SCRI Conference Assets – 2023 Sport Canada Research Initiative Conference2023 SCRI Conference Agenda, including times, topics, speakers and more! Look out for select videos from the conference in the weeks ahead. |
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SCRI Conference Assets – 2023 Sport Canada Research Initiative Conference
*All times are displayed in Eastern Daylight Time. In case of unforeseen circumstances, presentations and times were subject to change.
Thursday, October 26, 2023
Morning session
Ottawa Conference and Event Centre and online via Zoom
8:00am EDT – Registration and Snacks
9:00am EDT – Welcome and opening remarks
- Michael Mahkwa Auksi, McGill University
- Carla Qualtrough, Minister of Sport and Physical Activity of Canada
9:35am EDT – Towards the development of a coach mentorship training program in para sport
- Gordon Bloom, Ph.D., McGill University
9:50am EDT – Decolonizing sport: Indigeneity, hockey, and Canadian nationhood
- Sam McKegney, Ph.D., Queen’s University
- Janice Forsyth, Ph.D., Western University
- Michael Mahkwa Auksi, McGill University
10:20am EDT – Supporting adaptive Snowsports Leisure Opportunities for People with disabilities (SSLOPE)
- Delphine Labbé, Ph.D., University of Illinois at Chicago
11:00am EDT – Panel: Trending topics in youth sport
- Exploring the multifaceted dynamics of parents’ roles in youth sport
- Jean Côté, Ph.D., Queen’s University
- The effect of sport participation on the mental health of girls and boys
- Linda Pagani, Ph.D., Université de Montreal
- Sport participation through the transition from adolescence to adulthood
- Mathieu Bélanger, Ph.D., Université de Sherbrooke
- Moderator – Bryan Heal, MLSE
Afternoon session
Ottawa Conference and Event Centre and online via Zoom
1:35pm EDT – Re-imagining sport through the power of strategic partnerships
- Eva Havaris, Tennis Canada
- Jennifer Bennett, Tennis Canada
2:05pm EDT – Panel: Research partnerships in action
- Christianne Varty, Ph.D., Canadian Women & Sport
- Marie-Pier Charest, Ph.D., Coaching Association of Canada
- Joe D’Eramo, Sport for Life
- Leigh Vanderloo, Ph.D., ParticipACTION
3:05pm EDT – A social norm favourable to sport and physical activity – yes, but for whom?
- Lucie Lapierre, Ph.D., Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
- Presentation Slides
- Presentation video will be available soon
3:20pm EDT – Panel: The future of safe sport
- Eric MacIntosh, Ph.D., University of Ottawa
- Elana Liberman, Sport Nova Scotia
- Andrea Wooles, viaSport BC
- Joseph Gurgis, Ph.D., Ontario Tech University
- Moderator – Jennifer Walinga, Ph.D., Royal Roads University
Friday, October 27, 2023
Morning session
Ottawa Conference and Event Centre and online via Zoom (morning session only)
8:30am EDT – Registration and Snacks
9:15am EDT – Keynote
- Peter Dinsdale, President & Chief Executive Officer, YMCA Canada
10:00am EDT – Research rounds session 1
11:30am EDT – Research rounds session 2
Afternoon session
Ottawa Conference and Event Centre (in person only)
1:30pm EDT – Advancing research partnerships in sport workshop
Check out our Speaker Bios page for a complete list of conference speakers.
If you have any questions about the SCRI conference, please do not hesitate to contact us at scri@sirc.ca.