With the 2010 Paralympic Games underway and Canada’s first medals under our belt, the University of British Columbia has experts who can provide insight and context on:
- The impact of the Paralympic Games
- Performance enhancement; boosting
- Biomechanics of wheelchair movement
- Public policy and disability
- The Paralympic experience
The impact of the Paralympic Games
Rob VanWynsberghe, Human Kinetics
Contact UBC Public Affairs: 604.822.6397; 2010.media@ubc.ca
- Lead researcher of the Olympic Games Impact study
Paralympian performance enhancement
Andrei Krassioukov, ICORD (International Collaboration on Repair and Discoveries)
604.822.6397; krassioukov@icord.org
- Leader of research team studying boosting at the Paralympic Games; spinal cord injury researcher
Biomechanics of wheelchair movement
Bonnie Sawatzky, Faculty of Medicine
604. 675.8806; bonitas@interchange.ubc.ca
- Shoulder and wrist strain from wheelchair propulsion, wheelchair function, design and technology
Public policy and disability
Tim Stainton, Centre for Inclusion and Citizenship and School of Social Work
604.822.9674 ; timst@interchange.ubc.ca
- Disability supports and policy, attitudinal issues and social issues
Paralympic Experience
Jennifer Krempien, MSc candidate in human nutrition
Contact UBC Public Affairs: 604.822.6397; 2010.media@ubc.ca
- Participated in five Paralympic Summer Games in wheelchair basketball
Donovan Tildesley, UBC alumnus, insurance broker and part-owner of two radio stations
Contact UBC Public Affairs: 604.822.6397; 2010.media@ubc.ca
Visit UBC’s Online 2010 Media Centre – www.ubc.ca/2010media – to connect with UBC 2010 experts and story ideas.
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