Tune in on December 2 from 6 - 7:30 p.m. ET to learn about successfully transitioning to the subsequent stages of your graduate training. Hear about the academic journey from a young investigator (KPE alumni). Attendees will have the option to hear from either a panel of doctoral students or post-doctoral fellows regarding selecting and applying for positions and funding sources. This event is designed for current graduate students, but undergraduate students are welcome to attend. Registration closes 2 hours prior to the start of the session.
How to participate
Register online for Navigating Doctoral and Post-Doctoral Research
Panelists
Doctoral Stream:
Madison Vani (Behavioural) Madison Vani is currently in the final stages of completing her PhD in Kinesiology, working under the supervision of Dr. Catherine Sabiston. She completed her BA(Hon) in Psychology at Brock University and her MSc in Exercise Sciences at the University of Toronto. Madison’s research interests center around body image and movement (physical activity, sport, and exercise), focusing predominantly on adolescent sport participants and adolescent and young adult cancer survivors. Her research has been funded by SSHRC Masters and Doctoral scholarships, Michael Smith Foreign study supplement, NASPSPA student research grant, and other internal awards.
Sabrina Razack (Physical Cultural Studies (PCS)) Sabrina is a PhD candidate completing her doctorate at the University of Toronto in the Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education with a collaborative specialization in Women and Gender Studies. The focus of her research involves the analysis of media, race, sport, gender and social movements. Sabrina’s doctoral research, Beyond the Score: How ‘Networks of Hope’ in Digital Feminist Sport Media influence gender and racial social movements, examines the impact of social networking sites intended to progress social justice work.
Hugo Fung (Biophysical) After completing his HBSc with a double major in cell & molecular biology and health and disease, Hugo spent the next two years working as a research assistant in the Osteoporosis Program at Toronto General Hospital. Impassioned by his affinity for research, Hugo further completed an MSc. with a Collaborative Specialization in Musculoskeletal Sciences at the Iovate/Muscletech Sports Science lab under the supervision of Dr. Daniel Moore. Now a 2nd year PhD student in the same lab, Hugo’s research is focused on the metabolic and skeletal muscle health detriments with reduced physical activity, and how physical activity and nutritional interventions may mitigate these changes.
Post-Doctoral Fellows
Dr. Matthew Lees (Biophysical) Dr Matt Lees is a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Iovate/Muscletech Metabolism and Sports Science Laboratory within the Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education. Under the supervision of Professor Dan Moore, his research explores the influence of nutrition and exercise on muscle metabolism across a range of populations. He has a special interest in understanding the mechanisms and potential solutions to the loss of muscle mass and strength that occurs with advancing age (sarcopenia). A citizen of the United Kingdom, he completed his PhD studies in muscle health and aging in Leeds before working as a research assistant at the University of Limerick, Ireland for eight months in 2020. After a brief period of teaching-related activity back in England, he relocated to Toronto in April of this year to commence his current post.
Dr. Jeemin Kim (Behavioural) Dr. Jeemin Kim is a SSHRC-funded postdoctoral fellow within the Sport and Performance Psychology Laboratory in the Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education at the University of Toronto. He completed his Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology at McMaster University (2013), a Master of Arts degree in Kinesiology at McGill University (2015), and a PhD in Kinesiology at Wilfrid Laurier University (2019). His research spans across sport psychology and physical activity psychology, with specific topics of interests including athletes' emotion regulation, group/role dynamics in sport teams, and the influence of social norms in sport and physical activity contexts.
