First Graduates from MHK 
October 30, 2009

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Laurentian University to recognize first graduates of master’s program in human kinetics

 

Sudbury (Ontario) - Laurentian will recognize nearly 450 students during two fall convocation ceremonies on Saturday, October 31.

 

Among them will be the two first graduates of the university’s master’s program in human kinetics. Amy Blodgett and Michelle Brunette will graduate during the morning convocation ceremony, at 10 a.m., in the Fraser auditorium.

 

Amy Blodgett studied under the supervision of Dr. Robert Schinke and completed her research thesis in partnership with Wikwemikong First Nations community. Amy’s thesis, entitled The Reflections of Aboriginal Community Members Co-Researching with Mainstream White Academics through Sport, closed the circles on six years of collaborative research with Wikwemikong where the community members’ perspectives of co-researching were elicited and then co-authored. Amy is currently working for Cancer Care Ontario as the contact person for Aboriginal community research. 

 

Michelle Brunette’s research thesis, Physical Activity as an Expression of Acculturation, pointed to the benefits of physical activity and sport for the acculturation of international students. Under the supervision of Dr. Michel Lariviere, Michelle studied the manners in which Chinese international students adapt while enrolled at Laurentian University. Of particular interest in her study was the finding that physical activity served as a useful medium for acculturation during the students’ stay at a host academic institution. Her findings contribute to existing literature in this field and have direct applicability to institutional policy development in Canadian universities. Michelle is planning to continue her research as a doctoral student.

 

“Our local community will benefit from the findings reported by both Amy and Michelle,” said Dr. Tammy Eger, coordinator of the master’s program in human kinetics. “We are particularly pleased that many of our students choose to undertake applied research projects and partner with local community groups, industries and agencies.” 

 

Laurentian University offers its master’s program in human kinetics since September 2007. The program allows students to pursue graduate education in French or English and prepares them for careers in research, health, teaching, and/or industry. For more information on the master’s in human kinetics program, please contact Dr. Tammy Eger at (705) 675-1151, ext. 1005; or teger@laurentian.ca.

 

Both Laurentian convocation ceremonies will be webcast live at www.laurentian.ca and archived until November 30.

 

 


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