Alumni

Trainees

Sarah Barnes
Assistant professor, Department of Experiential Studies in Community and Sport, CBU.

  • Barnes, S. (2022). American Dreams: Smart sleep, high-tech beds, and the National Football League. International Review for the Sociology of Sport, DIO: 012690221991778
  • Barnes, S., & Adams, M. L. (2021). A large and troubling iceberg: sexism and misogyny in women’s work as sport coaches. Sports Coaching Review, 1-20.
  • Barnes, S. (2020). “The Best Recovery You Could Possibly Get”: Sleep, Rest, and the National Basketball Association. Sociology of Sport Journal, 38(1), 16-25.

Teena Marie Campbell
Sessional Instructor, Department of Experiential Studies in Community and Sport, CBU.

  • Nova Scotia High-Performance Coach Development Program – Feasibility Report for the Canadian Sport Centre Atlantic done in partnership with Dr. Bettina Callary.
  • Performance Pathway Coach Development Program Framework – Phase 2 – Creation of Coach Enhancement Program for Canadian Sport Centre Atlantic (Now being piloted by CSCA as the “Dart Program” – unofficial name) done in conjunction with Dr. Bettina Callary.
  • CBU Sport and Physical Activity Leadership/ Bachelor of Education in Physical Education Pathway Project for the Department of Experiential Studies in Community and Sport.

Janet Kunhke
Associate Professor, Nursing Department, CBU.

  • Investigating coach-athlete relationships within a women’s Masters sports teaClient, family and community-centred care is essential for long-term health and wellness. Physical, emotional, spiritual and social health, in balance, support a person’s growth and wellness.

Kyle McCallum

  • McCallum, K., & Sheehan, D. (2015). Evaluation of the physical literacy of children between 8 and 12-years of age in Calgary, Alberta. Journal of Exercise, Movement, and Sport (SCAPPS refereed abstracts repository), 47(1).
  • McCallum, K., Katz, L., Sheehan, D., & Van Wyk, N. Impact of a Year-‐Long Physical Literacy Structured Recreation Program on the Motor Proficiency of Kindergarten Students.
  • McCallum, K., Tan, B., Marjoram, R., McKay, C., Doyle-Baker, P. K., Jarus, T., … & Emery, C. (2021). 078 Injury risk in school children with probable developmental coordination disorder or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

Christoph Szedlak (PhD Candidate)

  • PhD Thesis: Exploring and Developing Effective Behaviours and Characteristics of Strength and Conditioning Coaches

Ciera Disipio

  • Capstone Project Title: Evaluating a Professional Development Coaching Course for Coaches of Adult Athletes
  • Undergrad Honours Thesis: Investigating Player Coaches’ Experiences in a Men’s Masters Basketball League 
  • Masters Thesis: Exploring Masters Rowing Coaches’ Perspectives on Adult-oriented Coaching 

Chelsea Currie
Masters Thesis: Investigating coach-athlete relationships within a women’s Masters sports tea

  • Currie, C., Callary, B., & Young, B. (2021). Glitter and Guts: Narrative portrayal of sportswomen’s experiences on a coached Masters team. Sage Open. https://doi.org/10.1177/215824402110544
  • Currie, C., Young, B. W., & Callary, B. (2021). Mutuality in a coached adult sport team: The Masters Team Sport Model of Interdependence. Sports Coaching Review. Advance Online Publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/21640629.2021.1952810
  • Rathwell, S., Young, B. W., Callary, B., Motz, D., Hoffmann, M. D., & Currie, C. (2020). The Adult-Oriented Sport Coaching Survey: An Instrument Designed to Assess Coaching Behaviors Tailored to Adult Athletes. Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 42(5), 368-385.

Joseph Gurgis (post-doctoral fellow)
Postdoctoral Fellow/Sessional Instructor, Department of Experiential Studies in Community and Sport, CBU.

  • Gurgis, J. J., Kerr, G., & Darnell, S. (2022). “Safe sport is not for everyone”: Equity-deserving athletes’ perspectives of, experiences, and recommendations for safe sport. Frontiers in Psychology, 13, 832560. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.832560
  • Gurgis, J. J. & Callary, B. (2022). An exploration of the coaching approaches used by Mi’kmaw First Nation coaches. Sports Coaching Review, 11(2), 170-191. https://doi.org/10.1080/21640629.2022.2045138
  • Gurgis, J. J., & Kerr, G. (2021). Sport administrators’ perspectives on advancing safe sport. Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 3, 1-14. 

Julie Baribault

  • 3-Year Bachelor of Arts Community Studies with a concentration in Sport and Physical Activity Leadership, Cape Breton University
  • 4-Year Bachelor of Arts Community Studies with Sport and Physical Activity Leadership Honours, Cape Breton University
  • Undergrad Honours Thesis: Navigating Sexual Violence and Survivorship: A Survivor’s Autoethnographic Journey Using TikTok
  • Baribault, J. (2021). Navigating Sexual Violence and Survivorship: A Survivor’s Autoethnographic Journey Using TIKTOK. Papers of Canadian International Conference on Gender & Women’s Studies 2021(Online Conference Issue), 11-19. (Unique Conferences Canada Publication)

Daniel Johnston
Project Title: Partnership with UK Strength and Conditioning Association

Rachel Yerxa
Project Title: Perceived Stress and its Effect on the University Student Athlete Compared to the Non-Student Athlete 

Sugandhat Bharti
Project Title: Strength and conditioning, exercise physiology and the links to the CoASTaL lab

Michael Gould
Project Title: Sport Coaching Network, online value

Jonathan Cromwell
Project Title: Sport Coaching Network, feasibility

Marli MacInnis
Project Title: How to Effectively Motivate Adults to Adhere to a Physiotherapy Treatment Plan

Mathew Hoffmann (post-doctoral fellow)
Project Title: Comparing Masters athletes with varying degrees of coaching for psychological need satisfaction and frustration

Justin MacLellan
Masters Thesis: Investigating a coach’s facilitation of learning situations among Masters and youth athletes

Seth Amoah
Masters Project: Uncovering ways in which an athletic department flourishes through ongoing learning facilitated by the Leadership of the Athletic Director

Tedi Lisi

Rachel Yerxa

Associated Trainees

Sara Szabo, MSc. student at the University of Alberta

Armando Marin Rojas, Ph.D. candidate, CBU (Emerging leaders in Latin America, Global Affairs Canada scholarship recipient)

Annie Ulliac, MA, Department of Psychology, Western Kentucky University

Rachel Van Woezik, MSc. Nipissing University 

Pernille Sina Lund, MA, Department of Coaching and Psychology, Norwegian School of Sport Sciences 

Eva Ellmer, Ph.D., School of Human Movement, University of Queensland, Australia

Kylie McNeill, Ph.D., Human Kinetics, University of Ottawa

Lisa Bain, MA, Human Kinetics, University of Ottawa

Tiago Duarte, Ph.D., Human Kinetics, University of Ottawa

Francois Rodrigue, Ph.D., Human Kinetics, University of Ottawa