• The built-in environment: the role of personality and physical activity 

  Rhodes, Ryan E. (Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews, 2006)

  Personality trait psychology has seen a reemergence in recent years, and researchers are beginning to apply personality models to understand health behavior habits. This review features recent research on personality ...
• Examining the active ingredients of physical activity interventions underpinned by theory versus no stated theory: a meta-analysis. 

  McEwan, Desmond; Beauchamp, Mark; Kouvousis, Christina; Ray, Christina; Wyrough, Anne; Rhodes, Ryan E. (Health Psychology Review, 2019)

  In this meta-analysis, we sought to examine the 'active ingredients' (or behaviour change techniques; BCTs) used within theory-based physical activity interventions compared to interventions with no stated theory. We ...
• Factors associated with participation in resistance training: a systematic review 

  Rhodes, Ryan E.; Lubans, David R.; Karunamuni, Nandini; Kennedy, Sarah; Plotnikoff, Ronald (British Journal of Sport Medicine, 2017)

  Objective: Regular participation in resistance training (RT) is critical to health and recommended in most international physical activity guidelines. Few people, however, participate in RT. The purpose of this review was ...
• Motor skill interventions to improve fundamental movement skills of preschoolers with developmental delay. 

  Kirk, Megan A.; Rhodes, Ryan E. (Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly, 2011)

  Preschoolers with developmental delay (DD) are at risk for poor fundamental movement skills (FMS), but a paucity of early FMS interventions exist. The purpose of this review was to critically appraise the existing interventions ...
• Do physical activity beliefs differ by age and gender? 

  Rhodes, Ryan E.; Blanchard, Chris; Blacklock, Rachel (Journal of sport & exercise psychology, 2008)

  Age and gender are consistently related to physical activity (PA), yet theoretical explanation for these associations is scant. The present study compared the mean values and correlations of a population sample, divided ...
• Understanding Physical Activity through Interactions Between the Built Environment and Social Cognition: A Systematic Review. 

  Rhodes, Ryan E.; Saelens, Brian; Sauvage-Mar, Claire (Sports Medicine, 2018)

  Background Few people in most developed nations engage in regular physical activity (PA), despite its well-established health benefits. Socioecological models highlight the potential interaction of multiple factors from ...
• Promoting Parent and Child Physical Activity Together: Elicitation of Potential Intervention Targets and Preferences. 

  Rhodes, Ryan E.; Lim, Clarise (Health education & behavior, 2018)

  Promoting physical activities that involve both parents and their children would be very useful to the improved health and well-being of families, yet coactivity interventions have been particularly unsuccessful in past ...
• Experimental manipulation of affective judgments about physical activity: a systematic review and meta-analysis of adults 

  Rhodes, Ryan E.; Gray, Samantha; Husband, Cassandra (Health Psychology Review, 2019)

  The purpose of this meta-analysis was to examine the current effectiveness of physical activity (PA) interventions to change affective judgements (AJ) and subsequent behaviour and explore potential moderators. Eligible ...
• Fatigue in Wildland Firefighting: Relationships Between Sleep, Shift Characteristics, and Levels of Stress and Cognitive Function. 

  Wallace-Webb, Jesse (2023-09-13)

  Rationale: With climate change rising, the impact of wildfires is expected to increase. Wildland firefighting requires constant attention while exposed to harsh working conditions, including long working hours and sub-optimal ...
• A Study of New Professionals in Student Affairs: Women’s Early Career Experiences in Their Own Words 

  Heikkila, Kalenne (2023-09-11)

  My feminist qualitative study examined the lived experience of five young women working in the field of student affairs and services in British Columbia. Using this feminist approach I explored their stories, views of ...
• Following the Golden Thread: Poetry as Guide, Poetry as Witness 

  Borhani, Maya Tracy (2023-09-08)

  This dissertation will consider the role poetry has played as guide and witness in one older woman’s journey with “living poetically” (Leggo, 2005a) as both artistic and scholarly praxis, both in and out of the academy. ...
• A revision and validation study of the Howe sport behavior assessment scale 

  Zachary, Peter (1987)
• Cultivating Consciousness: A Qualitative Inquiry with Teachers into Educative Gardens and their Impact on Youths’ Relationship with Food and the Local Environment 

  Vizer, Roy (2023-09-01)

  Educational gardens can provide youth with opportunities to connect with their environment in ways that increase food literacy, promote shifts in consciousness and encourage youth to see themselves as part of the food ...
• Examination of the Relationships Among Physiological Stress, Iliopsoas Tightness and Non-Specific Chronic Low Back Pain in an Adult Population 

  Nash, Arielle (2023-08-31)

  One of the most prevalent forms of pain to be linked to stress is non-specific chronic low back pain (nsCLBP). Existing studies have shown evidence of a link between stress and nsCLBP, muscle tension induced dysfunctional ...
• Understanding the Drivers of Educational Change in Tanzania: Educational Policy and Professional Capital 

  Majani, William Pastory (2023-08-31)

  Despite series of educational change initiatives adopted in Tanzania immediately after independence to the present, there is little evidence to demonstrate that these change efforts are providing the desired learning ...
• “It helps me to be more aware and connected to my body when I spent so many years trying to disconnect”: A qualitative study on the effect of time spent in nature on eating disorder recovery 

  Buchkowski, Megan (2023-08-31)

  Eating disorders (EDs) are one of the deadliest mental health disorders (Walsh, 2017) with a high relapse rate (Berends et al., 2016) and complex treatment needs (NCCMH, 2004; NICE, 2020). One of the most common experiences ...
• Pilot study of a dog walking randomized intervention: effects of a focus on canine exercise 

  Rhodes, Ryan E.; Murray, Holly; Temple, Viviene; Tuokko, Holly; Wharf Higgins, Joan (Preventive Medicine, 2012)

  Objective: The promotion of dog walking among owners who do not walk their dogs regularly may be a viable physical activity intervention aperture, yet research is very limited and no intervention studies have employed ...
• Do other goals influence physical activity? A systematic review examining the relationship between other goals and physical activity behavior 

  Rhodes, Ryan E.; Quinlan, Alison; Mistry, Chetan (Preventive Medicine, 2016)

  Promoting regular physical activity (PA) is essential to population health, yet intervention success has been modest. Most approaches have focused heavily on PA motivation but give limited attention to other facilitating ...
• Exploring Student-Centered Teaching and Learning Experiences In Higher Education During Emergency Remote Instruction 

  Benfaida, Natasja (2023-08-29)

  The purpose of this qualitative case study was to explore student-centered teaching and learning experiences of University of Victoria (UVic) students and instructors during the fall of 2020, a time when higher education ...
• The mobilization of anti-racism here is like squeezing a square peg through a round hole: A critical qualitative inquiry into anti-racism in settler-colonial Canadian nursing education 

  Bell, Blythe (2023-08-22)

  Anti-racism is a relatively new priority for nursing education. The political mandate to act on the calls to action from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada Report and the legislation of the Declaration of ...

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