The Centre is made up of an interdisciplinary group of researchers and practitioners with expertise in various topics that promote healthy development of youth through sport participation.

At CHYDS, our membership represents several disciplines related to healthy youth development through sport. Our current research areas include but are not limited to:

• Recreation and Leisure Studies
• Life skill development through sport and physical activity
• Growth and development
• Muscle function and recovery
• Injury surveillance and prevention
• Coaching and PE pedagogy
• Sport performance and medicine
• Sport psychology
• Positive youth development

Together, we form a research hub through which people, information, and action flow to integrate research and evidenced-based practices, implementation strategies to support healthy youth development through sport in Niagara and beyond.

Joe Barrett

Member
Associate Professor
Educational Studies

Amanda Black

Member
Professor
Kinesiology

Bareket Falk

Member
Professor
Kinesiology

Tim Fletcher

Member
Associate Professor
Kinesiology

Nicole Chimera

Member
Associate Professor
Kinesiology

Nathan Hall

Member
Associate Professor
Kinesiology

Nota Klentrou

Member
Professor
Kinesiology

Steve Lidstone

Member
Manager
Brock Sports Performance

Chunlei Lu

Member
Professor
Educational Studies

Ken Lodewyk

Member
Professor
Kinesiology

Brian Roy

Member
Professor
Kinesiology

Philip Sullivan

Member
Professor
Kinesiology

Jessica Murphy

Member
Research Associate

Caroline Hummell

Member
Communication & Marketing manager

Madison DiSalvo

Student Researcher
4th Year – Recreation and Leisure Studies

Mia Landry

Student Researcher
MSc Student – Kinesiology

Mandisa Lau

Student Researcher
MA Student – Recreation and Leisure studies

Mikayla McEwan

Student Researcher
5th year – Psychology

Nate Taylor

Student Researcher
MSc Student – Kinesiology

Madelyn Walsh

Student Researcher
MSc Student – Kinesiology