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Blanchard, Chris – (End date: June 30, 2027) – Major appointment in Medicine. Research program mainly focuses on identifying key determinants/correlates of exercise behavior in diseased and non-diseased populations using various health behavior change theories with a particular emphasis on the social ecological model. Within this model, he concentrates on the unique and interactive influence of the intrapersonal, interpersonal, institutional, community, and policy variables on exercise.

Boe, Shaun (End date: June 30, 2025) – Major appointment in School of Physiotherapy. Collaborative research with several faculty members in Kinesiology; shared Master’s student supervision and member of thesis committees; merging of graduate seminars for Kinesiology and Physiotherapy.

Karabanow, Jeff (End date: June 30, 2027) – Major appointment in the School of Social Work. Collaboration on research projects, guest lectures, work with graduate students. Research interests: Homelessness and poverty; Housing; Globalization; International social work; Organization theory; Political economics; Homelessness and trauma; Street youth; Street culture.

Rutherford, Derek (End date: June 30, 2021) - As a physical therapist, focused in musculoskeletal health and research in biomechanical aspects of human movement and electromyography, Dr. Rutherford provides a unique skill set to understand the implications of joint injuries and disease on human function.

Wong, Ivan (End date: June 30, 2025) – Faculty of Medicine – Department of Surgery. Collaboration on research projects (develop functional indices of hip and shoulder pathology); work with graduate students.