Exercise, Mobility, and Brain Health Lab

To attract top global talent, #WesternU is doubling the number of Postdoctoral Fellowship Program awards and launching the new US-CAN Doctoral Excellence Awards. #CdnPSE #HigherEd news.westernu.ca/2025/07/phd-po…

New 📄 asks: How does a short bike ride affect our ability to think creatively? @embhlab doi.org/10.1080/027013…

🚨 Publication Alert! 🚨 We’re thrilled to share our latest research on “Creativity in Motion” hot off the press! 🧠💥 Check it out at the link below: doi.org/10.1080/027013…

Meet our 2025 USRI/USRA students! Can’t wait to see all the amazing things they’ll accomplish this summer!

Check out this open access research from @JAPAjournal! It Has To Be My Way—Reducing Sedentary Time in the Transition to Retirement doi.org/10.1123/japa.2…

Our editorial calling the attention for the need to differentiate sarcopenia and dynapenia for a better prescription of resistance training is now freely available in the printed June 2025 issue of JAPA @JAPAjournal @clinimex journals.humankinetics.com/view/journals/…

📢Come work with us! School of Kinesiology @westernuFHS @WesternU is hiring a tenure-track Assistant Professor with expertise in the psychological basis of kinesiology!

How can walking football benefit older adults?⚽️👟 This new study explores participant experiences in a community-based initiative in Australia 🇦🇺 #qualitativeresearch #activeaging By Fitzsimons and colleagues journals.humankinetics.com/view/journals/…

New 📄 collaboration with @embhlab in @alzassociation's Alzheimer’s & Dementia: ‘The effects of self‐efficacy training on associative memory and brain function in older adults with mild cognitive impairment’ @WesternU 🔓 doi.org/10.1002/alz.09…

Check out the latest research from @JAPAjournal! Association of Daily Physical Activity With Motivation in Prefrail and Frail Older Adults Living in Retirement Communities doi.org/10.1123/japa.2…

New 📄 asks: How does being at risk for diabetes affect memory and thinking in older adults? @JaneSThornton, @embhlab @alzassociation's Alzheimer’s & Dementia doi.org/10.1002/alz.09…

New 📄 collaboration with Harry Prapavessis, @embhlab, @JasnaTwynstra in @Nutrients_MDPI: ‘Dietary Patterns and Brain Health in Middle-Aged and Older Adults: A Narrative Review’ @westernuCCAA #westernuKin @VPRWesternU 🔓 doi.org/10.3390/nu1709…

#WIN launched the 2nd NeuroConnect theme 🧠 yesterday. - Mental Health: Mechanisms, Intersections, and Impacts. 🎇🎇 Check out win.uwo.ca and click on research or email [email protected] for more information, application criteria, and instructions on how to apply!

Our new review in @Nutrients_MDPI explores how the Mediterranean, DASH, MIND, & Western diets impact brain health in midlife & beyond. #mediterraneandiet #Nutrition #brainhealth #dietitian @westernuepibio @SchulichMedDent @westernuFHS @LHSCCanada mdpi.com/2072-6643/17/9…

Did you know that @JAPAjournal presents infographics inspired by research published in the journal? Check out this research on strength and balance in recreational golfers and non-golfers ⛳️ journals.humankinetics.com/view/journals/…

📢Come join our team! Our lab is hiring a research assistant to contribute to our upcoming studies on exercise and brain health! Deadline: March 20, 2025. Job ID 38092 recruit.uwo.ca/psc/hrprdwebER…

What started as an idea is now funded, supporting my next chapter as a post-doc with Dr. Nagamatsu! Really enjoyed putting the science of this proposal together and am beyond excited to collaborate with amazing researchers in Canada to bring it to life with @embhlab

Very excited to start this project! @westernuFHS @ogoshhsw

📢The CCAA @westernuCCAA at Western is hiring a Research Coordinator. Please share with anyone who might be interested supporting research related to activity and aging ⬇️ recruit.uwo.ca/psc/hrprdwebER…

Great discussions about how to make brain health a priority in research, practice, and policy! 🧠