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Coaching/Training
Competitive sport
Exercise and fitness
Facilities and programs
Sport medicine
Sport policy and administration
General/Other

Media Contacts

Contact Althea Blackburn-Evans (416-978-1663) if you are a member of the media who would like story ideas or to be added to the Faculty's media list.

Coaching/Training

Coaching
Barb Brophey
Gymnastics coach, Faculty of Physical Education and Health
Office: 416-978-7381
barb.brophey@utoronto.ca

Coaching and aggression, mental training
Chris Gee
PhD candidate, Faculty of Physical Education and Health
Cell: 647-206 – 7381
chris.gee@utoronto.ca

Track and field coaching
Carl Georgevski
Head Coach University of Toronto Track and Field Programs, Faculty of Physical Education and Health
Office: 416-978-2991
carl.georgevski@utoronto.ca
http://www.torontotrack.com
Languages: Macedonian

Coaching of university football
Steve Howlett
Head Football Coach, Faculty of Physical Education and Health
Office: 416-978-2744
Home: 905-666-5604
steve.howlett@utoronto.ca

Basketball
Mike Katz
Men's Basketball Head Coach, Faculty of Physical Education and Health
Office: 416-978-4316
mike.katz@utoronto.ca

Overtraining and detraining
Elite athlete conditioning
Weekend warrior conditioning
Sheldon Persad
MSc student, Faculty of Physical Education and Health
sheldon@personalbest.ca
www.personalbest.ca

Training, rehabilitation, and coaching
Luc Tremblay
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Physical Education and Health
Office: 416-946-0200
luc.tremblay@utoronto.ca
http://individual.utoronto.ca/tremblay
Languages: French

Competitive Sport

International multi-sport events
Sports refereeing in Canada
University sports and the media
Paul Carson
Executive Assistant to the Dean, Faculty of Physical Education and Health
Office: 416-978-2136
paul.carson@utoronto.ca

Squash
Women's fastpitch
David Bernard Cooper
Lecturer, Faculty of Physical Education and Health
Office: 416-978-4113
david.cooper.a@utoronto.ca

Olympics
Russell Field
PhD candidate, Faculty of Physical Education and Health
Office: 416-978-5548
russell.field@utoronto.ca

Athlete development
Carl Georgevski
Head Coach University of Toronto Track and Field Programs
Faculty of Physical Education and Health
Office: 416-978-2991
carl.georgevski@utoronto.ca
http://www.torontotrack.com
Other Languages: Macedonian

Canadian Football League (CFL) from a player's viewpoint
CFL rules and regulation
Steve Howlett
Head Football Coach, Faculty of Physical Education and Health
Office: 416-978-2744
Home: 905-666-5604
steve.howlett@utoronto.ca

History and politics of sport and the Olympics
Bruce Kidd
Dean, Faculty of Physical Education and Health
Office: 416-978-7943
Home: 416-652-5195
bruce.kidd@utoronto.ca

Competitive swimming
Linda Kiefer
Varsity swim coach, Faculty of Physical Education and Health
Office: 416-978-0569
linda.kiefer@utoronto.ca

Community resistance to Olympics
Harassment, homophobia in sport
Negative social and environmental impacts of Olympics
Helen Jefferson Lenskyj
Professor
Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the U of T
Faculty of Physical Education and Health
Office: 416-923-6641 x2326
hlenskyj@oise.utoronto.ca

Competitive swimming
Olympic Games
Byron MacDonald
Head Coach, Swimming, Faculty of Physical Education and Health
Office: 416-978-7008
byron.macdonald@utoronto.ca

Olympic television studies
Margaret MacNeill
Associate Professor, Faculty of Physical Education and Health
Department of Public Health Sciences
Office: 416-978-0598
margaret.macneill@utoronto.ca

Exercise and fitness

Integrative movement
Pilates, NIA, energy management
Jill Cressy
Assistant Program Manager, Active Integration, Faculty of Physical Education and Health
Office: 416-946-3500
jill.cressy@utoronto.ca

Energy balance, metabolism, menstrual cycle and exercise
Reproductive physiology and exercise in women
Women's health and exercise
Mary Jane De Souza
Associate Professor, Faculty of Physical Education and Health
Office: 416-978-6836
maryjane.desouza@utoronto.ca

Physical activity and mental health
Guy Faulkner
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Physical Education and Health
Office: 416-946-7949
guy.faulkner@utoronto.ca
http://individual.utoronto.ca/EPU/index.htm

Exercise and adaptation in women
Exercise and aging
Exercise and heart function, heart disease
Jack M. Goodman
Associate Professor, Faculty of Physical Education and Health
Office: 416-978-6095
jack.goodman@utoronto.ca

Martial arts
Capoeira
Janelle Joseph
PhD student, Faculty of Physical Education and Health
Office: 416-978-5548
janelle.joseph@utoronto.ca
Other Languages: Portuguese

Personal training
Exercise for people living with disabilities
Susan Lee
Accessibility Coordinator, Faculty of Physical Education and Health
Office: 416-978-5655
ss.lee@utoronto.ca

Active healthy aging
Planning exercise programs for older adults
Karen Lewis
Assistant Dean, Administrative Services & Equity, Faculty of Physical Education and Health
Office: 416-978-3084
karen.lewis@utoronto.ca

Cultural studies of sport and fitness
Gender, health and active living
Youth and fitness
Margaret MacNeill
Associate Professor, Faculty of Physical Education and Health
Department of Public Health Sciences
Office: 416-978-0598
margaret.macneill@utoronto.ca

Children
Exercise science
Physical activity
Pediatric respiratory and cardiac disease populations and exercise
Jane Schneiderman
Exercise Physiologist, Cardiopulmonary Exercise Lab, Hospital for Sick Children
PhD Candidate, Faculty of Physical Education and Health
Office: 416-813-7654 ext. 4407
jane.schneiderman-walker@sickkids.ca

Sedentary behaviour and adolescents
Physical activity behaviour
Paul Spanier
PhD candidate, Faculty of Physical Education and Health
Home: 905-388-4319
Cell: 905-741-9103
paul.spanier@utoronto.ca

Exercise and aging
Exercise and health
Exercise and performance
Scott Thomas
Associate Professor, Faculty of Physical Education and Health
Graduate Department of Rehabilitation Science
Office: 416-978-7329 or 416-978-6019
scott.thomas@utoronto.ca

Facilities and programs

Children's sports camp programming and management
Sports and recreation programming, management, marketing and staffing
Darcy Brioux
Senior Manager, Leadership Development, Faculty of Physical Education and Health
Office: 416-978-3031
darcy.brioux@utoronto.ca

Children's gymnastics
Barb Brophey
Gymnastics Coach, Faculty of Physical Education and Health
Office: 416-978-7381
barb.brophey@utoronto.ca

Aquatics, Aquafit
Children's swimming
Kay Dawkins
Faculty of Physical Education and Health
Office: 416-946-5123
kay.dawkins@utoronto.ca

Aquatic lifesaving and rescues
Pool operations and maintenance
Cathy A. Hughes
Facility Manager - Pools, Faculty of Physical Education and Health
Office: 416-946-5122
cathy.hughes@utoronto.ca

Children’s summer day camp, Camp U of T, children’s programming
Jen Leake
Director, Camp U of T, Faculty of Physical Education and Health
Office: 416-978-2963
jen.leake@utoronto.ca

Sport Medicine

Sports medicine
Ian Cohen
Faculty of Physical Education and Health
Office: 416-978-4678
ian.cohen@utoronto.ca

First aid/CPR certification
Kay Dawkins
Faculty of Physical Education and Health
Office: 416-946-5123
kay.dawkins@utoronto.ca

Female athlete triad (disordered eating, amenorrhea, osteoporosis)
Mary Jane De Souza
Associate Professor, Faculty of Physical Education and Health
Office: 416-978-6836
maryjane.desouza@utoronto.ca

Exercise and smoking cessation
Psychology of physical activity and exercise across the lifespan
Guy Faulkner
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Physical Education and Health
Office: 416-946-7949
guy.faulkner@utoronto.ca
http://individual.utoronto.ca/EPU/index.htm

Football injuries
Steve Howlett
Head Football Coach, Faculty of Physical Education and Health
Office: 416-978-2744
Home: 905-666-5604
steve.howlett@utoronto.ca

Automatic external defibrillator (AED) use and medical oxygen in pool environment
Cathy A. Hughes
Facility Manager - Pools, Faculty of Physical Education and Health
Office: 416-946-5122
cathy.hughes@utoronto.ca

Psychological recovery from dance and athletic injuries
Sports psychology
Lynda Mainwaring
Faculty of Physical Education and Health
Office: 416-946-5134
lynda.mainwaring@utoronto.ca

Cardiac rehabilitation
Occupational rehabilitation and work disability prevention
Fergal O'Hagan
PhD candidate, Faculty of Physical Education and Health
Office: 705-740-2135 x29
Cell: 705-750-5483
fohagan@on.aibn.com
Other languages: French

Clinical sports medicine
Concussion in sports
Doug Richards
Assistant Professor; Medical Director, MacIntosh Clinic
Faculty of Physical Education and Health
Office: 416-978-4678
doug.richards@utoronto.ca

Sport Policy and Administration

Sport, policy and politics
Peter Donnelly
Professor, Faculty of Physical Education and Health
Office: 416-946-5071
Home: 905-632-9264
peter.donnelly@utoronto.ca

Pool policy
Pool staff administration and training
Swimmer health
Cathy A. Hughes
Facility Manager - Pools; Faculty of Physical Education and Health
Office: 416-946-5122
cathy.hughes@utoronto.ca

General/Other

Learning and teacher development for physical education, health
Andy Anderson
Associate Professor
Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the U of T
Office: 416-978-2992
aanderson@oise.utoronto.ca

Student leadership education and training
Darcy Brioux
Senior Manager, Leadership Development, Faculty of Physical Education and Health
Office: 416-978-3031
darcy.brioux@utoronto.ca

Globalization of sport
History of Canadian cricket
David Bernard Cooper
Lecturer, Faculty of Physical Education and Health
Office: 416-978-4113
david.cooper.a@utoronto.ca

High risk sports
Social issues related to sports
Peter Donnelly
Professor, Faculty of Physical Education and Health
Office: 416-946-5071
Home: 905-632-9264
peter.donnelly@utoronto.ca

Delivery of school physical education
Guy Faulkner
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Physical Education and Health
Office: 416-946-7949
guy.faulkner@utoronto.ca
http://individual.utoronto.ca/EPU/index.htm

History of Canadian Sport
Spectators/fans (from a historical/sociological perspective)
Russell Field
PhD candidate, Faculty of Physical Education and Health
Office: 416-978-5548
russell.field@utoronto.ca

Violence and aggression in sport (mostly hockey)
Sport socialization
Group dynamics
Chris Gee
PhD candidate, Faculty of Physical Education and Health
Cell: 905-341-9660
chris.gee@utoronto.ca

Ultimate Frisbee
Christian Hajok
Faculty of Physical Education and Health
Office: 416-978-5825
christian.hajok@utoronto.ca

Cultural studies
Gender and sport
Canadian identity
Janelle Joseph
PhD student, Faculty of Physical Education and Health
Office: 416-978-5548
janelle.joseph@utoronto.ca
Other Languages: Portuguese

Athletes' rights in sport
Canadian sport history
Human rights in sports
Bruce Kidd
Dean, Faculty of Physical Education and Health
Office: 416-978-7943
Home: 416-652-5195
bruce.kidd@utoronto.ca

Women in sports
Linda Kiefer
Varsity Swim Coach, Faculty of Physical Education and Health
Office: 416-978-0569
linda.kiefer@utoronto.ca

Gender, sexuality and sport
Helen Jefferson Lenskyj
Professor
Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the U of T
Faculty of Physical Education and Health
Office: 416-923-6641 x2326
hlenskyj@oise.utoronto.ca

History of sport
John McClelland
Professor Emeritus, Faculty of Physical Education and Health
Department of French
Office: 416-585-4482
Home: 416-463-1983
john.mcclelland@utoronto.ca
Other Languages: French, Italian, Spanish