School of Kinesiology and Health Studies
The Community Engaged Health Promotion Research Lab welcomes Dr. Mojisola Oluwasanu (March 31-April 4, 2025) as part of the Principal's Development Fund Visiting Scholars program. Dr. Oluwasanu is a distinguished academic and researcher affiliated with the University of Ibadan and its College of Medicine in Nigeria. Her research spans various critical areas, focusing on a public health approach to adolescent health, chronic disease prevention, and reproductive health services. Dr. Oluwasanu's work has significantly contributed to understanding the health challenges faced by populations in Nigeria and beyond. She has worked on projects funded by the World Health Organization, the Centre for Global Health in Chicago, the International Development Research Centre, and the Association for Reproductive and Family Health.
She will be presenting SKHS Grad Seminar on Wednesday, April 2, 2025 at 1 pm in Room 101, SKHS Building - Pilot Feasibility of a stress prevention intervention among Police Officers in Nigeria: process, challenges and lessons learned.
Please join us for a free public lecture on Thursday, April 3, 2025 - 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm in Room 100, SKSH Building (Wheelchair accessible) Title: From local challenges to global solutions: enhancing global health for noncommunicable disease prevention and control through community-driven approaches in Africa and beyond. Light refreshments will be served. Please register (free)
Szeszulski J, Faro JM, Joseph RP, Lanza K, Lévesque L, Monroe CM, Perez-Paredes EA, Soltero EG & Lee RE. (2023). How Societal Forces of Change Are Transforming Youth Physical Activity Promotion in North America. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 20(12) pp 1069-1077. https://doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2023-0167
Bruner B, Rickwood G, Shwed A, Karvinen K, Lévesque L, Mantha S, & Raymer G. (2023). Child and parent perspectives on active transportation to school: Facilitators and barriers in a northern, rural environment. Journal of Transport & Health, 33: 101708, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jth.2023.101708
Gharib H, LaBarge MC, and Lévesque L, (2022). Improving attitudes towards breaks from sitting using affective and cognitive messages. Journal of European Psychology Students, 13(1), pp.93–106. DOI: http://doi.org/10.5334/jeps.546
Sobierajski F, Lévesque L, McGavock J, Beardy T, Montemurro G, Storey K, & the IYMP National Team. (2022). The essential conditions needed to implement the Indigenous Youth Mentorship Program: A focused ethnography. BMC Public Health. 22:213. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-12412-1
McBeath B, Franks O, Delormier T, Périllat-Amédée S, McComber AM, Abigosis T, Leafe D, Macaulay AC, & Lévesque L. (Nov, 2021). Reflecting on the use of concept mapping as a method for community-led analysis of talking circles. Turtle Island Journal of Indigenous Health. 1(2) pp 136-146. https://doi.org/10.33137/tijih.v1i2.36171
Périllat-Amédée S, Delormier T, Flamand S, Ottawa G, McBeath B, McComber AM, Macaulay AC & Lévesque L. (Nov, 2021). Atikamekw Nehirowisiw Mirowatisiwin: Identifying the strengths of the Manawan community to promote wellness and healthy lifestyles. Turtle Island Journal of Indigenous Health. 1(2), pp 47-59. https://doi.org/10.33137/tijih.v1i2.36135
Soltero EG, Jáuregui A, Hernandez E, Barquera S, Jáuregui E, Lopez y Taylor J, Ortiz-Hernández, Lévesque L, Lee RE. (2021). Associations between screen-based activities, physical activity and dietary habits in Mexican schoolchildren. International journal of environmental research and public health, 18(13), 6788.
Lopresti S, Willows ND, Storey KE, McHugh TL, IYMP National Team (2021). Indigenous Youth Mentorship Program: essential characteristics of a Canadian multi-site community-university partnership with Indigenous communities. Health Promotion International, 2021, 1–11 doi: 10.1093/heapro/daab039 Article (Member, IYMP National Team)
Macridis S, Cameron C, Chaput JP, Chulak-Bozzer T, Clark P, Davenport MH, Faulkner G, Fowles J, Lévesque L, Porter MM, Rhodes RE, Ross R, Shelton E, Spence JC, Vanderloo LM, Johnston N. (2020). Results From the 2019 ParticipACTION Report Card on Physical Activity for Adults. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 2020, 17, 995-1002. https://doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2019-0646
Walwyn D, Storey K, Walwyn L, Thomas A, Richards L, Janssen I, Lévesque L. (2023, November 29). An Exploration of the Essential Conditions to Promote a Comprehensive School Health Approach in Primary Schools in Antigua and Barbuda. The 18th Annual Caribbean Child Research Conference. University of West Indies, Antigua & Barbuda.
McBeath B, Hare C, Alexander M, Lévesque L. (2023, November 21). Kahnawà:ke Schools Diabetes Prevention Program: Sharing Stories and Extending Networks. National Indigenous Diabetes Association bi-annual conference, Edmonton, Alberta.
Majed E, Janssen I, Lévesque L. (2023, November 22). Adherence to the 24-Hour Movement Guidelines among Immigrants in Canada [Presentation]. Canadian Research Data Centre Network (CRDCN) Conference. Hamilton, ON.
Jock BA, McBeath B, Baillie CPT, Lévesque L. (2023, October 14). From Performative to Transformative Allyship in the Academy: A Critical Conversation [Symposium]. The Canadian Society for Psychomotor Learning and Sport Psychology, Kingston, ON, Canada.
Comfort A, García Camarena R, López y Taylor JR, Jáuregui Ulloa E, Vázquez Gutiérrez A, Lévesque L. (2023, October 12-14). Developing a culturally relevant and feasible data collection protocol to measure physical activity, sleep, and sedentary time in high school students in Guadalajara, Mexico [Poster presentation]. The Canadian Society for Psychomotor Learning and Sport Psychology, Kingston, ON, Canada.
Majed E, Abdel-Jalil J, Lévesque L.. (2023, October 12-14). The effectiveness of interventions to improve the balance of movement behaviours over the 24-hour day among immigrants: a systematic review [Presentation]. The Canadian Society for Psychomotor Learning and Sport Psychology, Kingston, ON, Canada.
Jáuregui E, Ortiz-Brunel J, Lee RE, Comfort A,Lévesque L (2023, June). Implementation and Translation of Physical Activity Environment Assessment within the context of an International Partnership. [Dare2Share Symposium Session]. International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity Annual Meeting. Uppsala, SE.
McBeath B, McComber AM, Jock BA, Delormier T, Baillie, C.P.T., Lévesque L, (2023, June). The Kahnawà:ke Schools Diabetes Prevention Program – An Exemplar of Indigenous Health Promotion in Action as part of Jock, B.A., McComber, A.M., Warbrick, I., & Hogg, R. Indigenous Health Promotion – A Distinct and Decolonial Approach to Promoting Health Led by Indigenous Communities [Symposium]. International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity Annual Meeting. Uppsala, SE.
Majed E, Kingston Gets Active (KGA), Immigration Services Kingston & Area (ISKA), Lévesque, L. (2023, March 10). Conducting Respectful Community-Engaged Research with Newcomer Women [Presentation]. Crossroads Interdisciplinary Health Research Conference. Halifax, NS.
Aladesuyi F, Kemnele K, Oluwasanu M, Lévesque L. (2025, March 21-22). Exploring the role of school environment in shaping physical activity and healthy eating among adolescents in Nigeria. Oral Presentation, Eastern Canada Sport & Exercise Psychology Symposium, Western University, London, ON.
Hare C, McComber AM, Delormier T, Jock BW, Bergeron D, McBeath B, Baillie CPT, Lévesque L. (2025 March 21-22). Exploring Perceptions of Collective Agency in Three First Nations. Oral Presentation, Eastern Canada Sport & Exercise Psychology Symposium, Western University, London, ON.
Kemnele K, Thomas A, Walwyn D, Walwyn L, Janssen I, Storey K, Sheppard J, Lévesque L (2025, March 21-22). Navigating Challenges in School-based Data Collection in Antigua and Barbuda. Oral presentation, Eastern Canada Sport & Exercise Psychology Symposium, Western University, London, ON.
Nord-Leth J, Petherick L, Scott S, Sheppard J. (2025, March 21-22). Fresh Air, Fresh Perspectives: Teachers’ Experiences’ during COVID-19 on Outdoor Learning and Holistic Health. Oral presentation, Eastern Canada Sport & Exercise Psychology Symposium, Western University, London, ON.
Taylor V, Lévesque L. (2025 March 21-22). Reframing Health Perspectives: A Personal Reflection on Unlearning Colonial Health Frameworks. Oral Presentation, Eastern Canada Sport & Exercise Psychology Symposium, Western University, London, ON.
Ortiz Brunel J, Jáurgeui Ulloa E, Lévesque L, Juárez-Rodríguez P, López y Taylor JR, Pérez-Maravilla JM, Comfort A, Zarete I, Lee RE. (2024, October). Disparities of Types of Parks Characteristics and User’s Safety Perception in Mexico. Oral presentation, International Society for Physical Activity and Health Congress. Paris, France.
Ferguson L, Hare C, Manson G, Majed E, Baillie CPT, Lévesque L, (2024, October). Changing the Playbook: Making Space for Diverse Ways of Knowing, Being, and Doing. The Canadian Society for Psychomotor Learning and Sport Psychology, Winnipeg, MB.
Comfort A, Galavíz, KI, Lapeña J, Guzmán Caballero L, Lee RE, López y Taylor JR, Jáuregui Ulloa E, Lévesque L. (2024, May). Community-based interventions to increase physical activity in adults in Spanish-speaking Latin America: a systematic review Conference presentation, The International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, Omaha, NE, USA.
Bergeron D, Muirhead M, Jedemann C, Jock BW, Lévesque L. (2024, May). An Initial Program Theory Explaining the Outcomes of Community Mobilization Training in Health Promotion in Indigenous Communities. International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity Annual Meeting, Omaha, NE, USA.
McBeath B, Ferguson, L, Jock B, Lévesque L, (2024, May). Addressing the Truth and Reconciliation Calls to Action through Physical Activity, Sport and Health Promotion Research. Physical and Health Education Canada Annual Conference, Saskatoon, SK.
Ortiz-Brunel J, Jáuregui-Ulloa E, Lévesque, L, Lee, RE, Comfort, A, Zarate I, López y Taylor J, Juárez- Rodríguez P, Pérez-Maravilla, J M. (2024, March). Association between Mexicans’ safety perceptions from crime and type of park by gender. Active Living Conference, Chattanooga, TN.
Taylor V, McBeath B, Thériault C, Hare, C, Lévesque, L. (2024, March). What is the Environmental Cost to Gather? A case example from the National Indigenous Diabetes Association Conference. Oral presentation, Eastern Canada Sport & Exercise Psychology Symposium, Toronto, Canada.
Hare C, McComber AM, McBeath B, Baillie CPT, Lévesque L. (2024, March). Culturally Relevant Indigenous Knowledge Exchange for Community Mobilization to Prevent Type 2 Diabetes. Oral presentation, Eastern Canada Sport & Exercise Psychology Symposium, Toronto, Canada.