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NEWSLETTER: SCHOOL OF HUMAN KINETICS ©COPYRIGHT
Issue 2
Newsletter:
School of Human Kinetics
December
2015
©Copyright
KATIE GLASS & AUDREY GILES IN DELINE, NWT, FEB. 2015. -54C
IN THIS ISSUE
Understanding & Addressing Male’s
Boating Safety Practices in the Northwest
Territories
By
Audrey Giles
I first became interested in water and boat
safety in the Canadian North during my
undergraduate degree, which is when I spent
summers running pool and waterfront
programs in the NWT and what is now
Nunavut. I realized that the knowledge I had
accrued through swimming instructor training
programs and lifeguarding courses were not a
great fit for the realities of life on arctic
waterways. Quite simply, the risks associated
with swimming in a pool in Toronto vary
greatly from the risks of boating on the Arctic
Ocean. When I became a professor at the
University of Ottawa in 2005, my first SSHRC
grant examined the history and impacts of the
NWT Aquatics Program, a program of research
I extended with another SSHRC grant. When
that grant ended, I decided to turn my
attention more specifically to boating-related
fatalities, as they are such a contributor to the
water-related fatalities in the NWT.
The Northwest Territories (NWT), Canada,
boasts numerous bodies of water. The mighty
Mackenzie River, the longest river in Canada,
flows through the territory. Great Bear Lake,
the 8th biggest lake in the world, is also found
there, while Beaufort Sea laps at the territory’s
shores. NWT residents make use of these
waterways for transportation, hunting, fishing,
and recreational activities, including boating.
Public programs directed at injury prevention
and water safety in the NWT have existed for
decades; however, rates of boating fatalities
still remain much higher than the national
average; between 1991-2010,the average rate
of boating fatality was 9.6 (per 100,000) in the
NWT, compared to the Canadian rate of 0.6
(per 100,000) (Canadian Red Cross, 2014).
Men account for 93% of boating fatalities
(Canadian Red Cross, 2014). High rates of
boating fatalities and drowning in the NWT
indicate that current boat safety messages
may not be reaching those who are the most
vulnerable – adult men.
With the NWT Recreation and Parks
Association, I applied for and received $84,697
in funding from Transport Canada’s Office for
Boating Safety for a project entitled
“Understanding and Addressing Males’
Boating Safety Practices in the Northwest
Territories.” I was fortunate to recruit an
amazing Masters of Arts student, Katie Glass,
to conduct research on the topic.
Continued on page 2
Spotlight on a grad student: Rafael
Tedesqui
Learn more about Rafael’s research as a PhD
student.
Page 2
Norway: Studying and traveling for
grad students!
Read more about Kelsey Kendellen’s trip in
Norway during October.
«I think that any PhD student at the University of
Ottawa would find the course relevant for their
research and would benefit from the experience of
taking an international course».
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Spotlight on a grad student: Rafael Tedesqui
Pleins feux sur un étudiant diplômé : Rafael Tedesqui
By
Yasmine Elgarawany
Rafael Tedesqui is a third year sports
psychology PhD student under the supervision
of Associate Professor Bradley Young. His
research is focused on looking at athletes’
personality characteristics and how these
characteristics relate to their training and
athletic achievements.
Rafael
completed
his
Masters
of
sports psychology at the University of Ottawa
under
the
supervision
of
Professor
Terry Orlick. He believes he has gained a very
diverse experience throughout his studies.
During his Masters he performed qualitative
research and is currently doing quantitative
research for his PhD.
Rafael initially wanted to become a professor
but through his studies he started considering
other possibilities such as working as a high
performance director in a research or sport
institution or working in talent development
programs.
Rafael is married and has 4-months old baby,
Ruan. He is from Brazil, and has been in
Canada for 5 years now.
Rafael Tedesqui est un
étudiant au doctorat en
troisième année, sous la
supervision du Professeur
Bradley
Young.
Sa
recherche est concentrée sur
les caractéristiques des
personnalités des athlètes,
et comment celles-ci sont
reliées
aux
réussites
athlétiques des athlètes.
Rafael a complété sa
maitrise en psychologie du
sport
à
l’Université
d’Ottawa, sous la supervision du Professeur
Terry Orlick. Il affirme avoir obtenu une
expérience très vaste au courant de ces études.
Pendant sa maitrise, il accomplissait des
recherches qualitatives, et il fait présentement
des recherches quantitatives pour son
doctorat.
travailler en tant que directeur de haute
performance dans une institution de recherche
ou de sport, ou encore travailler dans des
programmes de développement de talents.
Rafael est marié et à un bébé de 4 mois, Ruan.
Il vient du Brésil, et vit au Canada pour
maintenant 5 ans.
Rafael
voulait
premièrement
devenir
professeur, mais au fil du temps, il s’est rendu
compte que ce n’était pas la seule option qui
lui était offerte, et il a donc commencé à
considérer d’autres possibilités, tel que
Continued: Understanding & Addressing Male’s Boating Safety
Practices in the Northwest Territories
By
Audrey Giles
Through the use of community-based
participatory research, interviews, focus
groups, and participant observation, our
research addresses following questions: i)
how do gender, ethnicity, risk perception,
and risk communication influence males'
boating behaviours? ; ii) based on the results
from question I, how can culturally safe
boating safety program be created to address
the high rates of boating fatalities for this
population?
Three communities participated in the
research: Inuvik, NWT (on the Beaufort
Delta), Deline, NWT (on Great Bear Lake), and
Fort Simpson, NWT (on the Mackenzie River).
Through focus groups and interviews, we
learned that each community had different
concerns related to boating safety. In Inuvik,
residents felt that more people needed to
become aware of the need for safe boating,
so they worked with Katie to co-create a
social media campaign and contents. In
Deline, community members felt that people
were going out onto the lake unprepared, so
they asked for the development of an “app”
that included a pre-departure checklist and
they also wanted a northernized version of
the Pleasure Craft Operator Card course
(essentially a boat driver’s licence) to be
taught. In Fort Simpson, residents also
wanted a northernized version of the PCOC
course, but they also wanted to raise
awareness of the dangers of drinking and
boating.
Over the past several months, Katie and I,
along with residents, have worked hard to
develop the resources that community
members want. We have implemented and
evaluated the northernized PCOC course in
Deline and Fort Simpson and, thanks to some
computer software engineering graduate
students, were able to develop a boat safety
app that is close to being launched. The social
media campaign for Inuvik will be launched in
the spring, as the boating season in Inuvik has
been over for many months!
We have learned a great deal and developed
amazing partnerships throughout our
research.
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LUNCH & LEARN FOR DECEMBER
Norway: Traveling & Studying for
Grad Students
By
Kelsey Kendellen
This past October, I had the privilege of visiting
the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences in Oslo
to take the PhD course “Theory of Sport Science
and Research Ethics.” The purpose of the course
was to
critically analyze
fundamental
epistemological, methodological, and ethical
François Haman
Soyez présents au Lunch&Learn de François ce mercredi issues in the field of sport sciences.
2 décembre! Il promet une présentation merveilleuse et
instructive!
WOMEN IN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
SCHOLARSHIP
Yasmine Elgarawany
The School would like to congratulate Yasmine, our
work-study student, for obtaining a scholarship with
HydroOne, in Toronto. It was offered to 10 women
studying Electrical Engineering across Ontario, to give
them a potential internship position during the summer.
FAST FACTS – INFO RAPIDE
Christmas Party / Party de Noel
We invite you to join us to our Christmas Party on
December 11th. Please contact Patricia Laliberté for
more information. // Nous vous invitons tous au party
de Noel le 11 décembre. Veuillez contacter Patricia
Laliberté pour plus d’information.
Part-time professors for Winter 2016
We will have 21 part time
professors, 9 of which will
be grad students! That’s
43% of our part time
profs! // Nous allons avoir
21 professeurs à temps
partiel pour l’Hiver 2016, dont 9 sont nos étudiants aux
cycles supérieurs! Ceci représente 43% de nos
professeurs à temps partiel!
43%
Conseil de l’École
Notre prochain Conseil de l’École sera le 10 décembre.
Beginning of classes: Winter 2016
Don’t forget that classes will start on January 11th for
the Winter semester! // N’oubliez pas que le début des
cours pour le semestre d’hiver 2016 prochain sera le 11
janvier!
In terms of format, the class took place
Monday to Friday from approximately 9 am to
2 pm. During class, I had the opportunity to
present my doctoral research and engage in
critical discussions with the other students and
professors. After class, I spent my time running
on the outdoor trails around the campus and
exploring downtown Oslo, with some of my
highlights being a trip to the Ski Jump and a
traditional dinner at Frognersetern (I highly
recommend the rice pudding). I found the
Norwegian students and staff to be extremely
welcoming and hospital. The practical details of
my trip were well organized and the generous
financial support I received from the school was
greatly appreciated. Overall, I think that any
PhD student at the University of Ottawa would
find the course relevant for their research and
would benefit from the experience of taking an
international course.
En octobre dernier, j’ai eu le privilège de
visiter l’École norvégienne des Sciences du
sport à Oslo pour compléter le cours de
doctorat s’intitulant « Theory of Sport Science
and Research Ethics ». Le but de ce cours était
d’analyser, de manière critique, des
problèmes
épistémologiques,
méthodologiques et éthiques survenant dans
le domaine de l’étude scientifique des sports.
Le cours était enseigné du lundi au vendredi,
de 9h à 14h. J’ai eu l’opportunité de présenter
ma recherche de doctorat dans mon cours, et
de m’engager dans des discussions critiques
avec les autres étudiants et professeurs.
Après les classes, je passais mon temps à
courir sur les pistes de jogging autour du
campus de l’École, ainsi qu’explorer le centreville d’Oslo.
Quelques événements marquants sont le
voyage au Saut de Ski, et un souper
traditionnel à Frognersetern (je recommande
fortement le pudding au riz!).
J’ai trouvé que les étudiants et les professeurs
norvégiens
étaient
remarquablement
accueillants et chaleureux. Les détails
pratiques de mon voyage étaient bien
organisés, et le support financier que j’ai reçu
de l’École des Sciences de l’activité physique
fut très apprécié.
Je pense vraiment
que
n’importe
quel étudiant au
doctorat
de
l’Université
d’Ottawa
trouverait que le
cours aurait été
utile pour leur
recherche
et
profiterai
énormément de
l’expérience
de
suivre un cours à
l’international.