Distinguished Alumni Speaker Series

KINE 1000: Sociocultural Perspectives in Kinesiology Distinguished Alumni Lecture by: Paul Jones Date: October 24th, 2016 Paul Jones discussed generally the media and sports, and shared with the class his own personal experiences with the Toronto Raptors.  The focus was on the role of the media in promoting or neglecting certain aspects of the sport […]

KINE 1020: Introduction to Fitness and Health Distinguished Alumni Lecture by: Christa Costas-Bradstreet Date: March 22nd, 2017 Highlights from the Lecture: Christa talked about how her journey had a lot of turns and changes in directions. Among those included the decision to quit nursing and do a degree here at York in the Fitness and […]

KINE 2031: Human Anatomy Distinguished Alumni Lecture by: Michael Boni BA in Kinesiology and Health Science, P.T., C.A.T.(C), A.T.C., F.C.A.M.P.T., C.A.F.C.I. Date: November 28th, 2016 Michael Boni shared his personal journey and experiences through the undergraduate Kinesiology program at York University and his continued professional studies in the fields of Athletic Therapy and Physiotherapy as […]

KINE 2049: Research Methods in Kinesiology Distinguished Alumni Lecture by: Paul Jones Date: October 19th, 2016 Paul Jones discussed the “new Canadian” experience of his family and expectations of his parents, well educated in another country, who wanted their children to study here in Canada to become doctors and other professionals in the health care […]

KINE 3000: Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity Distinguished Alumni Lecture by: Gillian McCullough Date: March 3rd, 2017 Highlights from the Lecture: Gillian McCollough was an animated speaker, engaging KINE 3000 students with an account of her intertwined personal, athletic, and professional journeys. Gillian discussed the central role of sport in her early life in […]

KINE 3030: Biomechanics of Human Movement Distinguished Alumni Lecture by: Dr. Cathy Craven Date: March 17th, 2017 Highlights from the Lecture: B. Catharine Craven, BA, MD, FRCP(C), MSc, CCD Dr. Craven, Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine at the University of Toronto, is a Senior Scientist within the Neural Engineering and Therapeutics Team at […]

KINE 4010: Exercise Physiology Distinguished Alumni Lecture by: Vlad Ljubicic BSc, MS and his PhD in Kinesiology and Health Science Date: November 18th, 2016 On Nov 18 2016, Dr. Vladimir Ljubicic was the Guest Lecturer in KINE 4010 (Exercise Physiology) in commemoration of the School of Kinesiology and Health Science’s 50th Anniversary.  Dr. Ljubicic spoke […]