Welcome to the INfant Child and youth Health (INCH) lab! We are dedicated to conducting research on the mental & physical health of children & youth.

Joined November 2013
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Our final student presentation at #NASPEM2022 is given by Ph.D. student, Maeghan James. She examines how parental support is related to physical activity and motor development during early childhood. 👨‍👩‍👧⛹️🏾‍♀️🏃‍♂️ @LabAdapt @INCHLab @I_CCan – at Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
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A real pleasure to share some of my dissertation work with an amazing group of scholars at #NASPEM2022 @naspem @INCHLab @LabAdapt
Outstanding job Maeghan!!! Well done #naspem2022 @INCHLab @naspem @UQHealth
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Latest article - 50 free downloads before sept 23. Physical literacy predicts the physical activity and sedentary behaviours of youth - ScienceDirect ⁦@naspem⁩ ⁦@INCHLab⁩ ⁦@UQHealth⁩ ⁦@deandudley⁩ ⁦@_JSAMS⁩ ⁦ sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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Fantastic #DCD14 keynote by @jdzwicker - how we better advocate from a public policy perspective. Reinforces for me the need to: better consider intersectionality & have more focus on mental well-being (ie, beyond MH deficits). @DCD_14 @JohnCairney68 @SKDowling @MaeghanJames
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Replying to @JohnCairney68
@JohnCairney68 presenting now at #DCD14 for our CATCH study symposium. @SKDowling @MaeghanJames @INCHLab
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Good to be back at @DCD_14 ! Looking forward to presenting our #CATCH symposium this afternoon with @SKDowling, @MattKwan_PhD and @JohnCairney68 (virtually 😃) @INCHLab
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Resilient Kids Canada is dedicated to giving young children the emotional, social and cognitive superpowers to navigate life skillfully and happily now and in the future! Check out their website to learn more resilientkidscan.org 😊 #emotionalhealth #resilient
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Physical literacy predicts the physical activity and sedentary behaviours of youth sciencedirect.com/science/ar… @JohnCairney68 @deandudley @INCHLab
The SIG Presentation Award Finalists 1. Dr. Denver Brown @TheDenverBrown 2. Ms. Ana Mitchell 3. Ms. QianXia Jiang @qianxia_jiang Congratulations 🎉 They will be presenting at our ISBNPA SIG sessions as well, come connect with us. #ISBNPA #youngadults
Check out our most recent pub from the CATCH study showing internalizing (e.g., anxiety), but not externalizing (e.g., hyperactivity), problems mediate the relationship between #DCD and #PhysicalFitness in kids 4 and 5 years old 🤸🏽‍♂️ @SKDowling @JohnCairney68 @dchirico1
New in #APNMjournal by @MaeghanJames et al: Investigating the mediating role of internalizing and externalizing problems on physical fitness in children at risk for Developmental Coordination Disorder buff.ly/3w2mNjF #children #physicalfitness
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The Auditory Development Lab at McMaster University is looking for enthusiastic 9- to 12-year-olds to participate in an online movement study! Check out the study here: tinyurl.com/stepclap/ @musicandthemind
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Please circulate widely if you can (or personally share with other)! the PASS program/trial is for veterans and current military - a simple (but very fun!) program offering weekly ball hockey as a means to develop social relationships and personal thriving.
Recruitment is ongoing (across Canada) for our PASS trial. Supporting military veterans and current military through a sport initiative. #thriving #camaraderie passprogram.ca @VeteransENG_CA @VTNCanada @treblevictor
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The INCH Lab follows children with Development Coordination Disorder, which impairs motor coordination, with annual assessments of physical activity, body composition, and motor skills. Follow @INCHLab for more! #umassdev22 #week13
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CDC now lists physical inactivity as a risk factor for becoming severely ill from COVID-19. The review of 25 studies informing this update was just released. @PaSectionAPHA @SBM_PASIG @ISBNPA @ISPAH cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-nco…
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Check out @TheDenverBrown at the poster session at #SBM2022 talking about outcomes associated with decreasing screen time
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@TheDenverBrown presenting findings using #ccws data, suggesting that the replacement of 20 mins of screen time = better mental health and well-being in post-secondary students. @INCHLab @GuyFaulkner
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Check out our paper session about Ecological Momentary Assessment and predictive modelling at #SBM2022 presented by @yourpalpal
So many good paper sessions today at 1pm at #SBM2022 but I could not miss Session 16: Ecological Momentary Assessment!! 🏅First is @yourpalpal presenting her citation award winning paper using forest classification models to predict physical activity 🌳🏃🏻‍♀️
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Happening now… @yourpalpal presenting her #sbm2022 citation award winning paper. @TheDenverBrown @INCHLab
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