School of Kinesiology and Health Studies
Several members of the Community-engaged Health Promotion Research Lab participated in the 11th International Society for Physical Activity and Health Congress in Mérida, México, October 2026.
Our lab was represented by (photo above L-R) Ana Sanchez (MSc Student), Lucie Lévesque (Professor and Principal Investigator); Brittany McBeath (Recent PhD Graduate) and Julia Nord-Leth, PhD Candidate.
Special congratulations to Julia Nord-Leth (below) for winning the Award for Best Early Career Researcher Short Oral Presentation.
Nord-Leth J, Kemnele K, Walwyn L, Walwyn D, Thomas A, Airall A, Janssen I, Storey K, Lévesque L. (Oct 2026). Who Meets MVPA Guidelines? School Type Differences in Antigua and Barbuda. Oral Presentation.
Jáuregui A, McGuire-Adams T, Salvo D, Jáuregui E, Argumedo G, Lévesque L. (Oct 2026). Rebalancing Power in International Physical Activity Research: An Equity-Centred Conversation Across Mexico, Canada, and US. Symposium.
McBeath B, Delormier T, McComber AM, Hare C, Macaulay AC, Baillie CPT, Taylor V, & Lévesque, L. (Oct 2026). Three Decades of Sustained Community-Led Diabetes Prevention in Kahnawà:ke Mohawk Territory. Oral Presentation.
Comfort A, Harden S, López y Taylor J, Jáuregui E, Lévesque L. (Oct 2026). Exploring the Feasibility of a 24-Hour Movement Behaviour Data Collection Protocol using Fitbits in Mexico. Oral Presentation.
Sanchez A, Ortiz Hernández L, Lévesque L. (Oct 2026) Screen-related Parental Practices and Children’s 24-Hour Movement Behaviours in Urban Mexico. Poster Presentation.
Majed E, Fahim R & Lévesque, L. (2026). Physical Activity as a Pathway to Belonging: Resettlement Experiences of Newcomer Women in Canada. Refuge, 41(2), 1–22. https://doi.org/10.25071/1920-7336.41724
McBeath B, Wright AR, Lévesque L, Dehaan G, Périllat-Amédée S, & Jock BW. (2025). Whose Data, Whose Ethics? Rethinking Ethical Accountability in Research Using Publicly Available Indigenous Data. Research Ethics, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/17470161251406930.
McBeath B, Lévesque MC, Lévesque L, Périllat-Amédée S, Sahajpal R, Tremblay MC, & Delormier T. (2025). An Exploration of Cultural Grounding in Indigenous Health Promotion: Perspectives from First Nations communities in Canada. Health Promot Int 2025 Oct 30;40(6):daaf211. doi: 10.1093/heapro/daaf211.
Foulds HJA, Ferguson LJ, Baillie CPT, King A, Lévesque L, McGuire-Adams T, et al. (2025) A journey of partnership: Supporting Indigenous science in Western, colonial-grounded academic institutions. PLoS One, 20(10): e0334949. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0334949.
McBeath B, Jock BW, Delormier TW, & Lévesque L. (2025). Recentering Indigenous knowledge: A narrative review of recent developments in the Indigenous health promotion. International Journal of Indigenous Health, 21(1), 1-18. https://doi.org/10.32799/ijih.v21i1.45613.
Majed E, Abdel-Jalil J & Lévesque, L. (2025). The Effectiveness of Interventions to Improve Movement Behaviors Over the 24-Hour Day Among Immigrants: A Systematic Review. Journal of Physical Activity and Health. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2024-0534.
Ortiz-Brunel J, Jáuregui-Ulloa EE, Comfort A, Juárez-Rodríguez P, Lee RE, López y Taylor J, Pérez-Maravilla JM, Zarate I, & Lévesque, L. (2025). Users’ safety perceptions from crime in relation to park type and user gender in Mexico. Journal of Healthy Eating and Active Living, 5(1), 86–96. https://doi.org/10.51250/jheal.v5i1.85.
2025, November (S. Funnell, M. Green, L. Lévesque, M. Sherbert, C. Hare): Panel: Building Meaningful Relationships:Fostering Trust, Maintaining and Honouring Relationships. Indigenous Research Collaboration Day, November 11, 2025, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON.
2025, October: Reframing Ethics Review for Community-Engaged Research: Supporting Relational and Contextual Integrity. Presentation to the Queen’s University Health Sciences and Affiliated Teaching Hospitals Research Ethics Board (HSREB) and General Research Ethics Board (GREB) Biannual Retreat. Queen’s University, Kingston, ON.
2025, September (with C Hare, B McBeath, M Trifonopoulos, K Splicer, S Fraser): KSDPP as a Research & Training Centre: Mentorship in Action. Panel discussion at the KSDPP Indigenous Health Research Summit: Skátne Tewateweinst: Together We are Learning. Kahnawà:ke Mohawk Territory, QC.
2025, February 11: Canadian Institutes for Health Research: CBR Strengthening Workshop: “Insights from Past CBR Chairs and Reviewers”. Ottawa, ON.
2025, February. Community Interventions in Vulnerable Groups. Presentation to Graduate Students, Physical Activity and Lifestyle Program at the University of Guadalajara, Guadalajara, MX.
2025, February: Respectful Practices for Community-Engaged Health Promotion Intervention, Evaluation & Research, and Application of Theories and Models in Health Promotion Interventions. Modules for the Short Course: Design & implementation of community-based programs, Physical Activity and Lifestyle Program at the University of Guadalajara, Guadalajara, MX.
2025, January 30: Ethical Practices for Community-Engaged Health Promotion Research and Methods for Engaging Communities in Culturally Relevant Physical Activity Research. Presentations at the Building Bridges: Advancing Multinational Research and Capacity Building in Physical Activity Promotion. Salud Unida Network (SUN), Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana - Xochimilco in Mexico City, MX.
2025, January 29: History of the Collaboration. Presentation at Building Bridges: Advancing Multinational Research and Capacity Building in Physical Activity Promotion. Salud Unida Network (SUN), Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana - Xochimilco in Mexico City, MX.
Jáuregui A, McGuire-Adams T, Salvo D, Jáuregui E, Argumedo G, Lévesque L. (Oct 2026). Rebalancing Power in International Physical Activity Research: An Equity-Centred Conversation Across Mexico, Canada, and US. Symposium - International Society of Physical Activity and Health 2026 Congress, Mérida, MX.
McBeath B, Delormier T, McComber AM, Hare C, Macaulay AC, Baillie, CPT, Taylor V & Lévesque, L. (Oct 2026). Three Decades of Sustained Community-Led Diabetes Prevention in Kahnawà:ke Mohawk Territory. Oral Presentation - International Society of Physical Activity and Health 2026 Congress, Mérida, MX.
Nord-Leth J, Kemnele K, Walwyn L, Walwyn D, Thomas A, Airall A, Janssen I, Storey K, Lévesque L. (Oct 2026). Who Meets MVPA Guidelines? School Type Differences in Antigua and Barbuda. Oral Presentation - International Society of Physical Activity and Health 2026 Congress, Mérida, MX.
Sanchez A, Ortiz Hernández L, Lévesque L. (Oct 2026). Screen-related Parental Practices and Children’s 24-Hour Movement Behaviours in Urban Mexico. Poster Presentation - International Society of Physical Activity and Health 2026 Congress, Mérida, MX.
Comfort A, Harden S, López y Taylor J, Jáuregui E, Lévesque L. (Oct 2026). Exploring the Feasibility of a 24-Hour Movement Behaviour Data Collection Protocol using Fitbits in Mexico. Oral Presentation - International Society of Physical Activity and Health 2026 Congress, Mérida, MX.
Sidha M, Lévesque L (2026-June 16-18). Meeting in the Middle: Updating REB Approaches for Community-Engaged Work. Conference Presentation at the CAREB-ACCER 2026 Hybrid Conference: Power of Presence in Research Ethics, Ottawa, ON.
McBeath B, Lévesque L, Jock BW. (2026-June 16-18), Indigenous Research Ethics in Practice: Strengthening REB Review through Relational Accountability and Community Governance. Conference Presentation at the CAREB-ACCER 2026 Hybrid Conference: Power of Presence in Research Ethics, Ottawa, ON.
Shenandoah J, Beauvais J, Hogg T, Hogg R, McComber AM, Hare C, Lévesque L (Chair), Bergeon D (Discussant) (May 29, 2026). Indigenizing Wellbeing Research Relational Pathways to Wellbeing: Revitalizing Indigenous Mentorship, Rites of Passage, and Community Health Promotion. Symposium at The International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity Annual Meeting, Cadiz, Spain.
Comfort A, Ortiz Brunel J, López y Taylor JR, Jáuregui Ulloa E, Lévesque L. (May 2026). Exploring Barriers and Facilitators to Meeting the 24-Hour Movement Guidelines among Adolescent Girls in Mexico. Poster presentation at the The International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity Annual Meeting, Cadiz, Spain.
Kemnele K, Walwyn L, Walwyn D, Thomas A, Nord-Leth J, Airall A, Janssen I, Storey K, & Lévesque L. (May, 2026). Gender Differences in Child Mental Health in Antigua and Barbuda: A Dual Continua Perspective. Black Child and Youth Wellbeing Conference. University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Comfort A, Janssen I, García Camarena R, Vázquez Gutiérrez A, López y Taylor JR, Jáuregui Ulloa E, Lévesque L. (2025, June 11-14). Gender differences in the composition of movement across the 24-hour day among high school students in Guadalajara, Mexico [conference presentation]. The International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity Annual Meeting, Auckland, NZ.
Hare C, McBeath B, McComber AM, Delormier T, Jock BW, Bergeron D, Baillie CPT, Lévesque L (2025, June 11-14). Conceptualizing Community Resilience in Three First Nations. Abstract submitted to the International Society of Behavioural Nutrition & Physical Activity Annual Meeting, Auckland, NZ.
Lévesque L, Jock B, McComber AM, Tai Rakeni HG, Udy S. (2025, June 11-14). Sha'tetionkwatte (we are all the same height): Wise practices for building equitable and respectful partnership research with Indigenous communities. Pre-conference workshop. The International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, Auckland, NZ.