The following is a list of University of Toronto experts who can comment on a variety of issues relating to the 2012 London Olympics, from July 27 – August 12.
Athletes’ rights in sport
Canadian sport history
History and politics of sport and the Olympics
Human rights in sports
Bruce Kidd
Professor
St.George Campus
Warden, Hart House
Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education
Office: 416-978-7943
Email: bruce.kidd@utoronto.ca
High risk sports
Social issues related to sports
Sport, policy and politics
Peter Donnelly
Professor
St.George Campus
Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education
Office: 416-946-5071
Mobile: 905-617-6020
Home: 905-632-9264
Email: peter.donnelly@utoronto.ca
Abuse and harassment in sport
Eating disorders in female gymnasts
Psychological aspects of athletic injury
Psychological aspects of sports, exercise and stress
Psychological stress (athletes, coaches and parents of athletes)
Psychological stress in athletes
Retirement transitions of elite athletes
Gretchen Kerr
Associate Dean
St.George Campus
Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education
Office: 416-978-6190
Email: gretchen.kerr@utoronto.ca
Business law, corporate law
Governance
Sports marketing
Richard Powers
National Academic Director
St.George Campus
Joseph L. Rotman School of Management
Office: 416-946-8610
Email: powers@rotman.utoronto.ca
Exercise physiology
Human performance in extreme conditions
Greg D. Wells
Assistant Professor
St.George Campus
Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education
Faculty of Medicine
Department of Anaesthesia
Office: 416-978-3244
Mobile: 416-710-4618
Email: greg.wells@utoronto.ca
Languages: French
www.drgregwells.com
Globalization of sport
History of Canadian cricket
Soccer
Squash
Women’s fastpitch
David Cooper
Lecturer
St.George Campus
Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education
Office: 416-978-4113
Home: 905-820-2167
Email: david.cooper.a@utoronto.ca
*NOTE: Available before July 30 and after August 10
Exercise and environmental extremes
Exercise and performance
Exercise pharmacology
High intensity exercise
Human skeletal muscle metabolism
Ira Jacobs
Dean and Professor
St.George Campus
Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education
Office: 416-978-5909
Email: dean.fpeh@utoronto.ca
Exercise and aging
Exercise and heart function, heart disease
Exercise physiology
Prolonged exercise and heart function
Cardiac consequences of endurance exercise
Cardiovascular limits to exercise performance
Jack Goodman
Associate Professor
St.George Campus
Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education
Department of Medicine
Office: 416-978-6095
Mobile: 705-767-3381
Email: jack.goodman@utoronto.ca
Collaborative Program in Women’s Health
Cultural studies of sport and physical activity
Gender, race, health and active living
Health communication
Olympic media studies
Margaret MacNeill
Associate Professor
St.George Campus
Dalla Lana School of Public Health
Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education
Office: 416-978-0598
Email: margaret.macneill@utoronto.ca
Cardiovascular health
Exercise and aging
Exercise and health
Exercise and performance
Scott Thomas
Professor
St.George Campus
Dalla Lana School of Public Health
Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education
Department of Exercise Sciences
Department of Rehabilitation Science
Office: 416-978-6957
Email: scott.thomas@utoronto.ca
www.healthandperformance.utoronto.ca
Olympic commentating
Issues relating to international swimming competition
Byron MacDonald
Varsity Blues swimming head coach
Former Olympic swimming coach
Office: 416-978-7008
Home: 416-469-0719
Email: byron.macdonald@utoronto.ca
Gender politics and the Olympic industry
Community resistance to Olympics
Negative social and environmental impacts of Olympics
Helen Jefferson Lenskyj
Professor Emerita
Sociology and Equity Studies in Education
Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the U of T
Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education
Office: 416-978-0447
Cell: 647-206-9435
Email: helen.lenskyj@utoronto.ca
http://www.oise.utoronto.ca/depts/sese/helenlenskyj.html
*NOTE: Only available via email before July 26
Leadership and strategy
Jim Fisher
Vice Dean and Professor
Rotman School of Management
Office: 416-946-5591
Email: jfisher@rotman.utoronto.ca
*NOTE: Email is best form of communication
Advertising and marketing
David Soberman
Professor of Marketing
Rotman School of Management
Office: 416-978-5445
Cell: 416-420-4876
Email: David.Soberman@rotman.utoronto.ca
Stress hormones
Carolyn L. Cummins
Assistant Professor
Faculty of Pharmacy
Office: 416-946-3466
Cell: 647-449-8859
Email: carolyn.cummins@utoronto.ca
Social and environmental impacts of tourism
Cultural identity politics
Culture and biodiversity conservation
Environment and development
Ethics and development
Kenneth MacDonald
Assistant Professor
U of T Scarborough Campus
Department of Geography
Centre for South Asian Studies
Office: 416-287-7294
Home: 416-466-2651
Email: kmacd@utsc.utoronto.ca
Physiology, biochemistry, some doping issues
Muscle physiology
Marius Locke
Associate Professor
Associate Dean, Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education
St.George Campus
Office: 416-978-7055
Email: marius.locke@utoronto.ca
Injury prevention
Sports injuries
Charles H. Tator
Professor
Division of Neurosurgery
Department of Surgery
Office: 416-603-5889
Cell: 647-680-4643
Home :705 633 5291
Email: charles.tator@uhn.on.ca
http://www.surg.med.utoronto.ca/faculty/Tator.html
Sports medicine
Howard A. Winston MD, CCFP, FCFP,
Dip. Sport Med. (CASEM)
Medical Director, Centre for Health & Sports Medicine
Assistant Professor
Department of Family & Community Medicine
Office: 416-789-2476
Pager: 416-381-8495
Email: h.winston@rogers.com
http://www.chsm.net
Stress and anxiety
Neil Alexander Rector
Professor; Psychologist & Research Scientist
Department of Psychiatry
Sunnybrook Institute
Office: 416-480-6100 x 2233
Cell: 416-432-4587
Email: neil.rector@sunnybrook.ca
Bioethics, medical ethics
Medical and health law
Bernard Dickens
Professor Emeritus
St.George Campus
Faculty of Law
Joint Centre for Bioethics
Office: 416-978-1751
Alternate: 413-458-4065
Home: 416-967-0687
Email: bernard.dickens@utoronto.ca
Architect selection process
Architectural and urban design
Architectural education
City of Toronto (buildings, urban fabric)
Design competitions
University of Toronto Campus
Larry Richards
Professor and Dean Emeritus
St.George Campus
John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design
Office: 416-925-1323
Mobile: 917-886-2926
Home Toronto: 416-922-4142
Home New York: 212-759-6589
Email: larry.richards@daniels.utoronto.ca
