@HGainforth

PhD in Health Promotion | Passionate Implementation & Behavioural Scientist | Enthusiastically connecting research & practice via partnership | Lab: @ABClabUBCO

 Kelowna, British Columbia
hes.ok.ubc.ca/person/heather-gainforth/
Joined May 2013
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Heather Gainforth retweeted
UBC Okanagan@ubcokanagan4 May 2023
“I’m interested in why people do what they do. All my work asks two questions: How do you change behaviour? And how do you do it in a way so that the research ends up in the real world?” Learn more: bit.ly/3NFmMwr
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Physical activity is vital for everyone, and people with SCI are no exception. Being fit lowers the risk of serious disease, enhances quality of life, and extends our lifespan. For more info head to sciguidelines.ubc.ca/ @FHoekstra_Groot @HGainforth @ubc_health #seatedfitness
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Do you want to learn more about new best practices for Spinal Cord Injury physical activity counselling? Take part in our study... #SCI #physicalactivitycounselling #ABCLABUBCO @FHoekstra_Groot @HGainforth
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Heather Gainforth retweeted
Claire Garnett@ClaireVGarnett28 Nov 2022
Very strange and cool to discover that @louistheroux uses the Drink Less app (thanks to Adrian Chile's recommendation)! thetimes.co.uk/article/louis…
Screenshot from interview with Louis Theroux in the Sunday Times

ALT Screenshot from interview with Louis Theroux in the Sunday Times

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Honoured to receive this funding! Together, our team of 40+ are excited to prevent type 2 diabetes by implementing #smallstepsforbigchanges across the country, and beyond! #HealthyCities
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@CIHR_IRSC18 Nov 2022
Replying to @CIHR_IRSC
Congratulations to @AFNIGC, @DanielleBoucha4, @DrMaryJung, @DrHeatherMcKay, @RochonPaula, and @ChatrLab (Meghan Winters), who received #HealthyCities Implementation Science Team Grants! 👏
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Heather Gainforth retweeted
UBC OSOT@UBCOSOT23 Nov 2022
Dr. Ben Mortenson's latest publication on the 'Perception of autonomy among people who use wheeled mobility assistive devices' is out now: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.… @mortensonlab #AssistiveTechnology #mobility

Perception of autonomy among people who use wheeled mobility assistive devices: Dependence on the...

We evaluated perceived autonomy among users of different types of wheeled mobility assistive devices (WMADs) across five environments and identified the effect on user autonomy due to specific devi...

tandfonline.com
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Heather Gainforth retweeted
SCAPPS@_SCAPPS13 Oct 2022
We are off and running at #SCAPPS2022! @majishaikh leading us off with with a pre-conference workshop on youth sport partnerships.
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Heather Gainforth retweeted
SCAPPS@_SCAPPS13 Oct 2022
And now starting pre-conference #2 on ‘how to conference’! Thanks to organizers @kaelacranston @erica_valb and @LeahJFerguson
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Heather Gainforth retweeted
SCAPPS@_SCAPPS13 Oct 2022
Our third YSA winner (Sport Psychology) is Maji Shaikh! Congratulations Maji!!
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Heather Gainforth retweeted
SCAPPS@_SCAPPS15 Oct 2022
Excited to welcome Dr. Ian Graham to the stage; this year’s Keynote speaker in Sport and Exercise Psychology. #scapps2022
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Replying to @DrMaryJung
@DrMaryJung and the @DPRGUBC team inspired @UBC and @ubcokanagan communities today as she spoke of the promise of #smallstepsforbigchanges to increase equitable access to #DiabetesPrevention. @DrMaryJung, you warmed our hearts, too!
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Shout-out to @UofTKPE Assoc Prof and @sciactioncanada lab alumna, Dr. Kelly Arbour-Nicitopoulos on this well-deserved honour. 👏👏👏
Adapt Lab@LabAdapt23 Sep 2022
I am honoured to have been chosen for the 2022 Gould Endowed Lecture on Sport for Children and Youth. What an amazing experience! A big thank you to the MSU Institute for the Study of Youth Sports (ISYS) for the warm welcome and hospitality.
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What is engaged research? How does involving people living with spinal cord injury support Integrated Knowledge Translation? Hear from Dr. @HGainforth in August's edition on IKT and measuring impact. Learning Circles—community-led vision for Canada’s National SCI Care Strategy.
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A fabulous start to @ISCoSmeetings #ISCoS2022 a great panel discussion to close the Pillars of Wellness to support Psychosocial Health preconference.Thank you to all our speakers for sharing their experience, 93 delegates & @StewartsSpinal and Rehabilitation Med, Uni of Minnesota
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Congratulations Dr ⁦@sarahvclawrason⁩ on an outstanding PhD defence! Your work is breaking down barriers to physical activity in people with SCI who walk. So proud! ⁦@ICORD_SCI⁩ ⁦@UBC_HES⁩ ⁦@UBC_CCDPM⁩
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Heather Gainforth retweeted
Heather Gainforth@HGainforth13 May 2022
Want to learn how you can use the science of behaviour change to support patients and clients to engage in health behaviours? Join us for our Inaugural Lifestyle Medicine Summer Institute! Register here: chbc.ok.ubc.ca/behaviour-cha…
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Comment démarrer un projet de recherche participative? A qui s'adresser? Trouvez des réponses en visionnant la « FAQ de la recherche participative pour et avec les personnes en situation de handicap ».  18 capsules vidéo par @societeinclusiv: societeinclusive.ca/en/faq-d…
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How to start a participatory research project? Who should I contact? Find answers by viewing the "Participatory research for and with people with disabilities FAQ". 18 video clips in French & English by @societeinclusiv with @IKTPrinciples content: societeinclusive.ca/en/faq-d…
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Congratulations lab alumna @JennTomasone on #NASPSPA2022 Early Distinguished Career Award! So proud! #BigOne
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