Dr. Joanne Parsons News Archive
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
New international virtual lab aspires to create gender equity in sport and exercise
June 27, 2024 —
A new virtual lab developed by researchers at the University of Manitoba and the University of Nottingham aims to generate new solutions for gender equity in sport and physical activity.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Physical therapy prof awarded for research on disparity in ACL injury rate between genders
August 4, 2023 —
A UM researcher at the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences has been awarded two prizes from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and Institute of Musculoskeletal Health and Arthritis (IMHA) for research published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine in March 2021 on how societal factors affect knee injury in female athletes.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Social, not just biological factors, key in increased knee injuries among girls and women
March 26, 2021 —
A University of Manitoba professor is the co-author of a paper in the British Journal of Sports Medicine (BJSM) which argues that the reason women are more prone to sports injuries has more to do with gendered environments than female biology.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Awards advance Rady women in leadership learning
February 5, 2021 —
Ten faculty members, students or trainees in the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences have received 2020 leadership development awards through The Winnipeg Foundation’s Martha Donovan Fund
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Researcher focuses on strength training for all youth
March 18, 2019 —
Joanne Parsons’ research is mostly focused on the use of strength and resistance training to prevent injury in young athletes. But she has recently been drawn to the use of this training for youth who aren’t athletes.