Pursuit / spring 2011 - Faculty of Kinesiology & Physical Education ...

(Left) Photo by Ian Brown (Right) eLeD Photography
FACULTY nOTES
ExpErTS in
exerCiSe phySiology,
BiomeChAniCS
jOin U OF T
the FACulty ContinueS to expand its exercise science and
applied kinesiology expertise, welcoming Greg Wells (above, left)
and Tyson Beach as assistant professors effective July 1.
Wells, a graduate of U of T (MSc 9T9, PhD 0T4), has
balanced clinical and sports science research roles in recent
years, including director of sport science at the Canadian Sport
Centre Ontario, where he works with sports biomechanists,
sports medicine experts and coaches to ensure the province’s
top athletes are training to peak performance. He has also
taught in the Faculty’s exercise sciences program and at U of
T’s departments of anaesthesia and physiology, and conducted
research at The Hospital for Sick Children and Toronto General
Hospital. Taking his message to a wider audience, Wells has
made several appearances on CTV News to discuss the science
of extreme human physiology. Last year he garnered a Gemini
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Award for the “Superbodies” segments that aired during the
Vancouver Olympics. “Being able to talk to the entire country
about physiology is the ultimate teaching opportunity,” says Wells.
“I love it.”
Tyson Beach comes to U of T from the University of
Waterloo’s department of kinesiology, where he is completing his
PhD in biomechanics. His research focuses on injury prevention,
rehabilitation and exercise.
The former CIS academic all-Canadian football star is excited
to join a Faculty that is integrated with athletics and recreation,
seeing it as a perfect fit for his combined interests. “The Faculty
is home to outstanding individuals who value and promote an
environment where teachers, scholars, coaches, and students can
work together to fulfill a mission that so closely resembles my
own. What more could I ask for?”