We have recently had some positions become available within the Behavioural Medicine Lab. We are currently seeking a Research Assistant, a Recruitment Officer, and a Fitness Tester. These are excellent part-time opportunities for students to become involved in research.
This May, Dr. Rhodes will be awarded the Silver Medal for Excellence in Research in the second annual UVic REACH Awards which will celebrate UVic scientists, scholars and artists for their extraordinary contributions in research and teaching. This award is presented to UVic's outstanding research scientist of the year with under twenty years since obtaining a PhD. We are so very proud of the Dr. Rhodes' contributions to the field - please join the BMED lab in congratulating Ryan on this exciting achievement!
Dr. Rhodes was excited to learn that two symposium presentations have been accepted for the ISBNPA 2018 Annual Meeting in Hong Kong.
Join us in congratulating Dr. Rhodes, who will be recognized as a Distinguished International Affiliate for his unusual and outstanding contributions to health psychology. Dr. Rhodes will be formally receiving this award in San Francisco this August.
The Behavioural Medicine Lab welcomes Stephan Renz, who arrives later this month as a Visiting International Research Student. Stephan is visiting from Wageningen University in the Netherlands where he is currently pursuing a Master's degree in Health and Society. Stephan brings a passion for physical activity and we are looking forward to him joining our research team this spring!
Read more: Welcome Stephan, our Visiting International Research Student!
Our team has created a website dedicated to the Multi-Process Action Control Model. Over the years, work within the lab indicated the need for a meta-theory to organize key concepts, bridge important streams of thinking, and generally inform interventions and promotion strategies. This approach was born as a result of collaboration and from years of studying physical activity behaviour promotion. On the website you will find information about the model and the constructs within it, schematics, and resources for health promotion practitioners and researchers alike. Visit the M-PAC website to see for yourself and learn more!
Dr. Rhodes and a few members of the BMed team will be attending the SBM conference in New Orleans this coming April. Read more to learn about presentation topics.
Last week in Ottawa Dr. Rhodes was inducted into the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences. Join us in congratulating Dr. Rhodes on this incredible achievement.
Wishing Alison well on her exciting new path.
The recent ISBNPA conference that was held in Victoria was a great event!
Congratulations Desmond McEwan on receiving the Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship!
A big congratulations goes out to Cassandra Husband on receiving a CIHR graduate scholarship!
Check out this new infograph on the top ten tips for turning exercise intentions into actions!
Interested in becoming more physically active!? The Bmed lab is recruiting for many new studies! Check out our participant information page for more details!
Read more: Interested in becoming more active? We are launching a bunch of new studies!
Check out a recent interview from CBC with Dr. Rhodes on how to stick to those New Year's physical activity goals!
Read more: How to trick yourself into getting more exercise!
Congratulations Dr. Rhodes and Clarise Lim on their recent publication in BMC Public Health on "Understanding action control of daily walking behavior among dog owners: a community survey".
Congratulations Dr. Rhodes and the Bmed lab on winning funding from the Canadian Cancer Society!
Read more: Dr. Rhodes and the Bmed lab receive new CCS grant!
Congratulations Dr. Rhodes, Patrick Boudreau, Navin Kaushal and Alison Quinlan on your recent acceptance to the Society of Behavioral Medicine Conference to be held in San Diego in March 2017.
Read more: Congratulations Dr. Rhodes and Bmed members for acceptance to SBM conference
Dr. Rhodes is featured in the Institute on Aging and Lifelong Health's newsletter, "The Bulletin", in the Fall issue. The article congratulates Dr. Rhodes on his recent funding award from the Canadian Institute of Health Research and overviews some of his key research focus areas. Clarise is featured in the "Student Profile" section of the newsletter and talks about her journey to grad school and inspiration for her research. You can read the full newsletter here.
Dr. Rhodes and the Bmed lab recently won the Canadian Institute of Health Research Foundation Grant. This grant will be for seven years and will allow for the lab's research to build on the innovative area of identity and habit formation strategies to help people increase physical activity. Congratulations!
Read more: Congratulations Dr. Rhodes and the BMed Lab on receiving the CIHR foundation grant!
Read more: Clarise's dog walking research featured in the media!
Read more: Dr. Rhodes appointed to Associate Director for the Institute on Aging & Lifelong Health
Looking for a little help with those New Year's physical activity resolutions!? We are currently conducting many exciting research studies exploring strategies for becoming more physically active and are seeking participants! With the new year underway it's time to learn strategies that will help get you active and stay active! Current projects include a Family Physical Activity Study which looks at increasing physical activity among the whole family, and a new-parent physical activity study for first-time parents two-months post-partum. For more information check out our on-going projects page or Contact us to see if you are eligible or have any questions!
