Current Postdoctoral Fellows
Miho Lowan-Trudeau
Postdoctoral Fellow
Supports advancing ongoing and new research and evaluation projects within the PLACE Research Lab by providing scientific support
Current Research Trainees
Temitope Akinyemi
MSc Student
Topic forthcoming
Jennifer Ann Brown
Doctoral Candidate
Sustainability And Prevention through Health Impact Assessment (SAPHIA): A pan-Canadian realist review
Fahim Hassan
Doctoral Student
Understanding COVID-19 infodemic through machine learning: Health misinformation and public perceptions in Canada
Megan Hunter
MSc Student
Exploring and understanding perceptions & practices of workplace flexibility as a way to support employee and employer wellbeing
Evan Worman
PhD Student
Psychological injury in the workplace
Past Research Trainees
Brittany Molner, MSc (2022)
Exploring parental and instructor perspectives of learning in the natural environment for young children: a qualitative study
Lisa Tink, PhD (2021)
Examining the inconsistencies between recreation policy and practice and the resulting impacts on community and individual wellbeing
Cynthia Puddu, PhD (2020)
The social organization of youth experiencing homelessness in Edmonton, Alberta
QiQi Wang, PhD (2018)
The lived experience and sense of place among urban and suburban elderly Chinese immigrants in Edmonton
Keely Stenberg, MSc (2018)
Parents’ perceptions of childhood play behaviours: influences and outcomes
Barbara Hughes, MSc (2017)
An evaluation of preschool children’s physical activity within indoor preschool play environments
Sarah Cosco, MSc (2017)
A study of play across the lifespan
Elizabeth Campbell, MSc (2017)
Understanding policy-influencer perspectives on the adoption and spread of provincial daily physical activity policies across Canada: A multiple case study
Giri Puligandla, MSc (2016)
Evaluating long-term outcomes in a peer housing support project: Exploring the interrelationships among housing stability, living skills, recovery, and peer support
Alison Cheesbrough, MSc (2015)
Everyday wild: How do preserved natural areas in the City of Edmonton contribute to health and well-being?
Yajing Yang (Alicia), MSc (2014)
Building health capability and health literacy: Exploring Chinese international students’ social support experiences
Debbie Rawson, MSc (2011)
Exploring barriers and facilitators to the implementation of healthy aging policy in suburban planning and transportation departments
Laura Nieuwendyk, MSc (nee Flaman; 2009)
Exploring the facilitators and barriers to the process of change towards capacity building for chronic disease prevention
Jill Osler, MSc (2009)
An exploration of families’ perceptions of the accessibility of recreational facilities in low-income communities
