We conduct research to make sport safer and bridge the gap between research and practice.
05/14/2026
The I³ Lab was well represented this week !
Thank you to the organizing committee and for hosting a wonderful conference.
Congratulations to Undergraduate Honour’s student Nicola Odu for being selected for a Poster Award for her work on Black athletes’ concussion experiences!
05/07/2026
Congratulations to Anna Nickel for capturing first place at the Ontario Three Minute Thesis competition! 🥇
Anna was also selected as the co-participant’s choice winner, a testament to the impact of her work and the recognition of her peers.
Her presentation highlighted findings from her thesis on adapted concussion assessments for athletes with visual impairment.
We wish Anna the best of luck as she continues her 3MT journey at Nationals this November!
04/22/2026
Congratulations to our very own, Nicola Odu, for the Brock University President’s Surgite Award Nicola is a first-generation Nigerian-Canadian, majoring in Biomedical Sciences at Brock University. She pursues research opportunities that center on concussion experiences among Black youth. She founded the Brock BIPOC Sisters in STEAM club, offering mentorship and community support to racialized female and gender-diverse students. She was selected to be one of 50 students to teach as a volunteer within Brock’s Human Anatomy Volunteer Program. Additionally, she was personally selected to be the Executive Coordinator of the Brock Anatomy Symposium and was selected to be one of two students to assist in teaching the laboratory section of McMaster’s DeGroote School of Medicine’s Medical Foundations course at their Niagara Regional Campus. Overall, her work is guided by her commitment to encourage representation and collective support. She chooses to use her experience to inspire and inform her community and equity-deserving populations.
04/12/2026
Fantastic weekend at the 2026 OBSA Provincials Goalball Tournament. The was proud to be part of it.
Grateful for the partnership and excited to translate these experiences into research that advances and prevention in .
04/08/2026
Congratulations to .nickel.22, .jxffar and .at for their presentations at the conference and HLSC Winter Symposium
09/24/2025
During learn some quick facts about concussion management!
09/22/2025
This week is Concussion Awareness Week! Follow us as we
📚share resources
🎤listen to personal experiences
🔬learn about new research
📣encourage each other to take action
08/08/2025
05/23/2025
🏀⚽ Are you 15–25 and passionate about sports?
Join our Youth Sport Advisory Group and help shape research that makes sports safer and more supportive for youth in Niagara! 💬🧠
We’re looking for diverse voices with lived experience in:
✅ Sport-related injuries
✅ Concussions
✅ Mental health challenges or improvements through sport
📍Must be in the Niagara region & connected to youth sports.
Your voice matters — let’s make sport better, together. 🙌
This is a Paid Opportunity!
To see Frequently Asked Questions to to: https://www.i3labgroup.com/ypar
Deadline to apply is May 31st, 2025!
Application:
https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=FRGudvwe8kqlNuKyRDrxoAqMpa8jxe1LvPLw098EpsRUNjY0UVZJWlQwR1NMSVk5N0RJRk5JRU42MC4u
05/23/2025
The overarching goal of the I³ research program is to develop, implement, and evaluate strategies to keep people active via sport injury prevention and management as well as to develop policies that integrate evidence-informed solutions into public health initiatives to prevent injuries including sport-related concussions.
