The Lab

colin.baillie@queensu.ca

Establishing Criteria for the Evaluation of Land-Based Indigenous Physical Activity Environment Assessment Tools

Colin is a member of both the Kahnawá:ke Schools Diabetes Prevention Program (KSDPP) and Indigenous Youth Mentorship Program (IYMP) research teams. As part of his work with these nationally recognised programs, Colin’s research focuses on identifying quality criteria to assess the rigour of community-engaged research projects that incorporate Indigenous knowledge systems and methodologies.

a.johnson@queensu.ca

Social network analysis of community partnerships for health promotion.

Ashley’s research aims to  understand how a community health promotion partnership can be successful and sustainable in the Canadian context.

 b.mcbeath@queensu.ca

Reducing Type 2 Diabetes Through a Youth-Led Vision of Community Wellness

Brittany McBeath is a Kanyen’kehá:ka (Mohawk) woman of mixed ancestry with roots in Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory. She is currently a Ph.D. Candidate in her 4^th year studying Indigenous Health Promotion using a Community-Engaged Research approach. She is currently involved in research partnerships with the Kahnawà:ke Schools Diabetes Prevention Program, the Weeneebayko Area Health Authority, and the Kingston In Focus Dashboard Project. To contact her about her work please reach out to b.mcbeath@queensu.ca.

18ezm@queensu.ca

Exploring physical activity and mental health among recent immigrants and international students

El Zahraa is a fifth year PhD Candidate in the community-engaged health promotion lab. She is interested in immigrant health, integration, and movement behaviours. Her research utilizes different quantitative and qualitative approaches. El Zahraa has a Master of Public Health in Epidemiology and Biostatistics from the American University of Beirut and a Master of Science in Health Promotion from Purdue University. In her free time, she likes to hike, run, and spend time outdoors.

k.kemnele@queensu.ca

Exploring the 24-Hour Movement Behaviours among adolescents in Antigua & Barbuda

Kelechi’s research uses community-engaged research methods to promote culturally relevant approaches to increasing physical activity among school-aged children in Antigua and Barbuda.

09ammc@queensu.ca

Designing and Implementing a 24-Hour Movement Behaviour Intervention for Mexican Adolescent Girls

I am using qualitative and quantitative methodologies to generate recommendations for the design and implementation of gender-tailored movement behaviour interventions for adolescent high school students in Mexico.

External support: Mitacs Globalink Research Award

21FTA1@queensu.ca

Folasade is a public health  professional with five years of experience in project implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of health programs. She has a masters in public health and has worked with various not-for-profit organizations to implement health education programs in underserved communities, focusing on adolescent health and wellbeing.

Research Interests: Adolescent Health, prevention of chronic diseases, community health.

23VMH1@queensu.ca

Ana Sanchez was born and raised in Mexico, and did her Bachelor of Human Kinetics in the Health Promotion stream at the University of British Columbia. During her undergraduate studies she worked as a research assistant in the Applied Behavior Change Lab and discovered her passion for Community-Engaged research and Physical Activity Promotion. 

Research Interests: Physical Activity Promotion, Prevention of Chronic Diseases, Community-Engaged Research