The main goal of my research program is to identify strategies to have more people being regular exerciser. My current projects focus on older adults, and people living with chronic conditions such as obesity and cancer.
Read moreDr. Daniel Voyer - PhD, Director of Undergraduate Studies
Individual differences in visual attention and mental rotation: We will administer two visual attention tasks and a mental rotation to examine individual differences in these tasks.
Read moreDr. Martin Sénéchal - PhD, CEP
Dr. Sénéchal’s research interests focus on the impact of physical activity and exercise training on cardiometabolic health in obese individuals.
Read moreDr. Ryan Hamilton
I am probably best described as an applied sport psychologist; however, my research spans two major streams of inquiry: 1) The application of psychology to sport and exercise performance, and 2) the development of hope and coping in cancer survivors.
Read moreJanine Olthuis - PhD, Psychology
I investigate ways to increase access to psychological interventions, with a focus on anxiety, post traumatic stress, and related disorders. I pursue these goals via three primary pathways.
Read moreBarbara D'Entremont - PhD, Psychology
My research focuses on quality of life (broadly defined) for autistic individuals and their families. Representative projects have included predictors of quality of life for school-aged children with autism and for autistic adults; autistic youths’ transition from high school, job satisfaction of autistic adults.
Read moreStephan Dombrowski - PhD, Behaviour Change Lab Director
Dr. Dombrowski is interested in the development, testing and application of behaviour change theory and interventions for health, particularly in relation to aspects concerning behaviour change maintenance, and the use of evidence based behaviour change techniques. His research to date covers a range of health behaviours (e.g. diet, physical activity, health service use) and populations (e.g. members of the public, individuals with risk factors for health, or health care professionals). In his empirical work Dr. Dombrowski uses qualitative, quantitative as well as mixed methodologies.
Read moreLucia F. O'Sullivan - PhD, Sex Meets Relationships Lab Director
Our research follows two primary paths. The first path addresses relationship onset and maintenance, and includes studies of attraction, infidelity, monogamy, and breakups, as well as the impact of new digital technologies on intimate exchange.
Read moreNB Institute for Research, Data and Training (NB-IRDT)
We facilitate effective research and decision-making by providing access to secure, privacy-protected data and other resources.
Read moreMuriel McQueen Fergusson Centre
The MMFC fosters and conducts collaborative, action-oriented research on family violence and violence against women and children. Research findings are used to inform changes to service delivery and policy, and are the basis of education and training programs.
Read moreJulian Meng - PhD, P.Eng
A movement towards grid modernization poses important challenges for today’s legacy power systems.
Read moreBen Newling - PhD, UNB MRI Centre
I focus on transportation planning and forecasting tools for rural and community transportation, though have done research in other areas of transportation and civil engineering including low-cost transportation data collection.
Read moreCatherine Holtmann - PhD, Director of Muriel McQueen Fergusson Centre
Dr. Catherine Holtmann is the Director of the Muriel McQueen Fergusson Centre for Family Violence Research (MMFC) and Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of New Brunswick in Fredericton. Her research program touches the areas of gender and religion, domestic violence, and immigrant women.
Read moreGobinda Saha- PhD, Director NCM Laboratory
UNB’s Nanocomposites and Mechanics Laboratory (NCM Lab), under Dr. Gobinda Saha’s leadership, is working on developing new technologies and industry innovation targeted to build a better Canadian manufacturing landscape.
Read moreTrevor R. Hanson - PhD, P.Eng, Coordinator UNB Transportation Group
I focus on transportation planning and forecasting tools for rural and community transportation, though have done research in other areas of transportation and civil engineering including low-cost transportation data collection.
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