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What do you do while your kiddo and two of their best friends are at the Weezer concert for 4 hours? Find a food court w...
09/13/2026

What do you do while your kiddo and two of their best friends are at the Weezer concert for 4 hours? Find a food court with wifi and work in your PhD dissertation.

Getting ready to share the results of my study with some of the personal trainers who contributed to it. Research isn’t ...
08/19/2026

Getting ready to share the results of my study with some of the personal trainers who contributed to it. Research isn’t just about getting data from people, it’s also about what we can give back to them. This is my final piece and then I can wrap up my final chapter.

People have been asking me lately how the qualitative data analysis is going for my PhD…Here’s the best way I can descri...
03/21/2026

People have been asking me lately how the qualitative data analysis is going for my PhD…Here’s the best way I can describe it…you know when you’re cleaning/organizing your house it has to get messier before it gets cleaner? Yup, that’s where I am. The data is messier and messier. AND, just like cleaning my house, I know it will come together.

Well, this happened today….Some context…I did 4 years of my undergrad degree at Vancouver Island University (was called...
06/07/2024

Well, this happened today….

Some context…I did 4 years of my undergrad degree at Vancouver Island University (was called Malaspina University College at that time) and then moved to Burnaby to finish my degree at SFU.

In 2017 we moved back to Vancouver Island. I was hired part-time at VIU to teach a project management course in the recreation program (thanks to Laura Loudon sending me the posting and encouraging me to apply).

I LOVED teaching at the university. It prompted me to reach out to the chair of the kinesiology program to see what credentials I would need to teach full time in that program. I would need a Ph.D.

So, in 2019 I started my Ph.D at the Univerosty of Victoria.

And today, I revived my official letter of offer for a full time professor of kinesiology position at VIU. I still have a year to go in my Ph.D. But the job is mine.

I would not be here, celebrating this accomplishment, without the help of my community.

Laura Loudon, Gillian Goerzen and Jen LaFleur - you three have been my sounding board, my reality check and my cheerleaders. 🙏

My mom, Sue Dowling - you have always told me I can do anything I set my mind to - turns out, you’re right. Thank you for being such an important part of our lives, there is no way I would have made it through all this without your support.

My dad, Bob Adams - you’ve been almost as excited about the prospect of this job for me as I have been. Thank you for always supporting my love of learning.

Glen Alan Spink - I had lots of fears around starting a Ph.D. Your response? Just apply, if you don’t get in then none of the fears matter. If you get in, we will figure it out. And for the past 4 years you have been the driving force behind figuring everything out. I love you.

And my Ph.D. Supervisor, Dr. Lara Lauzon - I for sure would not where I am in this professional journey without you. You made sure I was ready to seize this opportunity.

So excited to start this next chapter!

03/15/2024

💥BOOM! Research proposal submitted!

The next step is to defend it in front of my committee members on March 28 and when I pass, I will be allowed to collect the data I need for my PhD research! On track to finish by the end of this year.

Dr. B is almost in the house....

Here’s a little funny for Friday…
02/16/2024

Here’s a little funny for Friday…

I PASSED!!!!! I am now officially a PhD candidate! To the person who last year that suggested that perhaps a PhD wasn’t ...
12/11/2023

I PASSED!!!!! I am now officially a PhD candidate! To the person who last year that suggested that perhaps a PhD wasn’t a fit for me and that I should consider switching to a masters degree….well, I’m sure you all can imagine the words I have for them.

Not only did I pass the exam, I had fun. I loved sharing what I’ve learned and thinking of answers to their many, many questions (2 hours worth).

It was a fantastic experience.

Well, today is the day….Ph.D. candidacy exam. I wrote two papers for this exam and now my supervisory committee are goin...
12/11/2023

Well, today is the day….Ph.D. candidacy exam. I wrote two papers for this exam and now my supervisory committee are going to examine me on them.

This is the exam that moves me from PhD student to PhD candidate and allows me to move forward with my own research plan.

A year ago I was utterly lost and disconnected from this work. Now, I’m so freakin excited to show my committee what I know.

Exam starts at 10….send me lots of good vibes!

Was able to present my qualitative research project today with some of our KIN students from VIU at the CSEP Professiona...
12/03/2023

Was able to present my qualitative research project today with some of our KIN students from VIU at the CSEP Professional Day in Richmond.

Weaving Stories to Build Connection - a Metissage on Being a Personal Trainer.

Thank you so much to the CSEP organizing group who gave me space in the schedule to share this work.


Amazing session from Johnny Morris on mental health for fitness professionals. Words make worlds. Words matter. Talking ...
10/21/2023

Amazing session from Johnny Morris on mental health for fitness professionals.

Words make worlds. Words matter.

Talking about checking in with co-workers and team mates who don’t seem like themselves. Letting them know we care and we see them.

For those who work solo, need to find a colleague who you can talk to when things come up.

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