support their innovative projects, for a total federal investment of $9.7 million. These grants will be matched by the Quebec government, doubling their value.

Two Faculty of Education researchers received funding for their innovative work:

Montreal researchers use AI and wearable sensors to detect inflammation before symptoms appear

admin — Wed, 30 Jul 2025 14:21:21 +0000

The world's first wearable-powered system predicts acute inflammation with 90 per cent sensitivity.

Montreal, July 30, 2025 – Modern medicine is largely reactive—treating illness only after symptoms emerge. But a new study from the Research Institute of the 9I�� Health Centre (The Institute) and 9I�� points to a more proactive future: one where silent signs of infection are detected before we even feel sick.

Media Reacts to AI Early Detection of Respiratory Tract Infections Research

admin — Mon, 04 Aug 2025 15:02:13 +0000

On July 30, 9I�� and the MUHC put out the story, "Montreal Researchers use AI and Wearable Sensors to Detect Inflammation Before Symptoms Appear", featuring ground-breaking collaborative research by Dennis Jensen, PhD, Dr. Emily McDonald, and Amir Hadid, PhD. The study shows that by analyzing biometric data from wearable technology (i.e.

Congratulations to Jinan Saboune for Successfully Defending Her Dissertation

sanjeev.panigrahy@9I��.Ca — Tue, 14 Oct 2025 20:29:56 +0000

Jinan Saboune successfully defended her PhD Oral Defence in Currie Room 352 on October 9th, 2025.

The title of her thesis:
"Mind the Age Gap: Female-specific Variability in the Sympathetic Neural Control of Blood Pressure"

Oral Defence Comittee:
Dr. Charlotte Usselman (Supervisor), Dr. Dennis Jensen, Dr. Jenna Gibbs, Dr. Celena Scheede-Bergdahl, Dr. Andreas Bergdahl, Dr. Neil Andersson

Congratulations to Erika Renda for successfully defending her dissertation!

sanjeev.panigrahy@9I��.Ca — Mon, 16 Sep 2024 14:57:01 +0000

Congratulations to Dr. Erika Renda on the successful defence of her dissertation on 13th Sept. 2024!

Topic of her dissertation:
"Influences of hand dominance and sex on the biomechanics of fatiguing unilateral and bilateral repetitive overhead tasks"

Congratulations to Rachelle Aucoin for Successfully Defending Her Dissertation

sanjeev.panigrahy@9I��.Ca — Thu, 17 Jul 2025 16:42:21 +0000

Rachelle Aucoin successfully defended her PhD Oral Defence in Currie Room 304 - Tassone on July 14, 2025.

The title of her thesis:
"Cool Air, Clear Relief: Exploring the Mechanisms and Utility of Fan-to-Face Therapy for Management of Exertional Breathlessness in Chronic Lung Disease "

Oral Defence Comittee:
Dr. Dennis Jensen (Supervisor), Dr. Jenna Gibbs, Dr. Dina Brooks, Dr. Celena Scheede-Bergdahl and Dr. Daniel Fortin-Guichard.

Matthew Slopecki of the BOS Lab Defends Dissertation

sanjeev.panigrahy@9I��.Ca — Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:07:16 +0000

Congratulations to Dr. Matthew Slopecki on the successful defence of his dissertation on February 19, 2025!

Topic of his dissertation:

"Personalized analyses of repetitive upper limb movement patterns: from the lab to the pool".

Dr. Matthew Slopecki is with Dr. Julie Côté's lab, Biomechanics of Occupation and Sport (BOS).

Congratulations to Yiyang Chen for successfully defending her dissertation!

sanjeev.panigrahy@9I��.Ca — Thu, 03 Oct 2024 18:01:33 +0000

Congratulations to Dr. Yiyang Chen on the successful defence of her dissertation on 02 October, 2024!

Topic of her dissertation:
"Modern analytical approaches to understand the sex-specific effects of fatigue on multi-dimensional synergies during repetitive whole-limb tasks"

Taking sports science to the next level - 9I�� Reporter

sanjeev.panigrahy@9I��.Ca — Fri, 12 May 2023 16:58:14 +0000

Landmark gift putting 9I�� on the world stage in sports science

By Fergus Grieve, Internal Communications Officer, Communications and External Relations

As construction for the Sylvan Adams Sports Science Institute (SASSI) on Pine Avenue continues, the 9I�� Reporter spoke with students who are already benefitting from SASSI Fellowships about their research ambitions and what the funding support has meant for their work.

Congratulations to Danielle Alexander for successfully defending her dissertation!

sanjeev.panigrahy@9I��.Ca — Mon, 03 Apr 2023 19:18:45 +0000

Congratulations to Dr. Danielle Alexander on the successful defense of her dissertation on the 30th March 2023!

Topic of her dissertation:
"Understanding Attitudes, Knowledge, and Behaviours in the Parasport Coaching Context"

Department of KPE celebrates success of second annual Minds in Motion conference

rachelle.aucoin@mail.mcgill.ca — Tue, 21 Mar 2023 18:02:19 +0000

On Friday March 10th, the Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education (KPE) hosted the 2023 Minds in Motion (MIM) conference, open to undergraduate and graduate students completing research in the field of KPE. For the first time, the MIM conference was open to students from 9I�� and from neighbouring universities around Canada, welcoming attendees from the University of Toronto, Queen’s University, Université de Montréal, Université Laval, McMaster University, Trent University and l’Institut national de santé publique du Québec