Media Contacts
• Coaching/Training • Competitive sport • Exercise and fitness • Athletic facilities and programs • Sport medicineContact 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
CoachingBarb 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: 905-341-9660
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 eventsSports 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 movementPilates, 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-Walker
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 managementSports 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 medicineIan 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
Children's sports camp programming and managementSports 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
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, healthAndy 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