Expectations & Safety
The foremost priority of the lab is ensuring the well-being of all students and personnel. We promote open communication, work-life balance, and personal development. Our aim is to maintain happiness and satisfaction, as a contented scientist is a productive scientist! As members of the academic community, we are committed to continuous personal and professional growth, embracing learning, open-mindedness, and healthy debates as fundamental aspects of our work. Mental Health Services are available here.
To gain a clear understanding of your roles, responsibilities, timelines, and expectations for graduate studies, please make sure to read the following documents and complete the subsequent tutorials:
KHS Graduate Community Group - accessed through Waterloo Learn. Here you will find procedures, KHS internal forms, links to GSPA forms, checklists, resources, calendars, announcements and FAQ! For help or more information, please contact the KHS Grad Office Team:
Ibelemari Kio Okojie - Graduate Advisor and Program Coordinator (BMH 3027; iokio@uwaterloo.ca) Contact for: Course-based Masters Students, MSc/PhD thesis proposal and MSc defense forms, milestone/grad course advising and tracking, orientation queries.
Alicia Nadon - Graduate Program Manager (BMH 3028; alicia.nadon@uwaterloo.ca) Contact for: Any and all general program inquiries, PhD Comp forms, Funding/scholarship/TA queries, Plan of Study/Progress Report/Extension submissions, FOB/KEY contact...and more!
Work environment regulations
Safety Training Information
The following safety courses are mandatory for all lab members:
Course on Research Ethics (CORE), also known as the TCPS 2 tutorial
Employee orientation training (SO1001)
Workplace violence awareness (SO1081)
The Kinesiology and Health Sciences department also requires students who are involved in research with human participants, TAing, or KIN Lab Days to be certified in Basic First Aid Training CPR A and AED
To access your "Training Summary", go to myHRinfo and click on "Learning and Development".
When complete, please send a screenshot of your training summary and a copy of your First Aid training (if applicable) to Emma Dare at edare@uwaterloo.ca.
A copy of your TCPS 2 certificate should be sent to the lab PI Dr. Michael Barnett-Cowan at mbc@uwaterloo.ca
The MBCLab and some of its activities takes place within The Centre for Community, Clinical and Applied Research Excellence (CCCARE). CCCARE promotes mindful and respectful use of CCCARE facilities and equipment for research and community programs. CCCARE facilities include the Manulife Wellness Center (MWC) in Lyle Hallman Institute and the Department of Kinesiology and Health Sciences fitness centre and research spaces in the Toby Jenkins Applied Health Research Building (TJB). Prior to using CCCARE facilities or equipment, all users and faculty/staff supervisors must review the user manual and agreement. All users and faculty/staff supervisors, except for volunteers, must then agree to, sign, and submit the signed user agreement to the CCCARE Research and Operations Manager. This information is available from the CCCARE research and operations manager: https://uwaterloo.ca/centre-community-clinical-applied-research-excellence/about/people/group/51
Our research involves human participants where we ensure that the safety and welfare of participants are adequately protected and that our research complies with the:
Tri-Council Policy Statement: Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans (TCPS2)
University of Waterloo Statement on Human Research (PDF)
Office of Research Ethics guidelines, policies, and resources
Guidelines of various governmental and professional organizations.
