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
- Education
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.
Student Members
Victoria Iwaniura
Website Manager
Carley Jewell
Student Researcher
PhD Student- Applied Health Sciences (Kinesiology)
Mia Landry
Student Researcher
MSc Student – Kinesiology
Mandisa Lau
Student Researcher
MA Student – Recreation and Leisure studies
Lucy Lee
Student Researcher
MSc Student – Kinesiology
James Maynard
Student Member
PhD Student- Applied Health Sciences
Mikayla McEwan
Student Researcher
MSc Student – Kinesiology
Daniella Michaud
Student Researcher
Master of Education
Nate Taylor
Student Researcher
MSc Student – Kinesiology
Parker Triano
Student Researcher
MSc Student – Kinesiology
Bo Vink
Student Researcher
MSc Student – Kinesiology
Madelyn Walsh
Student Researcher
MSc Student – Kinesiology