Panagiota (Nota) Klentrou has been appointed as the next Dean of the Faculty of Applied Health Sciences, effective July 1, 2025.
Nota currently serves as the Chair of the Department of Kinesiology and has served three terms (2011 – 2020) as the Associate Dean, Research and Graduate Studies at the Faculty of Applied Health Sciences. Nota is on her fourth term as Chair of Kinesiology, having previously served in the position from 2006 – 2011 and from 2021 – 2024. In addition, Nota has also provided significant collegial leadership and service to the University, serving as an elected member of Senate from 2005 – 2020 and again from 2022 – 2025. During her time as Senator, Nota has chaired several committees including the Research and Scholarship Policy Committee, the Graduate Studies Committee, the Information Technology and Infrastructure Committee, and the Planning, Priorities and Budget Advisory Committee. Most recently, Nota was elected to serve as the Chair of Senate.
In addition to her extensive service and administrative experience, Nota has a strong research background that focuses on exercise physiology and the health implications of sport training in children and youth. Her scholarship investigates the mechanisms that explain how exercise and diet affect bone development and lifelong bone health. Nota’s research has been supported by grants from NSERC, SSHRC, CIHR, and several external agencies including Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, and the Dairy Farmers of Canada—to name a few. In recognition of her work, Nota was elected President of the Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology (CSEP) in 2018 and became a CSEP Fellow in 2020. In 2023, CSEP acknowledged her exceptional contributions to exercise physiology in Canada by awarding her the prestigious CSEP Honour Award.
Nota holds an MSc and PhD in Exercise Physiology from the Université de Montréal, as well as a degree in Physical Education and Sports Science (BSc) from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. In addition to her appointment at Brock, Nota also holds appointments as an adjunct faculty member in the Faculty of Kinesiology & Physical Education at the University of Toronto, as well as the Graduate Program in Kinesiology and Health Science at York University.