Associate Prof @McMasterHAS. Interested in bodies & intersections of identity & physical culture. Liverpool FC, forests, reading, & UK panel shows. She/her.

Joined July 2014
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New pub, open access: by Aly Bailey, Meredith Bessey, Larkin Lamarche and myself. We expose the racist and eugenic uses of the body mass index (BMI) and how its use further perpetuates anti-fatness, medical neglect and violence, and discrimination: kwnsfk27.r.eu-west-1.awstrac…

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An interview-based study reveals how #PMDD disrupts lives with exhaustion and #emotional #turmoil. Yet, #medical #support remains lacking. Recognition is overdue. -By Serena Habib, Aly Bailey and Meridith Griffin @McMasterU @UWaterloo Article: buff.ly/4gTjTDb
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“We need to expand our description of physicality, because all it means is using the body you’ve got” — new paper with K. Aly Bailey and @shiva_mzr Rethinking the ‘Fit’ in Fitness: Misfitting (Loudly) to Transform Physical Activity Futures tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…
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I'm really excited to see this one come out! Thank you to the wonderful interdisciplinary team that made this study possible. @ksnoguchi @MacstrokeCan @GriffinMeridith @RebeccaGanann @mackinprof (and those not on X Angelica McQuarrie and Kayla Beaudoin)
#PLOSONE: A live online exercise program for older adults improves depression and life-space mobility: A mixed-methods pilot randomized controlled trial dx.plos.org/10.1371/journal.… great work from @GiuliaLColetta
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It's the LAST #HASTalks for 2022-23! Join us for our FREE virtual seminar with @McMasterHAS postdoc Aly Bailey: "ReVisioning Fitness: Working Collectively Towards More Equitable Physical Activity Futures" Mar 30, 2:30PM ET. See poster for details. Register bit.ly/3ZUUHoN
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Looking for folks who have something to say about menopause and physical activity (benefits, barriers, insecurities, motivations, things you wish were known or talked about more, etc.!). @erica_valb @ItsCPhoenix @GilbreaCentre @YWCA_Hamilton
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🚨Participants needed for a research study on Physical Activity & Inclusion. Looking for those 18 who have felt in various ways excluded in physical activity opportunities. Interested? Contact Aly Bailey or Meridith Griffin. See full details👇
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Really pleased to share this paper, recently out, about aging, emotion and memory with @KelseyAHarvey journals.radford.edu/index.p…

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📢 New day dawning for inclusive and equitable Olympic sport 📢👇👇👇 Now let's get working on the rollout!
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We’re hiring a social psychologist at McMaster! 🇨🇦 Assistant or Associate with focus on mental health impact of racism, inequality, social identity, intersectionality, relationships, & more. Joint with @MacSocialPsych & @McMasterHAS #socpsyjobs shorturl.at/orvIP. Pls RT!

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.@kayjaybelle kicks off our 2021-2022 Gilbrea Seminar Series. Join us on October 19 for our seminar "Genderacialised, labouring bodies in long-term care homes in a time of “woke”". Registration is now open: bit.ly/3tYISy6
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Excited to receive a catalyst grant from @MIRAMcMaster to conduct research with older men and women using online exercise classes. Working with @MacstrokeCan (Dr. Ada Tang) @ksnoguchi and @GriffinMeridith. Study will be run by Giulia Coletta @MacKinesiology @MacSciResearch
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Another paper published with @GriffinMeridith! Ageist criteria & instruction that undermine exercisers' agency. Need for competencies & teaching exercisers what is appropriate for their unique needs / bodies. cup.org/3v4UG1h
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On a day for the history books, @TheAmandaGorman delivered a poem that more than met the moment. Young people like her are proof that "there is always light, if only we're brave enough to see it; if only we're brave enough to be it."
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Check out the latest issue of @publibonline for a new article by @ndalmer, @GriffinMeridith, Kaitlin Wynia, & James Gillett entitled "Aging in (Third) Place with Public Libraries". ow.ly/zjEk50BrcAR #research #healthyaging
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