Department & Program:

• Physical Education and Recreation Studies, M.Sc.
  

Research Focus:
My master’s thesis is centered around the rotational shot put technique – more specifically, looking to see what biomechanical differences there are between the two genders that would explain why elite male shot putters are very successful with the rotational shot put technique and why the technique is not being used by elite female shot putters.  My research interests however vary greatly as I work with a variety of coaches and athletes in the University of Manitoba’s Biomechanics Lab in Max Bell.  I have worked with many of the Bison’s sports teams, along with many National team athletes and Paralympic athletes.  Most recently, I have just returned from the Torino Winter Olympics where I was working for the Canadian Olympic Committee as a member of the Performance Technology team.

My long term goal is to work closely with Canada’s National team coaches and athletes as a sports biomechanist and give Canadian athletes the additional training and performance edge that skill and video analysis has to offer.