Key Program Successes

Dr. Darren Kruisselbrink was the co-lead on Alcohol harms research at Acadia, and co-chaired a National program with Canadian Centre for Substance Abuse that has adopted and modified the Acadia Survey to have the first National Substance Abuse Survey in Post-secondary population in over 15 years.

Dr. Jonathon Fowles has delivered over 150 presentations and 150 workshops on physical activity and exercise and has received recognitions for his efforts as a Fellow of the Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology (2018), the Lawson Foundation 60th Anniversary Award of Excellence (2017), the Diabetes Care Program of Nova Scotia Dedicated Leader Award (2016) and the CSEP Professional Standards Program Recognition Award (2015).

Dr. Roxanne Seaman, S.M.I.L.E. Director led the expansion and licensing of the SMILE program to the University of Toronto, with the potential to expand at other institutions in North America. Her research is integrated with the National Canadian Assessment of Physical Literacy (CAPL) testing that includes partners from 10 universities across the country. Acadia is the only site developing programming in adapted physical literacy assessment. SMILE has received research support from the Craig Foundation to support a program coordinator to deliver SMILE and evaluate the benefits and outcomes.

Dr. Scott Landry has led a number of projects looking at the role of biomechanics in the prevention and management of chronic diseases across the lifespan.

The John MacIntyre mLAB (motion Laboratory of Applied Biomechanics) is an $860,000 lab that was established in 2014 from funding that was awarded from the Canadian Foundation for Innovation (CFI) and Nova Scotia Research and Innovation Trust (NSRIT).

Dr. Emily Bremer has established an exceptional track record of scholarly activity including 31 peer-reviewed publications and over 40 presentations to diverse audiences in health, education, and academic settings. Dr. Bremer holds a Canada Research Chair in Healthy Inclusive Communities ($600,000), a SSHRC Insight Development Grant ($66,646), and is a Co-Applicant on a CIHR Project Grant ($1,514,700).

  

 

Key Funding Successes

2022-2026    Canada Research Chair in Healthy Inclusive Communities (Dr. Bremer) $600,000
2021-2023    SSHRC Insight Development Grant - Developing and testing a home-based adapted physical activity program for children and youth with disabilities (Dr. Bremer with Drs. Seaman, Arbour-Nicitopoulos, and Leo) $66,646
2015-2020 Canadian Foundation for innovation (CFI) Infrastructure Operating Fund – Human Motion Laboratory - $96,700
2019 - Canadian Tire Jumpstart grant for the S.M.I.L.E. program and COLS facilities ($500,000)
2019 - Nova Scotia Department of Health – Federal bi-lateral agreement on Home Care support community-based exercise specialists ( $18, 042)
2019- Workers Compensation Board/Communities Culture & Heritage Workplace Health Grant ($34,500)
2019- TEAM work Collaborative Career Link Wage Subsidy – ($18,065)
2018 – Craig Foundation Ongoing Grant for the S.M.I.L.E. program ($25,000 annually)
2015-2019 – Canada Summer Jobs Grant – Active Lifestyle Programmer (~1500 per year)
2018 – Acadia Research Fund – Centre of Lifestyle Studies ($9,000)
2018 – Valley Cardiac Rehab Society – Community Exercise Programs ($5,000)
2017 – Acadia Research Fund – Centre of Lifestyle Studies ($12,000)
2016 – Eastern Kings Memorial Health Foundation – Community Exercise programs ($12,000)
2016 – Acadia Research Fund – Centre of Lifestyle Studies ($15,000)
2015 - Nova Scotia Health Research Foundation (NSHRF) REDI TEAM development Grant ($10,000)
2015 – Acadia Research Fund – Centre of Lifestyle Studies ($15,000)
2016 – Eastern Kings Memorial Health Foundation – Community Exercise programs ($8,000)
2007 – Craig Foundation Grant for the S.M.I.L.E program ($12,000)
2014-2018 – Lawson Foundation – National Dissemination of Exercise is Medicine (115,000)
2014 – NS Productivity and Innovation Voucher Program (with Kinduct) ($15,000)
2012 – Canadian Foundation for Innovation (CFI) Leaders Opportunity Fund-  motion Laboratory of Applied Biomechanics  ($859,363)
2012- Lawson Foundation with the Canadian Diabetes Association – National dissemination of the PA and Exercise Toolkit ($72,000)
2011-12  Nova Scotia Health Research Foundation (NSHRF) Scotia Support Grant: Knee osteoarthritis and low back pain (Dr. Scott Landry with Dr. Cheryl-Kozey-Dal) ($49,650)
2011 - Canadian Foundation for Innovation (CFI) grant Exercise and Health Psychology Lab ($38,328)
2010- Lawson Foundation Diabetes Toolkit Atlantic Dissemination – ($150,000)
2010-13  Nova Scotia Health Research Foundation (NSHRF) Scotia Support Grant: Knee osteoarthritis (Dr. Scott Landry with Dr. Janie Astephen Wilson-Dal) ($148,708)
2008 - Diabetes Physical Activity and Exercise Toolkit (Lawson Foundation) ($146,000)
2003- Nova Scotia Health Research Foundation (NSHRF) elderly strength training grant ($150,000)
2001 - Canadian Foundation for Innovation (CFI) grant Exercise Laboratory ($159,162)
Eastern Kings Memorial Health Foundation (EKM) grant home-based resistance training ($14,162)